Re: Homosexuality, Religion, and Family. -
September 2nd 2013, 11:30 PM
First let me say that these are my beliefs and I'm not trying to force my beliefs on anyone. Also I don't claim to know everything, far from it, but I wanted to explain why I believe a few things.
Personally, I don't see anything wrong with homosexuality, and I'm Christian too. This is how I look at it: no one chooses what their sexual orientation is- there's a part of your brain that determines what gender/s people are attracted to and you have no control over that. God created everyone, and that includes homosexuals, and He loves everyone.
Also, homosexuality isn't just in humans; it's in a lot of other species as well.
I should also mention that while I know there's a few parts in the Bible that say homosexuality is "an abomination", there's also a lot of other things that are considered an abomination in the same passages such as eating shrimp, eating a rabbit, planting two different seeds in the same hole, etc. Also, the Bible was written during a completely different time than today, so things were different. One passage said that homosexual acts were a sin because the people needed to populate.
The Bible was used to support slavery because people in the Bible owned slaves. It was also used as a way to prevent women's rights because the Bible says for women to obey their husbands, but no one sees women's rights as wrong anymore. So the context and time is very important.
I hope this helps some. I don't think what you're doing is wrong.
By the way, you might like the documentary called "For the Bible Tells Me So". It's all about homosexuality and religion.
"Just open your eyes and see that life is beautiful..." ~Sixx:A.M.
|