Spiritual leader of the GOP thinks gays are possessed by demons

[DraggingCanoe]

Originally Posted by MsMcQ LV

I think you mean Romans 1:27, but that is beside the point. Go back and read it again. In verse 26 Paul says "For this cause God gave them up....." So what cause was this? Going back several verses we find that they were worshiping idols! You are equating to punishment with what YOU think the sin was. The sin was idolatry; the punishment was debasement and debauchery.

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[bchris02]

Originally Posted by SLCPUNK

If AIDS is God's wrath on the homosexuals was Polio also his wrath on the children?

Apparently, according to many of these religious nuts, Gawd plans his weather systems around who is having sex with who. Interesting stuff!

Because according to Christians, there is nothing in the universe God hates more than gay people. We are an abomination to him, worthy of torture and death, so says the church I grew up in. Its so sad when I think about never being able to have a relationship with my parents again because I happen to be attracted to somebody of my own sex.

With all the other problems this world has, I've always wondered why God's top priority is who is sleeping with who.

[SLCPUNK]

Originally Posted by MsMcQ LV

This Christian actually agrees with you. Christ Jesus instructs us to inform the world about His message - He never said we should force the non-believer to live by the rules of our beliefs.

And I totally respect that. I wish more would be like you.

[PNightbird]

Originally Posted by artsyguy

Bottom line: Stop quoting The Bible because that is just dumb.

The other issue is that gays should reduce anal sex considering AIDS is spread that way. Reduce or stop having sex. Focus more on your relationships.

According to medical literature, AIDS is believed to have first spread by hetero sex, not homo. Furthermore, unlike us bigoted humans, the AIDS virus doesn't care who is having the sex, it simply like's body fluids for transmission, whether in a vagina or the anus.

When the american press was first focussing on gay people as the transmitters of AIDS, it was already spreading primarily through hetero's in Africa. But nobody cared about straight people doing it, because it was more sensational and easier to blame gays for doing something bad. In africa, where it is believed this disease comes from, the number one transmitters of this disease are hetero, not homo.

I do agree with you that people should focus more on their relationships, not just the sex, but that goes for everyone, not just gays. However, we also need to be realistic here: Sex is natural and a part of life, it is built into us to like and enjoy it, and there is nothing wrong with it. The answer is not telling people to stop having it, anally or otherwise. The answer is telling people to take precautions and wear a condom whether your having vaginal or anal sex with new partners. Once you have been in a monogomous relationship long enough and have been tested repeatedly to make sure you are healthy, and if you plan on being monogomous and can trust your partner, then you can do away with the condom.

Let's stop blaming gay people for AIDS and it's transmission, because that's just a lie propagated by the religious right, ignorant and uneducated. The highest percentage of people getting infected every year are straight people..and it's because they think only gay people can get it, or it's only spread by anal sex.

Education is the key here.