Original sentence: Homosexuality and Judaism’s history date back to Leviticus which describes male homosexual intercourse as a capital offence.However, someone who has had homosexual intercourse is seen to have allowed his unnatural attractions to get the better of him, and will be held accountable by God for his forbidden thoughts or actions.However, this has been a subject of contention between various Jewish groups and has led to both debate and division among modern Jews.The Orthodox Jewish position is that a homosexual attraction is not inherently sinful, though it is regarded as unnatural.The historically prevalent view among Jews was to regard homosexual intercourse as sinful, arguing that it was forbidden by the Torah
Edited sentence: Historically Jews generally bowed to the will of the Torah and believed that Homosexuality is a serious offense which only an evil person could commit.Judaism’s view of Homosexuality is first mentioned in Leviticus which describes male homosexual intercourse as a capital offence.Now, however, non-Haredi jews are taking a softer view.The Orthodox Jewish position is that although a heterosexual attraction is not inherently sinful, a homosexual one is, as it is not a naturally occurring desire, but it is rather learnt