Did Christianity/Judaism create homophobia?

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Create is maybe the wrong word, more enforce or set it in stone. But it is the easiest way to describe it.

If we look back to the Greek religion, Homosexuals were accepted. In Roman society it was also okay as long as it did not distract you from your important tasks or jobs as a soldier.

In Ancient Egypt it was also accepted, and there are stories of there God's being gay (I won't go into detail as it's a bit weird)
In the Norse religion (Vikings) it was not accepted as such, but allowed as long as you reproduced. The main ideal for them was survival, and as long as you reproduced and didn't upset society, it was okay.

There are other examples of this, but did Christianity/Judaism enforce this homophobia. If so, why so? Why is it wrong to be gay? Surely God would want his people to be happy. I don't understand this problem with homosexuals.

So, did Christianity/Judaism set homophobia in stone for the world, especially the western world.
 
Sin of all varieties existed in the pagan societies referenced above.It is God,who wants us to live lives of morality not "happiness", who has taught us rules of sexual purity and depravity. Living a life dictated to following moral guidelines can only be described as "homophobic" by a religious slanderer.
 
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I'm pretty sure it's an animal instinct that we developed, because we would've been strongly opposed to people who wouldn't produce offspring naturally.

Just like we're against incest, even though if the two consent, we're against it as a society because the future child has a higher chance of being defected.
 
Most people don't read, so the only place you are going to get a straight answer (no pun intended) is perhaps from philosophy or science.

A religious person who is one with their church is very likely to agree with the church no matter how much they read. (They don't dare question anything.)

It would seem so. Why else would so many politicians have closet relationships of one sort or another? Also, USA does not have a state religion, so it is possible to blame it on the culture and not the faith, but screw it, sounds like you have a very good point.

Recent legislation is making gay more and more ok. The military is a done deal. Adoption is a done deal. All that remains is marriage. It is going to happen.

USA or western world probably isn't the most intolerant of homosexuality anymore.
 
They didn't create homophobia, just the opposite, they were doing everyone at one point in their history. If you had a mouth or some sort of opening you were fair game. No, homophobia started in the late eighties when AIDS started killing the gay men.
 
No, I know people who are not religious but still dislike the sight of guys in drag and kissing each other. I think some homophobia is just natural, like noticing a break in a pattern.
 
Back in the day, they didn't have condoms and such, so having homosexual sex was much more risky than it even is today. He even said not to fornicate, or commit adultery. So maybe that's why God said don't do it. They didn't have the treatments and cures for the sexually transmitted diseases that we have today.
Also, I think calling it a "phobia" is misleading. I don't know anyone who's actually *afraid* of gay people.
 
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