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I really, really hate it when people say gay people can't be Christian. It's just another sin, like every other sin. All sin is equal is God's eyes. Plus, a relationship with God is personal. It's between you and God and no one else. If someone else is telling you how your relationship should work they are increadibly wrong.

So regardless of if it is or isn't a sin, we don't have any right to condem them. God forgives them and loves them the same, and we're just as sinful as them. Actually, it's kinda cool because we defiently have a gay guy in my youth group/Bible study.

In general, I don't think Christianity is becoming to liberal but maybe that's because I'm liberal rolleyes I think it's becoming more accepting, but that's good. It's like we're finally getting it. What's that verse? "And this is what you have been told from the beginning, that you should love one another." Something to that effect.

But God doesn't call us to condem one another but to love eachother biggrin That's how I see it anyway.

So if you can't be gay and a Christian, neither can you be a liar and a Christian, or a theif and a Christian, or someone who cheats on math tests or says means things to their siblings. These are all sinful, yet how is it that it's okay for people to do these things and still call themselves Christians, yet when someone is gay and wants to live for Christ that's bad? Jesus doesn't turn anyone away. He doesn't say, "go fix yourself first and then we'll talk." No. He says, "Come to me as you are. I love you and want you with all your scars and all your baggage and all your sin."

Funny thing, we now know that homosexuality is something you are born with.

So either it's okay, (I can't see why it wouldn't be) or God wants to stop people from entering heaven. Because you can't change something like that.

(Who knows, God must have seen how many people there were going to be, so he put in some gay people so there would be less children. Would not be the first time he changed his rules)

Go read the play "Southern Baptist Sissies."

It has an amazing spin on the gay Christina bit. You can really see how hard some gay people struggle with their faith.

That's all I have to say.

Is Christianity becoming too tolerant?

No. This thread and the replies in it are over-whelming proof that Chrisitanity is still far from tolerant enough.

I'm not going to get into a debate on whether or not homosexuality is a sin. I believe that it is not, and I can use the Bible to back myself up, however that is not the purpose of this thread.

I am bisexual. I was born bisexual, I have been all my life, and there is nothing I could or would do to change it.
I am also Christian. I love God with all of my heart and I am 100% devoted to him.
These two things do not interfere with each other in the slightest.

I know many 'liberal' Christians who accept this, but I know far more Christians who would tell me that I am 'perverted' and have no right to worship God.
I know of a church in my town that kicked my friend out of the building because her mother was a lesbian.

It doesn't matter whether you believe homosexuality to be a sin, or not. However, it is not at all okay to deny gays or their allies the right to worship the Lord. Right now, many Christians are. And because of that, yes, I believe Christianity needs to become more tolerant/liberal.

Jesus was a liberal.

Think about it: Christ completely antagonized the government because be believed it was wrong and warlike. He loved and loves everyone, even if they are the most evil, despicable thing on the planet. He gave everything he could to the poor and sick. He did not own property. He traveled on foot. He hated arrogance. He saw no value in money. He GAVE HIS LIFE to save AN UNDESERVING RACE.

If the Democrats in our society are compared to this, they look like reactionaries. If Christianity becomes 'liberal,' it'll just be another label, like 'heretic' or 'misfit.' Christians have been known as worse things through the years than 'liberal,' so I don't care what the label is. The most important thing is the imitation of Christ and the obedience to God: that is what unifies Christians and what will keep the body of Christ on earth alive.

homosexuality is a sin, just like lying, stealing, or being unloving. christians can struggle with homosexuality the same way they can struggle with pride, or any other sin. now, as a christian though, they should be growing in christ, and sinning less and less. you can be a christian and be a homosexual the same way you can be a christian and be a liar, but as a believer, you should really be working with god to stop your sin, whatever it may be.