Why do people act like prematrial sex isn't a sin anymore?
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lol religions are so funny!
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because they pick and choose portions of the Bible they will accept and reject.  They still take homosexuality as a sin, even though scientifically nowadays it is considered to be genetic and not a choice an adult makes.\n  There are sections in the Bible stating you cannot wear clothes of more than two fabrics, yet I doubt that is considered morally wrong anymore.  Menstruating women were considered unclean, I would like to see them get on their high horse and try making that legally binding.\n   Homosexuals are determined at conception or at least very soon after,  They contribute as much to society through taxation and work skills as any heterosexual person, they have the same vital organs, the same thought capacity and the same social and moral obligations as any one else.  Therefore they are equal to the rest of society
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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".
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I'm a Christian and I am not "opposed to gay people". But when you tell me these two things then I have to respond in what I hope is a compassionate manner.\n\n"The discovery that some of us are created and/or shaped in our earliest infancy toward same-gender attraction was made in the last 150 years."\n\nThat may or may not be true although for the sake of discussion let's say that it is. Many people have a tendency towards a particular form of behavior. When they get old enough to make mature decisions they have to decide whether that behavior is beneficial or not and since we are talking about God, whether that behavior is in His will for their life or not.\n\nSome people seem to be born with a terrible temper and are prone to violent behavior. They either end up controling their urges or they reap the consequences of giving in to them. It could be a struggle that they have for their entire life and one that they cannot always win. Hopefully they don't commit murder or just give up and make themselves a menace to those with whom they come into contact.\n\nJust because homosexuality isn't exactly the same doesn't mean that there are not legitimate parallels. Someone who finds themself attracted to members of the same sex still makes a choice about how they are going to deal with that emotion just like someone who is prone to anger.\n\nWhen you talk about not bringing up the "Adam and Steve" argument I have to go outside of the guidlines you want to impose on this discussion. It is apparent from the command God gave to Adam and Eve to go forth and multiply that He created men to have sex with women for the purpose of procreation. God also made sex an enjoyable encounter between two people as an added bonus. So where does that leave today's "Adam" if he is not attracted to any of the "Eves" in this world but instead finds himself attracted to the "Steves" around him?\n\nThe book of Corinthians provides at least one answer to that question and Jesus spoke of another for those who were able to receive it.\n\n1 Corinthians 6:9  Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,  (10)  nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.  (11)  And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.  (12)  "All things are lawful for me," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful for me," but I will not be enslaved by anything.  (13)  "Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food"--and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.\n\nIn this passage the Apostle Paul is speaking to relatively new believers who have been born again by the Holy Spirit. He talks about how some of them USED to be things like drunkards and men who practice homosexuality.\n\nWhen I came to Christ at age 43 I had been a drunkard for many years and had developed a chemical addiction to alcohol. I haven't had a drink since a short time before becoming a Christian but it was a real struggle for me until I was born again. That doesn't mean that I'm never tempted to drink or that I've lost the desire to have a cold beer on a hot day but it does mean that now I have supernatural assistance to overcome my struggle.\n\nI don't go around telling people about how Jesus made wine for the guests at a wedding and how I would be justified in drinking since it's not illegal and doesn't hurt anyone else. Instead I know that it's not in God's will for my life to drink alcohol and so I consistently make the choice every day of my life
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The Bible does not mention ************. ************ has been around for thousands of years - if God hated it, He would say so!\n\nThe Bible does say that God dislikes perverted thoughts about other people - so if you're fantasising about a married person whilst doing it, yes that would be wrong!!\n\nSome people are so desperate to 'prove' that the Bible disapproves of ************ that they misquote a single passage in the Old Testament where a man withdrew from his wife and 'spilled his seed on the floor' to use her and stop her having a baby that he'd promised to try for. Clearly that's condemning what he did to his wife - NOT ************.\n\nThe Christian life can be a very difficult one to live. When churches start to add 'extra' rules ("don't **********", "don't date anyone until you're 18", "no alcohol at all", etc etc) that aren't in the Bible, people always seem to break them. Then they FEEL as though they're sinning because they're disobeying the church - whn in reality, churches need to be very careful not to ask unnecessary and difficult things of their congregations.\n\n************ is not a sin BUT if it CAUSES you to sin, THEN you should stop!
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homosexuality has been around since before the bible was even a foot note society is accepting this more and more. Christians Jews everybody. it becoming one of those things that just doesn't matter if its in the bible or not live how you want and be happy and don't listen to these little pricks who think differently
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Uhh...I think it is not a matter of religion but of a moral standpoint.  I do not believe there is anything anywhere that says "You cannot have sex untill you are married."  Like I said...maybe it was a moral issue in the 1900's.  You know what....I think you are on to something.  If people would wait until they got married to have sex there would be less spread of disease, abortion and teen pregnancy.  Plus...if you get AIDS could you imagine yourself saying that "The sex was WAY worth it!"  lol  Is it really so bad?  Half the time I think it is more fun on my own anyway.  hahahaha
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I'm not sure. It might have something to do with that whole teenage pregnancy issue. Or maybe it's that AIDS and STD thing killing people all the time that they're always going on about. Or it COULD even be that God-guy. Yeah, I for one just don't understand it!\n\nAnyways, why is it that so many of these people posting on here think that in order to have a good or 'perfect' relationship, it has to be about the sex? Pretty messed up priorities.
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I am immoral and look down on no one, raised a catholic but rejected religion dince age five, proud indepent and free thinking person, not sure about the chicken egg, but the pill and oral sex are grounds for excommunication and only whores going to hell like myself do that, you may only have sex with your hudband and only for the purpose of reproduction for it to not be a sion, so there are alot of frikkin hypocrites who need to be excommunicated or find a new religion cause their god and pope do not approve and reject them,condoms are a sin since you must be trying to reproduce ,
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Yes.  Roman Catholic, so i have always been taught to not have premarital sex.
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When I was still a ministering among the misbelievers I frequently noted how often demonstrative revulsion toward a particular "sin" was how a person masked their fascination and obsession with it. Someone who vehemently railed against "fornication" was either fornicating at every opportunity,  were waiting for the opportunity to fornicate, or were actively trying to create scenarios ("making provisions for the flesh") in which they could engage in fornication and delude themselves and/or others they'd simply been caught in a weak moment. It never seemed that those who had relatively healthy sex lives had any interest in or concern over someone's else's sex life and whether or ot it was perverse. And while they'd acknowledge that "the Bibles says homosexuality is a sin", no married couple with a healthy sexual relationship ever seemed to think gay marriage actually threatened their own marriage in any way. More often than not deep, prayerful and continuous  concern about sexual sin in the world was something that manifested pretty exclusively in those whose sex lives were unsatisfactory in some way.
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I'm not a guy like that, I have a good christian girl I can share my views and beliefs with. Sex is a very sacred thing that should be saved for marriage. I believe some guys are obessed with sex because they feel that love and sex are interelated, when in all actuality sex isn't love.
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I'd agree with you. But I think you're generalizing the whole christianity...cause...not everyone DOES have God as their foundation for their marriage. I mean...God is love...and if God isnt' in the relationship...then neither is love. I think instead of throwing so much at christians...generalize more in terms of...humans. Yeah...we all sin...but it's still the person's choice to truly start a relationship with God in the center...and yes...looking at porno, masturbating...sodomizing...and w/e other fornicating act...IS sin...and should never be commited by anyone...not even married couples. A healthy relationship sure..has sex..cause God created it not only for having offspring....or recreation...but also being a pleasure. He's good that way. Why change it?\n\n\nOh...dude...I DO suggest you not try to correct people so much. It's not right to just tell people what to do. You gotta explain what God has to say...the Bible says everything we need to know. Try not to argue with people...that just causes more disruptions and arguements. I agree with a lot that you're saying...but preaching is not about rubbing people's beliefs in their face...it's about showing them respectfully the truth. Follow Jesus's example...
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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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It's perfectly natural to have an adolescent phase of same-sex attraction, but some of it comes from bad early experience of either sex, sometimes an abusive parent or ridicule from the opposite sex. These can be hard things to talk about, so the person doesn't get help at the right time, and now that homosexuality's been legalised for so long and actually promoted as an alternative lifestyle, loads of people think it must be OK. But even without the biblical bit, you only have to look at the biology and see which body parts go where to see something's not right.\n\nI know some gays and they're great guys: witty, honest, intelligent, hard-working. It's often said but needs repeating often: hate the sin but love the sinner - and I and you and the Pope and everyone are sinners.
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Christian churches have changed the meaning over time. If you go from what is written without interpretation, pre-marital sex and masturbation would be two areas humans could participate in without sinning. Because we now understand the effects of certain behavior that can lead us to do other things, masturbation and premarital sex are now frowned upon. Especially premarital sex which can lead to births out of wedlock. So many churches se premarital sex as wrong as adultry. Masturbation is getting closer to being called a sin because of the thoughts many have while doing it. Which goes with what jesus said about lusting on a person in your mind then you have sinned already.
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They don't have the required reproductive equipment. We are supposed to be fruitful and multiply. God created Adam and Eve. The rest of us are a result of them being fruitful and multiplying. That is part of God's plan for us. The purpose of sex is to reproduce. If you have sex with a same sex partner then it is not productive. It can also spread disease. God didn't make people gay. He gave them freewill and then they decided against his will to become gay.\nIf they want to have children maybe they should consider being heterosexual.