[Pyuvjzwf]

Christian theologists are obviously not watching nature. I think they should take a vacation to rest and observe nature, how beings are constantly driven by pleasure seeking instincts, how human behavior is so diversified and how nature is a collection of complicated varieties of species. This IS nature.

....having sex without being engaged in the work of reproduction causes nervous disorders, madness and physical deformities. It naturally follows that homosexual practices are impermissible as well. This is absurd to me.

Yes, it is absurd, as the following sutta excerpt shows:

I am a bit confused about how Bhikkhu Buddhadasa on the one hand encourages reproductive sex ("the human race must be preserved through the duty of reproduction for as long a time as is necessary for humanity to realize the highest Dhamma - nibbana"), but in the next paragraph claims that marriage should be without sex.

hi Abhaya

i would not get overly "confused" or concerned about Bhikkhu Buddhadasa, who seemed to be personally interested in some kind of creationist and/or mahayana ethos of creating a perfect society. imo, the following statement is also absurd:

the human race must be preserved through the duty of reproduction for as long a time as is necessary for humanity to realize the highest Dhamma - nibbana although i personally regard Bhikkhu Buddhadasa as the best explainer of core Buddhist principles, he often departed into irrelevent areas, such as other religions, social/political systems, etc

however, when i listened to Bhikkhu Buddhadasa speak live, i do recall him teaching once that sexuality was a "pressure" that nature places upon beings & therefore human beings should make "arrangements" to "manage" the sexual pressure, i.e., "marriage"

therefore, despite many seemingly idiosyncratic statements, Bhikkhu Buddhadasa did comment on sexuality & marriage, at least on one occassion, in a manner relevent to homosexual human beings

regards