Why is it a sin to be gay?

Question

It seems like most sins have a purpose - to stop people from hurting other people. So why is being gay a sin?

I don't want to hear the pedophile argument, since there is NO evidence that homosexuals are more likely to be pedophiles.

Also, the fact that a gay couple can't produce children shouldn't count for anything, since there are plenty of straight couples that can't have children for one reason or another, or just choose not too.

And the species won't go extinct if we allow gay people to get married - they only make up about 10 - 15% (according to most studies) of our already-overpopulated world - frankly, we could use less people having kids.

Finally, there are over 500 species in nature that practice homosexuallity, so the 'it's not natural' reason doesn't stand up to scrutiney either.

So, why is being gay wrong if it doesn't hurt anyone, is perfectly natural, and might actually help population problems?

OK, yes, I know that the bible say's it's a sin - that's why I asked WHY it was a sin. What's the rationale behind it? And if there is none, then why should we bother caring? Why condem people for no descernable reason?

Answer 1

I don't think it is wrong. In fact, I'm fully in support of gay marriage. Canada (where I'm from) has already legalized it.

However, I'm certain closed minded Christians can find some bible quotes to "prove" why they think it's wrong.

Notice the wrong and terrible things that have already been said. Even though none of it has a basis in reality.

The only argument would be that it says in the bible it's wrong. But Christians are known for dismissing fact in favor of a 2000 year old book written when we still believed in dragons and who don't live by their own bible except when it suits them.

Answer 2

According to some theological scholars who've wrote books the likely reason that homosexual behavior...more specifically male homosexual behavior...was written down as sinful was because it was a part of Canaanite Pagan ritual worship and since the Jews were to be set a part from the world (to be different) as instructed by God they then, therefore, couldn't engage in this time of behavior for ritual and worship of the God of Abraham. According to the scholars you have to put the text into context with the time period, cultures, people, and so on in which it was written.

For a long while as Christianity rose in Europe homosexuals were treated equally. However when the Christians began ridding Europe of Pagans and Witches and burning them...they did the same with homosexuals. The correlation is unknown as to why, but history documents this and the shift that occured in Christianity after the great burnings of Pagans, witches, and homosexuals. From that point onward Christianity took a hostile approach where before it was primarily peaceful. (Christianity often converted people peacefully, adopted the customs and holidays of the local populace and Christianized the customs and holidays....some of which still remains to this day). No text written by any theological scholars ever account for this change and the rationale behind it. It is acknowledged, but no solution as to the question of "why" is ever addressed. However, that said, knowing that homosexuals were no persecuted before this time...by neither Christian or Jews...implies that there was an understanding of the verses within their context which today people either no longer are aware of, care to know about, or just plain don't want to change their mind......the rare exception is the theological scholars who try to understand the past.

Answer 3

I would just like to thank yo for this question. It gives me a hope in the sea of Darkness that YA seems to be. Its refreshing to find people like yourself asking unbiast factual questions that educate and make people think. Bless you! YOu are right. no one can say why it is a sin. The bible says so is not an answer. We know what Murder, theft, and rape can do. What horrible things these sins do. But noone will ever be able to tell you why being Gay is a sin. Its mans fears writen down and being dreesed up as Gods Words.

Answer 4

It isn't. When somone is gay it is because it is the way God made him/her. As you said, homosexuality is a natural occurance. God would not create a person a specific way only to turn around and call what they are a sin.
When quoting the bible to back up a point, be very aware that it was written by MAN and interpreted by MAN; how much would you wager that the "anti homosexuality" versus quoted here were added durring one of those translations?
There are some churches which are accepting gays as members. I think humanity is finally realizing that being gay is stimply the way some people are born, and they sould not be condemned for it.

Answer 5

God created 2 perfect humans
one man and one woman
you only have to look at the anatomy to know they were meant to be with each other

as you said the bible condemns it as a sin
its the act that the bible is condemning

why is it though that homosexuals have to tell everyone that they are homosexual

I am heterosexual but don't shout about it, for all anyone else knew I could abstain from sex altogether, its no one Else's business really, unless I choose to discuss it.

In my life I have known people who are homosexual, and no problem with them as people, in fact some that I have know have been really nice and intelligent people.

it is not the people but the act that the bible condemns because as it states it is unnatural.

Answer 6

“Same-sex blessings contradict the clear teaching on marriage and sexuality from the Bible,” she said, adding that “sexuality . . . is to be confined to a man and woman in holy matrimony.”
Our Creator Sets the Standard
The Hebrew word “wife,” according to Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, “connotes one who is a female human being.” Jesus confirmed that those yoked together in marriage should be “male and female.”—Matthew 19:4.
God intended marriage to be a permanent and an intimate bond between a man and a woman. Men and women are designed to complement each other so they may be capable of satisfying each other’s emotional, spiritual, and sexual needs and desires.
The well-known Biblical account of Sodom and Gomorrah reveals God’s feelings about homosexuality. The Bible says: “The men of Sodom were bad and were gross sinners against Jehovah.”—Genesis 13:13.
The Bible is clear: God does not approve of or condone homosexual practices. He also disapproves of people who “consent with those practicing them.” (Romans 1:32) And “marriage” cannot give homosexuality a cloak of respectability. God’s direction that “marriage be honorable among all” precludes homosexual unions, which he considers detestable.—Hebrews 13:4.

Answer 7

OK, do you want to know why it's wrong or why it is a sin? Because there is a big difference!!
Sin is disobedience against God's commandments. Without the existence of God, sin doesn't exist.
Without God, the definition of right and wrong is based only on our own understanding of society and of what is beneficial to the human race and what is not. Since homosexuality doesn't hurt anybody, there is then no reason to condemn it!
If this God exists however, and if He is the maker of heaven and earth, then there is no arguing regarding what He can consider sin and what not. He is God and He doesn't have to base His commandments on our own human logic. It's His universe and He gets to make all the rules!
There may be nothing wrong with homosexuality as far as our own human reasoning goes but God can still call it sin.
So, is homosexuality wrong? That depends on your interpretation of wrong and right.
Is it a sin? According to the God of the Bible, yes.

Answer 8

A sin is only a sin because someone says it is, but that doesn't make something a sin.
The world used to be square, remember?
Earth used to be the center of the universe, remember?
Earth used to be a ball riding on a big turtle's back, remember?
Comets used to be harbingers of evil, remember?
In 12 B.C. there were no Christians at all, remember?
In 1925 it was a crime to ride a donkey on Sunday, remember?
Bush is still in the whitehouse, remember? (And that's the biggest sin of all.)

Answer 9

it is not a sin to be gay it is a sin to practice in homosexual acts tht means getting married to the sme sex as you and having sex. This world was made to repopulate, if we just had gay people in the world there would not be any children to carry on great legacies. great legacies that came from men and woman. and not to mention what happened to sodome and gamorah in the bible. just something to think about. and by the way i am not against people being gay some just could not help being gay. but they do have a choice wheather to act on their way of living.

Answer 10

Well first let me say that I don't believe its a sin to be gay. I am a heterosexual, but I have many gay friends. I think that for the most part people are just scared of the unknown. They don't know any gay people and never have. Its sad really. I truly do not believe that God would punish people for being gay, because I believe that most people that are gay are born that way. Now why would God have then born gay to punish them?

By the way not all Christians are closed minded.

Answer 11

Actually, the Bible doesn't teach that it's a sin to "be gay." It is the behavior or sexual acts that are called "sin."

The Bible teaches that all sex outside of the boundaries of marriage is a sin against our own bodies. That's how God sees not just homosexuality, but also heterosexual promiscuity and adultery. I think it's because they are all actually destructive over time, but ultimately, I trust God when he says that it's not in our best interest.

God says that "My ways are not your ways." And that we can't know everything that God knows. So, like many things, it comes down to what you believe or "faith." Faith is believing that God is who He says He is, will act as He has said He will, and that things are as He has told us. "Without faith it is impossible to please God."