What is the Deist view of homosexuality?
There really isn’t a formal stance of the philosophy as a whole on this particular topic. With no scripture, commandments or church elders, there are no uniform rules laid down for proponents to go by. With the absence of arbitrary taboos like those laid down in the Bible, we generally answer questions of right and wrong by looking either at the rights of others or the needs of society as a whole. In terms of protecting the rights of others, there is no victim with same-gender sex (except with sexually predatory examples which unfortunately also occur among heterosexuals). In terms of the needs of society as a whole, there doesn’t seem to be any way same-gender sex poses a threat. In any event, the burden of proof would certainly be on those who suggest the common good would be promoted by a taboo against same-gender sex. Neither logical indication of morality would seem to indicate that there is anything wrong with same-gender sex. (My personal observation: This is not exactly a scien
