What do you think about being homosexual?

Question

Please give clear reasons why you think this way. If you are Tiffany Tomcal and are trying to answer this question GET OFF. I'm tired of listening to you.

Answer 1

We should try and respect all people regardless of their race, gender or orientation. Everyone has a right to disagree with the lifestyle or the behavior, but I'm sure we all do some things others don't agree with. As to the roots of homosexuality, there really isn't sufficient evidence that people are born that way (not saying they aren't) - I have gay friends who say they were born that way and others who admit it is just a lifestyle choice. Until we know more, we shouldn't judge, that is not our position.

Answer 2

I'm not a homosexual myself, but I have taken a university class entitled "the Psychology of Human Sexuality", so I have reasons for the things I say.

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Basically, the theoretical spectrum of human sexuality preference can be classified along two axes: liking of men (none to very much) and liking of women (none to very much).

You can oppose these two dimensions in a two-by-two matrix, and the different quadrants are what we formally call the 4 sexual orientations:

For a Male (liking habits):
- No men, no women (asexual)
- Men, no women (homosexual)
- Women, no men (heterosexual)
- Woman and men (bisexual)

(reverse the middle two categories for women)

You can imagine that these are not neatly divided compartments, but people fall on the two axes somewhere in the middle. What they are is just which "quadrant" they fall into.

It's estimated that, like everything in psychology, there is a strong genetic component and a weak environmental component to the establishment of sexual orientation. Basically, everyone inherits a genetic preference at birth. Within the first few years of life, exposure to environmental effects, will promote the establishment of these genes and will give us our sexual orientation that will be expressed in puberty.

Proof of this has been shown in studies. For instance, there have been studies where home movies of families (birthday parties, family gatherings, etc) were presented to a panel of psychologists. The psychologists picked out (with a high degree of accuracy) which children would later eventually become homosexual/bisexual, based on their play habits (usually alone more often, had trouble relating, was confused about gender-specific games, etc.)

This is how we have this debate - whether homosexuality is a choice or not. It's not a mental choice - you cannot choose to homosexual anymore than you can choose to be heterosexual. But, that said, there is a genetic disposition (which is why it's not completely genetic) which combines with early environmental factors (which is why it's not completely environmental).

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It was a very interesting lecture on sexual orientation, I can tell you that much. :)

Answer 3

It's a sin. I think that because God said it. However homosexuality is not a reason to judge or reject a person. We should love them and hate their sin, just like any other sinner.

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."

Answer 4

I used to believe that I was that way, but through Jesus I have found freedom. I am sympathetic, as I know the hell they live in. It's not a fun happy place in my experience. I understand the why to the whole issue. There are many factors that contribute. I understand the idea that they don't choose it, but I see deep beneath the surface and know that it is not genetic.

I became gay because of people assuming I was gay because I dressed like a boy. I began to distrust men because my dad ran out on us. I liked sports, and all the stereotypically boy interests, and hated most girly things. I just began to slowly believe this idea the culture was throwing at me. I didn't want to believe it, but there seemed to be a lot of proof. I had to start saying "no" to these lies about me. I had to take a stand on truth and after a long battle (about 8 years) I found my way back out of it. I had help, but I felt like I was fighting alone a lot of the time.

I don't hate gay people. Why should I? I know a lot of Christians do, but they are wrong. The Bible states that homosexuality is a sin, but it lists plenty of other sins too. I don't see anybody picketing with "God hates liars" signs, do you? We can't single out any one sin as the worst one. God loves all people, but He wants us to get free of our sins. It's simple.

Answer 5

Homosexuality is abomination and all abomination will share their part in a place called "Hell". Homos nowdays have all excuses to stay like they are. They're arguing wether they were born that way or not. I know that no matter you were born that way or you choose to be that way, it's not an excuse because God didn't create you to be gay. Satan has the power to claim someone at a very little age but that doesn't mean you have to blame God for it. Since Adam and Even sinned, Satan is in control of the world, only God's people are protected. No matter at what age you started wearing panties that's not an excuse. The point is that now you hear the true and you need to change your way.

Answer 6

The same thing I think about any other sin...but I do think some "Christians" have a log stuck in their eye on this particular issue.
Everyone sins, whether they like to admit it or not. Not one of us is in a position to throw stones at anyone else. We can advise, we can urge, we can point out errors...but we are NOT to condemn.
Why? Cuz Jesus said so.
The HUGE question is...do you want to please God badly enough to turn away from your sin (whatever it is) and try to live a life that honors Him?

Answer 7

Homosexuality is wrong. The Bible clearly states so.
Leviticus 18:22- "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination."
Leviticus 20:13- "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them."
Romans 1:26-27- "for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet."
End of story.

Answer 8

I think that if people can be loving, caring, loyal, and honest and all that good stuff, it doesn't matter if they are homosexual or straight. The problem is that people just have a difficult time being "all that good stuff" no matter who they sleep with.

Answer 9

i think that homosexuals have some perverted illness similar to a child molester. how i came up with this comparison. is that its not natural for an adult to be sexually attracted to child at all.some scientist say its an impulse. likewise its not natural for a someone to be attracted to the same sex.because our genitals are made to fit the opposite sex (i.e the key fits the key hole).
in conclusion i see no difference in a child molester and a homosexual.they both do disgusting sex acts.the only difference is that child molesters go to jail and homosexuals don't(which i think homosexuals need to go to jail as well)

if people are offended by my answer.then too bad.this is a free country.

Answer 10

Homosexuality is a choice not dictated by a mere mortal.


In other words, no one should decide what is right for a man/woman, except the man/woman for themselves.

That's as clear as I can make it.