I have no fear of homosexuals, have friends who are gay, and work with some....but I will never stop knowing that it is an abomination before God. It is wrong - period. Does that make me homophobic?
2007-02-18 10:41:08 · 29 answers · asked by martiismyname 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes. If I called you an abomination, how would you feel? You are judging them, which is wrong according to your faith. This means that according to your Bible, they have done something wrong, and so have you. I will never understand why religious people hate homosexuals so much. They do absolutely nothing wrong to you at all. They do NOTHING that is criminal in any way. So why can't you let them live their lives?
2007-02-18 10:44:02 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
That depends on how you define the term. I would agree with you that the term homophobic, meaning unreasonable fear of homosexuals, would not apply to those that simply believe, very reasonably so, that homosexual behavior is wrong. If, on the other hand, you define the term to simply mean those that are against gay people, then a loose definition such as that might apply to you and me. I also know that homosexuality is wrong. It is contrary to God's plan for His children, it is contrary to what is good and necessary for the foundation of a good society based upon families having a mother and a father raising children to become responsible adults. All that we learn about good citizenship, we should learn in the confines of the family. Since it is impossible for homosexuals to procreate without external intervention, they cannot establish proper families and carry on God's plan to bring His children to earth.
I know that this comment will be unpopular and I don't mean to imply that I care less for homosexuals than heterosexuals. All are God's children and all are deserving of our love and care. Those that practice heterosexual promiscuity are just as condemned by their behavior as the homosexuals. Both groups have need of repentance. Even properly married heterosexuals have need of repentance when they don't treat each other with love and respect. Husband and wife cannot raise God's children any better than gay people if they don't practice God's principles in their homes.
So I'll close with this little couplet that I learned many years ago.
There is so much bad in the best of us, and
So much good in the worst of us, that
It doesn't behoove any of us to make fun of the rest of us.
To answer you question, No, believing it's wrong, doesn't make you phobic.
2007-02-18 11:00:56 · answer #2 · answered by rac 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say that to be homophobic you have to have a fear of homosexuals. Many people call people that when really they are just meaning that a person seems close-minded to their way of thinking. You can think what you want and believe something is right or wrong without fearing it. I think stealing is wrong, but if I have a friend who is a shop lifter, I don't fear them. I just disagree with their moral view point.
2007-02-18 10:52:24 · answer #3 · answered by SadieB 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
What makes a person homophobic is when they see themselves as better than homosexuals. Unless you are without sin, you are no better than any other person. Why do people speak against homosexual acts, but not premarital sex? Both are equally abominable before God.
2007-02-18 10:46:50 · answer #4 · answered by Smiley 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
From an evolutionary attitude it is unnecessary, because it if it grow to be genetic, then the trait would have a tendency to vanish, as gay persons will be a lot less vulnerable to reproduce. yet in essence the again passage isn't meant to affix the reproductive equipment. Homosexuality in the previous present day condoms ought to were very susceptible to causing health complications, as that again passage is done of germs, and if people have worms (and that grow to be more beneficial a issue in the previous) they are going to in all probability be lingering there. so that you'll discover its basically no longer experience and awareness to target to apply that quite than a vagina. No children can come from there, in trouble-free terms fecal count number. a number of your previous posts look to educate a mohammedan heritage. are not you conscious that Mohammed is way harsher in this issue than Christ and the apostles? Stoning people isn't area of the christian covenant, yet is Mohammed's answer to the problem.
2016-12-04 08:36:13 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it doesn't make you a homophobic. It makes you to be following what God wants us to do. We know it is wrong, we will speak the truth when it comes up, but we still treat our fellow human with love and respect, like we want to be treated. I feel the same way as you. Homophobic treat gays as a contagious disease and with much hatred, which is just as wrong!
2007-02-18 10:48:16 · answer #6 · answered by Gardener for God(dmd) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, being scared of homosexuals makes you homophobic.
2007-02-18 10:53:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. I think homosexuality is wrong because it says so in the Bible. Unless you, like, go out and lynch gays, then no, youre not homophobic. I dont personally have a problem with gays, I ust don't agree with their lifestyle. Plus, homophobia really is a misnomer. Hey, I will always vote AGAINST gay marriage because it is not marriage before the eyes of God.
2007-02-18 10:44:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
I don't think that it does, actually, unless your belief that it is wrong compels you to treat homosexuals differently than you treat others--i.e., refusing them equal rights, discussing with them the need to "repent," informing them that they are an abomination, etc.
2007-02-18 10:46:21 · answer #9 · answered by N 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any phobia involves an irrational fear of something. That's what the word means.
So obviously the answer is no.
2007-02-18 15:31:41 · answer #10 · answered by thetaalways 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋