Welcome to Gaia! ::

Hey, I'm new to this guild and I'm athiest. I don't understand why homosexual marriage is such a bad thing in the christian religion confused
I'm not homosexual or bi or any of those things, I just support gay marriage. And I know there probabley are a bunch of christians that support it too, but to the ones that have a problem with it: What's the big deal? What did they ever do to you? Why is it so bad to be different like that? To me, marriage is between two people who love each other, and love, to me, is two people who would give their lives for eachother, and would want to be with the other for the rest of their lives. Never has love to me been about gender.

This isn't directed at all christians, just the ones that have problems with homosexual marriage, but if you are christian and support it, mabey you could explain this to me?

I'll unlock it and keep it unlocked so long as this doesn't turn into more pro gay marriage bashing or anti gay marriage bashing (we've had problems with this in the past confused ). I think the only thing to discuss really is why some Christians think it is bad, no if it actually is bad or not

To answer your question, some Christians take many verses in the Bible (both from the Old and New Testaments) to mean that God is not in support of homosexuality and that marriage is strictly something for a man and a woman to enjoy. Then there are those who support it who don't see why God would draw a line at homosexual love, if that love is pure, and if both people have Christ at the center of the relationship.

So, I hope that cleared up any confusion.

God loves everyone. He just doesn't like homosexual act not the person.

Leviticus.

Footnote:
a Or wrongdoers
b The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts

God doesn't like the sin; he has nothing wrong with the person. He loves the person and wants a relationship with that person, but the sin is like a barrier that cuts man off from God. The only way a person can cut down that barrier is through Jesus, who defeated sin and made it possible for man and God to have a relationship with one another.

Well there go the arguments I learned on the ED. gonk

Nor men? What about homosexual women? Are they free from this prejudice of God?

The "act" of homosexuality is a sin in the Bible, alrighty then. So is the Original Sin of intercourse. Yet God said to his creations in Genesis to 'be fruitful and multiply'.
I don't understand why God likes to contradict himself so much. If intercourse between a man and a woman is forgiveable, why not intercourse between members of the same sex? Sure they won't procreate, but a lot of opposite sex couples don't procreate either. Some people are sterile and can't have children. Others just don't feel kids are right for them. Do they anger God as well? Does God want the world to be overpopulated? Or is it the 'fact' that same sex intercourse is unnatural?
Unnatural my behind.
Homosexual men seem to have no trouble seeing as how their prostates are conveniently and /naturally/ placed. Nor do homosexual women have trouble, as God did give us all tongues. If God hates it so much, he should do away with fingers, tongues, and prostates.
If God hates unnatural sex, he should also do away with S&M. Now there's something even heterosexual couples practice. Intercourse was not meant to incorporate whips and handcuffs and pain. Yet we invented them, didn't we? Heck, we even invented the missionary style of intercourse. That's unnatural too!
surprised
And putting lickable chocolate on your partner.
And performing oral.
Geeze.

Enough of all this unnaturalness! I say we all halt intercourse altogether if it's a sin. We should all learn how to clone ourselves.
Then.
Maybe.
God would be a happy fellow.

[/end ridiculous rant]

Intercourse without lust is an impossibility. You need lust to become aroused and perform sexually.
Therein lies the contradiction.