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Message Subject The Biblical position on Homosexuality and Gay marriage
Poster Handle Anonymous Coward
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Why does it matter what the bible says? It is only a record of bronze age history, laws and superstitions. They had no scientific knowledge to speak of. Those bronze age people had no understanding of the mechanics of reproduction beyond the sex act itself. The biblical position is irrelevant in the face of advancing knowledge.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27051441


The Bible actually holds the key to happiness and freedom from torment in this world as well as the next.
The greatest torments man faces come from within.
We set ourselves as Gods thinking we know all the answers.
Instead of thinking in terms of is or isn't there a God ask yourself this. What is good and evil? Can it be measured by any rigorous method? How can whats good to one person be bad to another? The answer is there is no way for man to truly understand good and evil and we were tricked into accepting it by the devil.
The concept of it leads to judgements.
Judgements lead to suffering.
Jesus came to wash away all of our sins, and the first sin is the knowledge of good and evil.
The laws of the Bible lead us to a nice simple existence free from self inflicted suffering.
The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1018225


Nothing of what you assert here has anything to do with the mechanics of homosexuality. Good and evil are ethical judgements made by the individual according to their own needs and experience. From my point of view anytime someone attempts to impose their view and desires on me, they are doing evil. Personally I found the bible contradictory and confusing. Along with some spectacular beauty and wisdom it also contains filth and mind stultifying superstition. Its confusion has been used to manipulate people and impose the will of the few upon the many. The laws of the bible are not simple. There are complex rules about cleanliness, slaughter and sexual relations. The apparently simple words of wisdom the Jesus character is reputed to have spoken are actually very complex for the analytical person. Even the "golden rule" requires us to carefully analyze our own best interests when we decide upon how to treat another person. They can be likened to Asimov's 3 laws of robotics, which while simply stated, lead to very complex decision making processes.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27051441



A person who follows the Bible and Jesus in particular has a responsibility to follow the laws as best they can.
To force a viewpoint on someone else is to pass judgement.
I will not engage in homosexual relations, however I do not believe Jesus wanted us to judge others for their decisions as only God can judge.
My stance is it is not for man to make his own laws and play God but for the individual to live his or her life according to their own beliefs. A follower of Jesus is responsible to spread the good news but if someone does not accept it we must not judge them.
 
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