Why are people so concerned with homosexuals?
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People, in this case women, who like to try to throw a monkey wrench into the fact that God created men, women and marriage for the purpose of trying to keep stuff like this from happening. The act of homosexuality is even disgusting to God!
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I believe the majority of our population are lost and misguided souls. Homosexuality is immoral and an abomination to our Lord Jesus Christ. None of us are supposed to judge others, though we still do. Some of us do it openly while others only confide their opinions with someone they trust. We live in a society that is accepting and encouraging of so many sins. The truth is often hard to find if you're not looking for it or don't know where to find it. I believe we are living in the end days. The news we read and watch on tv validates the warning signs given to us in Revelations. All we can do as Christians and believers in Christ is pray for them and let his light be seen through our example. When judgement day comes, each and every one of us will bow before our Lord and proclaim that he is the one and only Lord and Saviour. If homosexuals as well as all sinners do not repent of their sins, accept God into their hearts and lives and change the way they live according to his will, they will be lost for all eternity in a firey lake.
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Because of an underlying fear in society about becoming infected by immoral and sinful activities.\n\nThese beliefs began in th 1500's by the Puritans, a protestant movement that strove to purge all sinnful nature from their followers. \n\nThis is the same sort of societal reaction in North America as the witch hunts in the 1700's, and even the Communist hunts in the 1950's.\n\nThese Puritan influences are weakening, but are still predominant in North America.\n\n\nChristian Ideals:\nThere are also people who claim to be anti-homosexual because of writings in the Christion scriptures, which are by and large taken out of context. However there is at least one specific passage that says a man is to lay with a woman. Nowhere in the Christion passages does it say to ostracize, condemn, or harm homosexuals.
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Their problem isn't sexual; it's the inability to psychologically reconcile your desires with your relentless internal self-loathing and your hypocritical public pious, judgment against people who don't have an issue with their own sexual orientation.  They live in a world of fear and self-loathing.
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people are straight so they can put there genitals to proper use and procreate. gay people are really just perverted. i mean check it for urself. most of them are bisexual. they are just caught up in sex mentally(hey mindless there is no way two men together makes sense. that is not waht those body parts are made for. i dont mean to be the cause of any hate crimes but if someone can show me the logic of that then fine.)
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I agree with you 100%.  I think there are many reasons why people are threatened by homosexuals.  Many people hate anything that they don't understand.  And then there are others who want to force their religions down people's throats.  Several people still hang on to stereotypes such as homosexuality being a disease/disorder.  And there are many who simply hate everyone who's different from them.\n\nOh, and before some idiot responds by saying that marriage is a religious institution and therefore homosexuals should not be allowed to marry, I'm going to address the issue...  If your opinion is that homosexuals should not marry simply because marriage is a religious institution then why are people permitted to marry without the permission of the church?  Why do people get their marriage licenses from the government rather than the church?  Why are people permitted to have civil ceremonies?  The truth is that, your arguement would only be valid if you were also argueing that NO ONE should get married unless they were religious.  Your arguement would only be valid if you were in favor of taking marriage out of the hands of the government altogether.\n\nI'm sick of religious arguements against homosexuality.  To these people who feel that homosexual marriage should not be permitted because "God" doesn't approve---  Do you suggest that laws be passed which ban premarital sex?  Do you suggest that laws be passed which ban "partaking of anything harmful to your body"?  Do you suggest that laws be passed which force you to pay tithes?  Do you suggest that laws be passed which force you to attend church?  We are supposed to be have the freedom to choose our own religion (or to not choose one).  Not permitting homosexuals to marry is just one way of trying to force a religion on people.\n\nAnd as far as the effects that homosexuality has on children is concerned...  What effects?  Do you have some kind of proof that it adversely affects children?  Treating homosexuals like they're "bad" is what can cause confusion for children.  If children are taught that it's ok to live your own life then they won't have negative feelings and confusion.  I've heard some people say that they believe children will be influenced into "turning gay", which is a ridiculous arguement because the same could be said with regards to heterosexuality.  Sexual behavior is LEARNED.  No one is born one way or the other.  Therefore children can feel pressured and be influenced just as easily by both homosexuals AND heterosexuals.   What's important is to teach children that everyone has a right to their own lifestyles.\n\nOh, and there's the arguement that homosexuality is dangerous to marriage....  HOW?!!!  My marriage is wonderful.  And I haven't met one single person who has experienced marital problems because of homosexuality.
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I think gay people have some kind of mental problem maybe due to their childhood experience or simply they were dropped on their head when they were born.I dont understand this simple psychology of attraction of gay people...why on earth u would wanna like something that u already have.God didnt make adam and evan...HE made Adam and Eve,go figure why!Gay people are just mentally ill and not sure about themselves regarding relationships and sexuality.They should go see a psychiatrist and take therapy to come back to normal life.Damn u gayz!!
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You can't - it's non of your business so don't worry about it.   You know this is America - land of the FREE home of the BRAVE  and there are, I'm sure, brave Homosexuals.  And NO I'm not Gay - I just think people shouldn't worry about what other good, legal, legitimate, honest, hardworking people do.  You must be one of those Homo-phobic's to sit and dwell on such a stupid question.
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They probably feel afraid to be around them like they have a disease they can catch or something. But we're all God's children and we shouldn't treat people different just because they like someone the same sex as us. I hope that answers your question!!
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U know i dont know why people make sucj a big deal its not like their criminals or something i mean they should be  worrying about important stuff like the enviroment and not stupid things like beign gay i mean they r people just like u and me but that like to be with the same sex
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Fear is a very basic uneducated response to a situation. These people are making assumptions about things before taking the time to get to know people. It's just like in the 1960's and prior when so many people were close minded towards African Americans and other minority races. They don't understand something or someone so they degrade them. It's disgusting and sad. People can love one another in a number of ways and there doesn't need to be one set guideline as to how you go about doing it. And the term is misused, 'homophobia' is to be scared of gay people, as in you don't want to approach them. But these people are not afraid of them in that sense. They need to stop interjecting their ridiculous religious claims and learn to be a little more open minded.
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I believe that for the most part many people believe that gay people are so 'different' from them that they have nothing in common.  The lack of commonality tends to polarize people.  Once people realize that gay people love, live, cry, work, play, and raise children just like everyone else I believe that the issues between gay/straight people will begin to melt away.
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Why does these hav to do with gays?
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People just have to understand that 10% of people are gay.\nIt's the same as a certain percentage of the population have blue eyes.\nHomophobics are scared that being gay may become compulsory; probably because homophobes believe that  heterosexuality should be compulsory.
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basically, most ppl fear what they dont understand. your average heterosexual is born feeling a certain way towards men and women, and cant understand how anyone could be different (much the same way that ppl that "KNOW" god loves them cant understand how anyone else cant see it). so, its like this:\n\n"i'm born straight. i have no concept that others are different than i am, so i feel that they're straight, and denying what they are. i feel that they're not being true, so i dont like it." \n\nlook at one of the ppl that say being gay is a choice, and ask them when they decided to be straight. they'll say "i didnt decide, i just am!!" then ask, "oh, so sexuality can be a born in quality, i thought it was a choice?" and watch their heads implode. \n\nthe only other answer that makes any sense is that they're a little afraid that they're gay too, and that they're going to shunned for being who they are inside. \n\nas for religious answers, ppl quote the bible as though its gods will exactly. well, theres a lot of different versions of the bible out there, and they dont all say the same thing, so, how do we know which one is right? how do we know that any of them are right?\n\nall faith is good, until you shut off the thing in your brain that says "i could be wrong". thats when ppl get pushy and decide that they speak directly for jesus, or allah, or whatever. thats also when they're totally missing the point of having faith in the first place. \n\nand i'm not gay, or overly religious, i just cant stand ppl that cant fathom that what works in life for them isnt the answer for all ppl.
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It's true that most members of society didn't really accept gay culture yet but given more time, I'm sure everybody would say, "Who cares!"\nIf a person is gay, let him be himself. It's like being a lesbian too. As daily life gives me more problem I could handle why do I need to care about other people's lives?\nBe yourself and learn to be open minded....that's what the cure to some bigots out there....