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Because they would have not repented of the sin. And no, I don't mean the layman's repentance when one just says their sorry. I mean the Biblical repentance in which you admit to a sin and then make a conscious effort to avoid committing that sin again. So again, you can be a homosexual and be a Christian, but you cannot be a homosexual and go to Heaven.

If homosexuality is a sin, then it's just as bad as Christian who has a habit of lying.

And habitual liars don't get into Heaven either. You can be a liar and be a Christian, but you cannot be a liar and get into Heaven. The key is to repent of either sin, and then make the effort to avoid committing the sin.

Sin is sin, and sinners go to Heaven - why would someone homosexual be specially condemned and exempted of this?

No. Saved people go to heaven. Sinners go to Hell. Read your Bible.

They can be as Christian as anyone else out there in the world.

But they cannot be saved.

I think that there are members of certain denominations that love to judge and condemn people, but nowhere in the Bible has it ever said that 'all homosexuals are going to hell'.

Ha. My father is the pastor of a Non-denominational church as has admitted he's offended by the mere mention of homosexuality. It has nothing to do with denomination, and everything to do with the Bible. God despises homosexuality. The goal of Christians is to become more like God. Thus, Christians must despise homosexuality also.

If you really believe that tripe that God is just gonna let anyone into Heaven if they're sorry enough, I suggest you bring a scriptural basis with it.

I would, if I were a Christian or Jew. I'm not. I'm simply informing Christians and Jews and the like that they should be following those laws.

I already showed you 2 Timothy 2:15. What more proof do you need? The Bible is clearly not open to interpretation, nor is the OT obsolete. The Bible says so itself.

Um, I'm pretty sure you're leaving something out.

"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." (Matt. 5:17-20)

The Greek reads, ἕως ἂν παρέλθῃ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ, ἰῶτα ἓν, ἢ μία κεραία οὐ μὴ παρέλθῃ ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου, ἕως ἂν πάντα γένηται. The "till... till" grammatical construction uses ἂν, which could be interpreted as "either... or." Thus, either the heavens and the earth perish, or the entirety of the law be fulfilled.

Alternatively, you could interpret this passage as a chiasmus and that the "till" clauses should be interpreted as meaning the same; therefore, "till all be fulfilled" and "heaven and earth passing away" should mean the same thing. If one follows traditional Christian theology that the law was fulfilled with Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, then one might argue that the new covenant brought in a new heaven and earth as well. However, the chiasmus interpretation isn't all that effective, since the middle passage would have to be two distinct clauses, which it isn't.

Additionally, I would point you to the last verse I quoted above: that the scribes and Pharisees, the arbiters of Rabbinical interpretation, were fundamentally violating the Law (i.e. the Torah). We'll get back to this later.

Actually, the reason why one no longer has to follow many parts of the Old Testament is that parts of it were specifically designed to prepare the people for Christ:

"And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; [And] having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ." (Colossians 2:13-17)

Additionally, the Apostles -- the authorized successors of Jesus to his leadership over his followers after his death -- only required a few things out of the new Christians: "For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well." (Acts 15:28-29) One reason for these prohibitions was much the same reason for many of the things in the Torah -- these things were incorporated in pagan fertility cults, of which followers of YHWH should not participate, whether it is in Old Testament times or in New Testament times.

Overall, Christianity claims it is consistent with the spirit of the Torah, but that the letter of the Law was fulfilled with the atonement of Jesus Christ; thus, all are called to faith and good works, and not to cling to mitzvot which were already fulfilled.

Well, it's quite impossible to follow Jesus and still follow Rabbinic Judaism, which Jesus declaimed as apostate. Jesus never agreed with anything the scribes and Pharisees taught.

I wouldn't do it because I'm not a Christian. But I'd expect Christians all around the world to start jumping off bridges. Those who didn't I would call fakes. Call me cold. Call me an idiot. The Bible clearly outlines the guidelines by which Christians should live.

The one's here with "good heads on their shoulders" are simply the kinds of fakes I'm talking about. The ones who bend Christianity to suit their lifestyle and views.

As far as invitations go, this is your guild, so invite and accept who you want. You put me on Crew so that I could moderate should the need arise, and moderate I shall.

If such is the case, then this only shows how twisted and self-contradictory the Christian faith is. Jesus can be a loving and peaceful guy, sure. But then Jesus is supposed to be God and God throws a tantrum like a 5 year old every time someone drinks the last glass of Kool-Aid.