I am a christian, i do not have all the answers, and to claim that I know exactly what God thinks I feel is just arrogant. But there are a few qualms I have with what has been posted on this forum,
First of all: for all the "open mindedness" of the people in this forum who have been bashing religion, you sound pretty closed minded to me
Second: contrary to what has been claimed, the bible is very clear that homosexuality is a sin, and although Jesus Christ never said anything about homosexuality specifically he did say that he came to uphold the law and not abolish even an iota or dot of the law.
Third: Regardless of whether or not it is a sin no one should ever be forced to live in shame due to their sexuality. I know this sounds like a contradiction but hear me out. homosexuality is a sin just as lying, or theft, or lust or anything else is. not to say that is horrible but that everyone struggles with sin. Show me someone other than the Godhead who claims to be perfect and you have shown me a liar. People are born sinners and will NEVER be able to change that, and just as there are people who are more inclined to lie, or gossip, or lust, or covet, or get angry there are people who are predisposed to homosexuality.
This is not to say that homosexuals are bad people or worse sinners than anybody else, or somehow irredeemable, just that they have a struggle, one that condemning them, or hating them, or yelling slurs at them will only worsen. If someone is hateful towards another based on their sexuality in the name of Christ then clearly they have taken the absolute wrong message from the Bible, but that does not make the temptation of homosexuality any less of a sin when it is acted upon.
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