My first blog on the subject revolved heavily around marriage. Now it's time to get even dirtier. It's a messy subject for some people. And if your like me, you may find it hard to change your views. But we should let our views be ever-changing when we find a new perspective to peer from.
For Christians
My perspective was raised out of the dying phoenix known as religion. Christianity, to be specific. Obviously I said phoenix, so something must be coming out of the ashes. Well, I think Christians, for one, will come out of the ashes. We have been indoctrinated, which is a fancy word for "brainwashed." Wait, fellows, keep reading, please. If you are raised by a man made idea, and you know naught else, how can you claim what you know to be true?
I'm not saying the Bible is a man made idea. Or that Leviticus 18:22 is an idea. But let's take a second to think about all of Leviticus. This particular book of the Bible contains laws for the LEVITES, which was a tribe from which PRIESTS were taken. So, one could argue that this book only applies (applied) to these people. One could also argue that it applies to anyone who strives to be perfect in God's eyes. Now, in Judaism, the Book of Leviticus is supposed to be followed perfectly. In Christianity, the most famous laws are the Ten Commandments, and from Jesus' teachings, love God and love your neighbor. Christians today reject many of the laws of Leviticus. For example...
- Every person shall write a scroll of the Torah for himself (Deut. 31:19)
- Read the Shema in the morning and at night (Deut. 6:7)
- Recite grace AFTER meals (Deut. 8:10)
Again, for example. There are more, but I imagine these are laws the common Christian doesn't know exist. Do you follow them?
In my humble opinion (heh), I believe that when Christ came and died, he abolished the punishments for the law and not the laws themselves. So, for the sake of this debate, the penalty for having homosexual intercourse is death. But it's not anymore because Jesus died to revoke that punishment; however, the law itself remains.
More Problems...
Military-
I received this comment on my original posting of "The Gay Note" on Facebook: I agree with everything you have said except allowing gays in the military. One big point. Males are not allowed to shower with females. Why? We are attracted to each other and can cause issues such as sexual harassment and such. So if I cant shower with someone I am attracted to for those reasons. Why should gays be allowed to shower with the same sex?
If we run with the idea that men and women are not allowed to shower together, among whatever other activities, based on one person being attracted to another, then gays should not be allowed to shower with the men. Or the women. Or each other. WTF? So they shower alone? OMG HOW DO U SHOWER ALONEEE?!?! Problem solved? Maybe... maybe not.
Let's say there's an underlying condition. We will simply call it sexuality. Just in general. Not homo, not hetero. Why not mix the sexes, and the sexuals, and the genders? Forget about who's attracted to who. You're carrying guns for goodness sake. Discipline.
Children-
If gays are allowed to marry, then they are also granted the same rights as heterosexual couples. This means they can adopt children. I've heard views holding the idea that if a gay couple parents a child, then the child will more than likely be gay.
So first... Why does that matter? Second... There is no evidence to back that up. One would think that statistically, more gays come from heterosexual homes than homosexual. I have nothing to back that up, but according to many resources I've been looking at, studies show that gay parents are just as beneficial to their children as straight parents. If anything, the worse thing about children living in gay homes is that they are ridiculed more.
Still so simply put.
So still, being a Christian, I have affirmed through Biblical sources that committing acts of homosexuality is wrong, and (unfortunately) celibacy is the only life for a Christian who finds him/herself with only homosexual desires. But as an American, I find myself unable, still, to say that gays should not be allowed to marry.. or be in the military.. or have children.. or exist.
Simply put.
If there's more to cover, which I'm sure there is, leave a comment regarding an issue or even your thoughts on what I've said here or in the other and I will address it here.
Children-
If gays are allowed to marry, then they are also granted the same rights as heterosexual couples. This means they can adopt children. I've heard views holding the idea that if a gay couple parents a child, then the child will more than likely be gay.
So first... Why does that matter? Second... There is no evidence to back that up. One would think that statistically, more gays come from heterosexual homes than homosexual. I have nothing to back that up, but according to many resources I've been looking at, studies show that gay parents are just as beneficial to their children as straight parents. If anything, the worse thing about children living in gay homes is that they are ridiculed more.
Still so simply put.
So still, being a Christian, I have affirmed through Biblical sources that committing acts of homosexuality is wrong, and (unfortunately) celibacy is the only life for a Christian who finds him/herself with only homosexual desires. But as an American, I find myself unable, still, to say that gays should not be allowed to marry.. or be in the military.. or have children.. or exist.
Simply put.
If there's more to cover, which I'm sure there is, leave a comment regarding an issue or even your thoughts on what I've said here or in the other and I will address it here.
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