See Leviticus 20, verses 9 and 13. Both crimes require death. Why hasn't anyone lobbied for laws against cursing parents the same as they spent $40M in California to make laws against gay marriage?
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=leviticus%2020&version=NIV
If you are going to take those bible passages literally and take it to heart have you also given EVERYTHING you have to the poor?
Matthew 19:21 Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then...
...love the sinner hate the sin? As a gay person I know that I've been gay as long as I can remember and this entailed NO ACTION on my part. I've lived a Nearly celibate life and am only interested in a committed relationship. I have a degree in religion and am even considering going to a...
well being gay is Ok in the catholicism but not gay acts.. I don't know about the difference jewish branches
well leviticus speaks about men not women..
...want to explain why? A tiny minority of people are hardly going to cause society to collapse. In fact religion holding back society is more likely to. Is this just your way of masking your bigoted homophobic views?
can someone explain to me how would the gay marriage affect the straight marriage ?? i mean i just find it totally ridiculous that people would actually say that how can a life of a stranger affect your life ?
also people say that its all about the children , in what way ?? are they afraid...
...should non-Christians be allowed? I mean, that too is a sin, is it not?
"It should be, but then, a marriage license isn't exactly a religious thing..."
Really, cause last time I checked every single culture in the world holds marriage ceremonies in religious institutions...
Old Timer, so...
Does it spread HIV/AIDS? So can heterosexuals. We're prone to disease, too.
Is it unnatural? So is indoor plumbing. Why is it okay to take a shower?
Is it a destructive choice? When do gays choose to be gay? When did you choose to be straight? When did you choose to feel a certain way, to have...
To clarify, Buddhism is okay with loving another of the same gender. Buddhism does not, however, like that gay people have sex because there are more risks involved as far as hygiene is concerned.
it seem that even though all religions I'm aware of realize that homosexuality isn't a positive influence on the morality of a society, it has become almost criminal to say so. Gay activists have made gayness the equivalent of a race, so even our centuries old religious traditions are subject to...
Is there any reference to homosexuality in the song "Losing My Religion" by REM?
I happen to love this song because of it's musical score. But I've noticed that there is a meaning to the song, but I can't actually find it.
The song has nothing to do with religion except the word "religion" is...
What makes them think we care? I don't want any other excuses to hate gays, I just want to know why some people say gays are an abomination in the eyes of god.
I'm atheist, so I really don't care about the bible-thumper answers.
Zippyday-I care because religion is the reason for homophobia...
Do not kill, dont steal, dont lie, love your fellow man, so on and so forth. thats all good stuff. but you can justify these as good without the use of God
The only moral argument against homosexuality is "because god said so" but why would he say so if there is no other moral argument against...
Do not kill, dont steal, dont lie, love your fellow man, so on and so forth. thats all good stuff. but you can justify these as good without the use of God
The only moral argument against homosexuality is "because god said so" but why would he say so if there is no other moral argument against...