I am a lesbian. I don't really go to church anymore. I believe that everyone has a right to their own oppinions ... but i am tired of people using the bible as an excuse to be against homosexuality... i don't set around and complian all day about str8 cuples holding hands or kissing in public so why is is okay for them to judge me...? why should it even matter... if someone is happy then let it be... telling people they cannot marrie... come on now... str8 cuples would have a fit if they where told they couldn't marrie... so basically my question is... how many people out there are really against homosexuality... and don't use the butt sex is wrong bit... b/c i don't have but sex and i am gay... is it still wrong... and not every gay man has butt sex either... that still don't change the fact that i love my girlfriend...
2006-08-18 04:41:41 · 28 answers · asked by notsurewhoiam 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Nearly every religion except atheism is strongly anti-homosexual.
2006-08-18 04:46:46 · answer #1 · answered by Black Sabbath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the Bible is pretty specific on homosexuality being a sin. But, you know, you got to ask yourself on whether you take the Bible seriously or not. The Bible also states that the world has been around about 2,000 years when it is obvious that it has been around much longer than that. But then again, many people have come out with different interpretations of the Bible; it is the reason why so many people in Christianity have a hard time getting along in the first place. So there might be some passages there in Christianity that has been overlooked or ignore. If you look up on the history of Christianity, you'll find out that are some parts to the Bible that have never been seen for hundreds of years, because it's hidden away at the Vatican. (if you study a little bit on it, you'll find out why.) But it's really up to you on how your take of the Bible.
2006-08-18 04:55:13 · answer #2 · answered by hpotter4ever2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People find "quotes" from the bible to make whatever point they want to. Here are a few:
a) When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
b) I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
c) I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
d) Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians.
Pretty dumb, huh
Hang in there girl LOL.
2006-08-18 04:50:55 · answer #3 · answered by Jabberwock 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, the Bible pretty much condemns homosexuality - you need to accept that and get over it. I've had gay friends at times (I recently moved so right now I've lost touch with them all and haven't made any new ones yet) but I'm str8, as you put it. I accept "gays" for who & what they are and don't pressure them to change, just as I don't pressure my friends who smoke to quit. I might mention it on rare occasions but I leave it at that. Pestering them doesn't help.
The whole marriage issue is a false argument - homosexuals claim discrimin8ion but they are just as free to marry someone (of the opposite sex) as anyone else is so when they trot out that argument (discrimin8ion) it only shows how out-of-touch with reality they are. They have EXACTLY THE SAME RIGHTS as everyone else - they are not asking for the same treatment, they are asking for special, different treatment.
Similar on the whole "born gay" argument - the guy who did the research that was used to first support this argument predicted people would misuse his findings and claim they were "born gay" and sure enough they did. He's come out since then and condemned those who've used his research to suggest you can be "born gay". I hate to break it to you, but the argument is blown completely by the fact people switch from str8 to gay or gay to str8. Sure you can be predisposed to one set of behaviors or another, and there could be a genetic contribution that influences your choices and behavior, but in the end you have to accept that you are capable of making a choice and if you choose to be gay. Just accept that and stop trying to avoid responsibility for your choice. Every choice we make has consequences - the choice to be str8 or gay is no different.
If someone really follows the Bibile they will not treat a gay person inapropriately - they will love them despite their choice and will help them in positive ways to rethink this bad choice they've made in hopes that they might reconsider at some point - but meanwhile they will accept them as they are and not mistreat them.
There's nothing wrong with loving a person of the same sex - but how you express that love, and for that matter "love" of a person of the opposite sex as well, is important.
Of course as a lesbian you would not be into, as you call it, "butt sex" - you & your girlfriend are not appropriately equipped to try that method of pleasure, at least not without accessories, after all. I'm curious about how you "decided" or if that word bothers you, "discovered", you were a lesbian and if there were events in your past that influenced your choice. But I guess that's my cue to ask my own question and hope people like you answer it.
2006-08-18 04:59:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are absolutley no verses in the Bible that support homosexuality. This is not an excuse to be against homosexuality. This is God's word declaring that homosexuality is wrong. God designed marriage to be between a man and a woman. He also designed sex to be between a man and a women when they are married. When these conditions are met relationships are amazing! I will admit that some Christians do not have a good response to homosexuals, and that is unfortunate. I never intend to accuse people, or make them feel like I am looking down on them because I'm not perfect either. So please don't take this as judgement from me. Here is what the Bible says about homosexuality.
In Genesis 19:1-29 the cities of Sodom and Gommorah were destroyed because the people were so wicked. The men of the city wanted to have sex with other men. So God's judgement on the city was to destroy it by raining down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Leviticus 18:22 (speaking to men in Israel) "Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable."
Leviticus 20:13 "If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads."
Romans 1:26-27 "Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion."
1 Corinthians 6:9 "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexual offenders...will inhereit the kingdom of God."
1 Corinthians 6:13 "The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body."
1 Timothy 1:8-10 "We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers."
2006-08-18 06:49:03 · answer #5 · answered by cnm 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The basic precepts of the New Testament include loving one another, and treating others as you would like to be treated. There are several quotes along those lines.
The Old Testament has quite a few of the "abomination" lines, but some of those include shellfish, wearing mixed clothing, etc. so most logical people (including Jesus) pay more attention to the NT.
People who say the bible is against LGBT people tend to forget the "judge not" part, don't they? :o)
Good luck to you.
2006-08-18 04:53:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am happy that you are comfortable with your life style choice, but you will not find any support for your preference in the Bible. As a matter of fact it specifically speaks against it...but then again, it speaks against having sex of any kind except for procreation.
If you are happy, ignore those that are not happy for you, and this is coming from a very STR8 woman.
2006-08-18 04:49:51 · answer #7 · answered by auntb629 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not exactly, but it does say that David (who was supposedly an ancestor to Jesus) had an affair in the woods with a man.
http://www.ucc.org/theology/acton1.htm
Theres also a story on Naomi and Ruth, having a loving, long term relationship. Davids was more of a short term fling. He and another (sorry Im having a brain fart, lol) went into the woods alone, and there was no discussion on what went on there, or what was planned to go on there.
2006-08-18 04:56:05 · answer #8 · answered by ♥ Krista ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there are no quotes in the Bible supporting homosexuality. There are references to it being a sin though. It is also listed a one of the reasons that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. I am not gay. I do not believe it is right. I also do not believe you are born that way, but there is an interesting quote in the Bible that you may find comforting..."Judge not lest yee be judged."
2006-08-18 04:51:29 · answer #9 · answered by jeff b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not aware of anything in the Bible supporting homosexuality.
The only quotes that i'm familiar with say that it's not allowed for a man to lie with another man like he would lie with a woman. I'm not actually aware of any passages that speak about women being together. Does that mean it's allowed? I can't answer that.
2006-08-18 04:49:15 · answer #10 · answered by Echelon Right 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am catholic, and go to church probably 2 times every month the priest tries to give a message out that gay marrige cant get you children,or a family so why even bother? but i disagree aswell because you dont have to have a family just as long as your with you loved one and your happy, so the roman catholic church is completly against it and still if they encourage non-gay families, why arent priests married? they are messed
2006-08-18 04:50:02 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋