Re: Religion and homophobia. -
June 16th 2011, 07:20 PM
By religion, I assume Christianity. I'm not going to do a huge elaborate post as I just repeat myself endlessly but the short version is the older versions of the bible never condemned homosexuality. It only began around the 1600s when the King James Version was released and is thought to be due mostly to political and social pressure at the time. Other passages referring to homosexuality are taken out of context as they were often directed to a small group, such as Israel children or against sexual practices of opposing religions. Countless people ignore these important details, thinking they apply to all just because it's written in the bible.
With all that said, god favours those who worship him and those who don't can piss off in his view, despite the fact he made them all. This introduces the idea of freewill but some passages directly state that's false and it questions whether god is really all-knowing. If he knows your future, there's no true free will but if he doesn't know your future, then god isn't all-knowing, begging to question what else is a lie about god. Many try to play both sides (doesn't work) or ignore the other side.
I can rip you off, and steal all your cash, suckerpunch you in the face, stand back and laugh. Leave you stranded as fast as a heart-attack.
- Danko Jones (I Think Bad Thoughts)
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