Why does religion have to be so sexuall oriented?
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That Juan ,he's an animal.
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Of course not. Religions have been trying for thousands of years without any success. \n\nWe need to respect people with different preferences the same way we want to be respected. Most gay people simple ARE that way, and simply don't want a heterosexual relationship.
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It's true that most gay people aren't religious.  It's probably becaue religion is used to put down homosexuality...which is wrong.  People misuse their religions all of the time as an excuse to hate.\n\nI'm gay and I am not into any type of organized religion.  However, I possess strong faith and belief in what I feel is right.
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Religion is not about tolerance (despite much lip service to the contrary), it is about power and control and whenever that is challenged it brings about war. Sad but true!
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Because these two issues have received entirely too much press in the media today and history. If you're a homosexual do what you have to do. If you're a polygamist, whatever works for your three, four, or five. And as for religion, just worship and stop trying to force beliefs onto other people. That's the problem with Christianity and Catholicism.
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Sex is a beautiful, and creative thing and is only considered dirty or sinful by those who 1. wish to control others 2. those who have guilt, fear or psycological difficulties. Sex is part of life and as long as it is between concenting adults...is no sin!
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sex is meant for procreating, anything else is an abberation?  Well how does that fit in with a couple who may not be able, for medical reasons, to have children?  Are they not allowed to have sex?  Are they looked upon by christians in the same way they look down on gays?  it makes no sense, there are too many loopholes in your interpretation of the Bible.\nI like gay people
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Well, remember that those religions were founded by men who completely objectified women, and viewed them as little more than cattle.  I imagine a lot of these men measured their self-worth in proportion to the number of wives they had, etc.  So they were very "uptight" about the possibility of their wives being stolen by another man, etc.  So they put rules in place about killing an adulterer, etc.\n\nAnd to this day, there's a big difference between "attractive" and "religious".  Religion attempts to put rules on attraction, wherein people value their significant other because they're supposed to, not because they truly WANT to.  This is why so many of them hate to see a woman dressed in a sexy outfit.  They know it creates lust in a man, and makes his thoughts stray.  (Unfortunately for them, they created this whole lust thing by forcing us all into modest clothing, and denying knowledge of what our bodies look like.  How much lust would there be over a naked woman, if all women were naked?  None...)\n\nPersonally, I think that's why divorce rates are so high these days.  People are putting less stock in these old rules, (as they are with all the rules in the bible, for example).  They still try to keep the trappings of religion (such as a church-ordained marriage), but they violate its laws.\n\nThis is creating a lot of confusion in people.  But it's a necessary phase, as we are finally beginning to evolve out of the primitive mentality that is religion...
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Religion was designed to Comfort and Amuse you\n\nIf you are not amused or comforted by yours - \nFind a New Religion that Comforts and Amuses you
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I do not dislike any religion, but I like 'libido' s answer who has also invented this question in a false Id who has put more questions than answers and all the answers by 'libido' have been rated as the 'Best Answer'. Why does the self proclaimed rationalist 'libido' play these false tricks. By going to the 7th level in yahoo answers can she satisfy herself that she has not adopted these self-deceptive means? 'libido' should quit yahoo website and go to a psychiatrist for treatment.
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Because religion is vague, ambiguous, deals with sensitive social issues, and most importantly deals with something everyones scared of: death. Thus, its easy for a charismatic leader to take all of these things about religion, easily manipulate them, and spoon feed them to the public, with both positive and negative reinforcement. If you do this, you get heaven, 42 virgins, whatever load of BS, but if you don't the world will come crashing down and they'll rape your babies!!!\n\nSeriously. Religion is such a delicate tool that it is easily wielded by the wrong hands. Hatred and violence have nothing to do with faith and God, but everything to do with manipulation and fear.
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religion requires more complex social structures i think.  you need a fairly complex language to have a religious base.  religions by design have to explain some complex abstractions -- like how did we get here, what are we doing here, where are we going -- \nits possible they do that but you have to realize all your above traits in animals  many scientists still deny for some psycho reason or another.  i have seen boy giraffes banging other boy giraffes but its not recreational sex -- its primal sparring to virtually all scientists but the most liberal and progressive.  basically science is pulling itself out of the dark ages one more time and noticing things again -- in 20 yrs they might figure out geese have religion but i doubt its going to happen any time soon.  and whats that going to mean for your christmas goose dinner?
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I agree with what you are saying. And I think some christians get hung up on certain scriptures about same sex relationships because they don't understand those scriptures in context. \n\nGood articles on that here:\nhttp://www.mccchurch.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/SexualitySpirituality/Sexuality_Spirituali.htm\n\nFollow up: Do you see what I mean about all the people who don't understand those scriptures in context? Not one of them can be bothered with reading the articles and learning something new. It is a shame to see people so close minded.
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Religion isn't "sexy" in any form. Thoughts like yours are anything but religious.
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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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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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nudity offends people who are religiously oriented