Seriously is there a page in the bible that says "God loves everyone...except gay people." Just because Jesus said "Marriage should be between a man and a woman" doesn't mean God hates gay people. I'm sure no one ever asked Him what His views on the idea where. So why all the hate, when God loves so much?
2006-12-27 05:36:16 · 33 answers · asked by chelsyrox1010 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I've been trying to figure that out for years.
However, there are a lot of Gay Christians who ask the same thing you ask. My question is, why do Gay people want to force themselves into a church where they are not accepted? If I were gay, I certainly wouldn't want to pray with or follow the doctrine of a bunch of biggots.
2006-12-27 05:42:20 · answer #1 · answered by Rosebee 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Nobody says that God hates gays. Christians love gays too. You can love someone, but be against their actions. I hate the sin, but love the sinner. If I tell a gay person that what they doing is wrong, it is out of my love for that person that I want them to turn away from sin and do the right thing. If I tell a gay person that they are great, and homosexual acts are not sinful, I am helping to seal his coffin. If someone is up to his neck in quicksand, why put him in cement? God loves everyone. Being a homosexual is not a sin. A person can be a homosexual and commit themselves to a lifetime of serving God. It is acting on the homosexual desires, and homosexual behavior, that is a sin. Don't fall for the Fred Phelps crowd and think all Christians hold up signs that 'God hates homosexuals', that is such a small percentage of Christians. The vast majority of Christians love everyone, and want to help. Homosexuals might not want the help, but they need it.
2006-12-27 08:23:47 · answer #2 · answered by Travis R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Christian, I oppose to this "hate gays" thing you are talking about. First off, it says in the Bible that God LOVES the SINNER, and HATES the SIN. In other words, God loves the gay and lesbians out in this world just like every other person, but He hates the actions gay and lesbians do. The Bible also says that as a Christian, we (the Christians) are to do the same as God by loving the gay and lesbian person but hating the sins they are committing. This is like the "love your neighbor as you would love yourself" verse that is in the Bible.
2006-12-28 06:37:07 · answer #3 · answered by happy02170 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many Christians don't feel that way, but you are right that many do.
We have an openly gay Bishop in Our church. (Episcopal)
Gene Robinson of the New Hampshire diocese.
I am not gay, but I don't think God hates gays or anyone for that matter. God loves us all.
I know many gay Christians, also.
Why all the hate? Well people have been using the bible to make it say what they want forever and they will forever while ignoring the stuff that hits too close to home for them. Many of the worst wars are fought over religion too.
Sad isn't it?
2006-12-27 06:07:37 · answer #4 · answered by rumbler_12 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not all Christians who are against others being gay. Most protestants accept people who chooses this path. The bible is written by a man in a time where it wasn't acceptable to be gay and that's something you have to think about when you read it. It says that God love all man and woman and I think that THAT is the most important thing.
2006-12-27 06:00:36 · answer #5 · answered by lia_mandrell 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I feel that it is wrong to hate anybody, gays, opposite race, other people that has a different religion etc. It is the sin that we should hate and not the person. I cant say that I have any friends that are gay. But I have worked with some. I have treated them as an equal. But the only time I would want them to stay away from me is if they come onto me. I like them to keep their sexuality to themselves.
2006-12-27 11:03:03 · answer #6 · answered by Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a christian and gay and I still don't understand people that say that. It's probably because they don't wanna accept that when they are cheating on their spouses gays can have a better relationship. It's probably more guilt then anything. All sins are equal. Usually when someone says "your a sin" to me...I just say "have you ever told a lie?" and then I tell them "well I guess your going to hell with me". ha. but i honestly don't think God really has a problem with gay relationships/marriages as long as they are commited.
2006-12-27 17:27:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because human nature tends toward scapegoating. Whenever a group's leaders give their followers a green light to despise any other group, it's a very powerful, seductive and dangerous thing. It's interesting that so many of those who call themselves followers of Jesus of Nazareth forget that in the gospels, the only people he actually condemnied were self-righteous religious hypocrites. Not prostitutes, not tax collectors, not those the culture generally viewed as "sinners," only the self-righteous religionists. Over two millenia, christianity's profound discomfort with sex has caused the repeated scapegoating of homosexual people, often with lethal results. There are a lot of folks who try to follow Jesus' teachings who have no problem being "straight but not narrow," (indeed, many who are themselves gay and lesbian) but we don't tend to speak as loudly as gay-bashers, so you might not notice us as much!
2006-12-27 14:34:32 · answer #8 · answered by karlmichael 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can speak from the "other" side. I struggle with homosexuality, and I have also been raised in the stirct Southern Baptist way. I know homosexuality is wrong, but that doesn't stop me from struggling. I can tell you the only reason Christians are "hypocrits" is because they are scared of the whole situation. They do not know how to "deal with" gays and lesbians, so they condemn and beat us over the heads with the bible. I can tell you, don't go to a gay screaming about levitcus and romans, we won't listen. But show us God's love first then we will listen to what you have to say. I'm fighting to overcome homosexuality with the help of some very loving christians. They do not condemn, they show love. They understand my struggle and my pain better than I ever expected them to. God works through loving people.
2006-12-27 05:57:51 · answer #9 · answered by surfer_dude 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Your question really should be why are people so focused on the messenger rather than the message. This could be applied to all religions and beliefs. I believe that most religious text have a lot of man's handiwork woven into it so that a lot of so called "rules and regulations" were based on conditions of the time it was written.
The Bible has many "rules" that are not "enforced" by the so called religious groups like beating your wife with a certain type of stick when she is disobedient to you, etc.
If people were to understand the messages that transcend all religious texts like to love one another, to focus on improving your faults, things of that nature we wouldn't have most of the problems that we do in this world.
2006-12-27 08:37:37 · answer #10 · answered by Michael K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋