If it were indisputably proven that people are born gay, would you re-examine your beliefs about god?
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I'm not sure where it is "in God's word" that states homosexuality is a choice.  I laugh when people want to stand on the Bible as their grounds for spouting nonsense or uneducated "answers" which we are supposed to then accept as factual.  Some of the answers to your question thus far seem to fit into the "nonsense and uneducated" category.  I was born gay, and I've had to re-evaluate my own beliefs about God.  I had a sister to die suddenly, and I've had to re-visit and re-structure my relationship with God.  I lost a job because I'm gay (don't know how they found that out), and I then had to re-examine my trust in God.
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I disbelieve on the grounds of lack of evidence so short of proof being forthcoming I couldn't say I believed God existed. Convictions or subjective opinions don't come into it-it's purely down to a lack of valid evidence.
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We are not born with a sexual orientation,it is a learned behavior.Although I am sure homosexuals claim they can not help it,and "I was born this way" that is simply a superficial answer designed to avoid dealing with the actual root cause of their choice.I am also certain there may be a variety of reasons from plain old lust,to traumatic experiences with forced homosexual occurrence,self esteem,whatever.The point is that homosexuality is against creationism and those that adhere to God's law or position on the matter.In addition it goes against theories of evolution ,because you can not have evolution, without,procreation.My point being even apart from religious convictions,homosexuality is obviously abnormal behavior and violates creationism and evolution on the same point,inability to procreate or continue the species,whether created by God or evolved from single cell protozoan.(I personally think that evolution is the biggest bunch of nonsense ever purported by man on himself)It appears to be more evidence of mans ability to use his freedom of choice to satisfy whatever whim he or she has,and the general populations moral conviction to support that choice ,even when it is antithetical to our very existence,soley based on growing trend to manifest life as a free for all party,ever extending the boundaries in order to accommodate moral and sociological devaluation.This is the reason man is God's greatest creation and his ugliest,and in the end the most intelligent species on the planet will destroy itself.It is not a liberals movement as conservative judges of the highest courts in history as well as the liberals in all major governments have upheld mans right to defy both his creator and for those that believe the evolutionary theory.In fact it a great argument against evolution because if we are mimicking in our societies the behaviorism's of man since his evolutionary conversion,we never would have made it this far.Deprivation,debauchery,and greed would have brought our species to extinction long ago.Irregardless of your beliefs system homosexuality is wrong as it contributes only to the termination of our species.
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I can!\n\nNo one ever "taught" me about God. \nI have never once in my live ever doubted his existence or his love for me and all of his children.\n\nGod Bless.
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Being Gay is wrong here is your proof\nRo 1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: \nRo 1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. \nRo 1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: \nRo 1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
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That's a very big "if". \n\n"If" a pink elephant appeared to you in a vision and said it was God, would you switch religions?
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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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It is a CHOICE!!!  You are born as you are born.  If you were born a male, then God intends you to act like a male and the same for females.  The Bible is very clear on its stance on homosexuality.  Read it!  (1 Corinthians 6:9)  It is a lie from Satan, who is real, to believe that you are "born" to be a homosexual.  That's what he wants you to believe, and he is the father of lies.  (John 8:44\nYou belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.) Jesus is THE way, THE truth, and THE life.  (John 14:6\nJesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.) There is no other way.
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Emphatically No.   \n\nFirst off, do you really believe being gay is a "disease", afterall, that's what cures or for aren't they. If so you best dispose of yourself now because it's a "disease" that isn't going away any time soon, Christian bigotry notwithstanding.  \n\nSecondly, to even be asked this question by a "friend" implies a not to subtle discomfort.  Now some might say it's a harmless question, but would your friend like to be "cured" of his/her heterosexuality.  I suspect you would find the answer rather surprising.\n\nThe truth is that being gay is no more a disease than being straight.  When will young gays learn this.  When you ask such questions or worse, use the word "cure", you not only demean yourself but you also show great disrespect for those who came before you.  The ones who were tortured, murdered, beaten and ridiculed over the years.  The ones who fought with blood just so you could be free.  \n\nPlease, please, please cease this constant...."Oh I wish I were straight", it's frankly shameful and buys into the hate that has always tried to destroy the gay peoples of the world.  We are who we are, Generals (Alexander, Ceasar), Playrights (George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde), Actors (sir Ian McKellan, Anthony Perkins, Troy Donahue, Tab Hunter, Rock Hudson, Marlene Detreich), I could go on but you get the point I hope.\n\nAs Jews have said throughout the last century and as gays we should also: "Never Again"
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although we see this question literally dozens of times a day, I'll answer again.  definitely born gay, not chosen.  you can't choose your sexual orientation any more than you can choose your skin or eye color.  \nand, considering there's still a lot of bigots out there, would you "choose" to be someone who's discriminated against?
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I don't think anyone has really answered this question.  I found out that everything I was being taught about God were lies or mistruths and was very upset.  I have since set out on my own spiritual quest and have a much better understanding of our creator.  Don't believe everything anybody tells you (even the authors of the bible).  Seek and ye shall find.  God is within.
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still asking this question?? there is NO SUCH thing as being "born gay"...and no concrete scientific proof, either. just another lie and excuse people like to use to explain why they do what they want to do! people do experiment with same sex, and get hooked. known people who've told me this, and now they're "full blown" homosexuals.
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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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God says the homosexual is worthy of death, so if you agree with God, the answer is yes.\n\nIf you don't care anything about God or right and wrong, do whatever you want to.\n\nJohnny
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It's not a question of hard or easy.  Belief isn't a choice.  Thoughtful people's beliefs follow from their brain-based reasoning.  There are a small number of people who claim to reason their way to belief in God, but on inspection it's not very many, and it belies the concept of "faith," which wouldn't be necessary if belief in God followed from reason.
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if you ponder this question more then twice in your life you r probably gay
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Christians would do anything if they thought God demanded it.  The link in the source shows how someone would be willing to kill his own child if God told him to.\n\nI'm sure gay sex is mild in comparison.\n\nNow would *I* do it if God told me?  First, I'd have to believe it is indeed God.  For someone as powerful as God, I'd be pretty certain.  We're not talking about some charlatan preacher but God himself.  And I wouldn't deny God if he does exist.\n\nEven if the being that told me to have gay sex wasn't God, he's obviously more powerful than me if he could pull off masquerading as God.  So I'd pretty much have no choice.