yuck yuck and more yuck!
2007-06-01 08:46:31
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answer #1
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answered by cee 4
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Our Creator established rules governing marriage long before governments began regulating the institution. The opening book of the Bible tells us: “A man will leave his father and his mother and he must stick to his wife and they must become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24) The Hebrew word “wife,” according to Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words, “connotes one who is a female human being.” Jesus confirmed that those yoked together in marriage should be “male and female.”—Matthew 19:4.
Thus, God intended marriage to be a permanent and an intimate bond between a man and a woman. Men and women are designed to complement each other so they may be capable of satisfying each other’s emotional, spiritual, and sexual needs and desires.
The well-known Biblical account of Sodom and Gomorrah reveals God’s feelings about homosexuality. God declared: “The cry of complaint about Sodom and Gomorrah, yes, it is loud, and their sin, yes, it is very heavy.” (Genesis 18:20) The extent of their sinful depravity at that time was apparent when two guests visited the righteous man Lot. “The men of Sodom . . . surrounded the house, from boy to old man, all the people in one mob. And they kept calling out to Lot and saying to him: ‘Where are the men who came in to you tonight? Bring them out to us that we may have intercourse with them.’” (Genesis 19:4, 5) The Bible says: “The men of Sodom were bad and were gross sinners against Jehovah.”—Genesis 13:13.
The men became “violently inflamed in their lust toward one another, males with males.” (Romans 1:27) They had “gone out after flesh for unnatural use.” (Jude 7) In countries where homosexual rights campaigns are pervasive, some may object to using the word “unnatural” to describe homosexual behavior. However, is not God the final arbiter when it comes to nature? He commanded his ancient people: “You must not lie down with a male the same as you lie down with a woman. It is a detestable thing.”— Leviticus 18:22.
The Bible is clear: God does not approve of or condone homosexual practices. He also disapproves of people who “consent with those practicing them.” (Romans 1:32) And “marriage” cannot give homosexuality a cloak of respectability. God’s direction that “marriage be honorable among all” precludes homosexual unions, which he considers detestable.—Hebrews 13:4.
Still, with God’s help, anyone can learn to “abstain from fornication,” which includes homosexual acts, and “get possession of his own vessel in sanctification and honor.”(1 Thessalonians 4:3, 4) Admittedly, this is not always easy. Nathan#, who formerly pursued a homosexual life-style, said: “I thought I could never stop.” But he did change with help from “the spirit of our God.”(1 Corinthians 6:11) As Nathan discovered, no problem is too big for Jehovah, who can provide the strength and help needed to meet His standards and receive His blessings.—Psalm 46:1.
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* Even when the laws of the land are in conflict with their Bible-trained conscience, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not engage in protests or any form of political campaigns in order to change such laws.
# Not his real name.
Appeared in Awake! April 8, 2005
Copyright © 2006 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. All rights reserved.
2007-06-01 17:23:24
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answered by poopsywickle 2
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well, go ahead and get some same loving...you might really like it, but you do not need to get marry for that unless you want to be made an honest person. Smile and be happy.
2007-06-01 15:50:54
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answer #3
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answered by AliBaba 6
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It means you are joking about gayness because it makes you feel less gay.
2007-06-01 15:47:04
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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Probably - that's usually the case.
2007-06-01 15:47:47
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answer #5
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answered by jonjon418 6
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It doesnt mean anything, it just means that you believe in gay marrages. if your askign us do you think your gay, my opinion would be are you? you decide, do you like boys or girls?
2007-06-01 15:47:34
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answer #6
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answered by Shippo2wolf 2
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It means you need to pick a wedding dress.
2007-06-01 15:46:49
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answer #7
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answered by S K 7
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You're gay.
2007-06-01 15:46:57
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answer #8
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answered by jim 6
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It means that people are too interested in other people's business (bible-thumpers)
2007-06-01 15:46:58
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answer #9
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answered by jennifer484 5
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