Same-sex attraction: Transcending both time (history) and nature

I've said this before.

Most people either don't know or deny it but actually, same-sex attraction not only is nothing new and is not, actually, a sign of some moral degradation of our age. Far from it.

It transcends both humankind's history as well as nature.

Some proof I found by accident, earlier today, in an article:

When Same-Sex Marriage Was a Christian Rite

"Contrary to myth, Christianity's concept of marriage has not been set in stone since the days of Christ, but has constantly evolved as a concept and ritual. Prof. John Boswell, the late Chairman of Yale University’s history department, discovered that in addition to heterosexual marriage ceremonies in ancient Christian church liturgical documents, there were also ceremonies called the "Office of Same-Sex Union" (10th and 11th century), and the "Order for Uniting Two Men" (11th and 12th century).

These church rites had all the symbols of a heterosexual marriage: the whole community gathered in a church, a blessing of the couple before the altar was conducted with their right hands joined, holy vows were exchanged, a priest officiatied in the taking of the Eucharist and a wedding feast for the guests was celebrated afterwards. These elements all appear in contemporary illustrations of the holy union of the Byzantine Warrior-Emperor, Basil the First (867-886 CE) and his companion John."

"Contrary to myth, Christianity's concept of marriage has not been set in stone since the days of Christ, but has constantly evolved as a concept and ritual."

As much as some religious people--Christians, Muslims, Orthodox Jews, Mormons and others--won't like it, same-sex attraction has not only been around since the beginning of humanity but it was sanctioned in their own, early church. To hear so many Christian Fundamentalists speak of it, they would have us believe that marriage between a man and a woman is the only relationship ever given the okay by their churches and the only thing that has made sense in history and so, today.

It's just not true.

I know that whole thing about knowing history is inconvenient but saying anything other than this is at least untrue if not an out-and-out lie, like it or not.

Closing side note: The article has much more historical fact and proof of Christianity's acceptance and inclusion of same-sex couples in it, too, in case you're either interested or still not believing what's said here. Link: http://anthropologist.livejournal.com/1314574.html