why do some homosexual people claim to be christian?
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The fact is that one's sexual orientation has no bearing on how willing a person is to stake their entire worldview on mythology and superstition.\n\nMy question to you is: Are you the final arbiter of what constitutes a "Christian?" I had always been led to believe that one of the tenets of Christianity is "judge not, lest ye be judged."
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Those Christians that say that forget their Jesus (however, quite a few Christians do share that opinion with their lame "hate the sin, not the sinner" line.)\n\nJesus said if you lust after a person in your heart, you have already committed adultery.  While I disagree with him, certainly, Christians are not afforded this luxary.\n\nSo Jesus says that being gay (obviously, by definition desiring someone of the same sex) then they have already committed the deed.  As Christians, there is no difference between wanting and actually doing in this regard.\n\nThus, whichever Christians repeat this tripe do so despite of what Jesus told them.  In short, as Christians, they are flat wrong.  Either homosexuality is all the way wrong or just fine. \n\nWhile I abhor those fundies who decry homosexuality, at least they are consistent.  This moderate Christian way of having their cake and eating it too is biblically wrong and just plain stupid.
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I'm not totally sure why people don't join Christianity. But- I think it might have something to do with it contradicting itself constantly. Another reason might be because people like Evangelicals preach messages of Christ's love-only to turn around and use the Bible to perpetuate xenophobic ideals.
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One of the many reasons I left the Christian Faith.  Damn women oppressing Nazis!\nEDIT_THIS IS WHAT TICKS ME OFF!  In one breath most Christians will tell you that being gay is an abomination, and in the next, they decide they don't want this one to apply.  You can't have it both ways.  Either you follow the Bible or you don't.  This is why people call Christians lying hypocrites.
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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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I as a Christian personally believe that homosexuality is wrong. Although I say it is, we must always remember, hate the sin, not the sinner. I will gladly get along with a homosexual, but I avoid that sin in their life and try to help them with it.
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Maybe what you are seeing is people who just "think" they are Christians. There is an epidemic of this going around. People claim to be filled with the Holy Spirit, but yet they seem to live a life like a "lost" person. What can be wrong? I think that most Christians are really not Christians. They believe in something, but it does not change their lives. Look around-its in every church and denomination.\nI saw a poll about 12 years ago that attempted to gage if a person was a Christian or not from a question survey. How accurate it was-who knows? But it said that Southern Baptist thought that about 25%-30% of the Baptist church was actually born again. Then Billy Graham's association thought that about 15% of the Church was born again. The Independent Baptist thought that only about 5% of the church was born again.\nThose are not good numbers. This may not be exactly right, but it is a real good indicator that the church is weak at best. I think we need to do some repenting, and pray for revival-soon.
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unforunatly many people who claim to be "christrians" really dont have the love of God in their heart, and it puts a bad wrap on the rest of the christians. so thats why so many people dislike them.
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I also try to be civil in my answers, but let's be honest:\n\n1. Many Christians ARE bigots.  Perhaps not you, but your religion doesn't have a very good track record over history.  Even today, most Christians dont' support equal rights and marriage for homosexuals.  That, in my opinion, is being a bigot.\n\n2.  I usually use logic and reason in my response to biblical questions.  Usually, Christian read right past it and ignore the logic for the sake of faith.  This is unforutnately, but most (perhaps not you) do this.\n\n3.  You belong to a big club (Christians).  I belong to the atheist sect.  Both of us are sometime "guilty by association" and there is nothing we can do about that.  Just something we have to live with.
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Well, mainly because it goes against what the Bible is purported to teach, but even that is not quite correct. \n\nGays and Lesbians...I just call it the Gay community...are different...anything that is different...people look at in another way.\n\nPersonally, I believe that we are all just people.....and all of our lifestyles are different in some way.....so it doesn't matter.\n\nI have worked with Gays, have Gay friends, have a Gay step-son and a Gay cousin.  These people are open, friendly, most are very well adjusted and know where they are going in life.  They have little excess emotional baggage like heterosexuals do, since they disposed of this by coming out.   They are my most trusted friends and I respect them as they respect me.\n\nI have worked with Gays who are not well adjusted, and have counseled them  (my job).  We are all the same, same thots, same dreams, same responsibilities.  We all strive to be better and to live together.
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I understand where you are coming from.  Christians get that stereotype because of others claiming to be a christian.  Thats not what the bible says Christians are suppose to act like but thats what everyone wants to see and judge.  But as long as i know where i stand with God it doesnt matter what anyone else says.  God Bless!!
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Gay people can believe in God the same way everyone else believes in God.\n\nMerely being gay is not a sin. Homsexual acts are sinful. Gays and straight alike are called to live a life of chastity.\n\nHowever, the disordered nature of homosexuality cannot be ignored. Nature did not intend to have same-sex relationships. The physical differences between male and female prove this.\n\nAnd who designed nature? God did, of course. To deny, defy, or flatly ignore the male-female sexual relations nature intended is to deny, defy, and flatly ignore the Will of God.\n\nThe rejection of God's Will is always sinful.\n\nBut none of that means a gay person couldn't also be a model Christian. We have to remember the axiom, "Hate the sin, not the sinner." One must avoid the sin of homosexual activity, but merely being homosexual is not a sin.
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:) if they say they are not christians. then they are not christians.
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You may as well ask why people are heterosexual too. There is no reason. They just are. I personally do not believe homosexuals, lesbians and bi-sexuals will burn in Hell. God has room in his house for everyone. Even those who fall outside religious doctrine.
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I've found that when it comes to homosexuality, most "Christians" become very un-Christian-like.\n\nI was raised to believe that no matter what people have done, or who they are, we are to love them, and accept them into Christianity.  You're fine in my book.  Maybe we're both going to Hell...lol.
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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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There are legit christians, but many are homophobic. They may not be violent, but their words are. They claim "Homosexuality is a choice", but that contradicts the latest scientific experiment on the brains of homosexuals and lesbians (I also know myself, being gay, that it's something you have since birth, I myself discovered I was gay around age 5). Basically, everything they're saying about gay people is false, and they need to grow up. Even though I'm an atheist, I don't mean to offend anyone's religion, but sometimes I think people take advantage of their religion and their bible and "paraphrase" content in it to meet their specific agenda for hate. You can tell they're doing this because they ignore the fact that gluttony is a sin, as well as wearing certain fibers, yet they ignore that, and persecute the gays. It doesn't add up, does it.