Do you honestly believe being gay is a choice? What do you think should be done with gay people if you are against them? Do you think they are "bad" people? What would you do/say if a gay person walked into your church?
I am straight atheist and for gay rights by the way :)
2007-09-13 11:43:34 · 24 answers · asked by Louise 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not at all
I know some gay people who are very nice.
We are against the gay lifestyle that God has spoken through scripture to be an abomination.
And if you will read the latest Medical Journals, they now say that homosexuality IS a choice brought on by one's enviroment such as the people you surround yourself with, things you watch and read, etc.
And there has never been any "gay genes" found.
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2007-09-13 11:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by kenny p 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I'm a christian and I do believe that there is a gene which influences gay behavior (again influences). I've worked in a zoo and have noted that some animals prefer their own sex and will not mate with opposite sex. There is obviously no media influence involved there. However, a gene which influences behavior is not a gene that CONTROLS behavior. Some people are born with a gene that predisposes them to being an alcoholic, shy, obnoxious, etc. These behaviors will not get them far in life because they are not healthy. These people usually have the willingness to attempt and overcome them. Humans do have media, press, etc influencing our behavior and the current influence tells them that there is nothing inherently unhealthy about gay behavior. Thus, there are fewer and fewer attempts by people with this influence to find out exactly what "healthy" feels like. If a gay person walked into my church, I would love them just as I'd love any other person sitting there. No, they're not "bad". But I would feel bad for them because if they are living a gay lifestyle, they are hellbound, per scripture. Do I want to believe this? Absolutely not. I would rather buy into the current "You're ok, I'm ok, everybody's ok- nobody is going to hell" philosophy. But I trust my Bible and I've got a long history of experiences to back that trust up. But the simple answer?- God loves everyone and therefore, so will I.
2007-09-13 19:15:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, we are not against the people, we just can't accept what they do. We believe everyone has the right to do what they want, even not believing in God. We are all for free will and choice, and that includes someone wanting to or becoming a Christian as well. We are not trying to "force" anyone.
We also believe that God has set certain absolutes and moral conditions in place, upon which many of the laws of most countries agree. It is wrong to steal, murder, etc. We will remind people that there are some truths that are not relative to the individual.
The choice they have is the same as with all sin... either you follow the temptation, or you follow God's revealed will concerning it. It is no different than someone who wants to steal. They may have the urge and desire, but they must discipline themselves not to act upon it.
Christians can accept the gay person in their church who is having temptations. They have their own that they deal with. It is in living after the flesh, instead of for God, that they will find hard to forgive and accept.
Most people, Christian or not, find it not only perverted, but will react with disgust and loathing at the very idea. This is despite the media barrage and agenda to "desensitize" those of us who are not homosexual to be accepting their lifestyle.
2007-09-13 19:18:42 · answer #3 · answered by Bill Mac 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
• "Christians, are you against gay people?" No we are not. We love everyone equally, no matter who they are or how they live.
• "Do you honestly believe being gay is a choice?" Yes, we believe it is a choice. But to someone who says that they are just naturally attracted to the same sex, I would respond that they still don't have to act on those feelings. If someone said they felt attracted to someone who's married, would that justify sleeping with the married person?
• "What do you think should be done with gay people if you are against them?" Not sure what you're referring to by "done with them". I don't think anything should be done with them. I believe homosexuality is a sin because God condemns homosexualilty in the Bible, but I sin too; everyone sins. I'm not any better (or worse) than someone who is homosexual. If you're referring to after we die, well that's for God to decide. He will judge them just like He'll judge me and everyone else.
• "Do you think they are "bad" people?" Not at all. I think a serial killer is a bad person. As I said above, I just believe it to be a sin, like all the sins I commit and everyone else commits. I also feel adultery is a sin. One of my best friends had an affair when she was married. I don't think she is a bad person. She's still one of my best friends. I just don't agree with what she did. I also don't agree with a person being homosexual.
• "What would you do/say if a gay person walked into your church?" I would welcome them into our church and be glad they came. No one is turned away in church
2007-09-13 19:39:56 · answer #4 · answered by kaz716 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, no problems with gay people whatsoever.
The Bible may say that homosexuality is a sin, but it mentions other things right beside it. All sin is equal in the eyes of God, and I'm certainly not going to judge anyone for who they fall in love with. Its a matter between them and God, and I really have no place in it at all.
I do believe that there are people who are genetically inclined to be gay.
Edit -- If a visitor walks into my church, regardless of their gender, age, race, sexual orientation, or what they are wearing ... they are accepted with open arms. And its not hypocritical for a gay person to come to church, JClovesu2, because if we kept sinners out of church, no one could show up.
2007-09-13 18:53:44 · answer #5 · answered by ◦Delylah◦ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To iluvmoi100: You cannot be Christian and gay at the same time, you just cannot do it.
I am a Christian (church of Christ), and I am not against gay people. What I am against is their lifestyle. As Christians, we are to love the person, but hate the sin.
If a gay person walked into the church I am a member of...I would say, if that person wanted to be a Christian, they have to turn away from their gay lifestyle. Being gay is a choice, and why would God make anyone "gay"?!?! That doesn't make any sense, "being gay/living in the gay life style" in abomination in the sight of God.
As for gay rights, no gay person deserves to have any "special" rights, it is just plain wrong.
2007-09-13 19:04:45 · answer #6 · answered by tsc1976ers 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I am not against people of any sort. Being gay is probably not a choice although there is some debate on that. Choosing to act out homosexuality is a choice. Just like being an alcoholic is probably not a choice but drinking is. I am not against gays. I am for people and so am against those things which I believe harm them. It does not mean I should harm people who are living gay, but rather have compassion for them.
2007-09-13 18:53:19 · answer #7 · answered by epaphras_faith 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
What does it mean to be "against" gay people, to you? Does it mean I want them rounded up and shot? If so, then no, I'm not against them.
Loving people does not always mean giving them what they want. If something is bad for someone you love, then you withhold it from him. We all know that. So for a Christian, who believes that homosexual activity is objectively disordered, unnatural and sinful, the loving thing to do is to withhold his approval of it. It would be very unloving for a Christian to pretend that he approves of something, when in reality he thinks it's harmful.
So, what you pro-gay-rights people really want from Christians is not that we love gay people -- because according to our beliefs, withholding our approval is the loving thing to do. What you really want is for us to *change our beliefs*. The problem is, we believe our beliefs come from God, who has a higher claim on us than you do.
What would I do if a gay person walked into my church? Well first, how would I know he was gay? Do you mean, if an effeminate man walked into my church? I wouldn't do anything especially. I might say hi, or open the door for him, or give him directions to the restroom, if he asked me.
But if a man came in and announced that he was gay, and that he had gay sex as often as he could get it, and was looking for a sex partner, I would tell him that he had probably come to the wrong place. I would ask him if he was interested in learning what we thought of his behavior, and if he was interested, I would explain it as tactfully and charitably as I could. If he was not interested, I would ask him to please leave us in peace, there are plenty of other places he could go to find what he was looking for.
Then I would pray for him.
Do I believe being gay is a choice? Yes and no. I don't believe people choose to be gay, initially. But I do believe that once someone realizes he is gay, he can seek help to overcome it. I believe it's a psychological and emotional issue primarily. I personally know someone who has done so.
2007-09-13 18:59:21 · answer #8 · answered by Agellius CM 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jesus told us to love everyone and judge no one. If all Christians would just obey Him, there would be no discrimination against gays. The problem with most religious people is, they want to control what other people do. We should just live and let live. By the way, I am a straight Christian.
2007-09-13 18:58:13 · answer #9 · answered by Gma 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm completely supportive of gay people and our quest for full equal rights in the world. Since God chose to make us gay, we should not try to play God and "change" it.
Homophobia is the real sin and I do not support it. However, I have no problem with homophobic people, it's just their sin I dislike.
2007-09-13 21:05:17 · answer #10 · answered by Michael B - Prop. 8 Repealed! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋