How can a gay person be a christian and go to church? Aren't those two in direct conflict with each other?
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Your getting into some heavy duty stuff here, but I will try and keep this as brief and simplistic as possible.\n\nFirst we need to ask ourselves- what is a Christian? What are the bible standards and not our preconceived ideas or what we have been told and not proved?\n\nA Christian has and is led by the Holy Spirit!!! Anybody can call themselves a Christian or attend a church, but that does not make them a Christian. If we do not have the Holy Spirit in use, we are none of his. See below.\n\n\n\nWhat to do?\n\nActs 2:37.  Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38.  Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39.  For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.\n\nActs 3:19.  Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.\n\n\nWhat is a true Christian?\n\nRomans 8:1-14\n\n1. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2.  For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.\n 3.  For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:\n 4.  That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.\n 5.  For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6.  For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7.  Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8.  So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9.  But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10.  And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11.  But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12.  Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13.  For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 14.  For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.\n\nI have read complete reports on whether gays and lesbians are born that way and they are not. It is a choice just like it is a choice for any other sinful habit we may have. The only way we can overcome any type of sin is through the power of the Holy Spirit working in us and depending upon Jesus the Christ to transform our unconverted thinking and lifestyle which includes forgiving us when we truly repent.
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If that person does not change their lifestyle(If they continue have homosexual sex)NO,they will not go to heaven.\n\nIf that person does not want to change their lifestyle,they are not showing very much love for Christ,are they?\n\nEven if a person could not choose what they were born as,they can choose not to sin.\n\nIf someone tells you they are a Christian homosexual and they do not abstain from homosexual sex,then they are lying to you and themselves.\n\nIf Jesus could go through the torture he went through for us we can abstain from sin for Jesus.
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You know I am a strong christian, but I don't shun science and common sense. Being gay is not a choice. It's just not, if you ask almost any gay guy or girl, they would say they would not choose to be gay, because who in their right mind would choose to be made fun of, shunned and hated? No one.
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i think your real problem is the conflict between your sexuality and your religion. i personally think there is nothing wrong with being gay. it would be the best for you to accept yourself the way you are, but that would mean you'd have to alter your religious beliefs to understand that your sexuality does not change your faith.
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I don't know, no one has come forward and announced he or she was gay. They would be welcomed in our church, but the church would hope the individual would change their lifestyle, since it is against the bible.
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If a person has to contend with bullies at church, then it wasn't a Christian church.\n\nThat being said, there are no Christian churches.  Just a bunch of social clubs for phony Christians to impress each other at.
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What does religion and homosexuality have to do with anything?\n\nYou can be gay and still be spiritual, just the same as a straight person can be spiritual.
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Anyone who refuses to allow themselves to love someone because of their spiritual beliefs has some major issues.  DO you really think God would tell you that a person from a different church didn't deserve to be loved?  I've been on the "dumnped" end of that situation more than once, and I can tell you that it hurts pretty bad.  As long as you're honest with the person you love and respect their right to have their own beliefs, it shouldn't matter what those beliefs are.
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Don't listen to those dumb bigots.  Not all religions or even all Christian denominations believe being gay is a sin.  After all, as long as you are following your true nature it shouldn't matter since God made you that way.\nThe whole "being gay is evil" thing is, as far as I can tell, based solely on ONE passage from a part of the Bible that is full of rules we don't follow anymore.  The truth is that the religion is just an excuse to be intolerant; the real reason is that people are afraid of those who are different from them.\n\nOh, and another note: can you believe these people??  Some of them I have to shake my head and go, Are they for real? because they're so ridiculous.  As someone else noted, we're all sinners, and as most religions agree all sins are equal so it shouldn't matter, they're just as much a sinner as you.  Besides, it's no one's place to judge except for God.
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The gay community doesn't take aim at Christains or Christianity. In fact, there are many Christians and Christian churches that work in, with, and around the gay community to help meet the needs of that group of people. Many of these churches have set aside their differences about the issue of homosexuality and instead try to atleast provide what is needed in that community. Everything from just having some folks from the local churches come by and make sure they are doing okay and check on them the ill and elderly gay people in the gay community to also inviting the children of gay families to events with other children. Christians, as well as other people of other faiths, are active parts of the gay community. Thus, we are not blaming them for anything. There is the debate over equal rights and personal freedom and responsibility that is being waged between the gay community and those that wish to deny gays and lesbians equal rights and protections afforded other citizens of this nation, not to mention just the personal freedom and responsibility to choose how they live their lives. Many of the Christians and other faiths that work in the gay community have come to notice that "gays" and "lesbians" are first and foremost, human beings, just like them. That despite the labels that society may place on them, they are human beings. These human beings form relationships, have families, and participate in larger communities of greater diversity. It is not to say that these Christians that work in the gay community all have changed their mind on their Biblical beliefs, but instead have realized that they can still hold their beliefs while at the same time reaching out to human beings and meet their needs and they want to make it clear that they aren't against equal rights for all human beings or denying people their personal freedoms and responsibilities. They truly believe that all human beings should be treated equally and be granted by the government equal rights and protections and they believe that the government should never impose sanctions on people's personal freedoms so longa s they are acting responsibly and not doing harm to others. It doesn't mean that those in the gay community don't have disagreements with those Christians or others, because they do. Although, sometimes I'm amazed at the amount of understanding that comes out of such private conversations...more understanding than those debates and arguments elsewhere. The two both suddenly understand why the other feels the way they do on the various issues and they search for the right words to make it clear. Suddenly there isn't name calling or just scripture being yelled at the others. Instead, true dialogue, true conversation occurs. Such ashame it never goes beyond into the larger debate, though.\n\nStill, the gay community does get frustrated by those in the larger Christian community who sometimes say things that not only bash gays, but also make the very Christians that we come in contact with seem like they are less than Christian. As one of my hetero friends said once "sometimes I see more of Jesus in them than I do in those who represent Christianity on television." There are some in the gay community who may have not met these Christians who work in the community. They come from so many denominations in Christianity...nor may have some in the gay community not have come in contact with people from other faiths who are also working in the community. These are the people who sometimes attack Christians and other people of other faiths without truly ever seeing the more beautiful, more loving ...  more human side of those who wear such labels to describe their faith.\n\nWhatever the troubles I have as a gay man with my partner, I don't blame Christians or Christianity. That is a term that covers a large amount of people and a wide diversity of denominations and beliefs. Nor do I do that with ot
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I am told by gays that it is discrimination but it's not.  They think we hate them.  I don't know any Christian that hates them.  We believe the bible and the bible says they're life style is wrong, that no homosexual will inherit eternal life.  We all have our own sins we have to bring before the Lord.  It's no worse than any other sin.  But how can God forgive them of it and heal them if they insist it isn't sin?  If your attitude is loving even though you don't accept what they do, then you are right with God.  The rest isn't yours to deal with,  it's theirs.  God bless you for having such a kind heart.
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God has never said that you must choose a denomination to love him.And for those who have a true relationship with God there is no building on Earth that can come between them and their Lord.Whether you choose to go to church is your own choice.But God is in your heart and soul not in a building.If you know in your heart that you have done your best to be a good person then God knows.No one can tell you that.Only he can.
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I was raised in a Christian home and for most of my life we attended a Methodist church. But when talk of endorsing gay ministers began to surface we began to question whether that's where we needed to be. The church my parents attend now is (I seldom go anymore) non-denominational. So the answer to your question would be - some Methodist's do believe in gay rights, some don't.
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why would a homosexual want to be a christian anyway. why would anybody try to fit into a place that doesn't want to accept them.
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I think political correctness must have a limit. If you are gay and Christian, then you must admit that engaging in such acts are sins.\n\nThere is no middle ground, no 'practising gay' should say Christianity allows homosexual acts.\n\nBeing gay is your right, but Christianity (The Bible) has a right of it's own to condemn such acts, as contrary to their teachings and that of God's.
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You can love God and be gay. You can be gay and be loved by God. Homosexuality is no more sinful than any other sin. Everyone has sinned. The only difference would be that a true Christian will repent for the sins they know they have committed. Practicing homosexuals generally don't do that.
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Very aptly put of the "Some" in "some Christians...", anyway here goes:\n\nChristianity in its religious sense, not the faith, places homosexuality as a challenge to the individual, however unfair it may sound, to right him/herself. It is a challenge of faith. So yes, the religion is a challenge of faith. These are called facticities of life, something which has to be placed in order for human beings to exercise their god given free will. Otherwise, it was never free will if you were just spoonfed of a perfect world with no imperfections to right.\n\nAnd about homosexuality per se, Christianity does tolerate it, but what it does not tolerate is it's propagation or in more politically correct statement: It tolerates but discourages homosexuality.\n\nAlthough there is already a clear boundary between the law and the faith/church/religion, it is only a human right to express oneself, is that not correct? which also means if we have to talk about human rights:\n\nAs you  are free express your homosexuality so is the individuals and the representations of these christian indiviuals as a group or a religion to EXPRESS themselves against it. So long as it is both not trampling the human rights of the other, then it would be safe to say that the arguments are fair for both sides. How the government legislation acts based on these arguments is theirs(Your government) and not the fault of the church.\n\nScientifically, this is just basically a basis for the basic laws of evolution; survival. Homosexuality demotes reproduction. But that is not to say transexuality is the way to go. Remember that our DNAs must not be tampered with ARTIFICIALLY. You are playing god with our genetics if you did that. You could potentially wipe out the human race with that kind of bickering going around.\n\nI don't know about you, but I would never want that much weight on my conscience. Just think about it a while. Come on, there are also great lookers and nice people on the other side of the sexual divide, you never know, right?\n\nJust a thought.