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Originally posted by theruthlessone
please explain to me how been gay is natural
if it was then you would be able to pro-create but you cant
if the bible is true
personally i have family and a few friends who are gay some open some closed and i tell them too its wrong and its un-natural its not right
Originally posted by darkredfish
Is there a religon that accepts homosexuality?
All the religons I know that are major, not some rinky-dink little cult or african tribal culture, are anti-gay.
I am a gay male, and I get really akward looks while going to church with my boyfriend. We don't really "Broadcast" it out there, but I guess people can just tell by the way we talk to each other, and the people who DO know, are always shooting me dirty glances as if to say "Why are you here? >->"
So, I still want to be Catholic and this thread will not convert me, but I want to know if there is a religon that is open to homosexuality, or a Catholic church in the Reno/Sparks NV area that is, because all the churches I've been to don't like gay people.
And frankly, Im sick of it.
Originally posted by theruthlessone
please explain to me how been gay is natural its not is it because if it was then you would be able to pro-create but you cant can so if everyone was homosexual the worlds population would die out
simple so its un-natural its wrong and if the bible is true it will get you sent to hell
personally i have family and a few friends who are gay some open some closed and i tell them too its wrong and its un-natural its not right and we know that and just because its accepted does not make it right
Originally posted by RainbeauBleu
Why do you want to follow a religion? I'm not sure that's good. To answer your question, Tibetan Buddhism doesn't care what your sexual preference or marital status is. Their focus is on the spiritual path rather than regulating mundane lifestyle choices.
Unnatural?
Yes, get a clue and look at the animal world!
Gay Penguins to be separated
Buddy and Pedro, who were both raised in captivity, pair together every night, “bray” at one another, groom each other, and never seem to tire of standing alongside each other, the Toronto Star reported. But because the penguins have “top-notch genes,” zookeepers want them to breed with females to help populate the species, which is endangered.
See? Gay penguins are genetically superior! (Just joking.)edit on 12/11/11 by RainbeauBleu because:
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Originally posted by theruthlessone
please explain to me how been gay is natural
It happens in NATURE. Next?
if it was then you would be able to pro-create but you cant
Gay people can procreate just as well as straight people if they want to. Their eggs and sperm work just the same as straight people.
Some straight people can't procreate. Does that make being straight "unnatural"?
if the bible is true
BIG if...
personally i have family and a few friends who are gay some open some closed and i tell them too its wrong and its un-natural its not right
Boy, you must be the life of the party, telling all your friends and family the "right " way to live... I bet they're all kinds of grateful for your input!
It happens in nature??? So does volcanic eruptions, rain, snow, plague, virus, and the like... Doesnt mean it's "natural". So, just how natural is it for 2 bolts fitting together? Not easy without a nut joining them, is it?
Sorry to say, just because you see a dog packing fudge, doesnt mean it's natural. Animals eat their young too. Some eat their mates... That's umm... Natural. In our world, it's murder and sick.
Using something to give credit to another is simple idiocy.
The moon is just as visible as the sun in the daytime. The moon MUST give off light and warmth too!
That's just simple BS logic. Compare yourself to a mutt all you want. And some wonder why they are looked upon as less superior. Why not? Side with animals, treated like animals? Sound about right in my book.
If gay was natural, we would be extinct. If it were natural, there would be found a way to procreate among the gay... considering darwin was right. lol
This conversation is as silly as people believing that being gay is normal and natural.
Ok.. where to start.
1. Volcanic eruptions, rain, snow, plague, virus, and the like, ARE natural. Thats why they are called "Natural events"
2. Yes, animals eat their young. Thats natural too.
3. The moon DOES give off light and warmth, although it does not generate FROM the moon, it still gives it off. *facepalm*
4. If gay lead to extinction.. than all those animals I listed would be extinct, and therefore the earth would be a dead planet.
5. Listen to yourself, YOUR the one who is silly.
Why not? We do it, every single one of us, every single day. We constantly tell each other how to live and what we think is right and wrong. As a gay person, you push this as well. You feel being gay is normal. Many/most do not. Yet you have your will to feel what you think is right or wrong, and in being so, you do so by the responces you make.
Why do you follow a religion that tells you that your choice of sex is an abomination and that you probably wont find your way through the pearly gates because of it??? You do realise an abomination is something that cannot be in the sight of God, right? It's like believing in a being that is going to destroy you for your beliefs.
Think about it. Your faith comes from a bible. It must. Unless it comes from your upbrnging, which originaly comes from that bible. That bible tells you that you're an abomination. Yet, you want to find a church that will take those words and ignore them for your own sake? Dont you think that in the end, you still have to come face to face with that God that feels that your actions are an abomination against him?
This makes no sense to me at all! Please explain it.
1. Not "Many/most" actually, only 30% of america feels this way, mostly concentrated in the bigot south.
2. I just do, ok? Why does everyone else follow it? Because they have FAITH in it, such as I do. I've tried to change who I am, It doesn't work. I also recongnize that this may not be gods will (hating homosexuals) and that the bible was written by political men. I don't see how god can punish me for being made the way I am.
3. The bible never says "gays are an abomination" in fact, the word/idea "Homosexuality" was not added to the bible untill the late 40's. Look in recent threads I authored and read it.
4. I think I will spare you the sterotypical Lady Gaga - Born this way lyric response... This time.
Animal world does not = humanity. That's a really bad excuse. So is... "Get with the times"... No, no evidance shows conclusively that being gay is normal, and natural. Nor is there any showing that people are "Born that way".
Originally posted by darkredfish
Ok.. where to start.
1. Volcanic eruptions, rain, snow, plague, virus, and the like, ARE natural. Thats why they are called "Natural events"
2. Yes, animals eat their young. Thats natural too.
3. The moon DOES give off light and warmth, although it does not generate FROM the moon, it still gives it off. *facepalm*
4. If gay lead to extinction.. than all those animals I listed would be extinct, and therefore the earth would be a dead planet.
5. Listen to yourself, YOUR the one who is silly.
Originally posted by theruthlessone
please explain to me how been gay is natural its not is it because if it was then you would be able to pro-create but you cant can so if everyone was homosexual the worlds population would die out
simple so its un-natural its wrong and if the bible is true it will get you sent to hell
personally i have family and a few friends who are gay some open some closed and i tell them too its wrong and its un-natural its not right and we know that and just because its accepted does not make it right
Originally posted by darkredfish1. Not "Many/most" actually, only 30% of america feels this way, mostly concentrated in the bigot south.
2. I just do, ok? Why does everyone else follow it? Because they have FAITH in it, such as I do. I've tried to change who I am, It doesn't work. I also recongnize that this may not be gods will (hating homosexuals) and that the bible was written by political men. I don't see how god can punish me for being made the way I am.
3. The bible never says "gays are an abomination" in fact, the word/idea "Homosexuality" was not added to the bible untill the late 40's. Look in recent threads I authored and read it.
4. I think I will spare you the sterotypical Lady Gaga - Born this way lyric response... This time.
.
Originally posted by RainbeauBleu
reply to post by theRhenn
Animal world does not = humanity. That's a really bad excuse. So is... "Get with the times"... No, no evidance shows conclusively that being gay is normal, and natural. Nor is there any showing that people are "Born that way".
That's true. The animal world does not equal humanity. I was making a joke, actually. The conversation and other's need to judge is ridiculous. What should the people who are born with the plumbing of both sexes to do? Is it a sign from God that they are meant to stay single forever? People are born that way, you know. It's natural. It's no one's business but those who are in the situation.
If the inability to procreate is a sign from God that the relationship is unnatural or wrong, then there are millions of straight couples who can't conceive whom should be examining their lives and looking for what is wrong with them, right? (That's a joke. This is soooooo silly.)edit on 12/11/11 by RainbeauBleu because: (no reason given)