Why does the Bible say Jesus hates gays?
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The Bible is a product of the church, written to retain social control over the masses that believe in it. 'God's Will' seems to favour the bourgeoisie ideology not the humble proletariat  who had nothing. Religion is so mixed up now and along with money is the only other reason why so many wars are breaking out. I think that your sexuality is biologically determined - In your genetics before you are born. Believe in what you choose too, but always remember to stay true to who you are.
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I have seen some "religious" people bash gays and do nothing but hate them, but the true Christian does not hate anyone at all, and they do not bash anyone either. Gay people feel that way because that is what has happened to them from people who claim to love God...but the word of God is REAL clear..."anyone who hates their brother is a murderer". It also says "if you can not love your brother, who you can see, you can not love God, who you can not see."...anyone who claims to be holy and hates is a liar and deceives himself.
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what you are seeing in response to homosexuals is not Christian. As another person answered, Jesus ate with, associated with, and worked with the people who needed the help he had to offer the most- in other words, he showed those who needed it- love. Christianity has become so corrupted by man, that those who "hate" in God's name have become much more common than those who follow God's word- and that word is "love thy neighbor as thyself" it is acceptable to God to hate the sin, but one must love the sinner- and that isn't what "churches" are about anymore.
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He calls homosexuality unnatural and an abomination.\n\nLeviticus 18:22: "Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination."\n\nRomans 1:26-28: "For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;"
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Some people (primarily biblical literalists and/or purveyors of hate speech) claim that the Bible does condemn homosexuality, citing the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the Levitical law statements about "a man lying with another man as he lies with a woman is an abomination", and St. Paul's condemnations of homosexuals. But what exactly is an "abomination"? Let's consider the information at this site: http://glow.cc/isa/whatisan.htm\n\nIf we look at each of these biblical citations closely, we see that Sodom and Gomorrah were not destroyed for homosexuality, they were destroyed for what was a far more serious sin at that time -- the sin of inhospitality. They treated guests very rudely, even assaulting and abusing them. At that time in history, this was one of the most serious sins one could commit. Consider this: http://www.torahquest.org/show_commentary.php?cid=12&regid=14\n\nIn looking at the Levitical prohibitions, we can turn to the greatest expert on the Old Testament, a Jewish philosopher named Maimonides, who wrote most of the Tanach (which is a more detailed explanation of the Torah, or Jewish version of the Old Testament). Maimonides wrote, in his "Guide to the Perplexed" that this prohibition was not against homosexuality, it was actually a prohibition against man's unbridled lust, and against the Cananite practice of that time of using teenage boys as prostitutes for their pagan temples. Also, looking at this practically, it's anatomically impossible for a "man to lie with a man as he does with a woman" (hello, some parts, well one part, is missing!) In those times, "back door" sex was forbidden, so that cannot be what this was referring to.\n\nAs to St. Paul's condemnations of homosexuality, it is worth noting that St. Paul had major hangups with almost any kind of sex, that he himself never married (highly unusual for a Jewish male at that time) and that he was teaching things that Jesus never said. http://www.beliefnet.com/story/142/story_14299_1.html\n\nChristians, by definition, are followers of Christ. Therefore, the first place Christians should look for proper teachings is in the Gospels, where Christ taught us what He expect from us. What exactly did Christ say in condemnation of homosexuals? Not a single word. Nothing, nada, zip, zero. So when it comes to a choice of who to believe when teachings conflict, St. Paul or Christ, IMO we should always go with Christ. Scientists have now proven, through multiple studies, that some homosexuals are genetically predisposed towards this. In other words, they are born that way. Others make a lifestyle choice. This brings up two very important points. God doesn't make mistakes, so the homosexuals who were born that way are not a mistake. Secondly, just "being" homosexual is not, in any way, a sin, no matter how the person got there. Even if we were to believe everything that biblical literalists believe, and all the so-called biblical condemnations about homosexuality, it must be noted that the condemnations are against sexual acts, they are not against just "being" a homosexual. So at worst, a homosexual sex act is the sin of fornication, which I daresay is an equal opportunity sin, and that many more heterosexuals commit this sin than homosexuals (if for no other reason than heterosexuals vastly outnumber homosexuals.)\n\nGod loves all of his children, and He expects us to love each other. Christ preached inclusion, not exclusion. Be patient with those who condemn homosexuals. Sooner or later they will come to their senses and realize that they are wrong. Literalists used to support slavery and thought the world would end when women got the right to vote, but they were proven wrong there, too. And perhaps even offer some pity for those who hate homosexuals, because if we can assume that a recent study was right, the most virulent anti-homosexuals are nothing more than
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I don't agree with casting "per-verbial stones" at anyone.  We are not the ones that are given the right to judge.  But I can tell you why homosexuality is looked down upon if someone truly wishes to serve God.  Homosexuality is condemned in the Bible.  In both the Hebrew (old) and Greek (new) scriptures, homosexuality is condemned.  In 1 Cor. 6:9, 10, homosexuals are lumped in with fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, theives, and extortioners as ones that will not inherit God's kingdom.  \n\nWhen reading the Bible, you have to take the whole book into account.  You have to be willing to accept God's thinking on all matters.  He created us; he knows what's best for us; he instituted the marriage arrangement.  God has never condoned same-sex relationships, and since God is the same from time indefinite to time indefinite, we can be sure he still feels the same as he did when he had the Bible penned.
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while the bible does [rather ridiculously, of course] condemn gay sex in other places and ways, this should, logically, show those people who are so proud of the "adam and steve" quip how stupid they are.\n\nand fr_chuck, your constant discussion of a "cure" for gay people is terribly offensive.  perhaps i might redirect your medical zeal to something more personally important to you: obesity, or male pattern baldness, maybe?\n\nedit, to mickey:\nmaybe jesus was queer as well as single.  don't just assume.
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the funny thing is, the original text of the OLD testament didn't say anything about homosexuality being a sin either. the part that's commonly translated to say "a man should not lie with another man as he would lie with a woman, that is detestable" was originally mistranslated on PURPOSE when some homophobic church leaders got together to write the king james version...the original hebrew text translates to "a man should not lie with another man in a woman's bed, that is unclean". so basically there's no restriction on who can have sex with whom, just where they are allowed to do it.
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Lots of questions!!!  \nAccording to the BIBLE... it is not okay to say that God hates homosexuals.  because God does not hate them, He is against what they do...homosexuality. Actually they are going against God... here is the proof... Romans chapter 1.\n1 "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,\n2  (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)\n3  Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;\n4  And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:\n5  By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:\n6  Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:\n7  To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.\n8 ¶  First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.\n9  For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;\n10  Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.\n11  For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;\n12  That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.\n13  Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,)that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.\n14  I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.\n15  So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.\n16 ¶  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.\n17  For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.\n18  For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;\n19 ¶  Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.\n20  For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:\n21  Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.\n22  Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,\n23  And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.\n24  Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:\n25  Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.\n26  For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:\n27  And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.\n28  And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;\n29  Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malig
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Some people place an inordinate focus on a handful of passages from the Bible (which, as far as literature goes, is terribly overrated) that condemn homosexual behavior as an "abomination."\n\nBecause the Bible is full of contradictory nonsense, what people often do is they pick and choose which parts they will listen to. Like the part about stoning one's children to death if they talk back to you - no one really pays attention to that, or to the passage about how eating shrimp and lobster is an abomination. That would just be too inconvenient.\n\nSo when people already don't like gay people - which is what they pick up from this wonderfully homophobic culture of ours - all they have to do is flip open the Bible and find the passage in Leviticus that agrees with them, and then they can feel perfectly justified in their bigotry. Indeed, they often begin to force this hatred upon others, such as with that awful Fred Phelps and his grotesque little cult in Kansas.\n\nHere's the thing, though: if people do not choose to be gay, but in fact are born that way, what would that say about God? And what would that say about the Bible?\n\nReligious people will either plug their ears or run fleeing from anything that threatens their dearly-head beliefs. It's how they organize their entire thought process about the world and the other people in it, after all. So there is no way they could ever acknowledge that the Bible is mistaken, because God doesn't make mistakes. And if being gay is a mistake, then it must be because people choose to be that way.\n\nBut I look at it like this: those who take the Bible as the inerrant and literal word of God are choosing to be ignorant. Which is also why they continue to think the Earth is only 6,000 years old, was created in six days, and Adam rode a pterodactyl to work.\n\nGive me gay over stupid any day. Cheers!
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He'd say that they don't know their Bible well enough.\n\nThe passages in Leviticus (18:22 & 20:13), understood IN CONTEXT, are not an admonishment against loving sexual relationships between people of the same sex but instead against sex as a form of domination and control. Besides, these passages are part of the Holiness Code which is not binding to modern day Christians (or anyone else for that matter).\n\nThe story of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis chapters 18 & 19) was a warning against rape, inhospitality and xenophobia. The reason for Sodom's destruction is made clear in Ezekiel 16:48-50. According to Ezekiel, the sins of Sodom were pride, laziness, being inhospitable, neglecting the needs of the poor, greed, and idolatry (the worshipping of idols). Nothing about homosexuality is mentioned.\n\n1 Corinthians 6:9 was a mistranslation of the word malakee. It's used elsewhere in the Bible to mean someone who lacks discipline or one who is morally weak, and never is it used in reference to sexuality or gender.\n\n1 Timothy 1:10? Also a mistranslation. 1 Timothy was an admonishment against male prostitution, not committed, loving same sex relationships.\n\nThe words physin and paraphysin in Romans 1:26-27 have also been mistranslated. Contrary to popular belief, the word paraphysin does not mean "to go against the laws of nature", but rather implies action which is uncharacteristic for that particular person. An example of the word paraphysin is used in Romans 11:24, where God acts in an uncharacteristic (paraphysin) way to accept the Gentiles. When the scripture is understood correctly, it seems to imply that it would be unnatural for heterosexuals to live as homosexuals, and for homosexuals to live as heterosexuals.
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Its perfectly OK. C'mon people we are living in the 21st century now.\n\nAnd for all those, who use Bible as a weapon against homosexual desires, I'd like to tell you that its not Jesus himself that wrote it. How can you gaurantee that whosoever wrote it, did not misinterpret Jesus. \n\nIts only the "personal interpretations" of the homophobics that make it against it. Even rayburnlarry above has cited a "version" of Bible, while going against same sex love.\n\nJesus, the messiah always promoted love, understanding and accepting those who might be different from us.\n\nNothing makes God, the Jesus more happier than seeing Love rather than hatred and selfishness.
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AMEN SISTER!!!!\nI'm not a religious guru myself, and I'm very tired of the gay bashing, but I do recall many people saying that if you hate upon others or something like that, that that's a sin as well...i'm not sure I don't read the Bible...\n\nI get really offended with this bullshizzle about that i'm going to hell because i'm a lesbian...well you know what? The people whom are trying to convert are the real sinners, and God does love all of his children...\n\nSo again, Thank you for the psudo question...
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Some Christians just feel that they are right and you are wrong and there can't be any middle ground because in their minds you are a sinner.I would never pass such judgements as I know it is not my place to condemn anyone to anything.Only God shall judge.But they, those who make the most anti gay speech, seem to think they know what God is thinking and what God wants.They forget that even Jesus was recorded as saying, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."What does that mean?It means that Jesus was telling those people who would judge someone that they should look at themselves and judge first.\n\nMany people just can't get past the whole "gay sex" thing.They spend all their time thinking about gay sex and call it "un-natural" or so forth.I often wonder why they do that.I am not gay and could care less what gays do in their bed.If gays are happy then that is all that matters and I would never judge them for only God may do that.And I would not dare to presume to know how God would judge them for perhaps love is blind in God's eyes and God may see only that two people love each other.And love is a beautiful thing.\n\nAs to what 'pathfinder' said about the Catholic Church, I have found that the church's official stance has been to reject gays and reject human rights and equal rights for gays at every turn.I even knew a guy, who was gay, and his local church, a Catholic church, rejected to hold his funeral because he was gay.Love the sinner but not the sin?More like hate the person for reasons that you have judged.
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I think your right.  Christians have this outright hatred (something else Jesus condemned) for homosexuality, but turn a blind eye at 'traditional' sex outside of marriage.  The apostles said that if you can't remain unmarried and pure at heart then get married.\n\nI think the message of Christianity and Jesus has been wildly distorted.  And, its a lot simpler than most Christians would have you believe.
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Actually, homosexuals are the ones that Jesus would have dined with. Not only would they throw better parties, but as they are currently second class citizens, those are the ones who would be with.\n\nJesus would have loved them, as he loves all people.  He would have been a lot more Christ-like than any of his current followers.  The thing that many people forget is Matthew 7 where Jesus says do not judge, lest you be judged as you have judged others.  Telling people that they way they feel is wrong and needs cleansing is in every way judging them.\n\nThose people who say it is a sin and to hate the sin, not the sinner, clearly know no gay people.  The problem with that theory, is it isn't a choice.  _Real_ gay people don't wake up one morning suddenly deciding that they're going to be gay any more than straight people wake up and make the conscience decision to be attracted to the opposite sex.  And anyone who says otherwise is a liar, though I'm not judging them for it.\n\nSo, to answer your question, Jesus would have treated them better than the current followers and many of the people answering this question would have done!!
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I am told by gays that it is discrimination but it's not.  They think we hate them.  I don't know any Christian that hates them.  We believe the bible and the bible says they're life style is wrong, that no homosexual will inherit eternal life.  We all have our own sins we have to bring before the Lord.  It's no worse than any other sin.  But how can God forgive them of it and heal them if they insist it isn't sin?  If your attitude is loving even though you don't accept what they do, then you are right with God.  The rest isn't yours to deal with,  it's theirs.  God bless you for having such a kind heart.