All religious comments welcome! Why do you think/not think that homosexuality is a sin?

Question

Ok I know I am insighting trouble here, but I really dont care, I am honestly really curious. If you answer, please tell me what religion you are, catholic, protestant, etc. Hate is annoying, I already know most/some religions dont accept homosexuality. I just want to know about your religious beliefs, if you would be so kind as to share..:)

Some things I would like discussed (if possible) where in the bible does it say being gay is a sin/bad? Does anywhere say that it is ok? Do some religions accept it? What about if you "are" gay but don't act on it, is just thinking it a sin?

I would ask a religious leader but I would rather hear from people who have some sort of opinion. I know this sounds bad, I don't mean to insight hate because yes, I do identify as gay. But I dont see myself as religious. I'm just rather curious.

Thanks for your time!

I would like to say thank you to everyone's input so far this question is getting really interesting answers :)

Answer 1

Being gay is not wrong. It simply is. It's a morally neutral trait. It would be like saying it's wrong to be left-handed or to have green eyes.

There are really not that many verses in the Bible that discuss being gay. And most of those verses are open to interpretation as to whether they really condemn gay people or not.

The United Church of Christ does not discriminate against gay people in any way. Being gay is not considered wrong, and they confirm gay people as ministers. Unitarians, though not a specifically Christian religion, take the same stance regarding gay people.

Unity Church does not condemn being gay as a sin. They're a Christian denomination. For them, it's assumed that being gay is not an issue, and there is not a lot of discussion one way or the other.

There is also a Church called MCC (Metropolitan Community Church). It is a protestant denomination, whose membership consists largely of gay people. Membership is open to everyone, though, and they welcome all.

Among Jewish religious groups. most in the Reform movement do not regard being gay as wrong. In the US, Jewish congregations are generally Reform, Conservative or Orthodox. (Conservative doesn't necessarily mean conservative in the way you might think....but in the past they wanted to maintain traditional religious practices, rituals, and observances more than those of the Reform movement). Some in the Conservative movement also do not see being gay as a sin, but some do.

One place to start is www.belief.net. You can find the stance that various religious groups take regarding gay people.

Answer 2

The christians and jews only recognize the 10 commandments as the True written Word of God, and in the 10 commandments does'nt state homosexuality as a sin. So the only true acklowdgeded word of God doesn't say being Gay is a Sin. All sins listed in the bible were determined by men, not God. No man can tell me what a sin is, my heart tells me what a sin is. Being Gay is natural for me so isn't a sin, killing or stealing is a sin in my heart.

Answer 3

OK - something I hope people expand upon - there are parts in the Bible which say that having a beard is a sin, working on the Sabbath is a sin - why are these ignored, but not the gay part? Selective preaching really gets up my goat. In my opinion, it's all or nothing - you can't pick and choose which bits you want to follow. And that tired old cliche about Adam and Steve - by that argument, there shouldn't be black people, or children, or Asians, or clothes, and we shouldn't drive cars. We should all be naked white men and women and our son has to murder our other son

Answer 4

I'm a Wiccan. And homosexuality is seen as completely normal, so there's no homophobia in my religion. In the Charge of the Goddess (one of our central religious "texts"), it is often quoted, "All acts of love and pleasure are my rituals." In our religion, if it's between consenting adults, then it doesn't matter what your gender is. This sort of thinking generally applies to the majority of the neo-pagan religions (though there are a few that think otherwise).

Answer 5

Enough with the love is love stuff. That's not religious comment, that's secularism. Of course you can love whomever you want, but I would bet many of you that state this would have problems with other situations, like a mother and son loving each other, a brother and sister, or polygamy (assuming in both situations we were dealing with consenting adults). I don't have a problem with homosexuality, but if you are Christian, then it is difficult to think it is in line with God. He created man and woman and commanded them to multiply and replenish the earth. Two people of the same sex cannot do this (and I know you can argue there are straight couples who can't have kids, etc., but it doesn't change the fact that God had a plan, and just because a kink is thrown in there we are going to change it all up).

I would say, if you believe homosexual relations are a sin, then someone who thinks he's gay, and doesn't act on it would not be sinning. But, if they sit and think about gay sex all the time, then it would still be sinful.

Again, I don't have a problem with it, and everyone should be able to do what they choose in the privacy of their bedrooms, but the logic of some of the arguments are just flawed.

Answer 6

First off, I'm an atheist. And I definitely do NOT think that homosexuality is some sort of sin. I mean, love is love. Who cares about gender? Is it right to say that two individuals love and care about each other deeply are sinners just because they are of the same gender? Not allowing homosexuals to be who they are are the actual sins, because you are not allowing people to love. I really think that homosexuality should be legalized.

(Am I making sense here? I know I sound abit messed up ^^)

Answer 7

I am protestant. If god condemns homosexuality wouldn't he prevent homos from being homos? He wouldn't make humans just so that they will all go against what he says. Homosexuality is not a sin. God destroyed that city that people claim was full of homos, not because of homosexuality, but because of the fact that the towns people was being mean to people that weren't from that town. they refused to be helpful, and provide a place for them to stay. The catholic religion says that being gay is not a sin, but acting on it is. of course, I disagree.

Answer 8

All I'd like to see/know is exactly where it says that it's ok to try to force your religious views onto other people? I could frankly care less what someone else thinks is a sin. When you can prove that your religious belief should be respected above my own, then you might have something, until then it's just one person(or group of people) discussing their interpretation of their religious texts. It has no Legal relevance nor should it.

Answer 9

Interesting question, I'll be curious to see the answers you receive.

Here's my own personal take on it: how could loving someone be a sin?

Isn't love the basis of all religions? We're all taught to love one another and to love God. Who is any person to classify love and say what's right and what's wrong? I just don't get it. Live and let live.

And for the record, I'm a straight (married) Catholic.

Answer 10

I'm a Christian on the protestant side and nondenominational. You are loved by God with an everlasting love! (John 3:16,17) And sin is sin, no matter what kind of sin it may be. It's not the person but the act of homosexuality. The Bible says that in the latter days men and women will exchange their natural affections for unnatural ones. But that also goes along with a lot of other things in the last days, like lots of corruption, ect. (IITimothy 3:1-4) But please know that God is not a respector of persons (Acts 10:34,35). Acts 2:21 says that "whosoever" will call on the name of the Lord will be saved. And I'm one of those "whosoever"s!