Why do Christians look at the Gay issue as sexual rather than emotional?

Answer 1

they look at it as sin as that is what the Bible teaches them, it is not personal and not a sexual or emotional debate, only sin.

Answer 2

Oh, they view it as emotional too... Lust is an emotion. But, of course, they can't really say what emotion another is feeling, they can only speak for themselves. So, in the end, they look rather silly trying to convince other people what someone, most likely people they have no association with whatsoever, is feeling. I saw another question that asked if the Homosexuals were trying to get married so they didn't feel guilty anymore. I'm not sure I would want to say what other people are feeling and make myself look that stupid.

But I do wonder why they hit so hard on this issue, but see absolutely nothing wrong with getting a divorce, when that is also spoken against in the bible... Their own savior says the only reason for divorce is adultery and then you are not allowed to get remarried. Yet, divorce rate is extremely high.

I think they need to clean up their own backyards before they try telling anyone else how to clean up theirs.

Answer 3

A better question to ask is "why don't Christians practice what is in the bible about not judging others and keep an open heart?"

Christians view homosexuality as a sin, well, let he who is without sin cast the first stone. The only people who need to be concerned with the "Gay issue" as you put it, are those who are gay.

As far as same sex marriages go, I say why not? Two people in love should have the same rights and privileges as a married heterosexual couple. I am not offended by same sex marriages... I am offended by the $99 divorce store.

Answer 4

The problem is not a matter or sexual or emotional. It is a failure by many to see the forest for the trees.

THE POINT is to show the love of Christ in everything we do, giving glory to God through our own actions, and causing others to praise Him when the see what we do. I challenge any Christian to argue against this statement.

Is homosexuality a sin? IMHO the bible says so, but so is failure to love your neighbor as your self, not to mention not putting GOD first before all things.

Has anyone seen a single homosexual recant their choices and come to God due to this hysteria? Why do Christians feel the need to wade into this mud bath? Are we of the opinion that if homosexuals simply stopped sleeping with the same sex they would stop being hellbound sinners? Why does that one sin get special treatment? Giving more attention to your career than your God will just as surely get you sentenced to hell, but I don't see rallies in the street against that. Nor am I deluded enough to think it would stop if I made a law against it. We have tried outlawing homosexuality - it didn't bring any glory to God and it encouraged the spiritually weak to prey on the spiritually helpless. Please everybody, stop this insanity, I want to minister to my homosexual friends again. I want to talk about salvation and philosophy instead of endless debates about why Christians hate them.

PS. My marriage is not the least affected by the behavior of people I don't know. I don't mean that to be insulting, but why do Christians care what particular method of sin non-Christians choose to follow?
We cannot claim to defend marriage until we handle the problems in our own church (and there are plenty) to the point where at least we do not have a Higher divorce rate than non-Christians.

Answer 5

Some Christians - not all, but some - are able to see heterosexual relationships as complex and emotional because it's the "reported norm" in the Bible - from Adam and Eve through that whoooole long list of begetting and so on, people take husbands and wives - though there are anomalous and questionable elements that kind of slip past this theory - David and Johnathan for example. But the big cases where they acknowledge the existence of homosexual relationships are in a context of sex for its own sake - which they call lust and therefore reard as a sin: Sodom and Gomorrah being the classic example. God levelled the cities in response to this "abomination".

Largely, this sets the framework. Add to this the tendency among some Christians to identify themselves as being made in God's image - and therefore to assume God believes and supports what they believe and support - and their own heterosexual experiences, and you have a potent manifesto for ignoring the emotional element of homosexual relationships. 1) God hates it, b) I don't do it, so I don't understand it, c) therefore it has no emotional validity.

Ludicrous to assume that gay men and lesbians just "shut off" their "normal" instincts, emotions, and complexities when they're overwhelmed with sinful physical lust for people of the same gender as themselves, of course. Utterly nonsensical in premise. But hopefully you can see now how some of them get there.

Answer 6

Because the Bible's teaching on homosexuality directly addresses physical, sexual interaction between two people of the same sex. It is more ambiguous in "the emotional issue."

The reason for this is that ancient people held the view that a same-sex, non-sexual friendship could equal or surpass the intensity of a heterosexual union. In modern day, we cannot imagine a intense relationship that does not become physical. Ancient people were much more comfertable with the idea. Thus, the Bible shows deep love between people of the same sex, but it is not meant to be understood as male/male version of marital love.

Answer 7

Probably because the Gay rights people themselves present it as a sexual issue. I have never heard anyone (except you) present it as an emotional issue.

BTW, I like my male friends, but I do not have sex with them. Why does an emotional bond have to lead to a sexual experience?

Answer 8

Christians never seem to be very accepting of people they don't understand. It is not possible for homosexuality to be a sin because a person's sexual preference is part of the way that "god" made them. Sexuality isn't a choice, if it is when did I decide to be straight? You claim to hate the sin, love the sinner, and yet most Christians are all too happy to condemn a person for acting upon human impulse. You disgust me.

Answer 9

I'm a christian and I don't believe that gays can help being gay. It's the devil making them do thst. But I disagree with gays having sex, and you have to try to rid that spirit and control yourelf. That is hard to do, but evryone has struggles, some worse than others, right? If it's emotional I understand, but for 2 men to have sex is a sin. Everyone sins, but when you keep doing it purposely over and over again, and then praying and saying I'm sorry, you don't really mean it. So REAL christians don't judge someone because they are gay and condemn them for it, but will keep them in their prayers and pray for them. Hope this answers your question...

Answer 10

Life is easier in black and white, and it is easy to all rally around a cause. It obviouly is a sexual and emotional issue, but it is spiritual, social and biological too.

Many Christians believe that the innerency of Scripture refers to every word being exactly translateable to English and fully understood in our culture. Unfortunately, this is not historically correct. Our history and tradition tells us that the Scripture reveals a picture of how God interacts in specific cultures in specific times. We are out of touch with our history and tradition, though.

Anyway, because of many Christians desire to unite with other Christians, it is easier to rally against someone and use scriptural innerancy as a support. Interestingly enough, the main supports against homosexuality are located right next to one's about women being unclean on their periods and have to go through ritualistic cleansing, etc. Obviously, these laws aren't followed and they are in reference to cleanliness laws that aren't relavant anymore.

Anyway, Biblical innerancy should not force us to make decisions that lead to cognitive dissonance, and I believe many turn this issue into black or white because they are afraid they will have to rethink innerancy and rethink how God works.

Answer 11

Why does the world look at anything sexual instead of emotional?