homosexuality is condemed by God

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Do you read Hebrew, Aramaic, and classicak Greek? If not, you’re in no position to say what the Bible clearly states. You’ve only read Greek that has been translated into Latin and then to English. Errors creep in and nuances get left out.

According to the Talmud, Jewish folklore, and every rabbi I have ever asked about the subject, the sin for which Sodom and Gammorah were destroyed was not having compassion or generosity for their fellow man.

No, it isn’t. I know because I have spoken with the Lord directly, and asked Him about the subject. His answer is roughly

‘They are My children, and I love them. They are as I made them. Love is a beutiful and holy thing, whether it be between a man and a woman, a man and a man, or a woman and a woman. These people have not transgressed against Me. They need not turn away from Me in shame and fear. Let them heed not those who speak hatred and claim it is My word. Let them turn their hearts unto Me, that they may know I love them just as they are.’

In my experience, the statement ‘I am not prejudiced against-’ is only said by those who are prejudiced.

That you know of. Not all homosexuals wear rainbow bracelets, hot pink clothes, lisp, and mince so that you can identify them.

Yes, He does. And if you open your heart to Him, He will tell you that He does not comdemn homosexuality. He will then forgive you, and tell you to mend your ways.

Lifestyle?
What lifestyle would that be exactly?

An unsubstantiated, one-sentence anecdote, with no details whatsoever. I know I’m convinced.

Indeed it is. G-d does not condemn homosexuals. If He didn’t want gay people, He would stop making gay people.

Better yet, avoid the ambiguities, mistranslations, and human tampering by speaking with G-d directly. Then, go read the Bible. Otherwise, there’s a risk that you may come to embrace the Bible itself as G-d and become deaf to His voice.

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Shit like this guy makes the Baby Jesus puke His little guts out.

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My big reply to this is always: So freaking what?

Why should I (or many other people) care what the Christian god says?

Are you proposing that we make laws based on Christianity?

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I’m sure it probably does, but not all of us opt to turn sigs on.

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Poor guy. It looks like his learning curve is going to make Mt. Everest look like a bump in the road.

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*brewster2, in this thread, http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=264965

which was closed as I was writing a reply, you said in the OP that you do not shun homosexuals or fornicators. Yet in the OP of the thread that we are now in, you say you don’t associate with homosexuals or fornicators.

What is the difference? Can you explain? And how do you tell if a person is gay, or is a fornicator? Do the latter go around with a big “F” embroidered on their chest?

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Does that mean it’s due to be torn down soon?

Is it safe to enter the homosexuality, or is the superstructure so weak it will collapse?

Does that mean a hard hat is needed?

I always thought a lubricant and condom were all I needed. Now I have to worry about homosexuality falling over because it’s been condemned and soon to be demolished?

sigh

I surrender.

Bring on the heterosexuality.

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I doubt we’ll be hearing from Bible Boy anymore; looks to me like a typical drive-by.

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Was thinking the same thing. He’s probably holed up in a corner of his room giggling about how he stuck it to us O_o

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Well, since there’s nothing else to talk about… Eve, those are some long legs you got there! :smiley:

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This stuff would be more fun if the people didn’t wuss out as soon as they saw that they didn’t know anything about the subject. But I guess running away and closing your eyes and ears is a necessary part of the judgmental, I-speak-for-God lifestyle.

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I thought that all I needed for the I-speak-for-G-d lifestyle was flipflops, a bathrobe, and a nice walking stick.

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I thought there was a hairshirt and grasshopper fricassee in there somewhere, too…

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I could have a locust fricassee. Except nobody is sure just what species of locust are kosher.

Hair shirts AFAIK are more of a Christian prophet thing.
From an old book of Jewish folklore.

A man walks up to the town rabbi.

“I’ve just come into town and you must assemble the congregation so that I may speak to them!”

“And I should do this why?”

“Because I am a prophet!”

“A prophet?”

“Yes. I’ve given my life over to G-d and constantly mortify my flesh. See these shoes? They are studded with nails. And, I sleep standing up. I drink only water. I eat only raw oats. And rather than a warm bath, I strip naked and roll in the snow.”

The rabbi points.

“That is my horse. He has nails in his shoes. He sleeps standing up. He drinks only water. He eats only raw oats. He rolls in the snow. I ask you, is he a prophet?”

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. . . Just long enough to reach Abraham Lincoln’s floor, or however that gag goes . . .

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If there is a god, how do we know that this book written by various people long ago actually has the straight dope on what he, she, it, or they want or don’t want us to do?

Humm. You don’t associate with homosexuals or with fornaicators. But how do you know? Anyone, no matter how straight-seeming, might be a closeted gay or lesbian. And isn’t it difficult to find people who are not fornicators? To not be one, you have to either be a lifelong celibate, or you have to stay virgin untill marriage. Two rather small minorities, I’d think.

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I think its that “religious” people have hang ups about sex, myself.
Thats what makes it such a worse sin than others, supposedly.

So many fundies think its all about sex, thats all they live for.(gays)

:smack:

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Hey, that really is beautiful. I just wish I could know for sure if that what you heard was actually his voice. I believe that you heard that, but I wish I could hear that for myself, you know?

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Seems to me the OP has an irresoluble contradiction.

Best indications to date is that homosexuality is inborn, and I find that entirely plausible. People, as a general rule, do not choose lives of rejection and social isolation.

To what end, then, does God create people who are inherently bent towards behavior he will not condone. We are all, as I understand it, born with an ample supply of sinful tendencies, who needs more? But are we to believe that God, out of sheer arbitrary malice, chooses some of His children to carry an extra burden of sinful tendencies, just for shits and giggles? Eenie, meenie, minie, homo?

Such a God would not be worthy of worship, such a God would be worthy only of contempt and disdain as heartless, cruel, and reckless.

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Liberal, that is so totally off topic. Shouldn’t you comment on how my legs look? :smiley: