Also people ignore alot of sins. They make this big deal about homosexuality as if putting it on a pedastool above the rest when so many christians, etc do these other sins daily. Even sins that are in the 10 commandments seem more serious and people do those all the time. They say you can repent for your sin, but how can you do that when you no you do them everyday and what, just plan to repent later. Explain someone.
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lol religions are so funny!
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i think the begging for forgiveness after a sin is a cop out.people know that killing/cheating/etc are sins yet they do it anyway knowing that they can always ask for forgiveness when they shouldn't even be thinking of sinning,if they're actually "religious"(who are suppose to be loyal&true to their god.)killing/cheating/etc are conscious decisions & deliberate actions.people don't just accidentally cheat on their significant other.i don't buy into the "i'm not perfect.i make mistakes.i'm human." excuses for their evil/sneaky behavior.there should be zero tolerance.you are clear about the rules yet disobey anyway due to temptation/etc.therefore, repeat offending sinners will be denied & punished accordingly:)
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Some people place an inordinate focus on a handful of passages from the Bible (which, as far as literature goes, is terribly overrated) that condemn homosexual behavior as an "abomination."\n\nBecause the Bible is full of contradictory nonsense, what people often do is they pick and choose which parts they will listen to. Like the part about stoning one's children to death if they talk back to you - no one really pays attention to that, or to the passage about how eating shrimp and lobster is an abomination. That would just be too inconvenient.\n\nSo when people already don't like gay people - which is what they pick up from this wonderfully homophobic culture of ours - all they have to do is flip open the Bible and find the passage in Leviticus that agrees with them, and then they can feel perfectly justified in their bigotry. Indeed, they often begin to force this hatred upon others, such as with that awful Fred Phelps and his grotesque little cult in Kansas.\n\nHere's the thing, though: if people do not choose to be gay, but in fact are born that way, what would that say about God? And what would that say about the Bible?\n\nReligious people will either plug their ears or run fleeing from anything that threatens their dearly-head beliefs. It's how they organize their entire thought process about the world and the other people in it, after all. So there is no way they could ever acknowledge that the Bible is mistaken, because God doesn't make mistakes. And if being gay is a mistake, then it must be because people choose to be that way.\n\nBut I look at it like this: those who take the Bible as the inerrant and literal word of God are choosing to be ignorant. Which is also why they continue to think the Earth is only 6,000 years old, was created in six days, and Adam rode a pterodactyl to work.\n\nGive me gay over stupid any day. Cheers!
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Yes I know someone who know longer chooses the homosexual lifestyle and they follow Christ.  Two actually.  A woman and a man.  The fell in love, got married, and have 2 kids.  They did not turn heterosexual, though.  Think of homosexuality like alcoholism.  That might make some mad, but that is the best analogy I can give.  If you are a follower of the Bible, certain things are wrong.  Just because you have a desire doesn't mean you should act upon it.  Homosexuals are just hurting people, many have poor if any relationship with their fathers and some were sexually abused as children.
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the Bible condemns a lot of things, including lusting, stealing, etc.I will never understand why my fellow "christians" pick homosexuality as the be all end all sin.
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Homosexuality is not a sin and that’s why it’s not in the Ten Commandments or anywhere else in the Bible except Leviticus.   \n\nThose same “Christians” who are so quick to use the Old Testament to condemn homosexuality abandon the sins of wearing woven materials such as cotton, shaving, eating shell fish, selling food for profit, women preaching the gospel and not forgiving debtors every seven years and a whole bunch more sins which are found right alongside of homosexuality.\n\nThe next time someone tells you homosexuality is a sin because Leviticus says so, ask them if they wear cotton, shave, or eat lobster and then tell them they’re as big as a sinner as a homosexual, just look it up.\n\nI’ve posted the long version which substantiates that statement too many times to post it again, but if you want me to repost it here, just ask.  I can disprove every reference made by “Christians” to homosexuality in the Bible as being misinterpretations and uneducated fallacies.\n\nJesus who was to be God's great clarifier and last word never mentioned homosexual behavior.  I don’t like answering a question with a question, but if homosexuality is this great sin as misinformed Christians believe it is why didn’t He condemn homosexual acts?
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AS a gay and a Christian (yes, you can be oriented to both)-cannonized text has passsges that state gays will not inherit the kingdom of God. (II Corinthians) But what does that really mean? It doesnt say that they will burn in hell. Those two things are not equivalent at all. What I see in it, is that we do not have the perfect blessing of society and may not fit into all of God's sacred institutions such as having children, traditional marriage, etc. We also are not going to be appreciated in the eyes of family values (there are certain discretions others use that I must respect) However, the Bible does not say in any way that we are condemnable by that alone. To be gay is to be oriented to same-gender attraction. Gay does not equal promisciuty, infedility, debuachary (drug use, etc) in every gay person. The Bible clearly states that God judges and loves people holistically and since it is been proven that being gay is only a part of a person, than therefore it in itself does not make one destined to eternal destruction, which is what many biggots beleive.
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the funny thing is, the original text of the OLD testament didn't say anything about homosexuality being a sin either. the part that's commonly translated to say "a man should not lie with another man as he would lie with a woman, that is detestable" was originally mistranslated on PURPOSE when some homophobic church leaders got together to write the king james version...the original hebrew text translates to "a man should not lie with another man in a woman's bed, that is unclean". so basically there's no restriction on who can have sex with whom, just where they are allowed to do it.
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I think Christians attack homosexuals in our society more frequently than other people who do things against the scriptures is because right now in our country, this is hte most controversial issue.  The church is just doing what the rest of the country is.  They'r etaking the most profound issue and discussing it.  You just don't like what they're saying.  Just because they say homosexual behavior is sinful, that doesn't mean they hate you.  A lot of poeple call themselves Christians, and don't even know the 10 commandments.  You can't let those people get to you.  Real Christians don't hate sinners because they know that they are sinners as well.  All sins are the same.  You say you are a Christian gay, which means you probably don't feel that homosexuality is a sin.  That will definately make you look at the church's responses with a bias.  Dude, i can love you, but that won't mean im gonna think ur right.  just like a guy can rob a jc pennys and kill the clerk.. i can love him but i'm not gonna say what he did was write.  those are all equal sins.. homosexuality, theft, murder.  its all sin.  buut.. u'll prolly ignore everything i said because ur not gonna wanna hear it.
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They will never be out of date insofar as they are still relevant today.  The rest of the Bible speaks about other sins but in different ways.  The Book of Leviticus takes the commandments and explains more in depth what each one means and what God wants for our lives.  In some ways though, I think we do need an updated set so that people will have no way to question what God wants.  You must look to the Greek text to find out about recreational drugs, you need better language to tell people that homosexuality is wrong, they don't understand the man lying with another man, as a woman idea or that it is an abomination, or that living together is not right.  You can go on forever trying to update those Ten Commandments, but, ultimately, all the answers are already in the Bible.  You just have to search for them and obey them.  God doesn't want His Word turned into a lie, as is being done in today's society.
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It is commonly thought that all human beings (with the possible exceptions of Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary) have sinned at some point and are in need of repentness and forgiveness.\n\nThe fallen nature of humans that makes it so easy for us to sin is called Original Sin.\n\nEven very holy people increase their efforts to be more and more Christlike.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Well, as a christian who doesn't try to tell others what to believe and how to live I would guess their problems are with the christians who do act that way. Alot of christians think they are doing good by talking about their beliefs but what they are doing is pushing those non christians away.
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Under "sources" is an interesting article on Christians and Homosexuality (it brings up some interesting points and answers your question in a more educated way than I could, having never read the big'ol'bible).\n\nIt starts out:"When Christians pour their judgment on homosexual men and women, they do nothing less than make a mockery of their own savior, Jesus Christ. The grace they are willing to accept as followers of Christ is suddenly not good enough to extend to those they find offensive. It's a double standard, based not in biblical truth but in fear and the desire for control. To understand this, we must understand what Christians believe, and how their beliefs are being subverted from living in love to the canonizing of condemnation...."
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that is not a question that can so simply be answered.  sure you have those that talk the talk.  they pride themselves on being a a true christian but then they will turn away from someone who is not the same color or sexual preference.  and sure homosexuality according to christianity is a sin but also the bible states that a sin is a sin.  no matter how great or small and the only unforgivable sin is not believing in the father and our jobs as christians is to produce fruit for the father yet if you are too busy turning your back on those who love the same sex or are living a life of sex drugs n rock n roll etc etc how are you able to produce adaquate fruit?\n\nthen again there are those who talk the talk and walk the walk.  as best they can.  i think somewhere in the bible it says as far as preachers going n their being corrupt that we should follow their teachings and not their actions.
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All people sin because they are sinners.  All people have a moral code yet break it.\n\nChristians have the perfect standard. The Bible.  Since Christians are still sinners, they still sin.  Yes, at times, they even love the sin.\n\nAlthough you may view yourself as sinless, look at your own heart.  It is not pure. \n\nRomans 7:14-15 (NKJV)  \n    For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. [15] For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. \n\nMatthew 18:15 (NKJV)  \n    "Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. \n\n\nWe desperately need a savior.
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Yeah, you're completely right.  Christianity is poked fun at a lot, particularly since people came forward about sexual abuse.  I disagree with a lot of Catholic Church beliefs (mostly about women and homosexuals) In that sense, one can see that the Church has soem narrow-mindedness as well.  No one really knwos the answers to these types of questions, like why is it okay to make fun of white people or homosexuals?  You're just right and there's nothing to do about it except asking friends not to make such insensitive jokes.
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Most oppose it because they have firm belief that it is a sin against God.   It was not in Gods plan for a man or women to engage in homosexual acts.  Sex is a gift from God and it is meant to be an act between a man and a woman as shown from the story of Adam and Eve.   Etc....  In my opinion the church only believes homosexuality is a sin because it is a tradition.   It was a rule put in place when they needed their communities to copulate so that they had parishioners to support their community and church.   Homosexual behavior prevents the production of children.  I'm not defending the church but I can understand where it came from and it's in human nature to take things to the extreme when they really strongly believe it is against their God.  Some people will do anything for "their God".