It is OK with God to be Gay
by Contrary to some, the Christian Bible is not anti-gay. For a 2,000 year old document, granted some was written hundreds of years later, to be taken verbatim is ludicrous. It is a teaching tool with a simple message: Love.
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7 Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:1; Luke 24:10; and John 20:1
8 Matthew 28:2 (outside) vs. Mark 16:5; Luke 24:3-4; and John 20:11-12
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9 Luke 24:4 (standing) vs. Matthew 28:2; Mark 16:5; and John 20:12 (sitting)
10 Matthew 28:9 and John 20:14
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Post CommentCHAN LEE PENG
On March 29, 2009 at 8:18 am
This is a very comprehensive write. Excellent! Thanks for your effort.
Daghost413860
On March 29, 2009 at 8:52 am
God is love, God creates everything the way God wants it…some people are biologically straight, some gay…some people like coffee some people don’t, some people like art some don’t. I comes down to the way we are wired. Good response to the other article by Icanfixit …I wrote a lil something there 2
Keep smilin…the real question should be…where is the love
Mr Ghaz
On March 29, 2009 at 9:07 am
great work! nicely done. Thnx 4 sharing
MrZebra84
On March 29, 2009 at 10:23 am
Thank you for writing this. I completely agree, although I am a little bit bias lol… Very well written and thorough, nice work.
Brenda Nelson
On March 29, 2009 at 10:48 am
In all honesty, I didnt make it through the whole things, because of many reasons none of which are a strike against the quality of writting.
the Bible was NOT “the word of God” it is full of contradictions. It is the work of man… claiming to be the word of God…. it was written NOT in English and has been mis-translated.. it was not even written in verses, which can change the meaning of some points… many parts of it were eliminated when it was put together by Constantine so many years ago..
If God made the world, everything it it, and so forth.. than clearly he has nothing to hold against homosexuals.
revivor
On March 29, 2009 at 12:07 pm
too much in one go!!
you could have made 10 times the money with 10 blog size articles, each giving us some specific facts, opinions and learning points
Debra.
On March 29, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I come from a very diverse racial background so let me say this, we come in all shapes, sizes, colors, ailments, dysfunctions,ages, sexes, creeds; whether, homosexuals, bisexuals, heterosexuals and so on. God loves us all. An excellent, educational and thought provoking piece!
rutherfranc
On March 29, 2009 at 2:39 pm
each to his own.. only after we die we would find out who was right.. living now, all that is important is LOVE.. great share..
ecrivan
On March 29, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Good to read your point of view. God is in your heart as far as I am concerned and let that ‘entity’ be the judge of any kind of behavior, not religion which has been power seeking since it became organized , nor those that sought to condemn through scriptures that were generated to control the masses and make be feel ‘guilty association!!
Elizabeth Abbott
On March 29, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Belief/opinion? There is much to consider here. We each have choice. My concern for man-kind is when we are called upon for our soul, what then? This piece requires meditation. Inspiring in many ways.
MMV Abad
On March 29, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Well researched and very well written. Tnx!
macon
On March 30, 2009 at 9:14 am
i totally agree with this. great piece! thanks for sharing.
Paul Corvus
On March 30, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Nicely done! This must have entailed many hours of research, which is refreshing to see. You are well versed on the topic, though I’d like to see more about homosexuality and the bible.
Antonette Ramos
On March 30, 2009 at 9:06 pm
very well said…. i agree with you entirely… thanks for sharing!
S M Blomker
On March 30, 2009 at 11:22 pm
nice long writing
Ruby Hawk
On March 31, 2009 at 7:44 pm
I certainly agree with you. Anyone who has read very much of the Bible knows it to be true. Let’s just say God is love. We can never go wrong with that thought. Thanks for spreading a message of truth.
kate smedley
On April 1, 2009 at 4:20 am
Sorry it’s taken me a couple of days to read this, excellent article, I agree with you too. As Ruby says, God is love, that’s it. Great work.
vertjaars
On April 3, 2009 at 12:00 am
Wow this is simply MASSIVE! Grats on a job well done!
I agree with the earlier poster — I would’ve done this as a series. With a series you not only get more opportunities to be read, many people will friend you and work through the series with you.
I hate to be one of the “too long, didn’t read” people, but it almost applies here!
Don’t worry, I’ll get through it all.
I have to disagree with the book having false statements. You have offered overwhelming evidence, but I believe that these mistakes are traceable to human error rather than Godly mistakes.
The Bible was a human work inspired by God and so contains human mistakes. But if God didn’t think that homosexuality was a sin, why then did he raze Sodom and Gomorrah?
(It is true that those people were also doing incest and bestiality though, so I can’t blame God on that one).
I believe homosexuality is a sin. It is not the end-all-be-all of sins, though, it is a sin, exactly like adultery or murder.
I don’t shun gay people. I welcome them.
I agree most of all with what rutherfranc said. We find out in the end, for now love is the most important thing (and that’s, as you pointed out, the most emphasized idea in the bible).
The Golden Rule really is an amazing thing, isn’t it?
Sorry for the slanty things — it does that.
S A JOHNSON
On April 10, 2009 at 12:39 am
Great article. I agree people should fully read the bible before telling others what it really means.
For those who say they do believe in the bible fully yet go and do everything the bible teaches are wrong, to those who “go against the bible” are stupid. Not ignorant, stupid because if they really believed in it they wouldn’t do such things.
Jack Connors
On April 11, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Sorry, but Homosexuality is a grave sin and those who commit the sin will be punished. Better get 1,000,000 SPF sun block because it is hot down below.
Mrs M
On April 13, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Clay, you did such a good job with this article. No matter what my faith may be…I have always been a firm believer in living your life in the manner that works for you. Whether you are gay, straight, man or woman. Limits should not be put on our career choices or our choice on who to love. Well done!
triondmobile
On April 15, 2009 at 10:39 am
God made us all, in his image!
Leonardo da Vinci E.
On August 22, 2009 at 1:21 pm
You did good. I’m astounded. Don’t be put off by the woman saying the golden rule is still good. Actually its false; One must learn to treat people the way they want to be treated (and thats something we must learn from person to person), its less accurate to assume they all want to be treated the way we ourselves would like to be treated. The golden rule is full of flaws which human intelligence can see.