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If God says its wrong, then I assume he has a good reason for it, as a semi-friend of mine said on his website (Which is currently down unfortunately). The bible says in a few places that it is wrong, and as I said to my mom about homosexuality before she decided she didn't believe the bible to be truth anymore, if you're going to believe the bible, you can't go around picking and choosing which parts you believe. Meaning, you can't say, "I agree with the bible on Witchcraft but I think its wrong on homosexuality", because that makes no sense. So I think all Christians who believe the bible can't argue the fact that God is indeed disapproving of homosexuality.

So, as for dealing with the secular community and spreading that message, I think we need to make some things clear that aren't necessarily being made clear to them in some cases:

-"Love the sinner hate the sin", we have nothing against homosexuals, we just have a problem with their sexual prefrence.

-We believe the bible and what it says is true, and since it says that homosexuality is wrong we believe that. In general, that is the only reason why we discourage homosexuality.

-If your friend was cutting herself, which lets assume most people feel is wrong, would you be able to live with the fact that she's doing this and you make no attempt to talk to her about it? That's what its like asking a Christian to keep their opinions about homosexuality to themself, you want to talk to people about it because we feel they are hurting themselves in the long run by doing what they're doing, it is intolerance in love. As with the above point, we need to show we do share our opinions out of love, not because homosexuals are an outlet for out hate.

There are some Christians out there that give people a bad veiw of homosexuality because they approach the situation wrong. They say, "If you do this you'll go to hell." which is very upsetting and and angering thing to hear, and will in most cases not make the person on the recieving end of this phrase run out and buy a bible. It might make people think about what they're doing, but the kind of hate towards Christians that spawns from it in most cases makes this seem not worth the effort to me. I think if you are going to talk to someone about their homosexuality it should be in a personal way, factual, loving, and not pressuring. Remember that no matter how difficult it might be to deal with, it is they who must make the choice in the end, not you. Christians should be, to their friends and family or even strangers, someone to be avaliable to talk with at all times and should show that we aren't all talk- show that Jesus has made a change in our lives to make us better people. As the bible says, you need to make your light shine, and like a guiding light in the darkness of sin they will come wink

And all this is in my humble opinion, of course, I'm definately not and expert on the subject sweatdrop

How can you even compare an adult/adult relationship with a child/adult relationship, they are very different things, even if gays do get rights, that doesn't mean that our leaders will go crazy and allow something that could be considered *****.. One of the most important factors nowadays is the protection of children, which would negate their attempts, go to both demo/repub conventions and ask them where they stand on ***** and that^^, I'm sure they're answers will go along with ours..

Homosexuality and child molestation are two VERY different things, 'homosexualness' is a consenting relationship betwee two same-sex people, and child molestation is an unwanted act 'performed' unwillingly and forcefully, you cannot compare the two. Also, can you give me the exact scripture that forbids homosexuality? and Lev. 18:12 doesn't count, if you take lie in to context, it is refering to sex, not the relathions itself. And also take note that it says nothing of woman-woman relations.

The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen.
Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

1Cor 6:9, KJV says effeminate, not homosexual [it's possible to be homo but not effeminate.

The stance we as Christians should take on it, I imagine. If His will be done, we should be against it, not negatively, but with an open heart, telling of God's love and salvation. Just as well, we should protect our own rights. As in the instance of marrage, which was made by God for a man and a woman, we should not allow it to be perverted (by which I mean altered for an evil purpose, like it or not, sin is evil, and through it so is homosexuality.)

Hmm.. I actually tend to agree with that, but one of my good friends said [yes, I know this is the wrong p-o-v but still] 'If they want to get married and burn, then let em' do it..' I beleive that it is meant to be between a Man & Woman, and I hope that doesn't change..

god is not real nor is jesus the bible is just teachings that people should but are not required to, now if you people don't do something about your banners i will be most upset cause what it said in there really made me feel bad for people with other religions. . .