Is being gay a sin according to your religion?

[Muffled]

Just to leave no doubt, since I somehow failed to post in this thread previosly:

No, being homosexual - or anything else in the LGBTQI.. spectrum - is by no means a sin in my religion. Either of them.

They would not be my religions if they had such a glaring flaw.

I believe the flaw is in the eyes of those who can't detect perversion.

 

[leibowde84]

I believe the flaw is in the eyes of those who can't detect perversion.

I believe the flaw is in those who go out of their way to judge others on things they know absolutely nothing about.

 

[Draka]

I believe the flaw is in the eyes of those who can't detect perversion.

I believe the flaw is with those with sick enough minds to create the idea that expressing love is a "perversion".

 

[Rick O'Shez]

I believe the flaw is in the eyes of those who can't detect perversion.

Or perhaps in the eyes of those who can't detect bigotry.

 

[LuisDantas]

I believe the flaw is in the eyes of those who can't detect perversion.

I detect perversion alright. One of its most nefarious forms is the devaluation of other human beings due to unease with their sexual and gender stances.

 

[SkepticThinker]

Haha,,,,the irony....reread my post....where did I mention the ancient Greek religion.....I spoke of only the Christian and Islam religions... Your reading comprehension is abysmal...

Please in future quote my precise words with which you disagree....and that way you can avoid rambling on about irrelevant stuff....

I did quote your precise words.

I'm trying to explain to you what issue I originally had with someone's post regarding Pascal's Wager. It doesn't matter what deities you are talking about.

I think you're the one who needs to reread posts and address what is actually being said.

 

[SkepticThinker]

There is of course religious belief, but that will not bring about spiritual transcendence....only serious and prolonged religious practice will do that.. All the main religious teachings will do the job...no one religion has a monopoly on spiritual evolution...but the religious institutions are mostly corrupt and apostate..

You're still missing the point.

 

[SkepticThinker]

So, you are claiming that any "prolonged spiritual practice" will do? Will achieve the same results? That whatever this deity is it doesn't care at all what someone does or believes as long as they are devout about it?

A religion is a set of beliefs regarding our very spiritual existence, often including some form of deity and ritualistic practices of some kind. Now, there are many many religions in the world, both past and present. Many of which contradict each other on what one should believe, what one should do, and repercussions of not doing one or both. All religions cannot be true. It is, frankly, impossible. Now, all religions may hold a bit of truth within them, but they are certainly not all "true". And just because it may well be that all spirits end up the same place it still does not mean that all paths speak "truth", just that the "truth" is that religion, belief, deity...none of it matters anyway.

This ^^

 

[Ben Dhyan]

"Self-admitted preaching?" Lordy, you really are a twister, anything to score cheap points.

In any case, likening other contributors to pigs and expressing homophobic views in your sermons will only further reduce your credibility. People just aren't interested in buying your snake-oil.

It is a metaphor silly, not literal, and refers to the characteristics of, not the actual....ask yourself why do you incessantly snipe at theists who post divine wisdom, sacred even....and why on this thread did you start on me?

Matthew 7:6 "Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

 

[Ben Dhyan]

You're still missing the point.

Which is?

 

[SkepticThinker]

Which is?

The point is that Pascal's Wager doesn't work.

 

[Ben Dhyan]

The point is that Pascal's Wager doesn't work.

Ok....

 

[kiwimac]

Not a problem in Gathic Zoroastrianism either.

 

[LuisDantas]

Ok....

Besides not working, it is also immoral and flawed is just about every conceivable way. Pascal was probably misunderstood.

 

[Jiddanand]

No. If you are gay by choice then its your fault. If you are gay by pressure then I have to deal with him.

 

[Kelly of the Phoenix]

I believe the flaw is in the eyes of those who can't detect perversion.

I believe in the studies that show that homophobes are the first to "ping" while watching gay porn.

 

[AlphaAlex115]

No. If you are gay by choice then its your fault. If you are gay by pressure then I have to deal with him.

who are u dealing with big boy?

 

[Draka]

I believe the flaw is in the eyes of those who can't detect perversion.

I believe in a thing called love, just listen to the rhythm of my heart.
There's a chance we could make it now, we'll be rockin' til the sun goes down
I believe in a sing called looooove! Ooohhh.

Had to.

 

[Ben Dhyan]

Besides not working, it is also immoral and flawed is just about every conceivable way. Pascal was probably misunderstood.

It is, as Shadow Wolf said up stream earlier, really just a thought experiment....it does not represent religious devotion for the sake of the Divine Itself...that's all....silly!

 

[Shadow Wolf]

No. If you are gay by choice then its your fault. If you are gay by pressure then I have to deal with him.

Huh? Firstly, it's not a choice, and second, what is this "deal with him" you speak of?