If gays are born gay, made that way by God, how can what they do be a sin?

Question

There are even animals in the wild who exhibit same-sex orientation. If gays are acting according to what nature (God) made them, how can being gay and engaging in gay sex be a sin for them? Maybe it's only a sin for bi-sexuals? Maybe a gay man lying with a woman would be a sin for him?

Answer 1

Well, what's really baffling is that some religions (Catholicism for one) acknowledge that homosexuality is an orientation, not a choice, and yet they still hold that the BEHAVIOR is a sin. So they are saying that people born gay essentially have to go against their nature and either get married to the opposite sex, or remain celibate, in order not to be committing a sin. I find that to be more cruel than the attitude that it's just a choice. How can you acknowledge that someone is born a certain way, and then tell them that they can't love who they want to love because God will send them to hell?

Answer 2

I am really dismayed by the comments and opinions by the so-called righteous well intended individuals who have voiced their opinions above. Allow me to put some of the myths and homophobic rantings to rest.
1. I am gay. To say I am proud of being gay is ridiculous. You cannot be proud of something you had nothing to do with. It is like saying my parents were proud of being heterosexual. However, be assured that I am not ashamed of being gay!. Those who try to belittle me and condemn me are the ones who should carry the shame. I feel sorry for their ignorance.

2. I knew I was different at a very early age and took to heart the warnings of my church, school and other elders and fought the feelings I was experiencing. (Yes. you are born that way!)
3. I joined the Canadian army during the Korean war and served my country for 14 years. I joined as a private recruit and took a honorary discharge as a Captain. (Yes gays are in the military and are just as patriotic and succesful as our heterosexual friends.)
4. I got married to a wonderful woman in my twenties.(still listening to those who felt they knew all the answers.) We raised 4 great children. (Yes Catholic Mom, we can have a family and make great parents.) I am now a grandfather of 9 and a great- grandfather of 2.

5. Unfortunately, my attraction to my own sex never decreased. I was miserable and I knew the situation was also making my wife miserable. (It is impossible to 'learn' another sexual orientation. Those who claim they have cured homosexuals are living in their own dreams. It just does not happen!!)

6. We were divorced when I was in my mid forties. It was without a doubt, the lowest point of my life. However I could no longer live a lie, and my ex wife and myself have both experienced a better and much more fullfilling life since the break up. (Please don't preach about trying harder to make it work. It makes no sense what-so-ever, to continue pretending that all is well,when you know damn well you are making a wonderful person live in misery.)
7. This year my partner and I will be celebrating our 30th anniversary together. (Yes. There are successful long term same sex unions. A great deal more than most of you realize) We enjoy
the love and respect of both our families, including my children and their families.
8 A lot is said about the promiscuity and partying of younger gays. You are right. Young gay men are horny and love to party. But it isn't because they are gay. It is because they are young. The same can be said of young heterosexual men. So keep you homophobic accusations to yourelf.
9. I am at peace with my God and I know that He is pleased that I have found happiness despite the rantings of some misguided authors in the bible and the continued verbal (and physical) abuse I have suffered over my 77 years on this earth, from many of His self appointed faithful.
I rest my case!!!

Answer 3

once you rather Analise it, all and sundry is gay by experience of right and incorrect decision. no person is born gay and guy will consistently attempt to justify his habit by blaming it on the Lord. to assert they have been born that way isn't something greater desirable than a "cop out" The very reason the Lord destroyed the two cities of Sodom and Gomorrah became because of the fact this comparable undertaking became rife there as properly. The Lord describes it as an abomination and the Bible tells us that contained in the final days, homosexuality might back become rife contained in the international and that's hence that the Lord has given them over to a reprobate ideas to do those issues that are handy as they have become morally bankrupt. i'm no longer judging those human beings as i do no longer could; the Lord has judged the undertaking already and His day of judgment would be served on them.

Answer 4

People are not born gay. Many children have an experience that influenced them to like the same gender as a romantic partner. Often the child forgets the incident but the choice was made as a child. These are the people that insist they was born gay.

So is it the will of God Almighty for this to exist? Yes I think so, because it was some ones will for it to happen. Another example for showing it can be His will where it does say in the Holy Bible that He gave over mans lust for one another, or something like that didn"t He?

Point we should remember if we are a homosexual that is Christian is to remember to ask in Jesus Christ name for help if we do not know if it is our will or God Almighty's will. Me as a homosexual that is a Christian I often forget to ask, and that pretty much tells me it was my will, and not His plan. I am still a Christian. I have a poor memory just yet, and I am praying to do better.

Answer 5

honey child those questions will never be answered in our lifetime.i know you wonder why if God made you why you had to carry such a load.the feelings gay people have of love and desire are no different than so called straight people. why the burden of your birth is so heavy is unknown.maybe some of us are destined to do the work of the Christ.Be among them and not be as them.Oh I wish i had the answer for you.I would just keep praying and not look at myself as the world does. There are straight people who adore gays as people and neighbors. I have and in fact miss some of my friends that have passed on who were gay and out of the closet.Being a good person in the face of conflict and trials is hard enough without all the excess baggage of worrying why.Hold your head up and let God sought all this out,after all this is His world and we are just Squirrels trying to get a nut..smile for me.

Answer 6

I'm an atheist, and I just want to point out this argument is flawed. There are people that are born with all types of maladpative traits (not saying homosexuality is one), so saying that because it is innate, it doesn't mean it is right. I agree that homosexuality being a sin is illogical, but I agree to that on other grounds such as the fact that it hurts nobody, etc.

Answer 7

We are not judged for our feelings or intentions, but rather for our behavior. All people are imbued with weaknesses and temptations, along with their strengths, and how we manage our feelings determines our actions.
Regardless of orientation, abusing intimacy with many people is sinful; there are also negative outcomes here on earth for such behavior, but in a spiritual sense they are sin and draw you away from heaven (or enlightenment).
I have gay friends who keep their behavior in check (but I don't ask any questions; none of my biz). What you DO is the key; otherwise we'd all be in trouble!
Love comes from a different place than lust; confusion here is a great source of sin.

Answer 8

Human beings are trying to find something in themselves. They
are trying to find a balance between the two aspects of the
Lifeforce, we understand as the masculine and feminine. But
they are doing it in external ways. Dressing up, acting out,
and through sexual experimentation.
But this has to be done within. In how we treat others. I
suggest saying the Serenity Prayer, out loud.
I don't believe in gay bashing. There are plenty of "straight"
people who engage in sodomy. And it doesn't take a genious
to understand what is wrong with it.
The body fights hard to get poisons out of it. And then people
engage in anal sex, and get the poisons back in the bloodstream.
Spirituality is all about trying to control the aspects of living in
a human body.

Answer 9

I have heard of a gay gene yet I have not seen enough scientific proof of it to believe it with any conviction. However, I think if that was the case then God would have to make some kind of compromise. In the end, that lies with you and God. No man can judge you, as they have enough stuff of their own to contend with.

Answer 10

i do not doubt that there are some instances in which an embryo develops sexually with indifference to it's physical gender. after all, we have all sorts of birth defects in this world.

God has made it clear that homosexuality is a sin. ask the former residents of sodom and gamora....

when an animal performs what is perceived as a "same sex oriented" act, you have to understand that the action is not for sexual pleasure, but rather to exert the dominance of the one male over the others....

much like you might find in a prison system....the men in there are not necessarily gay, but they do use rape as a form of punishment and to exert their authority....

-eagle