I'm sorry, I have to interfear. Your message isn't that cool, maybe you don't believe in a particular God or Buddha or Allah or whatever, but you must have respect for those who do. Maybe you think he's complete nuts, but that doesn't give you the right to tell him to find "professional medical help"! Come on, be cool!
See, you aren't even willing to try and accept something different. You never went there to see. You believe the American Revolution happened right? You wern't there, you didn't see it. Oh wait, witnesses right? Like the ones that saw Christ walk on water? Or do you need more, maybe the ones that saw him feed three thousand people with a few fish and a couple loaves of bread? You think and believe what you want. I'm not here to force that on you. I'll just pray for you. God has done miracles in my life and probably a few in yours that you just haven't recognized. Just remeber one thing for me, if you happen to be alive when America and the rest of the world turn on Israel, find a Bible(and read it) and remember that we had this discusion. Now, if you would read my other posts, you will see that I have shown homosexuality wrong not just in the spiritual aspect, but also on the logical and simple ways we humans figure things out.
Your fallacy is becasue you say it's wrong, it obviously must be--which is a matter of opinion. The the only wrong one here right now is you. You have a very narrow minded, fundementalist view, would you disown your kids if they came to and told you they were gay?
Heh heh ameobas clone themselves, as do most other single celled organisms. Reptiles can reproduce themselves through parthenogenesis, and tree frogs in the Amazon can change their sex. All this occurs in nature, so sayin that male+female is the only way to reproduce is scientifically incorrect.
Typical fundementalist, literal interpretation, of the bible indeed. And what's worse, the King James version. :$ The bible also says it's okay to stone women, so can we assume you think that it's okay to do that? I could prove you wrong and show you dozens of pictures of a penis fitting just fine into somthing else other than a vagina. Are women supposed to not give blow jobs becasue it was designed for their vagina only, and not their mouths? Come on, get real. There are animals that do homosexual acts, so your little biology lesson fell short their as well.
LoL, dream on!! there will never be a gay president. Personally, that makes me happy because the majority of American's don't support homosexulity.
yes, Real American, we are among the minority, just as Jesus was when he was here. He wasn't popular, and was condemned a lot. It just makes me laugh how people here want you to be open-minded and accept their ideas with open arms. But when you disagree and state your reasons using religion to back them up, all the sudden it turns into a real fight because no one wants to hear about it.
BS! If I have children some day, I don't want them to see 2 people of the same sex making out and think it's okay because society and it's laws say it is.
I haven't read all of the many posts on this thread, so this may have already been said, but in case you don't remember, Bush doesn't support gays, Kerry does. You're getting you candidates mixed up here.
Bush hates gays but he fucks dude butt, hes a self loather. He huffs farts too and then cries. Then he has Cheney masterbate him and they both cry then they try to make their gaydome illegal. Bush is a lame ass dick weed. http://www.geocities.com/captain_foamy Plus religion debates are bogus because religion is lame. I came up with three of them. Go to Bahrain and see who they worship, me bitches. http://www.geocities.com/captain_foamy/foamani.html Abortion saves lives, real lives not fake fetus lives!
That is true that homosexuality between animals isn't heard of very often; but humans are one of the only animals that have sex for pleasure. Unless sexual intercourse without procreation in mind is a sin, then it could not be a sin to have sexual intercourse with another member of the same gender. Just because two men or two women have sex with eachother doesn't mean it's any different (on the affection level, that is) from sexual intercourse between a heterosexual couple. They are both doing it for pleasure, not procreation, so why is it a sin?
Personally, I can not accept statements from the bible as a way to back up someone's opinion. The bible was written by man; it was translated from Latin by a corrupt church during the medival periods; there could be numerous texts left out and there are several contradictions in the bible. If homosexuality is a sin, but anybody who accepts Jesus Christ as your savior will have their sins forgiven; then why are homosexuals condemned to go to hell? ... It's people like you who will turn America into the next holocaust hot spot. "Oh noes! Billy saw Tommy and Joey kissing today! He's starting to accept the fact that some people are different than him! Guess we better go kill them before they teach Billy to think for himself..."
damn, this country/christianity are so fucked up. so much hate and discrimination and ignorance. its not the fuckin olden days, grow the fuck up and stop being so intolerant, dumbasses
I never said that sex between a man and a woman was not ment to be enjoyable. Nor did I say that homosexuals couldn't enjoy it. Nor do I think that Two men or two women can not have that loving bond. According to The Bible I read and believe in, homosexuality is wrong. I am simply pointing out that the way we are made, and looking at most of nature around us, a penis is used to deliver sperm into a vagina. Someone mentioned that there are some species that change sex to reproduce. This is true, I am sure God had a valid reason for doing things that way. However, humans were not made this way. Homosexuality is a perversion. The Bible tells us things that happened long ago. Call it a group of stories if you will. Try reading a little ahead of the part you are refering to, then a little past it, see if you can catch the meaning of the story. Yes, your penis could fit inside a cow, a dog, a cat, many animals and objects. Should we allow the marriage of a man to his sheep? Perhaps a brother and sister? Inspired by The Holy Spirit as well as men and witnesses that were there to live the story the story they tell us. No different that the crowdes of peple that would sit on a hill and watch battles during The American Revolution. It has sence been translated word for word. Of course, translation from hebrew and latin into english gives us quite a few words and phrases we may not know the exact meaning of. So, what they did was get several people together and allowed them to interpret what each of them thought it ment. Some felt the same as others, and some felt different. The point is, The Bible consisting of all of it's books has been translated without chaging the text. Noone took out anything to suit their desires, and noone added anything as well. I can not tell you if they would go to hell or not. Their sins would indeed be forgiven, but a true follower of Christ and The All Mighty God, would change their ways to follow the will of God. I pray that my son will grow up to be a strong follower of God. Able to lead men and women to Christ. If by chance Satan gets ahold of him through sexual perversion, I will certainly not stop loving him. It will be clear to my son that I disaproove of his sexual perversion, but I will still love him with all my heart. After all, he is a gift from God. Hrmm, so you are saying I should drop what I believe and adopt what you believe? Perhaps it is you that is being "intolerant"? What makes me sad is that you will forever be unhappy with something. You will always see it as if someone is trying to take somethign away from you. You said it's not "the olden days". I'm sorry, but what exactly was wrong with morals? Also, don't mentin the fact that there was racism and slavery and what not. Not every person supported it. Guarente if there is one good thing the older generation had that the past few didn't was respect. Learn it.
If homosexuality is perversion, then would anal intercourse between a heterosexual couple be considered perversion? Again, sex often had for mere pleasure is going away from the concept of procreation; the fact that the penis is made to deliver sperm into the vagina is forgotten. Is sexual intercourse without procreation in mind a sin? Let's look away from the sexual intercourse aspect of homosexual couples, and focus more upon the relationship. Is it the relationship that is a sin? Is the love between two men or two women that is wrong, or sexual activity? Love can exist without sexual lust; so why are homosexuals made wrong in God's eyes? Yes, but that does not necessarily mean that every verse is true. I'm just as much to blame (for lack of better vocabulary) for not providing proof to this statement as you are for providing counter-proof; neither of us lived and witnessed anything from these time periods. Although the experiences you may have had in your lifetime (the miracles you spoke of) are your proof that the bible has some truth to it, I don't think you have enough experiences to cover all the events that took place. My apologies then, I thought that the original bible had been destroyed by the church of the medival ages. Guess I should retake history. I know that you more than likely already realized this (in fact, I probably shouldn't even say it, but, oh well), but not everyone is Christian, and even some that are, don't feel that homosexuals should change their lifestyle meerly to please God's set of sins (temptations, you could call them that too I suppose) to avoid in life. No need for that, I was directing it at Moonjava; I already learned in a previous post of yours that you still tolerate homosexuals, which is good. That calmed my responses from a fiery blaze to a calm debate, that's why I haven't been so aggressive since.
I used to be a very religious Christian and I know the Bible pretty well. Now I noticed some very strange things: * Only the old Testament is very clear about homosexuality, but it's only two or three verses in all those books. I hope you know this: when Christ died on the cross he fulfilled the whole old Testament, that's the reason why we don't have to eat Kosher and we don't have all those rules about killing men and women after just a simple mistake. * Jesus didn't even mention homosexuality once. Nor did his disciples, only Paul is mentioning it in very mysterious ways. Jesus would have said something about it, when he thought it was of any importance, but he didn't!
I remember Pim Fotuyn. I didn't care for his beliefs on immigration, but it was very unfortunate that he was murdered. If anyone thinks my sense of humor is sick, please say so: In my dream world, if there are any blatantly homophobic people who are parents, one of their children would come out of the closet. That would make for an interesting scenario.
I find your post unenlightening but revealing. I will try to explain that seeming contradiction. Maybe others didn’t notice but I certainly did that you haven’t addressed any of the points I’ve raised and I think that goes to the heart of your view. I’m unsure you understand the religion that you say you follow? Oh you score high on the bluster level but those that bluster often have something to hide and in this case it would seem that is it trying to veil a lack of knowledge and analysis in what you actually say you believe in. ** See, you aren't even willing to try and accept something different. You never went there to see. You believe the American Revolution happened right? You wern't there, you didn't see it. Are you saying once again that you have incontrovertible proof of your god’s existence? The American Revolution has a lot of documentation and material evidence from both sides of that dispute. As far as I can remember there is no contemporary material for Jesus’ life at the time of his preaching and supposed miracles they come some 30 to 80 years after the events. There are no independent sources for events (that are from people not with a vested interest in seeing Jesus as the messiah). You wish to see Christ as the son of your god, but you are basing this mainly on reports and writers that had a vested interest in convincing you. It would seem that you want me to look at the events of Jesus’ life with the same critical eye I would bring to the study of the American Revolution. None of the sources of his life and work can be traced to Jesus himself; he did not leave a single known written word. Also, there are no contemporary accounts written of his life and death. What can be established about the historical Jesus depends almost without exception on Christian traditions, especially on the material used in the composition of the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke, which reflect the outlook of the later church and its faith in Jesus. http://www.omhros.gr/kat/History/Rel/Chr/Jesus.htm ** You think and believe what you want. I'm not here to force that on you. I'll just pray for you. I would not dream of forcing you either (it is an underlining theme in my post) but I would call for you to look at you beliefs in a rational and reasoned way. It is a plea for you to think for yourself rather as you seem to have done to accept uncritically the words and ideas of others. I just hope that for your own sake and others that you heed my plea. ** if you happen to be alive when America and the rest of the world turn on Israel, find a Bible(and read it) and remember that we had this discusion Could you clarify and expand on this statement? ** Now, if you would read my other posts, you will see that I have shown homosexuality wrong not just in the spiritual aspect, but also on the logical and simple ways we humans figure things out. I think you must be mistaken since so far I have seen none of this ‘logical’ argument if you will point out I will look at it?
Oops o my, this is so funny but so inconvenient! My parents are very homophobic and I am bisexual. It really is an interesting scenario! Lol!