The Bible Says Homosexuals Live an Acceptable Lifestyle

--- "I believe that the Bible has a lot to say about the behavior of homosexuals, and I also blieve that none of what it has to say is said in a positive manner." + I'm simply saying that the Bible does not openly condemn homosexuality not that it casts it in a positive light. We cannot assume that today's societal ills are the Bible's as wells because of obscure scriptures. Obscure scriptures justified slavery, suffrage, the Holocaust and more. --- LEVITICUS 18:22--- " 'Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.'" LEVITICUS 20:13--- " 'If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.'" + You've misinterpreted the scripture and are using it to advance the intolerant social agenda against gays. Leviticus is a holiness code written 3,000 years ago. This code includes many outdated sexual laws. It also includes prohibitions against round haircuts, tattoos, working on the Sabbath, wearing garments of mixed fabrics, eating pork or shellfish, getting your fortune told, and even playing with the skin of a pig. (There goes football!) So what's a holiness code? It's a list of behaviors that people of faith find offensive in a certain place and time. In this case, the code was written for priests only, and its primary intent was to set the priests of Israel over and against priests of other cultures. "The Old Testament is not credible?" + Nobody said that the Old Testament was not credible. The Old Testament is very credible. However, this scripture is being used and twisted to promote the anti-homosexual agenda. Matthew 5:17--- "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." If Jesus did not come to abolish the law, then it must still be credible, don't you think?" + ...Yes... GENESIS 29:4-11--- "4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house. 5 They called to Lot, "Where are the men (These men are said to be angels in earlier verses) who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them." etc etc" + This is an orgy before marriage! This is homosexual abuse! This is not homosexuality. This is a wild sex orgy without marriage, which the Bible does condemn. But not pure homosexuality. Sodom and Gamora was destroyed because of arrogance not because they were gay.Jesus and five Old Testament prophets all speak of the sins that led to the destruction of Sodom -- and not one of them mentions homosexuality. Even Billy Graham doesn't mention homosexuality when he preaches on Sodom. Listen to what Ezekiel 16:48-49 tell us: "This is the sin of Sodom; she and her suburbs had pride, excess of food, and prosperous ease, but did not help or encourage the poor and needy. They were arrogant and this was abominable in God's eyes." Think about this...if God destroyed Sodom and Gamora because they were homosexual, then what about the plenty of heterosexuals there??? --- My point--- It has been scientifically determined that homosexuality has several pre natal and post natal influences to contribute to it. Your sexuality can not be determined by yuo. You can control your actions and not participate in homosexual actions but you cannot determine your own sexuality. The American Psychological Association website reads: What Causes a Person To Have a Particular Sexual Orientation? There are numerous theories about the origins of a person's sexual orientation; most scientists today agree that sexual orientation is most likely the result of a complex interaction of environmental, cognitive and biological factors. In most people, sexual orientation is shaped at an early age. There is also considerable recent evidence to suggest that biology, including genetic or inborn hormonal factors, play a significant role in a person's sexuality. In summary, it is important to recognize that there are probably many reasons for a person's sexual orientation and the reasons may be different for different people. Is Sexual Orientation a Choice? No, human beings can not choose to be either gay or straight. Sexual orientation emerges for most people in early adolescence without any prior sexual experience. Although we can choose whether to act on our feelings, psychologists do not consider sexual orientation to be a conscious choice that can be voluntarily changed. --- Why would God condemn his own children in the way that he made them? I am a Bisexual American and I did nothing wrong but be born this way. I doubt that my God condemns the way he created me. Just as much as I doubt that he condemns any person for being Asian or tall. I eagerly await your reply! Thanks! Renzzy