apart from feeling attracted to people of the same gender, what is the difference between a gay and a straight?
2007-06-24 14:02:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It must be a lifestyle choice because the bible says so!
2007-06-24 14:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
From a Christian perspective a homosexual is so by their homosexually depraved lifestyle. This goes beyond the mere "feeling attracted" issue. Christians generally don't reckon one homosexual on the basis of mere feelings. Nor does the Bible condemn such people on the basis of mere feelings.
Afterall lots of people may "feel" like sinning, but abstain from it and so are not guilty.
2007-06-24 21:23:14 · answer #2 · answered by Steve Amato 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many homosexuals argue that they have not chosen their condition, but that they were born that way, making homosexual behavior natural for them.
But because something was not chosen does not mean it was inborn. Some desires are acquired or strengthened by habituation and conditioning instead of by conscious choice. For example, no one chooses to be an alcoholic, but one can become habituated to alcohol. Just as one can acquire alcoholic desires (by repeatedly becoming intoxicated) without consciously choosing them, so one may acquire homosexual desires (by engaging in homosexual fantasies or behavior) without consciously choosing them.
Since sexual desire is subject to a high degree of cognitive conditioning in humans (there is no biological reason why we find certain scents, forms of dress, or forms of underwear sexually stimulating), it would be most unusual if homosexual desires were not subject to a similar degree of cognitive conditioning.
Even if there is a genetic predisposition toward homosexuality (and studies on this point are inconclusive), the behavior remains unnatural because homosexuality is still not part of the natural design of humanity. It does not make homosexual behavior acceptable; other behaviors are not rendered acceptable simply because there may be a genetic predisposition toward them.
For example, scientific studies suggest some people are born with a hereditary disposition to alcoholism, but no one would argue someone ought to fulfill these inborn urges by becoming an alcoholic. Alcoholism is not an acceptable "lifestyle" any more than homosexuality is.
2007-06-24 21:08:53 · answer #3 · answered by Gods child 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
From a Biblical perspective, a homosexual is one who is participating in homosexual activity. Being attracted to the same sex does not make you a homosexual; it is the action that is the sin, not the temptation.
2007-06-24 22:11:48 · answer #4 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are many Gay Christians, who live full lives - fully celebrationg their spirituality and their sexualtiy in healthy ways! www.mccchurch.org
Some Christians think one is only 'homosexual' when they have sex ... which would make gays straight most of the time - I think this is silly.
2007-06-26 20:29:55 · answer #5 · answered by Terri 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are people TOO! lol
This Christian believes that there are some who are born Gay, and others who are POSERS! But I could be wrong!
But that's what I believe.
So there.
2007-06-24 21:08:00 · answer #6 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋