If God exists, he would say no such thing. Would a divine being really care where I put my tallywhacker? No.

Nicely said

That may be your belief, (that God says homosexuality is wrong), and I don't think you should be downvoted for sharing, but try rephrasing. Something along the lines of "I personally believe God created Men and Women to be Together for a romantic relationship not Men with Men.. etc... But, They are human, they are fearfully and wonderful made and it is completely valid for them to be homosexual despite my beliefs. I don't believe I am more worthy of respect or anything else over them, I just wanted to bring diversity in the comments. Thank you for reading and respecting my beliefs, and have a good day" <--- is generally a more respectful way to say it.

Im a young Christian raised/surrounded by conservative beliefs, and I'm still figuring out what I believe in regards to LBGTQ+. But, I have a friend who's changed their pronouns and thinks they might be bisexual and I just know that I love them and respect them all the same. They're a beautiful, awesome person and I support them. I just don't want Christians to be having a bad name for ourselves because few people (I'm not saying you, just generally) being disrespectful and haughty of other human beings. Christianity is about love- loving others as God loves us- but sadly some "christians" want to make it all about "im right, you're wrong, let me argue with you" so not just to my fellow Christians, but also to anyone else reading this, respect everyone! Thank you! :)

The bible says a lot of contradictory things. But, the bible says to stone a man that lies with another man to death in Leviticus. And at least one of the new testament writers wrote a ton of homophobia. The bible also says that you can beat your slaves with a rod into a coma, and as long as they wake up in a couple of days, it's ok. The bible says to kill people for working on the sabbath day even if they're just moving sticks. It's an evil, abhorrent, disgusting, fictional fantasy book. We all need to dump these evil superstitions and myths. We need to admit the harsh truths about the bible. It is pro slavery, pro rape, anti woman, anti science, and anti gay. Trying to spin this superstition to make it more palatable would be harmful in my opinion, because it will keep many people believing in these detrimental superstitions. Much better to just dump it in trash and value science and evidence.

Southern Baptists are the largest Protestant Christian group. They are against homosexuality. Catholics are also Christians (unless you ask the Southern Baptists, of course) and they are against homosexuality. Thus, for those who identify as "Christian" - the majority are against anything LGBTQ. Do Not make it sound like only the fringe Christian groups are against gays. Do your research... and maybe find another belief system that truly values all people.

It's literally a fact that "mainstream Christians" don't support LGBTQ people. Because more often than not, it's Christians demeaning people while hypocritically saying they're accepting of everyone as God's children

You're correct. And it's because the bible explicitly states that you are supposed to stone gay people to death in Leviticus. The bible is a huge problem. Anyone making the case that the bible is ok with gay people is living in yet another fictional world. We should take the bible for what it is, pure evil, and dump it. All of this spin to try to make it look good is just silly and detrimental.

Terd, we are so on the same page; I love reading your comments when religion comes up! :)

Zophra, I hope you have a great day and take care.

You too! :)

Thanks. I try. Religion tends to harm many more people than it helps in our modern world. It had uses to our ancestors for banding tribes together, but now the tribalism and falsehoods are bringing massive problems.

Hey, I think we think the same thing! I agree with it serves a purpose in social evolution- of banding people together in an ingroup to help in survival- but I also read a really good essay that it also is influential for making some people "moral" who might not otherwise be.

How am I downvoted for facts?

You sound exactly like those Christian types, so hypocritical

Hi Lauren. I really appreciate your other comment here but this one I take exception to. It shows support of the harmful misconception that people choose their orientation, which enables certain religious folk to paint sexualities they don’t like as conscious choices and hitch them to the idea of sin. Possibly you don’t realise how incredibly detrimental this can be to a person’s well-being, no matter what reassurances you offer with the other hand that you find them valid. Edited for grammar.

We are all God's children! We were all created in His likeness. Of Faith, Hope and Love, the greatest is Love!... I don't think He was excluding anyone!

The bible says a lot of contradictory things. But, the bible says to stone a man that lies with another man to death in Leviticus. And at least one of the new testament writers wrote a ton of homophobia. The bible also says that you can beat your slaves with a rod into a coma, and as long as they wake up in a couple of days, it's ok. The bible says to kill people for working on the sabbath day even if they're just moving sticks. It's an evil, abhorrent, disgusting, fictional fantasy book. We all need to dump these evil superstitions and myths. We need to admit the harsh truths about the bible. It is pro slavery, pro rape, anti woman, anti science, and anti gay. Trying to spin this superstition to make it more palatable would be harmful in my opinion, because it will keep many people believing in these detrimental superstitions. Much better to just dump it in trash and value science and evidence.

All the Christians in this thread saying God DID say homosexuality is wrong yet somehow God still loves "all" of his children is proof enough that what you said isn't true

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Exactly. Believing in a god (or gods) is fine. Following rules written by sexist and violent men from the Iron Age is absurd.

You're not mysterious, you're just a liar. It says that a woman that gives birth to a female child is twice as unclean as a woman that gives birth to a male child. It says that women do not have authority to teach to men. It says that women are chattel property to be sold off. It says that if a woman is raped that the rapist must pay her father 40 shekels of silver (because the daughter is the literal property of the father) and they must be married. How many women do you know that want to marry their rapist?! The bible says that if a woman is raped in a town and she doesn't cry out during the rape, you are to stone her to death. It says nothing about if the woman is in shock, if the attacker has a knife to her throat, if the woman is mute. It says that a woman on her menstrual cycle must leave the tribe and camp out on her own until her period is done, and then she is allowed to return to the tribe. This is a disgusting, abhorrent, anti-woman book.

How come you edit

You said it ignores or disrespects women

It says that a woman that gives birth to a female child is twice as unclean as a woman that gives birth to a male child. It says that women do not have authority to teach to men. It says that women are chattel property to be sold off. It says that if a woman is raped that the rapist must pay her father 40 shekels of silver (because the daughter is the literal property of the father) and they must be married. How many women do you know that want to marry their rapist?! The bible says that if a woman is raped in a town and she doesn't cry out during the rape, you are to stone her to death. It says nothing about if the woman is in shock, if the attacker has a knife to her throat, if the woman is mute. It says that a woman on her menstrual cycle must leave the tribe and camp out on her own until her period is done, and then she is allowed to return to the tribe. This is a disgusting, abhorrent, anti-woman book.