Christians who don't have a problem with gays?

Question

I am totally for gay marriage. But in my old church the priest was very homophobic and always put down gays. It left me with a very negative impression towards christians. So I was wondering, for those christians out there who don't have a problem with gays, first of all, thank you for being so tolerant. But what do you think when you read the bible and it has all those quotes saying gays shouldn't have sex, that two males or females being together is an abomination. Do you just ignore them? Figure they where mistranslated? Or decide it's none of your buisness? Seriously It's got me all curious as to why some of you can be so tolerant and some can't.

Answer 1

They are mistranslations and misunderstanding.

The passages in Leviticus (18:22 and 20:13), understood IN THE CONTEXT of the time and place, are not an admonishment against loving sexual relationships between people of the same sex but instead against sex as a form of domination and control. Besides, these passages are part of the Holiness Code which is not binding to modern day Christians (or anyone else for that matter).

The story of Sodom and Gomorrah was a warning against rape, inhospitality and xenophobia. The reason for Sodom's destruction is made clear in Ezekiel 16:48-50. According to Ezekiel, the sins of Sodom were pride, laziness, being inhospitable, neglecting the needs of the poor, greed, and idolatry (the worshiping of idols). Nothing about homosexuality is mentioned. If Jude 1:7 describes anything about the sexual immorality and perversion in Sodom and Gomorrah, it's describing RAPE.

1 Corinthians 6:9 was a mistranslation of the word "malakee". It's used elsewhere in the Bible to mean someone who lacks discipline or one who is morally weak, and never is it used in reference to sexuality or gender.

1 Timothy 1:9-10? Also a mistranslation. 1 Timothy was an admonishment against male prostitution, not committed, loving same sex relationships.

The words "physin" and "paraphysin" in Romans 1:26-27 have also been mistranslated. Contrary to popular belief, the word "paraphysin" does not mean "to go against the laws of nature", but rather implies action which is uncharacteristic for that particular person. An example of the word "paraphysin" is used in Romans 11:24, where God acts in an uncharacteristic (paraphysin) way to accept the Gentiles. When the scripture is understood correctly, it implies that it would be unnatural for heterosexuals to live as homosexuals and for homosexuals to live as heterosexuals.

Answer 2

There was a poll published about 10-12- years ago by a Christian research group. The very best numbers they could come up with as to how many Christians were actually real was about 25% in the most conservative churches. The more liberal churches were down to about 5%. Moderate churches were about 15%. If these figures are even close, then for all those millions who profess they are Christian -85% are not.
I think your answer would be that those who are so tolerant are also in the majority 85%. Which means-you have a reason to be curious!

Answer 3

No human is perfect. You speak of The Old Testament. It was meant for people with simpler minds of years gone by.

Jesus came to lead us, not to start a new religion. He came here to set an example, a way. He had a relationship with all types of people. He had problems with religious leaders of the time!

While I can accept that we are all different, I still find it distastefull to imagine a guy with a guy. That's just me!

But I am of the belief that none of us can be different from what we are. A straight person cannot be gay anymore than a gay person can be straight. It is in our genitic makeup.

Yes, I can accept the Holy Gospel as Truth but one must realize it was written by humans, and goodness knows - we do make mistakes.

The book of Ezekiel mentions an unknown object having the 'Sound of Many Waters'. Let's see ... Jet Engine??? This is what a lot of folk think! Just goes to show us how we might mis-understand what is written. Then again, who really knows?

I expect God, The Creator of all things, to lead me (us) in the right direction. We only need learn to listen and understand. It is not easy and I appologize if I am muddying up the waters.

The Ol' Sasquatch Ü

Answer 4

You have asked a good question.
It all goes down to how people have been taught by their church and their families.
Also the ones that have been teaching the bible have and still are changing it to suit their needs
Take David and Jonathan
David and Jonathan were heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, whose intimate relationship was recorded favorably in the Old Testament books of Samuel.
favorably was the key word there.

Though sex is never explicitly depicted, much of the Bible's sexual terminology is shrouded in euphemism. Numerous passages allude to a physically intimate relationship between the two men: Jonathan's disrobing, his "delighting much" in David, and the kissing before their departure.

Because of those things even when I was Christian I had no choice but to leave the Christian faith. I had read the bible and saw all the things that they were leaving out in the pulpit. I had read what they did to the women. How they had Abused {raped} one to death only to have the male that had given her to the males to begin with cut her body in to 12 pieces because he was ashamed. He should have been more than ashamed.
I saw the two faced attitudes that Christians have. How they will be nice and talk about what they did to help the poor but they don't want them in their church.
So now they kick back and say we don't like gays and we don't want them to have any human right.
They judge with out even knowing. They sin but think its ok. That sin is judging.
Also they forget what they have going on in thier homes that they would not want to be known.
Two faced.
your answer is
they are two faced

Answer 5

I was raised a Christian, Lutheran, I still consider myself Christian even though I do not regularly attend church. One of the main things I was taught is you love others and not judge others. I have not read the Bible passages that say homosexuality is wrong, so I can't be sure what I think of them, my best guess is this: A lot of things in the Bible were a sign of the times-divorce and many other things used to be "bad" in the eyes of the church. Also "do unto to others as you would have done unto you" really says a lot. I don't want hate, criticism, or judgment on me, so I don't do it to others. (I try. I'm not perfect.) So hope this helps.

Answer 6

I am a Christian, raised Catholic but no longer practice. But still a Christian. Anyway I believe that God gave every human being free will the choice to pursue their lives as they see fit. As long as you do not harm another human or hurt yourself. I believe that all people have the right to be happy and to love whoever they choose. No one has the right to judge anyone. There are so many other issues out there that demand our focus, energy and attention on. If two people love each and are happy then they have the right to be together. I have no right no judge them, none. I think people that are homophobic are scared. Maybe they have an attraction to the same sex that they are afraid to admit to themselves. I am heterosexual, but I believe in love.

Answer 7

In a particular quote about homosexuality it says "if a man lied with another man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination their blood shall be upon them" in Leviticus. It says we should kill gays, I wouldn't do that. There are many rules in Leviticus that homophobic Christians don't listen to, they pick and choose what to obey. In the same passage of that book, it says that a woman who has her period is unclean and so is any man that lies with her. It was crazy, outdated rules written for the Caanites. They have no bearing on us whatsoever.

Answer 8

I dont have a problem with gay/lesbians as people. I dont judge someone because they are gay/lesbian. But just because i respect them as a person doesn't mean i agree with what they are doing. So I don't have a problem with gays, but i totally disagree with their actions. The Bible clearly says homosexuality is a sin. God made Adam and Eve, why didn't he make Adam and Adam? because he didn't intend for there to be gays/lesbians. I think the church has made it seem like being homophobic is Christian, and I don't agree with that. Jesus went around hangin out with all the murderers, blind people, beggars etc. That's what we should be doing. Regardless of what their actions are and look at who is really inside- the person God made them to be. Not their actions that cover the real person up.

Answer 9

Despite what Zero Cool wrote, the Bible clearly condemns homosexual activity. However, there are a number of gay-friendly churches out there. Episcopalians, Methodists, Metropolitan Community Church, Unitarians, to name a few.
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Answer 10

I have learned that, "All sin and fall short of the glory of God". So is my sin worse than a homosexual? I say it is sin but I also try and have compassion for gays. I read somewhere that suicide rates are high among gays. How sad it that, they feel different, rejected what if they were raised in a Christian home and they feel Gay? I've heard some say this. It breaks my heart to hear of suicide by Gays.
My feeling is, Yes, homsex. is a sin BUT I feel if they would come to Christ that they can be transformed by him. I say let Jesus deal with their sin, it is not me to judge them personally. God is a changer of persons. He changed me in many ways.
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Answer 11

Christ (Ironic i understand), what's the point? that is once huge Cult, The Definition of a cult is a set of human beings led by technique of outrage and shortage of know-how. lack of life being lack of know-how, hell being concern. that is all unnecessary crap, they could't coach the point besides what the Bible says take the Bible out of it and zip they have were given no longer something. God would not Exist and it would not even matter. shall we poke yet another hollow into this entire idea, 1/2 of the Bible became written after Jesus became lifeless. by technique of his "followers" then it became abused by technique of church homes to rob human beings of there funds and they translated so all and diverse might want to study it, considering then that is been re-translated by technique of many adult men. The % of it being real should be interior the negitives for any logically wondering individual.