Why do Fundamentalists refuse to interpret the Bible any other way then what fits their bias?

[The Neo Nerd]

I responded but felt that my response was counter productive.

But accidentally deleted my original post as well

Is english not your first language? That could be where the confusion came.

Perhaps you could clarify some of the things you said.

quaxotic, please dont mis interpret, I placed answers and questions to the question of the Bible and how the reaction is. and you gave me no answers but the same one, that is not my fault.

Do you mean that you were being playing devils advocate or being facetious? Because your post came across as a list of reasons to dislike homosexuals.

And as for my single answer, well homophobia has it's roots in human kinds inability to accept something which is different.

I just wrote actual acts and how it was and is, in some things such as publicity,

I was confused by this part. Could you clarify.

and I dont think badly of homos and do wish them blessings

The use of homos is derogatory.

I accept and respect but I dont feel it has to be jammed down ones throat, and some people did have to go through brainwash, and you took this personal and fecisious.

Could you give me some examples of how, in your life, anothers homosexuality and acceptance there of has been forced upon you.

you and me are gonna get along better understanding eachother, or agreeing to disagree, if you want.

I hope so. Hopefully this was just a breakdown in communication

 

[luvuyesua]

Quaxotic, the the thread is about how the fundamentalists see it, and these facts that have happened and some still happening, can give credibility in a way. That was why I put the list.

I think you were bothered a little by me putting what others see, not just me. publicity, like commercials and shows etc, are going more and more gay, and they needed publicity so that some people could get used to it, many still cant bare seeing two men kissing, in public, and they have gay friends,
(I myself hate it when someone says to me, that they are going o introduce me to someone and has to tell me about their sexual preferrence, that bothers me, I see everyone with the same love) (but I also have to say that it realllly bothers me when a gay client jokes with me the way gays joke). publicity will get people more used to it. we will see more in the next generation. but I can see how the fundamentalists see how the bible talks about gay and how the world matched, even if you give me a reasons why, the fact is you cant erase how it ended up, rejected. now thanks to technologies jamming it down peoples throat and the gay parade, have you ever seen how the gay parade looks? fundamentslists have.
and they were rejected in Israel, they wanted to flaunt in holy ground(I am glad they were rejected) but that is publicity going around the world that is needed, heterosexuals dont need to do that. with technologies help and the love for people will change it for the next generation in a better way.

thank you for teaching me that the word homo is derrogatory. will never be used by me again. actually I was shortening the word.

how has it been forced upon some? the parade asking to go through holy ground (doesnt matter if some dont concider it holy) but they dooo, ) they were going to impose it anyway! that is why the meeting had to come together. commercials, some dont want their kids seeing that. some gays adopt certain body languages, that when you talk to them you feel as if you are talking to a self inflicted deformity, I have gay friends where I am not forced to see the difference and they agree that, self imposed manerism is stupid. and back in the day like the 30s,40s,50s, 60s and so on, (and famous people know this,) a lot of times you had to engage in a homosexual act to recieve the chance, and they didnt care if you werent different like that. I speak from families personal experience and they refused, and never forgot the gross feeling of confronting that. we have been in the music bus for generations and have seen alot. I tried answering your questions of what i put for the fundamentalist subject and the personal questions. I hope I dont sound like I have insulted anyone.
was it just a breakdown in commnication?

blessings to all and what they want to achieve.
favorite verse: love thy enemy

 

[jonman122]

Everyone has different opinions about homosexuality, in fact the reason that some fundamentalists hate homosexuals and some don't is that they have homosexual fantasies more often, i think i read a study on this somewhere (going to go look it up and edit to put it in) but theres entirely different groups out there, that could care less if 2 men kiss or put things in interesting places or whatever. But there are some things that even i disagree with when it comes to homosexuality, i won't bother to list them but i'll just say it's not as black and white "homosexuals are evil" or "homosexuality is acceptable"

because i'm tired, the only reason i didn't put good in contrast to evil is because i don't think homosexuality is good, if everyone was to embrace their inner homosexual i don't think the worlds population would survive long (not that it needs to grow any more, maybe this wouldn't be such a bad thing, but thats not what we're here for)

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Falling blood I have yet to meet any fundamentalists that didn't adamantly hate gay people. Maybe if you know some you can point them out?

 

[sandy whitelinger]

Like to use homosexuality for an example. It's been shown time and again that the Bible does not necessarily condemn homosexuality, depending which context you read verses in. There's even books written on the subject. Same for Bible literalism. Why do fundamentalists need to take the Bible entirely literally?

Sorry, but being a narrow-minded Biblist, which is a fancy term for a fundamentalist, I believe in the Bible and not other peoples interpretations of it.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

Falling blood I have yet to meet any fundamentalists that didn't adamantly hate gay people. Maybe if you know some you can point them out?

Hi, I'm a fundamentalist and do not hate gay people.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Sorry, but being a narrow-minded Biblist, which is a fancy term for a fundamentalist, I believe in the Bible and not other peoples interpretations of it.

And what makes you so sure your interpretation is correct?

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Hi, I'm a fundamentalist and do not hate gay people.

How do you view homosexuality?

 

[sandy whitelinger]

And what makes you so sure your interpretation is correct?

I base it on my own reading of scripture. If it's not correct I want to be shown where it's not correct by using scripture and not repeated teachings of it.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

How do you view homosexuality?

Right up there with all other sin.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

I base it on my own reading of scripture. If it's not correct I want to be shown where it's not correct by using scripture and not repeated teachings of it.

You know I could say the same for any interpretation

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Right up there with all other sin.

So you think homosexuality is compariable to pedophilia, murder, theft, etc.?

 

[sandy whitelinger]

You know I could say the same for any interpretation

That's why beliefs are personal.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

So you think homosexuality is compariable to pedophilia, murder, theft, etc.?

All sin is the same in god's eyes. National jurisprudence and personal thoughts are irrelevant to God's perspective.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

That's why beliefs are personal.

Yes, which is why I'm trying to figure out why fundamentalists personally choose to believe the Bible says homosexuality is wrong. I'm trying to figure out your motives. If your agenda isn't that you want to be able to put gay people down and demonize them then please tell me exactly what your agenda is.

 

[sandy whitelinger]

Yes, which is why I'm trying to figure out why fundamentalists personally choose to believe the Bible says homosexuality is wrong. I'm trying to figure out your motives. If your agenda isn't that you want to be able to put gay people down and demonize them then please tell me exactly what your agenda is.

Um, an agenda concerning what? I'm not sure what your point is or what you are looking for.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

All sin is the same in god's eyes. National jurisprudence and personal thoughts are irrelevant to God's perspective.

So you really think it makes sense that homosexuality are the same as pedophilia and murder even though homosexuality harms no one? You really think that's reasonable?

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Um, an agenda concerning what? I'm not sure what your point is or what you are looking for.

Why do you choose to interpret the Bible in a way that allows you to view gay people as bad?

 

[sandy whitelinger]

So you really think it makes sense that homosexuality are the same as pedophilia and murder even though homosexuality harms no one? You really think that's reasonable?

Reasonable in what sense?

 

[sandy whitelinger]

Why do you choose to interpret the Bible in a way that allows you to view gay people as bad?

The Bible is very clear that in God's eyes we are all sinners. Personally, most gay people I've met and known are just like everyone else.