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Does God Approve of Gays?

calamity said:
What difference does it make? All three stem from the same O/T garbage, with one believing the Jesus man the messiah and the other two saying, "Not so fast."

Good for you. Is there a point to that?
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If, it doesn't make any difference to you then why did you use a Christian Church Noah's Ark Picture along with your question?

My point.....

Originally Posted by CharisRose

A biblical question was asked. I provided biblical information from the narrative written in the Bible.

If someone asked you a question about the Pool of Memory would you use the biblical narrative to answer their question or the Orphic devotional texts?

I'm beginning to suspect that Trix's opinion was the motive behind this thread based on calamity post #72.

Trix Quote: "I have an opinion too. IMO, this is nothing but a bait thread. The O/P mocks GOD by going after true believers."

Roseann:)

Your response to me "It wasn't a biblical question. This is the skeptic sub-forum, btw"

If, it wasn't a biblical question and it was a non-specific question not related to any particular "belief"... why did you use A Children's Christian Church mural along with the question?

Now, I could be wrong but I think, I saw a trolling line in the water following that ark using a specific kind of bait meant to catch a specific kind of fish.;)

How many Hebrews (#), Muslims (#) and Christians (#) have tried to answer your question?

imho Roseann:)
 
calamity said:
In a sense, the meaning of god should depend on each individual. There is no universally accepted God, nor should there be.
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So how is anyone supposed to answer the question of "does God approve of gays?" when the question is actually "do religious people approve of gays?" because they all get to decide what God says?
 
Frigidweirdo said:
So how is anyone supposed to answer the question of "does God approve of gays?" when the question is actually "do religious people approve of gays?" because they all get to decide what God says?
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Lets pretend that there is a god? I imagine one who is more concerned with the bigger picture. Whatever that may be.
 
calamity said:
Lets pretend that there is a god? I imagine one who is more concerned with the bigger picture. Whatever that may be.
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You kind of have to pretend there is a God to participate in such a thread, right?
 
Frigidweirdo said:
You kind of have to pretend there is a God to participate in such a thread, right?
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There's nothing wrong with believing in some version of a god. IMO, the problem comes in when I tell you that you have to believe in my god and all the little stories I created around him. :)
 
calamity said:
There's nothing wrong with believing in some version of a god. IMO, the problem comes in when I tell you that you have to believe in my god and all the little stories I created around him. :)
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Then you don't really believe in your god now, do you?
 
Elvira said:
Then you don't really believe in your god now, do you?
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Why would you say that? I'm selfish. It's my god. Why would I share?
 
calamity said:
Why would you say that? I'm selfish. It's my god. Why would I share?
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That's the difference between you and me...I wanna share with others what a Great God I serve...
 
calamity said:
There's nothing wrong with believing in some version of a god. IMO, the problem comes in when I tell you that you have to believe in my god and all the little stories I created around him. :)
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Nothing wrong if it doesn't impact people.

As soon as "God says gays are bad" then all of a sudden "God" becomes something to hide your prejudices behind, doesn't it?
 
Elvira said:
That's the difference between you and me...I wanna share with others what a Great God I serve...
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And he's "great" because either:

He makes creatures and then sets others against them or:

He makes creatures badly.
 
Frigidweirdo said:
And he's "great" because either:

He makes creatures and then sets others against them or:

He makes creatures badly.
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Wrong...He is great because we are all dying from the day we are born...death separates us from those we love...He promises to do away with suffering and death, if we only rely on Him...that is a win win situation...
 
Elvira said:
Wrong...He is great because we are all dying from the day we are born...death separates us from those we love...He promises to do away with suffering and death, if we only rely on Him...that is a win win situation...
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Sounds like my bosses. They promise stuff, but you know you're not going to get it, ever.
 
Frigidweirdo said:
Sounds like my bosses. They promise stuff, but you know you're not going to get it, ever.
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So, what is there to lose? You are dying anyway...
 
Elvira said:
So, what is there to lose? You are dying anyway...
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What do I have to lose?

Yeah, I bet Hitler said the same thing about the Jews, right?
 
Elvira said:
That's the difference between you and me...I wanna share with others what a Great God I serve...
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I call that being presumptuous
 
Frigidweirdo said:
Nothing wrong if it doesn't impact people.

As soon as "God says gays are bad" then all of a sudden "God" becomes something to hide your prejudices behind, doesn't it?
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The first problem is the tendency to look down on anyone who believes differently. That’s how you get Catholics to War with Protestants for hundreds of years. Both believe basically the same thing, but easily find just enough differences to kill each other over.

So yeah. Best is to have your own god and keep him/her/it to yourself.
 
calamity said:
The first problem is the tendency to look down on anyone who believes differently. That’s how you get Catholics to War with Protestants for hundreds of years. Both believe basically the same thing, but easily find just enough differences to kill each other over.

So yeah. Best is to have your own god and keep him/her/it to yourself.
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Well, I'd suggest that Protestants and Catholics killing each other didn't have anything to do with different Gods, or the same God with different attributes. It's about power. If it wasn't Protestants and Catholics, they'd find something else to kill each other over.
 
Frigidweirdo said:
Well, I'd suggest that Protestants and Catholics killing each other didn't have anything to do with different Gods, or the same God with different attributes. It's about power. If it wasn't Protestants and Catholics, they'd find something else to kill each other over.
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Using "Gods" certainly helps to motivate the rubes, however.
 
Frigidweirdo said:
What do I have to lose?

Yeah, I bet Hitler said the same thing about the Jews, right?
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Another apples and oranges thing, huh...that's all ya got?
 
Frigidweirdo said:
Well, I'd suggest that Protestants and Catholics killing each other didn't have anything to do with different Gods, or the same God with different attributes. It's about power. If it wasn't Protestants and Catholics, they'd find something else to kill each other over.
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I agree with that...silly human selfishness is at the root of most conflicts...
 
Elvira said:
Not presumptuous at all...just going on what you yourself said...
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Thinking your god works for others is presumptuous, arrogant and ridiculous
 
Frigidweirdo said:
And he's "great" because either:
He makes creatures and then sets others against them or:
He makes creatures badly.
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For those who don't believe God or the Bible, what do they think caused sin to enter the human race, natural selection? Is murder, rape, theft, greed and other sins the result of accidental chemical reactions for which nobody and nothing is responsible?

Secular science cannot explain how thinking originated. Nor can it explain death, sin, evil, life, or other things largely explainable by supernatural elements which cannot be scientifically measured or observed in the lab.
 
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