is being gay a sin?

Question

i might be gay.
i cant get myself to like a guy i think girls are pretty,
i am physically attracted to girls.
crap...is that a sin?
i havent actually went out with a girl beacuse im afraid the guys and the whole school will think im a freak.

Answer 1

Homosexuality is not a sin, it is a gift from God, a path to love.

Answer 2

I answered your other question about whether you are lesbian before I read this. It seems you are attacted to girls and perhaps the idea of it being a sin is a hangup for you.

Look--I do not believe it is a sin. However, not all people who do believe it is a sin are homophobic idiots (though there are some). I don't know how important religion is for you. But it does not have to be hangup no matter what it is. I am a practicing Catholic--actually in most respects a very conservative Catholic. But, I believe they are wrong on the gay issue.

No one needs to know everything about your romantic life at school. Actually it is fairly easy being lesbian in school. Girls always hang out with each other anyway. My father thought it was great there were not all that many boys hanging around:)

Answer 3

Being gay is not a sin. And I am a Christian saying this.
Is there something wrong with being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?
No. There have been people in all cultures and times throughout human history who have identified themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender (GLBT). Homosexuality is not an illness or a disorder, a fact that is agreed upon by both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric Association. Homosexuality was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association in 1974. Being transgender or gender variant is not a disorder either, although Gender Identity Dysphoria (GID) is still listed in the DSM of the American Psychiatric Association. Being GLBT is as much a human variation as being left-handed - a person's sexual orientation and gender identity are just another piece of who they are. There is nothing wrong with being GLBT - in fact, there's a lot to celebrate.
What is wrong are discriminatory laws, policies and attitudes that persist in our schools, workplaces, places of worship and larger communities. PFLAG works to make sure that GLBT people have full civil rights and can live openly, free from discrimination and violence.
PFLAG's website can answer more of your questions.

Answer 4

I am a Bisexual Christian and I really take this kind of question to heart, though at imes I do not like the reaction that I get, I have to attempt to get the truth out, about the Bible and about the way God sees things. I have studied this subject whenever I could, and I hope these words show my lack of animosity, and my willingness to do what is right.

You might be gay, I don't really know, we have all kinds of things, life experiences, chemicals in our bodies, and the complexities of however our DNA or hormones affected us before our birth, I think you get the idea.

If I understand the Bible correctly, it is a sin to be Gay. Ms. Paglia admitted to that in a speech some years ago, I understood what she was saying.

But let's say you weren't Gay, and you never had the urge to be Gay, would that mean that you were sinless? According the the Bible, none of us are sinless, so in that light, we are all doomed, Gay or Straight, we are all doomed.

But that isn't the end of it, is it? A Christian claims something that goes beyond that realization. And that is the grace of God. And that we can obtain that through Jesus Christ. It held on to by the hope that we have that IF he was resurrected, we also will be resurrected.

So sin shmin. To the grace of God, sin isn't the issue any more. It's trust in God through Jesus Christ.

I know that is preachy and all that, but that's all I have to go on in the light of your question. You asked using a word that Christians use to describe something that means 'to fall short' of the perfection that we are to be, not that we can make ourselves that way.

So yes, it's a sin, but it does not mean that we are beyond the hope that we can have that we will not have it held against us.

I hope that you understand.

Answer 5

There is no actual consensus on this. A lot of Christians disagree on this one, with the conservative right saying it is and the left saying it's not. Sin is just a Christian term for things that are wrong according to their god. But everyone has a different interpretation of that god and the bible. I'm actually wiccan, so sin has become a foreign word to me. The only time I hear that word is when someone's trying to bash someone different from them out of ignorance anymore.

Answer 6

No, being gay is not a sin. If it were every species known to man kind would be in sin (all Gods creatures have a portion of their species that are gay) If you find a girl who you are really attracted to, give it a try. You will know. I am very secure that God loves me for who I am. I am active and accepted in my church. Learn to love and be at peace with yourself. It is about finding your soul mate no matter what their sex is!

Answer 7

it's not a sin to be gay. it is a gift from god and only close minded persons and intolerant religious people will tell you it is. it is not a sin because it is not condemned in the Bible. I'm gay and i went through the same thing you're going through now. God would not make us gay if we could not live as gays, so i don't agree with 'Friend's' response.

Answer 8

It is never a sin to be a good person and to love others. People want you to believe it is a sin, but these people are just hateful and to me that is a sin! Good Luck!

Answer 9

according to the bible but the feelings that I have aren't feelings that I'm in control over. I don't have a sexual attraction for girls and I have only falling in love with the same-sex. I feel that saying homosexuality is a sin is a contradiction to reality. Some of us have these same sex attractions and some of us don't. We've known since we were little that we liked the same sex.

Answer 10

Gay is not a sin, and you don't have to tell people in school who you are dating

Answer 11

If a religion calls being gay a sin I want no part in it.

I would ad don't be afraid of who you are for you'll always have to live with yourself.

Life can be so beautiful hope you can enjoy it as much as I do.