The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Preach what you practice you say? You want Christians to suspend
their beliefs and accept or believe that homosexuality is not sin. It's
like saying just lie to me and we can be friends.

I normally try not to touch religion with a ten-foot pole, and to be honest, I really couldn't care less whether one chooses to worship some Birkenstock-wearing surfer dude in the sky, a golden calf or some bald ten-yearold wearing an orange robe. I really could not care less... as long as they keep it to themselves. That being said...

Can you please explain to me the Christian obsession with homosexuality? There is not a single mention of it in the New Testament. Jesus Christ never officially issued a press release on the matter. The only vague references to homosexuality are in the Old Testament, alongside such equally "abominable" acts such as adultery, eating shellfish, divorce, wearing different fabrics, having sex with menstruating females, etc. And one should keep in mind that these decidedly arbitrary/arcane "rules" from Leviticus were written at a time when the Jews were exiled, roaming the desert, and probably needed certain rituals in order to maintain health, hygiene, morale, and civil rule among the tribe. It seems improbable that these rules were meant to be adhered to in perpetuity. And clearly modern "Christianity" has essentially dispelled with all of these tenets except for the one about men lying with men. So why is that one passage still upheld as some kind of golden rule while the rest are considered irrelevant?

Just because many Christians believe that homosexuality is a sin
doesn't mean they hate homosexuals. Neither should they condone
bullying. I certainly don't.

That whole "love the sinner, hate the sin" line? Bulls**t. Again, Christians are free to believe whatever they want to believe, but they cross the line when they spread lies about GLBT and actively work towards denigrating and robbing them of their humanity in the halls of congress as well as abroad. It's no accident that Uganda has taken such a hardline stance about criminalizing/penalizing gays. If Christians want the world to more closely adhere to the scripture of Leviticus, they should also be out there picketing Red Lobster and working to illegalize the existence of divorce attorneys. When GLBT are singled out as "deviants," this is not "love." After all, wasn't it Jesus who said "He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone." Whatever happened to Jesus' teachings about tolerance and sympathy for the downtrodden? Oops... I guess most Christians were asleep during that sermon.

What did Christ say to the woman caught in the act of adultery?
Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more. He didn't
say it's okay to sin. He responded to her with love and kindness.
He protected her from the accusers and gave her correction in
the most loving way

Great. You just equated adultery with being gay. Nice going! I am sure you have won over many new admirers on the Ledge. I think your ability to reason and think critically speaks for itself. Have a nice day.