Does God Exist?

Show me a homophobe that isn't a christian.

For example, your response to CI last night completely escaped me until Mesquit highlighted it above and I realised afterwards that echi was probably using your words in her post about believing in homosexuality.

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If someone does not think that homosexuality is real (I'm talking physiologically, not behaviorally) that does not, in itself, make a person homophobic.

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For example, your response to CI last night completely escaped me until Mesquit highlighted it above and I realised afterwards that echi was probably using your words in her post about believing in homosexuality.

(Just for the record... I was not using MA's words, and I am not a "her".)

Show me a homophobe that isn't a christian.

Speaking generally, religious beliefs within the world's major faith groups are based on four main foundations: revelation in the form of a holy text; religious tradition; logic and reason; and personal experience.
bullet More liberal movements within these religions often tend to stress logic, reason, and personal experience. This includes scientific findings. It is only since about 1950 that homosexuality has been seriously studied by human sexuality researchers. Liberal individuals and groups within Christianity, Islam and other religions have been quick to incorporate scientific findings within their ethical and religious beliefs. They generally regard homosexuality as a sexual orientation which is ethically neutral, fixed, unchosen, and is normal and natural for a minority of adults.
bullet More conservative movements tend to stress revelation and tradition. Their beliefs are anchored to the past. Their beliefs are much less liable to change rapidly. They generally regard homosexuality as a deviate and disordered behavior, which is immoral, changeable, chosen, abnormal and unnatural.

A person's beliefs about homosexuality tend to be determined less by their religion, then where their beliefs lie on the liberal-conservative divide. For this reason, conservative Christians and Muslims tend to have similar beliefs about the nature and origin(s) of homosexuality, as well as God's attitude towards homosexuals.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_isla.htm

Sorry, I wondered about the 'her' as I typed it.

I really don't understand what believing in homosexuality means. Thanks,

Show me a homophobe that isn't a christian.

I haven't formed an opinion as to whether homosexuality has a biological basis or is only a behavior. But I know people who believe it is simply a choice that people make. To them, all people are fundamentally heterosexual, even though some deny their true nature and engage in homosexual behavior. Knowing these people as well as I do (those who don't believe in "homosexuality") I am absolutely certain that they are not all homophobics.

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... the people you know who think that everyone is biologically heterosexual and but some might choose to participate in homosexual acts (I admit I'm struggling with that concept, but I'm with you so far) are neither afraid of, have an aversion to, or would discriminate against homosexuals? Amazing!

J_B wrote:

Sorry, I wondered about the 'her' as I typed it.

I really don't understand what believing in homosexuality means. Thanks,

No problem about the pronoun thing. I guess it isn't really important.

I haven't formed an opinion as to whether homosexuality has a biological basis or is only a behavior. But I know people who believe it is simply a choice that people make. To them, all people are fundamentally heterosexual, even though some deny their true nature and engage in homosexual behavior. Knowing these people as well as I do (those who don't believe in "homosexuality") I am absolutely certain that they are not all homophobics.

Just type "christians and homosexuals" and you'll get over 1.6 million hits. Guess why.

Mesquite,

I honestly don't know if it's learned or what. I do know that we all have a choice to make. We either engage in sinful activity or we don't.

And by the way, again Mesquite. Intrepid's views on this have no bearing on mine whatsoever, just as I am sure mine have no bearing on his.

Again J_B, long before I became a Christian the very thought of a man and a man or a woman and a woman together sexually made my stomach turn. Had nothing to do with religion.

And as far as that posted article? Your point? J_B, I rely on the Bible, remember? I do not rely on something someone writes to contradict what the Bible says.

A person's beliefs about homosexuality tend to be determined less by their religion, then where their beliefs lie on the liberal-conservative divide. For this reason, conservative Christians and Muslims tend to have similar beliefs about the nature and origin(s) of homosexuality, as well as God's attitude towards homosexuals.