What are the Christian logical arguments against homosexuality and gay marriage other than....?

Question

- It's a sin and against God (And that funny cliché: It's Adam & Eve, not Steve). At least 67% of people on this earth do not believe in Christianity.
- It's against nature:
Many animals reveal homosexual & bisexual behaviors. Some animals are exclusively homosexual:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Against_Nature%3F
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_displaying_homosexual_behavior

- It spreads STDs & homosexuals have higher risks of AIDS:

Wrong again. Statically speaking, most AIDS cases are among HETEROSEXUAL African-American females. It's all about playing it safely, not the sexual orientation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV_and_AIDS_misconceptions#HIV_can_infect_only_homosexual_men_and_drug_users

- Marriage is meant to produce children:
So that means marriage should be banned on these also:
Infertile couples, those who decided not to have kids, senior citizens

- Gay parents aren't good parents, and they'll turn their sons/daughters gay.

Parenting means providing

love, a good shelter, food & education, and guidance. No one can turn anyone gay. My folks
are heterosexuals, extremely dislike gay people, they never abused me physically or verbally, and I wasn't sexually abused by anyone. And I'm gay: I liked men as far as I can remember, I NEVER had any attraction whatsoever towards females.

- "What if the whole world 'turned' gay? We'll die out"
This gotta be the silliest one. First of all you can't turn anyone gay or straight. It's just not possible to suddenly cease to like the opposite sex and like the same sex. Second If I asked the same exact question, but replaced "gay" with "straight", it'll also be bad for humanity. Much more babies: Less sources for people, more kids thrown in orphanages,
more over-population which will certainly lead to more wars (Fighting for sources, for example) and more deaths will take place. See? It's quite a weak argument.

"hey thurr" I said some ANIMALS, as in INDIVIDUAL animlas, NOT the whole species!!!

Answer 1

Damn dude, you nailed pretty much every argument, though I would like to add a few into the mix if you don't mind.

Claim: If gays get married, the sanctity of marriage will be tainted...

Fact: Massachusetts legalized gay marriage three years ago. Since then, the divorce rate is still the lowest in the nation and the marriage rate hasn't plummeted, nor has cohabitation skyrocketed.

Claim: Homosexuality is wrong, look what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah.

Fact: The Bible never alludes to homosexuality when referring back to Sodom and Gomorrah. Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed for their greed, inhospitality (raping any foreigner who enters, in order to assert dominance.), pride, idolatry, shunning of the poor, and of course angel rape. (Ezekiel 16, Matthew 10:11-15, Luke 10: 8-12, Jeremiah 23:14, Zephaniah 2:4-11) The Bible NEVER refers to homosexuality when referring to Sodom and Gomorrah.

Answer 2

To those of you who condemn gay marriage, here is my question: what makes two people fit to be married? Why should a man and a woman be married? The answer should be love, dedication and commitment. Too often men and woman are married with the absence of these, which is why 50% of heterosexual marriages end in divorce. Heterosexuals use the privilege of marriage so freely, and yet refuse to allow those of a separate orientation the same. And don't try to give me that sh*t about how homosexuality is "unnatural". Some people are born with an imbalance of testosterone or estrogen. Besides, it isn't as though same sex coupling is a new thing. There are many records in Ancient Greece of homosexuality. A true relationship shouldn't be based entirely on physical intimacy anyway. Love must come above all else. If a homosexual couple is in love, they should be able to receive the legal and religious privileges a marriage provides. Homosexuals aren't merely "gay" or "lesbian". They are people, just as full of goals, desires, and needs as any straight person. It is plain unfair to tell them their love is an abomination. Sorry if this doesn't answer your question, but I feel that some of the ignorance in the answers here need to be addressed.

Answer 3

christian logical arguement is an oxymoron. u cant have logical religious arguements, religion has absolutely nothing to do w/politics.
if sum1 thinks its "an abomination to god" well good for them (im sure their hatred is no less of an abomination), but that doesnt hold any ground in a political arguement where separation of church and state holds power (or is supposed to anyways). stop fighting like children and look at the facts. and no offense ty, but there's always gonna be hate in the world, cuz if there wasnt, we'd all take love for granted, many of us do already.

Answer 4

Logical arguments? How about this;
You have plumbing in both the kitchen and the bathroom, but you don't cook in the bathroom and take a dump in the kitchen, do you? Same thing with our bodies! They were SOOOOOO obviously made for heterosexual intercourse. What boggles my mind is why homosexuals try to make their lifestyle choice such a big deal when all it boils down to is an act of simulated sex. Sex was intended for a male and a female, penis in the vagina- PERIOD! Anything else is just basically masturbation using various other body parts. People will argue for their desires whether they're contrary to nature or not. Homosexuals are a good example of this. Nevertheless, no matter the points argued it doesn't change the truth that homosexual acts are contrary to our nature and our design. Look up the word "perversion" to get a better idea.

Answer 5

In the end, the only argument they have (even if they will hardly admit it), is that they find homosexuality 'icky'.

And "icky" is a rather silly argument. It simply means that these fundies are obsessed with sex. Couples, any couples, are about so much more than sex. Why can't they simply see two people who love eachother, share life, help eachother, devote themselves to their partner, etc, etc?

When I meet a couple, my first thought isn't about what they do in their bedroom. With a few exception, I don't wanna know from *anybody* what they do in a bedroom.

But yeah, they find homosexuality "icky", because they are obsessed with bedrooms. I find Oprah "icky". That's my personal opinion. But I will never start screaming that she shouldn't have the right to get married.

Answer 6

There are no logical Christian answers to homosexuality. Those who do not believe what the Bible says about fornication, adultery and homosexuality do not accept what it says as logical. It is a matter of conscience and personal belief.

Answer 7

None of the links you provided do anything to refute any of the arguments against homosexuality.

Your explanations are simply inadequate and self serving, and they make no sense at all.

You left out the one about every human society and culture that embraced and accepted homosexuality shortly disappearing from the face of the earth.

Answer 8

I don't expect the ten points, I really don't post for the points anyway.

I am a Bisexual Christian who is about as Christian as anyone can be. I recognize that we are sinners, especially me, and I recognize that God wants people who will trust Him.

Not being homosexual does not make me sinless, anymore than being straight makes someone saved. I am saved, according to the Bible, by trusting God ( faith) to do what it is that He said He would do. I trust Him through the Messiah, who He sent to the Earth to die for my sins, my sinning condition notwithstanding.

So it's not by trying to be perfect that I am saved, but by the trust that I have for what God said. He is trustworthy.

Answer 9

I'm just an ordinary person here with gay and lesbian cousins and nieces. OK i go to church sometimes, but isn't there a bit in the Bible that says' FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WHOSOEVER BELEIVETH IN HIM SHOULD NOT PERISH BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE' now I'm not a Bible basher but can ANY one tell me where in this sentence it says except GAYS and LESBIANS????????? I REST MY CASE!!!!

Answer 10

It must be difficult to have a whole group of people hate you simply for loving who you love and being attracted to who you are attracted to. I am sorry. Isn't it strange how much time some 'Christians' think about other peoples sex lives? I am willing to guess that you don't think about your sex as much as they do.
Jesus was not a hate monger. A Christian's time would be much more effectively spent in service to others.