Why do (some) people hate homosexuality so much? Isn't it a goal to be happy in life--why can't homosexuals?
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Ignorance, bigotry, hatred, and fear. \nHitler used this to his advantage from 1933 to 1945 by telling the Germans that their lives would be better without Jewish people, homosexuals, and gypsies. Evangelical Christians use ignorance, bigotry, hatred, and fear for their own advantage today by telling their followers that their lives would be better without the prevalence of homosexuality. The Bible also says not to shave, get a tattoo, eat pork or shellfish but the evangelicals know that ignorance, bigotry, hatred, and fear won't work for them in those cases.
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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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Why would anyone choose a difficult life?  Especially when it would be so easy according to straight people to "choose to be straight."  If so, I have a question for them.  Why don't they CHOOSE TO BE GAY?  See all those emotions running through you straights right now?  That's how we feel.  We feel "how can we change, if we could, wouldn't we?  Same as straights who are asked to think gay."  They find it incomprehensible to think about men, as I do about women.  Its just not normal for me, sorry, does that sound like a choice or something I'm stuck with?  I cannot remember feeling anything other way from the age of 5 on up.  The men were always attractive the women were always the nice ones.  So, while it may be a choice for some, it was not for me.  The very idea that I could have CHOSE this life is laughable.
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are you a Christian?\nwe don't all bash gays, we just want them to realize they are sinning.\nWe Christians all sin daily, but we are aware and repent. (the real ones do at least.)\nRemember the thing about the splinter in one man's eye while a log is in your own?\nwe are all hypocrites to an extent.\nYou included, and myself as well.
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As a christian, I have a distaste for homosexuality, but that does not mean that I should hate you. Jesus loves everyone, even those who do not follow in his path. I don't take homophobia as a bad thing, in a society the majority will naturally be heterosexual, making homosexuality a deviancy. It's just natural for a civilization to be wary of that.\nBut going back to your beliefs that the christians "hide" behind the bible, we don't. The bible defines our beliefs and therefore we must follow them to the best of our abilities. That includes disapproval of homosexuality. I'm sorry that you've been burdoned with this, just know that Jesus' love really is unconditional.
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It is unfortunate that the majority of people in this country are still so scared of the possibility of gays living equal among them. Why else place such a ridiculous ban? Some will say that children raised by gay parents will have it a lot harder. I disagree. I am amazed at how open and honest the youth in todays schools are. The only ones I know of that are homophobic have learned the behavior and language from their parents. If the youth of today can accept each other, why can't the adults? Fear. My partner and I just placed a question on here about how to adopt. the answers ranged form "Yuck" to 'How dare we drag a child into our fantasy?" These answers just mirror the fear and ignorance of the majority of Americans. Gays are accepted as long as we are funny, and the life of the party, but as soon as we stop acting like the characters on a sit-com we become a threat. The ban doesn't surprise me. the real question here is what to do about? How do accepting, open minded, loving people fight against such fear?
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I don't think anyone wants to be gay. I really don't think that a person would want to be rediculed and shunned by society and alienated by their family and friends. I honestly think that that's just the way that they...just like ppl are heterosexual. People can't help who they are attracted to. And I think that society should be more accepting of gay ppl...after all they are ppl too. I support the gays and I am with them in their struggles. I think that I may be attracted to girls as well. And what the hell is wrong with that.
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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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People may not agree w/ the gay lifestyle, however if they got to really KNOW some gay people the ignorance surrounding their beliefs would be wiped out.  Gay people are just like straight people as far as I can tell.  Live and let live, why do people care about what others do in the bedroom?  Is it a sin?  Who are we to judge or care?  I can think of many other "sins" that humans commit that far surpass being gay if being gay is a sin.
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How can anyone possibly choose to be attracted to a particular sex?  Ask any Straight person if they can just hop into the sack with the same sex and the answer is going to be NO!  \n\nForced to do it?  Sure!  Most Gay children are forced to believe they are wrong from day one!  They grow up in a Straight home, in a Straight neighborhood, go to a Straight oriented school and live in a Straight oriented society........\n\nNOW COMES THE CHOICE...."Does this person live a life of lies and force their self to supress their feelings of the same sex?  Or do they make that bold decision to face all the odds and do what comes natural to them?\n\nThe problems Gay people face is the constant bombardment of how to define a "Normal Society", ignorance, and fear in people who are in denial of their own sexuality. \n\nIt's much easier to follow a flow geared towards a more larger crowd than to understand those in smaller numbers and who happen to be "different" from their selves.\n\nAlso, most laws are set in motion to safely guard Straight people. Very few are there to guard Gay people. So, with so few laws, ignorance and improper guidance, societies spawn with improper or corrupt leadership in favor of the larger. This, of course, creates a disastrous situation by leaving those in lesser numbers an easy target to bully. Thus hate, prejudice and fear flourish.\n\nDon't let anyone dictate to you on how to live.  If you supress your feelings and decide to "go with the flow" you are only going to live the life that others want you to live which will only lead to depression and the loss of your true self.  Be the beautiful person you are inside...just.....BE YOU!\n\nHere are some helpful websites that you can explore....I hope they will be helpful to you.  \n\nI also want to point out that I did not get my answer from any website.....it was pure common sense.\n\nI wish you luck and success...\n\n:)\nPeace!
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Christians do not hate gays.  They just cannot agree with the lifestyle, which are two different things.  For instance, I am a person and heterosexual.  Two things that can be separated, just like people can separate politics and religion.  So, I know someone will say well "I am gay, so you hate me."  I would reply, "No. You are a human, and I do not like your sexual preference."  As far as people hating Christians, many people have many different reasons.  The biggest reason is that people are afraid to give up themselves for a reason bigger than themselves and they are afraid of those who do.  Some Christians are not great examples of what way to react to homosexuals, or other things.  But they freak out, out of fear that their way of life is being threated.  Just like the homosexuals do.  Just look at the responses here so far, they are reactionary.
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I have answered this question several times with the genetic version of this answer. but why ask why? Does it really matter? Aren't we all, ultimately the children of GOd? and if so, why do we hate eachother so much? Is it Wrong to be Gay? Black? Asian? Jewish, Christian if God made us this way??\n\nAdditional Details:\n\nAs far as Homosexuality beinga demoneic thing... then why dogs hump other dogs of the same sex? are they evil too?
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just so you know, not every Christian is like that.  I am a minister's wife and really hate that for some reason, to a lot of Christians (or "Christians"), homosexuality seems to be the "unforgivable" or "worst sin" there could possibly be. I for one, don't believe that at all. In fact, Jesus Himself never condemned it--apparently there were too many other important things to condemn, such as judgmental people who are too busy to pick on other people to realize their own faults. \n\nI wish things were different.
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Not for me.\n\nCan't people stop questioning why people are gay and just accept that people are gay?
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A lot of people have strong religious feeling about homosexuals. Several religions call for dealing with it by execution. Other end of the spectrum, some religions institutionalize it. None consider it a normal way of life.\n\nI have never met anyone who was "homophobic" rather they find homosexuals to be unclean, i.e. what the Old Testament calls abominations. The "homophobia" thing is an attempt to gain recognition as normal peopl being discriminated against like a racial or cultural minority group.\n\nI sympathize with you, I spent 30 years working in an institution that considered all but an inner clique of morons to be less than human (U.S.Gov't).\n\nRejection always hurts, the fact that it is prolonged and sanctioned by society does not make it easier to bear.
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I agree with you 100%.  I think there are many reasons why people are threatened by homosexuals.  Many people hate anything that they don't understand.  And then there are others who want to force their religions down people's throats.  Several people still hang on to stereotypes such as homosexuality being a disease/disorder.  And there are many who simply hate everyone who's different from them.\n\nOh, and before some idiot responds by saying that marriage is a religious institution and therefore homosexuals should not be allowed to marry, I'm going to address the issue...  If your opinion is that homosexuals should not marry simply because marriage is a religious institution then why are people permitted to marry without the permission of the church?  Why do people get their marriage licenses from the government rather than the church?  Why are people permitted to have civil ceremonies?  The truth is that, your arguement would only be valid if you were also argueing that NO ONE should get married unless they were religious.  Your arguement would only be valid if you were in favor of taking marriage out of the hands of the government altogether.\n\nI'm sick of religious arguements against homosexuality.  To these people who feel that homosexual marriage should not be permitted because "God" doesn't approve---  Do you suggest that laws be passed which ban premarital sex?  Do you suggest that laws be passed which ban "partaking of anything harmful to your body"?  Do you suggest that laws be passed which force you to pay tithes?  Do you suggest that laws be passed which force you to attend church?  We are supposed to be have the freedom to choose our own religion (or to not choose one).  Not permitting homosexuals to marry is just one way of trying to force a religion on people.\n\nAnd as far as the effects that homosexuality has on children is concerned...  What effects?  Do you have some kind of proof that it adversely affects children?  Treating homosexuals like they're "bad" is what can cause confusion for children.  If children are taught that it's ok to live your own life then they won't have negative feelings and confusion.  I've heard some people say that they believe children will be influenced into "turning gay", which is a ridiculous arguement because the same could be said with regards to heterosexuality.  Sexual behavior is LEARNED.  No one is born one way or the other.  Therefore children can feel pressured and be influenced just as easily by both homosexuals AND heterosexuals.   What's important is to teach children that everyone has a right to their own lifestyles.\n\nOh, and there's the arguement that homosexuality is dangerous to marriage....  HOW?!!!  My marriage is wonderful.  And I haven't met one single person who has experienced marital problems because of homosexuality.
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I don't hate homosexuals. My best friend since seventh grade is gay and I love her just as I did way back then!!! However, many people just have problems accepting what's different...what they really know nothing about. Be happy!! That's what really matters.