Why do some christians try and take away the civil rights of homosexuals?

Question

Give me a good reason why homosexuals shouldn't have their freedom other than bigotry?

Answer 1

Other than bigotry- I can't, sorry.
The sanctity of marriage argument seems a little flawed since 50% of marriages end in divorce and up to 50% of wives and 70% of husbands are having affairs. Plus, people like David Vitter who use this as an excuse for their intolerance are getting caught with prostitutes or mistresses at an alarming rate.

Answer 2

Dear Riot Girl,

i'm not sure exactly what you mean by taking away civil rights. We live in a country that is based on a democracy- and as far as i know when you fill out your voting card- they don't ask about your religion or your sexual orientation.

It is true that ideal wise Homosexuals and Christians who believe in the Bible differ on whether homosexuality is morally right or not. But we live in a country where we vote on issues- and currently gay marraiges are banned, because more than half of the people who vote- believe that they should be. Not all of those voters are Christians- just like not all the voters who vote for gay marriages are a particular affiliation. So if you're arguing as to whether homosexuality is morally right- that's a different argument than saying that civil rights are being denied to homosexuals.

Per capita homosexuals are actually more affluent than heterosexuals (part of it may be because they've smaller families- children)-- they occupy a higher percentage of management positions, and again no one has ever been denied a vote because of their sexual orientation. So your question may spur up hateful comments against Christians but i think your point is rather invalid that homosexuals have been denied any freedoms by Christians.

Kindly and Respectfully,

Nickster

Answer 3

First, you need to define "civil rights."
Do you mean civil rights as defined by U. S. Law and the U. S. Constitution? If so, then gays have just as many civil rights as heterosexuals. They can vote, they can hold a job, they cannot be discriminated against for reasons of race, creed, or sexual preference. I don't know of anyone, Christian or otherwise that is trying to remove any "civil rights" from gays. Can you be more specific? Or are you merely throwing out an emotional topic to stir up animosity? Are you ill-informed or misinformed about your topic?
Gays that live in countries belonging to western civilization have life far better than gays living elsewhere, and gays living in America are far better protected by law than other western countries. In fact, gays living in America are far better protected by law than most other Americans, although they may not want to admit it and always want to have more than anyone else as far as protection.
True Christians do not hate gays themselves, they hate the lifestyle that gays profess. A Christian, if he or she is following the teachings of Jesus, will try to get the gay to renounce his or her lifestyle, but never attempt to deny that that person is deserving of God's love and forgiveness. Whether or not that person wants Gods love and forgiveness is another matter.
If you are talking of marriage, that is a social issue, not a government issue. The government can pass all the laws it wants, but until society itself comes to accept the principle of two men marrying each other or two women marrying each other, it will not be accepted by the majority of people. Homosexuality has been rejected by society in general for far longer than Christianity has been in existence, and by far more religions than just Christianity.
In fact, in today's world, compare the treatment of gays under a society governed by Judeo-Christian tenets and the treatment of gays under a society governed by the tenets of Islam and the Koran. I think I would choose the former.
In your question you mention freedom other than bigotry. Well, in listening to the speech of Christian leaders and that of gay activists, I find more bigotry, hate and intolerance coming from the homosexual crowd than I ever hear coming from the Christian crowd. As a heterosexual, if I even try to say what I may feel about homosexuality being a sin, I am called a racist, a bigot, a homophobe and several other terms than I cannot even begin to put into this website. Just for speaking my piece? If I am allowed to speak at all?
Political correctness has destroyed free speech in America.

Answer 4

Because a lot of christians were raised to believe that one way is right and one way is wrong..its just the way it is..they dont want to change their minds for anything.
I am a very strong christian and i have homosexual christian friends.
All sins are equal as it says in the bible. Its a sin to be gay..its a sin to lie, and its a sin to have sex before marriage..who's to say that being gay is worse than telling a lie?..In God's eyes..they are equal

Answer 5

Most Christians don't do that. But forget about homosexuality being a religious issue or not.

Did you ever consider that perhaps the evolutionary was in error for only causing one sex to exist in the homosapiens species?

Answer 6

if the government wants to allow homosexuals to marry each other, they can do that.

I still think homosexuality is wrong, but that's not the issue.

Answer 7

FEAR! Ingraned teaching from various religions and lack of knowledge on the subject.