Re: Onomastics and taxonomies; Was,LeGuin; Was: 12th-century conlang

At 15:02 26/03/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Christophe Grandsire wrote:
>>         The words bleths and ve'ri'ths are very interesting. Is
Ge'arthnuns the
>> language of a society where homosexuality is totally accepted? Or do those
>> words have a derogatory meaning? The fact is that you have words for God
>> and Christ, so it seems that the Christian religion (which has always been
>> totally against homosexuality) is important in this society. How do you
>> handle this paradox?
>
>Not all Christians are anti-homosexuality.  There are even gay
>Christians, after all.
>
        I know, of course! I wasn't talking about particular people but about the
Church in general. Of course, there are always people to think differently
from the "canon" (that's what makes the difference between a religion and a
sect IMHO).

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