Do you use your religion as an excuse to hate gay people?

People that blame God or Jesus for their bigoted, biased opinions just irritate me. Trying to reason with those sorts of people is a complete waste of time....they are also very pigheaded and trying to drill common sense into them will only result in getting yourself worked up. I feel sorry for them and pray that they don't have children who are gay. The emotional damage to the gay children of these types of people is severe.

Lets reword the question, do you use your religion to hate adulterers? In the time of Jesus this was punishable by stoning. Jesus saved the woman adulterer by not judging her. He did however, command her to go and sin no more, making a clear distinction between act and person. Judging the former not the later. Therefore, if it is held, that homosexuality is a sin, then it would be consistent with Jesus to regard the act as wrong without judging the individuals. All the best urban

Yes, Jesus loved everyone. However, He also told us that if people chose to sin and refused to repent, we shouldn't associate with them. I don't agree with the gay lifestyle, and it was definitely frowned upon in the Bible, but I have had a number of gay friends over the years and have admired their abilities, kindnesses, etc.

*Annie puts hand up* ME! Sick and doggone tired of it. I believe that all should be free to believe in whatever religion suits them and nobody should chastise or put down anyone else for their beleifs or whom they love. I wanna be a witch. Wanna hate me now instead? Anyone? Huh? Didn't think so.

Don't ask me, pal. I'm a straight Jew with a gay boyfriend!

I think that homosexuality is icky to a lot of people, whether they are religious or not. My mom is an atheist, yet she thinks that gay people are unnatural and perverted. Of course it's much easier to not own up to your personal feelings and opinions about others if you can hide behind a bible. You don't -really- hate gays but since God says that they're an abomination it is your duty as a good, loving Christian to constantly remind them that they're disgusting and immoral and that they'll go to hell if they don't repent for their gay lifestyle. Not every Christian thinks like this, but chances are that people who has this kind of attitude would still hate gay people if they didn't have a religion. Still, there are people who are good at heart who genuinely believe that homosexuality is wrong. It's possible for someone to be kind and loving, and still personally believe that homosexuality is wrong.

A real, practicing Christian hates no one. Christ loved everyone and that's what we're suppose to do. There is too much judgment being passed on others and it needs to stop if you ask me.

I'm going to take gays completely out of the equation here..... As far as I'm concerned, any person that exhibits or practices HATE in any sense, shape or form has no right to refer to themselves as religious. End of story.

Hi Tee, Thanks for a great discussion and I love what you say here. All true Christians love gays and Lesbians is a correct statement, but many of those who think of themselves as the only real Christians can't understand that. I'm sure that many will tell you that Christ hates sin but loves the sinner and that they are the same. Don't believe them, it is nothing but nonsense and they are not followers of Christ, they pay more attention to the teachings of Paul and what's written in the book of Revelations than they do to the teachings of Jesus. I'm not sure how much you know about the Bible but Revelation is the last book in the Bible and should never have been included there at all. The greatest Biblical scholars can't understand it, yet someone who has a couple of years at a Bible college pretends to know all about it. They will also tell you that homosexuality is a sin but Jesus never condemned it and it was as commonplace than as now. As you say unconditional love is the only true love, it is what Jesus taught. If Jesus Christ were to return to the earth today in human form and teach as he did 2000 years ago, fundamentalists would be the first to reject him. Christianity is a religion about love but many use it as any excuse to hate those that they don't agree with. Sorry for making this so long, sometimes I just get carried away. Blessings.

You are correct! It was the real message that Jesus gave us, to love one another as we want to be loved! AS Jesus loved everyone, even his enemies. How in the world did Jesus have enemies? It is simple, as Jesus did not agree with everyone he met! The Elders thought Jesus should respect them and honor them, but Jesus knew they were full of themselves! And that is still the way of the "religious" people who scorn others while praising themselves! There are plenty of churchgoers who think they are perfect and everyone else is evil. I love everyone, although it is tough to love those who are pointing fingers at everyone else every minute of the day.

Beautifully stated. My mother is a lesbian and at the time I was attending Catholic school, her partner was teaching in the Catholic school system. While the Catholic faith continues to condemn gays, let's all consider what is the reality. The Church is making a stand on fear and hatred where we as simple people are not to judge. No faith tells us to hate another and it is only irrational, fundamentalist beliefs that lead us astray. Ours is to excercise tolerance and understanding for one another, to extend peace and compassion, not hatred. Hate has no place in religion and anyone using religion as an excuse to hate is simply afraid and unevolved. Thank you for your perspective.

not only religion but i also used proved which can be found in the bible...It is clearly says in the holy scriptures that God created man in his own image and he created only two gender...man and woman..God didn't create gays or lesbian..if i used my religion in supporting my documents then it will be followed by chapter and verses which statement can be found in the bible..

no. but i use my common sense to say....wtf?

God created all of us and loves all of us as well, so who we r to hate any1. I don't hate any1, so there is no need to take religion in that.