Is being gay morally wrong?

Question

I believe so.

Answer 1

Yes it is.

Answer 2

Nope, it isn't.

As for the Bible:

While we have none of the autographs of the Bible, the early manuscripts we do have have and that are known to be genuine, by the most conservative estimates, have 200,000 differences between the wording in them, and while many are not meaningful, some completely change the doctrine of the church. (Ehrman, Bart, Ph.D.; Misquoting Jesus: The story behind who changed the Bible and Why; Harper Collins, 2006 -- p. 89). less conservative estimates range up to about 400,000 -- and there are programmers now endeavoring to write a program that will be able to count the exact number of variances.

And that's only the start of the difficulties for the Bible. If you only use the Textus Receptus (Received Text) as it is printed in modern Bibles then you are looking at enormous problems anyway -- in fact insurmountable ones. The World does not have corners (Isaiah 11:12), nor does it sit on pillars (I Samuel 2:8), nor water (Psalms 24:1-2). God did not establish a solid dome over the earth (that's what firmament literally means) and he does not have a palace on top of it from which angels can come and go up Jacob's ladder -- which might be reached by the tower of babel -- and where he keeps "treasuries" of hail and snow (Job 38: 22-23). For the sake of all that is decent, you can't even harmonize the 1st and 2nd chapters of Genesis with each other, say nothing of being able to defend the Biblical creation as scientifically factual. That's no surprise though, as the Bible tells us that beetles have four legs (Leviticus 11: 21-23) and that rabbits chew their cuds (Deuteronomy 14:7). It says that pi is 3, not 3.14 (I Kings 7:23 and 2 Chronicles 4:2) and that the mustard seed is the smallest seed in the world and grows into a tree [neither of which are true] (Matthew 13: 31-32). It is hardly a font of rational thought or scientific accuracy. Furthermore these errors only scratch the surface. Try harmonizing accounts in Joshua and the telling of the same tales in timeline in Judges sometime. If you can you are more proficient than any theologian I've ever met, and I've met a few.

Late bronze age men created the OT and early iron age ones the NT. It is not surprising therefore that God cannot lead Israel to defeat Iron chariots after promising he would (Judges 1:19), and it is not surprising that the flight of Israel from the god Chemosh, after the king of a city the Jews were beseiging and that God had promised them they would overthrow The King of the city offered his own son to Chemosh as a human sacrifice, resulting in Chemosh driving the Israelites away (2 Kings 3: 19-27) -- further it is not surprising that no punishment is mentioned -- the Israelites were still sacrificing their own children, as is evidenced in several places, but most graphically in Judges 11:30-39

The long and short of it is, the Bible is a mythic book, written by bronze and iron age men who were recording primarily oral legends in written form. In any realistic sense it is drivel. You can see, just in the passages I noted above from 2 Kings -- the last vestiges of polytheism fading away. Chemosh was supposed to get power from human sacrifice, just as Jehovah did -- and that power allowed him to turn the table against Israel, despite the fact that God was with Israel.

Read the verses, read the context -- to all the things I've suggested, calm your breathing and thinking and ask yourself if this is really the God of the Universe you are reading about -- or a tribal deity, which has now evolved into the one we worship. I think you will find biblegod sadly lacking -- something the liturgical churches have been saying for hundreds of years. If you find yourself unwilling to even look -- ask yourself why? Are you willing to sacrifice the truth, in order to maintain a comfortable myth for yourself?

And if you want a chuckle, read the second, and theoretically final version of the ten commandments. They are in Exodus 34: 10-26. That is the covenant Yahweh actually made with Israel. No seething here.

In any event, the Bible is mythic, so what it says about homosexuality, or anything else -- is immaterial.

Have a nice day.

Regards,

Reynolds Jones
Schenectady, NY
http://www.rebuff.org
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Answer 3

I wouldn't say that homosexuality is morally wrong. Morals are subjective. Societies, not individuals, collectively decide which are moral or immoral.

I do believe there's something wrong with being gay. Could you imagine how much longer the human species would survive if a majority of people are gay? It doesn't make biological sense to be gay 100% of the time. You won't be passing on your genes to the next generation. Eventually, the human race would die out. That's what I think anyways.

Answer 4

Moral is defined as: of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and character:

So is being gay, or acting on gay urges as some ignorant sap put it wrong? No. Being gay is loving someone who is of the same gender. How can love ever be wrong. Only in some twisted Christian cult would love be a sin.

And since your other question is about aliens breeding with humans, I have some real concern with your mental stability.

Now that Yahoo allows ignorant bigoted morons to ask and answer questions. Now that is morally wrong.

Answer 5

No, morality is a social concept, what is morally right to one person may seem barbaric to another. Don't believe the hype, all of the same arguments bigot's use against the gay community they used against the black community back in the day. Most people have forgotten that there was a time that black people were seen as morally corrupt for just existing.

Answer 6

Sexually being with a person of the same sex is not morally wrong. God created people the way they are & gay people have always been 30% or more of the population. Where do people get off thinking that people are being gay just to offend their stupid A..

Answer 7

Just exactly who; gave you the authority to judge other people. There IS a verse in the bible where Jesus said "Judge not lest ye be judged".

You have to understand that the law (the Torah) was given to Moses at HIS level of understanding; and that is where he was at spiritually.

You also need to understand that the book of Leviticus also prohibits masturbation.

There WAS a good reason for teaching the people at that time against homosexuality, and masturbation; Israel was a small group of people; and they were almost always under attack from their neighbors, or attacking the people of the villages.

I believe the Israelites were taught that because in homosexuality, and masturbation; there was no way a child could be conceived; and Israel at that time needed a constant supply of warriors.

We are both manifestations of God, and I don't care what Gay people do as long as everyone is a consenting adult.

I think it is long past time for people to become more enlightened, and view the scriptures accorded to the level of awareness of the person who was inspired to write them.

Answer 8

are you gay? how would this effect you? unless it involved you it in no way effects you...

Make an arguement find it in the list and see how dumb that arguement can look...

The Top Ten Reasons Why Gay Marriage is Wrong

1. Homosexuality is not natural. Real people always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.

2. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

3. Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

4. Heterosexual marriage has been around a long time and hasn’t changed at all; women are still property, blacks still aren’t supposed to marry whites.

5. Straight marriage will be less meaningful if homosexual marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Brittany Spears’ 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.

6. Heterosexual marriages are valid because they produce children. Homosexual couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn’t be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren’t full yet, and the world needs more children.

7. Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

8. Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That’s why we have only one religion in North America.

9. Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That’s why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.

10. Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven’t adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.

Answer 9

Gay is wrong naturally; but without judging ones lifestyle. We should accept these things that are commonly occuring in society today. Gay and homosexuality is wrong; there is a soulmate for each and everyone of the opposite sex; as much as we defeat the purpose and try not to admitt it; its true. Its morally wrong. I don't deny the true facts. And gay is not something were born with its something we grow into maybe being abused or raped in your teen years.

Answer 10

What do you define as gay? There is a difference between being gay and being a homosexual (like night and day)

gay(ness) is that outward persona of a person who dresses, acts, speaks and lives the gay life whole heartedly and is easily recognised within the framework of what would be considered different than what is considered a straight lifestyle.

Homosexuals and (sexuality) are those people who from all outward apperances look and act within the "straight" norms of society but have a desire to partner up with someone of the same sex. Most in society would not recognise these individuals on a daily basis unless they are made aware.

So let me get this straight... its ok for straight people to have sex as in having a loving relationship copulating in bed, but as for homosexuals it is forbidden... what gives you the right to "own" and claim the act of sex as your own?

The catholic church would think that sex is reserved for those who are straight and only after marriage and not if you are a priest... lol

No where in the bible does it condem sex or relations with the same gender. Infact the early xtians were prone to marry and give blessings to same sex unions up until the time the "church" started to gain more power and wanted to have rule over the masses.

If you read scripture as it was meant to be read with a "first century" (or earlier) mindset then it takes on a whole different meaning. Don't put your 21st century biases into what you read.

Humans have urges that need to be met within a proper framework but i believe it is ok no matter what sex you are. You are born who you are and should not be denied the right to have pleasure.

What is wrong here is not who it is with, rather it is best to have this sex within a steady relationship with one partner no matter what the preference.

At the same time you were born straight others were born to be homosexual. Pls don't deny them their rights and freedoms.

Answer 11

I don't think BEING gay is morally wrong, I think ACTING out on your gay urges is though. I mean, if you are attracted to the same sex, there probably isn't much you can do about it. But if you are having sex with the same sex, that is a whole different story. Kind of like wanting to kill someone and actually doing it.

I also think this kinda depends on whether it is genetic or just phsychological.