...would so many religions condone it? Of course, im thinking primarily of 'pagan' religions, but also things like Buddhism, or Satanism? (now that i consider it, satanism isn't a great example... oh well) Also many of the ancient civilizations openly practiced homosexuality (celts, greeks, etc). Christians, please, for the love of all the gods, keep your opinions to yourselves. Noone cares what you think.
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Don't Quote the Bible, People27% Voted for by Miss Austen, Morrison Miller, Chained Catalyst, Cornilius, Dead Hair.
Homosexuality is being hotly debated today in church and society. When the case is made for the legitimacy of same-sex love, critics rush in with three main defenses. (1) It is contrary to nature. (2) It is condemned in Scripture. (3) Its acceptance would ruin society. The most interesting thing about these three arguments is that they have been used in the past to defend what is now universally regarded as evil. In American history, slavery, segregation, and the denial of the vote to women all illustrate the point. In each of these instances nature and God were said to authorize a practice vital to the good of society. When the slavery of African Americans was condemned, it was defended as essential to social order, harmony, and the welfare of all. The authority of Aristotle was invoked to show that slavery was rooted in natural law. The Bible was quoted to show that slavery was divinely ordained and approved.
When women sought the right to vote, the best interests of society were said to be in jeopardy. It was confidently argued that political participation by women would mean "pretty girls button-holing strange men on Election Day in behalf of the `handsome candidate'" and women locked in jury rooms with males, subjected to tales of shocking behavior. To the threat of social disintegration was added the authoritative pronouncement that the involvement of women in politics was prohibited by natural and divine law. Nature and Scripture were called upon to show that woman's place was in the home and not in the voting booth. Regarding the desire of women to vote, the Council of Congregationalist Ministers of Massachusetts had this to say:
The appropriate duties and influence of woman are stated in the New Testament. . . . The power of woman is in her dependence, flowing from the consciousness of the weakness which God has given her for her protection. . . . When she assumes the place and tone of man as a public reformer . . . she yields the power which God has given her . . . and her character becomes unnatural.
When the legal segregation of the races was being undermined, prophets of doom predicted that catastrophe would surely result if blacks and whites used the same public toilets or sat at lunch counters together. If little white children sat in schoolrooms beside boys and girls with African ancestry, all sorts of mischief would follow. Predictably, nature and the Bible were called upon to show that the separation of the races was both natural and divine. Look at nature. Robins and mockingbirds don't mate and produce offspring, so people of different races should follow that example and stay with their own kind. When integrationists noted that the Bible tells us that God made all nations of one blood, segregationists pointed out that the same verse goes on to say that God has set the bounds of their habitation (Acts 17:26 KJV). As history teaches us, religion has often been the ally of natural law in defending tyranny and oppression. The use of the Bible to justify subjugation is particularly distressing. Unfortunately, Scripture is like a mirror in which interpreters, conservatives and liberals alike, can usually find support for whatever views they hold. It is more difficult to let the Bible be a searchlight that exposes our error and leads to deeper truth. Let us remember that those who used the Bible in the past to justify slavery, segregation, and the denial of the vote to women were just as confident that they were in possession of God's own truth as are those who quote Scripture today to condemn same-sex love. This recognition ought at least to create in all of us a sense of humility -- whatever our theological persuasion -- and perhaps a good laugh at the almost irrestible tendency we have to identify our own views with those of God.
Nearly all Americans now recognize that slavery, racial segregation, and the denial of the ballot to women were not good for society. They were not based on natural law. They were not ordained by God. No one who wishes to be taken seriously quotes the Bible to justify slavery, segregation, or the exclusion of women from holding public office. Now the time has come to say forthrightly that the condemnation of same-sex love is no more a social necessity nor a mandate of nature and God than were these previous evils. Future generations will readily see that the arguments now being set forth to condemn homosexuality are as groundless as the defense of slavery by Bible-quoting preachers and Aristotle-quoting philosophers. After all, the slaveholders could point to as many passages in the Bible in favor of their views as some do now to condemn same-sex love.
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I agree16% Voted for by Empire of Dust, Chained Catalyst, Dead Hair.
I think that Christians should be told to shut up for once. Unless, they are open minded.
I don't know about you, but I'm tired of reading the same psalms from Leviticus over and over and over again.
Satanism is a very valid example, it just has a terrible wrap.
Deal with your own life and don't try and conform others to your opinion - because in all honesty it's just silly to them.
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Why should Christians keep their opinions to themselves?11% Voted for by Kizzy Kat, SoS.
What religion are you? just curious. In my religion, I believe it's wrong. plain and simple. In my religion I believe what the Bible says is true. and the Bible says: Man belongs to woman and woman belongs to man. not man to man or woman to woman. you can get mad at me and stuff all you want. I won't care. So save it for someone who will care.
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Why i think gay is wrongVoted for by minniemouse.
I dont belong to any religion but my personal opinion is that being gay isnt right..for the simple reason that being gay isnt natural, the whole exsistance of the world is man and women having sex to make babies!!Thats why the man and women body is the way it is so that we can reproduce. Which is why i think being gay isnt right, i mean u dont see gay animals do you...being gay is just someone trying to be different in my opinion because it isnt the way things are meant to be !
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Choice of ReligionVoted for by InTheDopeShow.
I beleive that people should base their religion on their own life experinces. You have the right to choose. And I don't hate christianty, I just sometimes strongly dislike the people, and how they try to force their beliefs unto to you. I'm not saying every christian is like this but their are some like that. So let people decide for themselves.
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HEY...CHRISTIAN WITH AN OPINION HERE!!!!!Voted for by exquisite mind.
I'm a christian and I believe that homosexuality is wrong but "condoning" it is just that, condoning. Look up synonyms for "condone" and you find words like: forgive, forget, and let pass which are also words that are found in God's word. Christians strive to be like christ. Christ Jesus loved everyone even those who persecuted him. Wouldnt it only make sense that we would strive to love everyone?
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gayVoted for by amurray.
y does everyone think there is just MAN and WOMAN??? I see people like flowers or anything else in God's creation. u have very feminine females to very masculine males and everything in between. this is the whole simple solution to the controversy. Hey everbody, God did not make just man and woman. He is not that simple!
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Opinions are opinions, disrciminating is differentVoted for by Misfitdepressive.
Everybody are allowed their opinions they may not agree but learning to get along with people and agreeing with them is different.. everybnody has a choice of their own.. it is wrong when somebody discriminates or is prejudice to another for the other persons choice .. Keep your opinions to yourself.. if they are disagreeing.. and learn to live with the fact people will feel different things , just dont discriminate! because that is wrong
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christians should keep there thoughts to there selveVoted for by allaboutpoetry.
because all those religions accept every type of person.christians are stuck to what the bible says so they say its wrong.
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Pope John XIIVoted for by PunkMonkey05.
During his reign as Pope John XII, John modeled himself after Emperor Elababal, filling his term with orgies and pranks.
Pope John XII of Rome! In the Vatican!
Don't orgies imply the possibility of homosexual acts being performed????
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Xelgaroth
May 22, 2007
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For instance:
1- The AIDS rate amongst homosexuals is QUADRUPLE that of heterosexual couples.
2- The average life span of a homosexual is twenty or more years less than that of a heterosexual.
3- the depression rate is several times higher than that of heterosexuals.
At least to me, these indicate that nature did not intend and does not inted to allow homosexual relations.
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