"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God."
—1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (NKJV)
Fortunately, as someone who used to read the bible, there is something that can deter this.
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Jesus said this to Peter & disciples "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
Matthew 16:19More or less, if Christians can accept that homosexuality is fine, then God must abide by it. Problem is, "most" Christians don't accept homosexuality. So religion is not necessarily bad, just bad people use religion wrong. Cause even in the bible we are taught to better ourselves and learn to accept those that which cannot be accepted.
You know, homosexuality and religion have something in common. People use the meaning of both in wrong means and see it as a source of evil rather than a source of good. Homosexuality is all about love and a man can love another man and a women can love another women. Lust and greed is wrong, but no one is perfect. And religion gets this bad rap that even now, if someone talks about it it ends up bad. Is that religion's fault or ours for not accepting other people even if we disagree?
Religion is just a tool if you think about it. A means to better ourselves, but people take it wrong. Have taken it wrong for centuries thinking religion is the reason why we should fear and hate that which is "wrong" in our own eyes.
I think God gave us two of the greatest things. Freedom and Love. Free to believe whatever we want and free to love whomever we want. Even if you aren't religious in anyway, even you can agree these are two of the greatest gifts humanity has.
Edited by James S Cassidy, 11 May 2012 - 02:59 AM.