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Originally posted by GemwolfYou think being gay is only about "carnal pleasure"? There's so much more to it, just like any heterosexual relationship. You compare being gay to being a serial killer? How do you get to that, where being gay is about love, and being a killer is about hate and death? You want me to ignore any feelings of love, because it is/may turn into a sin? My God doesn't think love is a sin. In fact, it's all about love.
Originally posted by GemwolfSex isn't a dirty sin. It's something beautiful. Yes, it can turn into something "bad" when it's only physical, and yes many homosexual relationships is just about sex, but so are many heterosexual relationships. How many straight men goes to strip clubs and/or hire a (female) hooker, then go back home to their wives? Not to forget the thousands of men who cheat on their wives with their secretaries? Oh, that's just human nature when "the straights" do it, but when a gay guy does it for the pleasure alone, it's only a sin?
Originally posted by GemwolfOh, please enlighten me... Show me one instance in any of my replies where I doesn't sound "at peace"?!
Originally posted by GemwolfI responded to this thread to correct you.
Originally posted by GemwolfI do however want to point out that you have a misconception about homosexuality and religion.
Originally posted by GemwolfYou are more than welcome to go through my post history, and you'll see that I rarely talk about religion.
Originally posted by GemwolfYour message is that God will smite me down for not walking the thin line, and that Jesus hates me because I'm gay? Again, you've got a pretty mean god. My God, is a much better God. He says that He loves me no matter what.
Originally posted by Gemwolf Do you want me to sit in a dark corner and feel sorry for myself because I'm gay? Oh poor me. I can't help the fact that I'm gay, and it's never going to change, so I won't ever be able to love someone special. I'll have to live inside this dark closet for the rest of my life and be miserable. But at least, God won't hate me.
Is that who you want me to be? If so, then we're clearly talking about two different Gods. You time and again try to make me feel guilty about being gay, but you're not going to achieve it. Sadly somewhere along the line someone made you feel guilty for being gay, and changed your life and attitude for the worse. (Or maybe for the best? Maybe you were living a sinful life in the gay scene?)
Originally posted by GemwolfWhat exactly does that say about heterosexual females? Since September 2003 6,585,528 million females have been infected by HIV. (Source) Could all of this possibly be caused by homosexual men?
Originally posted by GemwolfBut as I said. There's a whole lot more to HIV/AIDS than the USA. Take a careful look at the South African statistics:
SA Stats South Africa is currently experiencing one of the most severe HIV epidemics in the world. By 1990 The first national antenatal survey to test for HIV found that 0.8% of pregnant women were HIV positive. By 1991 The number of diagnosed heterosexually transmitted HIV infections equalled the number transmitted through sex between men. Since this point, heterosexually acquired infections have dominated the epidemic. By 1997 the HIV prevalence rate among pregnant women was 17.0%. By 2005 the HIV prevalence rate among pregnant women was 30.2%.(Source)
Originally posted by GemwolfYou'll also note that the HIV infection rate is much higher amongst black people compared to white people (and people of other colour).
Originally posted by GemwolfSo, if we apply your argument "if homosexuality was eliminated you'd probably see AIDS disappear in this country" to the South African statistics, we get "if pregnant women and black people were eliminated you'd probably see AIDS disappear in South Africa".
Originally posted by GemwolfBut in my opinion God won't hate you for loving another man.
Originally posted by Ford Farmer
You know sometimes I feel we have different Gods, I Love My God, and he loves me. My God is kind, compassionate, loving, and MERCIFUL, he is also FORGIVING, He accepts me as a gay man, because he Created me that way. I am just sorry that you don't have the same God as me.
Originally posted by WyrdeOne
In the meantime, what do y'all think about this? I mean, would you feel right in choosing the sexual preference of your child in advance (assuming the technique would indeed work reasonably well on humans)? Would you tell your child that you had done this?
Taking it one step further, would you pacify your child? Would you remove violent, antisocial tendencies from them, in the hopes of making the world a better place?
What an age we live in...
[edit on 2-1-2007 by WyrdeOne]
Originally posted by dAlen
I agree with above poster. (well poster before OP, and his follow up statement was well taken and some of the issues brought up are dealt with below)
Is homosexuality an illness?
Or is calling it an illness a potential limited view of life, not this in itself, but the attitude that can come with it of "this is how it is"...could that be an illness to be cured? Of course through knowledge and an open heart it can be. But that is part of evolution, I supposed we all go through stages of predudices.
Nature is full of strange things. Do we need male and female to reproduce.
That is the strongest argument from the "Evangelical" crowd anyway.
Well if certain lizards can reproduce without a male lizard...
also in nature, I have pointed out in other threads, that clown fish can be come male to female...snails have both sexual organs, etc.
My point is things are not as cut and dried as most people think.
Referring back to the first paragraph about curing prejudice...it comes back to opening up beyond the basics of life...as we know it.
Women can get pregnant now without having to have sex. Yes it still uses the male sperm...but the point is with cloning, etc. we may be like the "angels" (as Jesus pointed out that they do not marry, etc.) and not need sex for reproduction.
In the future you may be able to order a "testtube baby"
So cure...lets change that word.
Yes you can probably change a homosexual into a hetrosexual...again life is about perspectives, constant change. We are in an illusion that our thoughts are the way it is.
Sorry, there is no "it is the way it is"...my perspective on anything can change...just like that.
Now this is the scariest part as people want security through control...knowledge that is fixed...constants, etc.
But this is fear driven and it wont last to the next phase of evolution, which gives people, and themselves, the freedom to be who they are and to constantly change.
Its just a short step in the evolution cycle, but Im sure we will come through it.
- the main disease, seems to be the mind, and how we identify with it.
People call themselves "homosexual" "hetrosexual" and then become those thought forms...entranched into a story. So if you can cure that, which you can by acceptance of what is, or being in the present moment, which you only are in that...all thoughts of past and future are always present. If you do that, then there wont even be labels, etc., and people will begin to see the possiblities afforded to them, as well as peace of mind.
Peace
dAlen
edited to note OPs comment of change of word...points are still for others that may benefit from them. (also added last paragraph)
-2007 by dAlen]
Originally posted by esecallum
look
homosexuality is wrong and dangerous...and spreads disease.
i mean putting a penis into a anus and then into the mouth is just asking for disease...
the anus is designed for #TING.
not for sex.
you got that?
Originally posted by melatonin
Originally posted by esecallum
look
homosexuality is wrong and dangerous...and spreads disease.
i mean putting a penis into a anus and then into the mouth is just asking for disease...
the anus is designed for #TING.
not for sex.
you got that?
Well don't use your anus for anything other than excretion or attempt to put a scat-laden penis in your mouth. Other people may do whatever they want with particular parts of THEIR bodies.
Got that?
It's called personal freedom.
Write it down.
Originally posted by esecallum
are u a homosexual?
BUT some HOMOS ARE also BISEXUALS and spread the disease to us normal people....
once again
anus is designed for #ting
not for sex
anus lining is thin
breaks and lets disease in...
also parasites are spread by anal sex
these parasites reside in the intestine....
they are impinging on my freedom...
Originally posted by melatonin
It's called personal freedom.
Originally posted by rocknroll
Than take the risk, but don't cry to me when you're sick and dying. You did it to yourself.
Originally posted by rocknroll
Originally posted by melatonin
It's called personal freedom.
There goes that Politically Correct spin.......
You are wrong.......it's called a "sin".
And if you're a "fool", free will and personal freedom can transorm into that if you allow it.
Write it down......
Originally posted by Griff
How Christian of you.
Originally posted by rocknroll
Than take the risk, but don't cry to me when you're sick and dying. You did it to yourself.
Originally posted by GriffI bet Jesus wouldn't say "don't cry to me...you did it yourself".
Originally posted by melatonin
No such thing. Sin is just a christian fantasy. If you believe it to be a sin, don't do it.
Originally posted by melatonin....... it is not against the law of most advanced democracies, they have written it down already
Originally posted by rocknroll
Originally posted by melatonin
No such thing. Sin is just a christian fantasy. If you believe it to be a sin, don't do it.
I guess murder, rape, stealing, lying, cheating, etc, etc. are all "Christian fantasies" too.
So if you don't believe murder is a sin, I guess you should just go out and do it and feel justified and good about yourself.........
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Originally posted by melatonin....... it is not against the law of most advanced democracies, they have written it down already
That doesn't make it right. It only makes it corrupt.
That's all I read around this site is the corruption of governments and democratic societies and the like.....this example is but one of many to illustrate the decline of morals in this world, and the declie of morals in government. Thanks for the example.:
Originally posted by melatonin
Originally posted by rocknroll
Originally posted by melatonin
No such thing. Sin is just a christian fantasy. If you believe it to be a sin, don't do it.
I guess murder, rape, stealing, lying, cheating, etc, etc. are all "Christian fantasies" too.
So if you don't believe murder is a sin, I guess you should just go out and do it and feel justified and good about yourself.........
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No they exist, they are just not sins.
Originally posted by rocknroll
Originally posted by melatonin
Originally posted by rocknroll
Originally posted by melatonin
No such thing. Sin is just a christian fantasy. If you believe it to be a sin, don't do it.
I guess murder, rape, stealing, lying, cheating, etc, etc. are all "Christian fantasies" too.
So if you don't believe murder is a sin, I guess you should just go out and do it and feel justified and good about yourself.........
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No they exist, they are just not sins.
You're scaring me! LOL! And you my friend, just lost any shred of credibilty that you might have minutely possessed. I believe one of the Ten Commandments is "thou shall not kill". Murder is a sin. If you break one of the commandments you've done what? Committed a sin. You need to go into another thread and talk about things you actually know about.
Originally posted by melatonin
I think quote-mining is a bigger loss of credibility. Look at the second part of the sentence, silly...If you look at my answer, it was to "murder, rape, stealing, [blah, blah, blah], being a 'christian fanstasy'"My answer was "no, they exist, they are just not a sin. Some are against the law though" Do you see now? Sin is a religious construct not a legal one.
Originally posted by rocknroll
Everybody quote-mines. It's useful in getting across points in a debate on the internet. If you don't like it, ignore my post.........please.
So I guess, what you're saying is that if your government legalized murder, lying, adultery and rape tomorrow, you would indulge in it based on the fact it's legal (because of your corrupted government) and not feel the slightest bit guilty over killing innocent people, raping women, and f*cking people over? If that were the case, I'd say you were a sick, evil puppy.
You're wrong.
Ever wonder why so many of our laws in this world derive from the Ten Commandments? You know, GOD's laws? Because, they are the TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!