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[afilmmaker]

So I was just reading around in my bible, and I decided to flip to the back where it has different sujects that I can look up passages about the topic of my choosing. I looked at the homosexuality one, and looked up the only passage sighted to be concerning homosexuality in the New Testament. Here's what I read

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[mattd27]

I think you're damn right. We really need a lot more religious people like you (straight) who stand up for what they believe in concerning this matter, stand up for what they believe God is saying when they read passages like this one. It wouldn't be so hard for gay people if religion wasn't there to condemn homosexuality, but really, religion is not to blame, it's the people who interpret it wrong and then wrongfully condemn.

I printed something up from this one church that had a different intrepretation of this passage from Romans that would be considered far from the 'mainstream' interpretation, it is very interesting, but I really forgot what it said. Something close to what you said, that Paul was not condemning homosexuality, but lust and premarital sex.

But when it comes down to it, I really believe that God makes people gay just like he makes them straight. I know I didn't choose it, and I also know that I wouldn't change it now.

[anonymous]

Leviticus 18:22
When God is talking to Moses. . .

"Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.

The New Living Translation puts it a bit more bluntly:

"Do not practice homosexuality; it is a detestable sin."

[anonymous]

That's not to say that Homosexuality is a bigger sin than lying or insulting someone. They are all equal in God's eyes.

[afilmmaker]

you also quoted the old testament, which to my knowledge, if Jesus didn't say to follow it, then it's old law, and not entirely followed anymore...

[anonymous]

Jesus is God

[mama_jesse]

Matt you're amazing! i agree with everything that you and alex have said.. and anonymous... i must say that i think your views are very closed minded and that you should open your eyes and realize that things have indeed changed since the bible was written.. but for now i'm going to leave you with that.. good day

[redsy005]

yeah, this is suuuch a touchy topic, i always hate it when it comes up IN the church. ugh. it makes sense, yet no one will listen that: it is stated in the OLD testament, which Jesus did not say, and which WE, as christians/protestants, don't go by anymore. otherwise people would be stoning people left and right. we go by the new testament. *shakes head* it puzzles me that people won't listen to that.