Why do you holier than thou "christians" say you are against homosexuality, yet your leaders love young boys?
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great question....let me pitch this young lad to the side and answer it.......after i take a few meth tabs
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I don't think many Republican Christians like this bit of the Bible.\n\nA rich Christian is much more of an oxymoron than a gay Christian.
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There's an important distinction that people like you don't grasp. Me and people like me don't dislike gay people. We think they are God's children just like anyone else. What we are against is homosexual acts. Just like we don't dislike adultorers, we just dislike the action they chose to go forward with. It's the old adage - love the sinner, hate the sin. I've known gay people, and I'm fine with them - some of them are extremely kind and generous. But what I am against is if the act out on their tendancy. We all have weaknesses, some are prone to alcoholism, but it doesn't mean that it's ok for them to drink alcohol. Some are prone to drugs, but....you get the picture. It may seem cruel to some to count homosexual acts as sins, but I didn't make the rules, I just trust that God knows what is right and what isn't.
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Some Christians are actually respectful and secure in their faith.\n\nAs such, they don't see the need to preach to "sinners."  They're just fine with their beliefs and don't need to be obnoxious to others.\n\nGod loves everyone, which means he loves the homosexuals.  If you love everyone, you would choose to let them come to their own decision rather than drive them away by preaching to them.\n\nI've seen the gay category, and I don't see these people that are hurting.  Well, I've seen plenty of jerks go in there.
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It was interesting hearing what you had to say because I'm currently taking a Biblical Ethics class, and I have decided to do my research paper on the Homosexual issue.  I will know better how to answer your question after the research, but for now, I'll just express my opinions.\n\nNot all religions view homosexuality the same way, and not even all Christians view it the same way.  It seems clear to me that the Bible clearly condemns male homosexual relations.  (Female homosexual relations are not mentioned at all in the Old Testament, but it was written by men, and mostly for male readers, so perhaps it is implied).\n\nThe Bible however did not come down from God in the way that traditionalists think.  It was written by different people in different times and places, and the different voices therein conflict.  So what we have in the Bible are different views of various people, and it is quite clear that some of those people were homophobic.  They called homosexual relations "an abomination before the Lord."  These people were just expressing their gut reaction to gays.  They were intolerant, they did not understand the phenomenon, and so they basically just said, "Yuck," and didn't think about it anymore.  They just assumed it was bad and evil.\n\nOf course, most Christians do not realize that the Bible is the word of men and not God.  They were raised to believe that it is the Word of God, usually by honest, good parents who do not otherwise lie.  Therefore they believe their parents.  Why wouldn't they?  Their parents seemed to be right about other things.  So they never come to realize that well-meaning people can be totally incorrect and they perpetuate the teaching that the Bible is the Word of God.  \n\nNow these people, in their heart of hearts, often have compassion for gay people and have a tendency towards tolerance for them.  However, the people are trained to NOT listen to their hearts!  They think their hearts are wrong, and go against their own consciences to follow the Bible.  They justify this by saying, "God knows better than me."  \n\nMy mom is just such a person.  I can tell that in her heart, she would like to be tolerant of LBGT people.  But she can't let go of her belief in the Bible.  So she just can't let herself live according to her own conscience on this matter.  It is a very complicated issue.  My mom is not stupid or heartless.  She has her reasons for believing in the Bible.  It is not as simple as saying, "People who believe in the Bible are just idiots."\n\nI am not a Christian, but I am a very religious person.  I support LBGT rights.  I would like to just point out these 2 things:  that not all religious people are anti-gay.  And that not everything about religion is BS.  True, there is BS in religions, but not everything in a religion is BS.  Our job as religious people is to be discerning about that.  We must be willing to let go of a religious belief if it is proven false.  We must not be attached to our religion.  Religion is merely a means to a goal, and too many of us won't let go of the religion to get to the goal!  \n\nBut there are certain religious practices that are very good.  Daily affirmations of what is good in life, time spent daily working on how to improve compassion within yourself, reading of certain Scriptures which teach wisdom and love, devotion and humility before other humans and God (for those who believe in God) -- these are all beneficial to someone (and the people around him/her).
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B/c we still have old timers who are "vary religious"... most people from my generation have no problem with it unless your gay and try to make a pass on them...people are getting smarter and realizing that "God" is just fictional like "santa" or the "easter bunny" but a higher power and an attemt to make everyone behave...god serves the same pupose as santa....my grandparents think homosexuality is wrong and this was an attempt to rid of everything "they" dislike...SO BE GAY BE HAPPY AND LIVE YOUR LIFE THE WAY YOU WANT! GAY!
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Because they think they are right and don't have respect for the beliefs of others.  You know, cuz a 2,000 year old book say to do this and do that, yet some of the "rules" are ignored while others are enforced.  Funny thing is, think about what the word gay meant just 50 years ago.  Think about how they spoke during Shakespeare's time almost 500 years ago.  Then they want to talk about interpreting something written almost 2,000 years ago?  Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.  Ok, then.
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My opinion is...and remember this is only an opinion...I live in the south and most of the people around where I live are predominately Southern Baptist and I believe that why most people oppose homosexuality is that it does not look natural.  Christians oppose to it as sin.  As for myself personally, as long as they keep it to themselves and do not try to push it on others is fine, but I can't stand the flamers that go around and flaunt it....Hey we know you're gay so you don't have to put on a show....if you know what I mean.  I hope I have helped.
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I am not against homosexuals (gays or lesbians). I am against their sexual sins. There is no where in the Bible that condomes homosexual or beastiality relationships. God did not make men to have children together nor did he make women to have children by themselves.\n\nI know and love many people that are living a homosexual lifestyle. They know I do not condone their lifestyle but I will not turn my back on them as friends because they live in sin.\n\nI am hetero and far from perfect. I try not to sin either but I do. That's why I am thankful for the redeeming blood of the Cross and the forgiveness given me by God. \n\nI will not condemn a sinner because I could have been the condemned without my personal relationship with Jesus. (By the way, I have to ask for forgiveness almost every day for sins I commit).\n\nThe scripture says, "judge not unless you be judged for whatever judgement you meet out it shall be given you"
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Whether one is born gay, or whether it is a personal choice, no one has the right to condemn a person because of it.  If there were such people as true Christians, then they would follow  God's advice and  Not judge, lest they be judged themselves. Leave the judging to God.  And one who does pass judgement on gays, then, they certainly are not Christian.
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With the exception of people who just like to have sex with anyone and do it for just the fun of it. Let's face it there is way more to it then just a choice. You are right because I know 100% that I enjoy the opposite sex. I have been and seen enough to know almost all homosexuals are born that way. These bible thumpers base everything on fear. Fear because they don't know 100% that when they die they don't just do nothing. They confuse faith and spirituality. With things written so so so long ago with no proof whatsoever other than what was told to them.
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I believe people speak out strongly of their own fears, he was pushing the fact that he was anti-gay to hide the fact that he was gay...it's just that simple. I'm not a practising Christian...just my opinion about the matter.
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I don't think all of them do this; maybe it's only a relative handful.  But there are some who do.  \n\nThere are even some "Christian" churches that openly accept both homosexuals and homsexuality (my church, the Catholic Church, accepts the former as people but not the latter as a behavior).\n\nOne way "gays" attempt to justify their actions with religious groups is to portray themselves as a discriminated-against minority, similar to black people.  But being "gay" involves behavior, not skin color.  Not to mention, "gays" have never been denied their freedom or their right to vote or their right to use integrated facilities along with straight people.  \n\nAnother way they attempt to justify their behavior with religious groups is to bring up Jesus' "may he who is without sin cast the first stone" from the Gospel of John.\n\nIn doing so, however, they are admitting (though they won't say they are) that what they do is sinful.  \n\nThey also forget that Jesus never said those words for the purpose of excusing and enabling a sinful lifestyle.  After all, He did finish off by telling the adulterous woman to "go, and sin no more."  The gays usually forget that part.
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It is totally possible to hold Christian beliefs and be gay. It's just not possible to believe that God accept's your lifestyle. The Bible makes it clear that same sexes coming together is an abomination. either give up the penis or Prepare to swim in the lake of fire dude.
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I am a Christian.  While I won't comment on what any one member said, I can say what I believe regarding homosexuality and religion.\nEven though i'm heterosexual, I support homosexuals.  Love is a gift from God, and it should be nurtured and cherished whether it's between two men, two women, or a man and a woman. I believe that God is unconditionally loving and, even if He/She is not, then that judging should be left to God.  Christians believe in one of God's two GREATEST commandments(as taught by Jesus in the book of Matthew) "Love your neighbors as you would yourself" - our purpose on earth is to love, accept and learn from those around us, leave the judging to God.\nBesides, religious beliefs should not infringe on the lifestyles of others.  Religious beliefs are personal and, if they can't be tactfully and respectfully discussed, then they should also remain private.
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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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the reason people are against gays/lesbians are the fact that they do not fit the social norm and they are not hetero like everyone else on this plant or so they think and also they find the sexual acts disqusting mainly religion is a big factor in this because we are taught it is not natural....