================================================ Subject: Re: Review From: "Tara" To: Date: Tue 16 Oct 2001 19:25:31 -0400 ================================================ In looking up Christian viewpoints on homosexuality, I checked www.christiananswers.net. I checked this site in the past for views on a different question I had, and found pretty much the entire site to be BS. To me, the views the writers of the site hold, and the responses posted to many questions on this site are exactly why some people have a problem with Christianity. However, for the sake of discussion (not argument), I'm going to post in some of what I PERSONALLY believe to be the most offensive and false statements regarding the issue at hand. (And again, it's just my opinion that this site is full of it). Out of curiousity, I would like to ask of the Christians on the list, if you agree with the statements herein? http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-f019.html (For sake of the line limit, I'm not putting dividers between different sections, just indenting each separate part). For the bible-believing Christian, there can be no doubt that homosexuality is a grievous sin in the sight of God. Homosexuality, like all other types of fornication, has no place in the family of God. Regardless of what modern promoters of "gay liberation" might wish to believe, sexual perversions are not inherited genetically but rather are learned behaviors and willful sins. Like alcoholism and other such sins of the flesh, they may become very difficult to give up for those who have been enslaved by them, but God is able to give deliverance to any who sincerely desire true freedom and salvation. To "straight" Christians in the church, however, the familiar old admonition to "hate the sin, but love the sinner" surely applies in such cases. Homosexuals, long accustomed to being looked upon with disgust by most people, are understandably anxious for acceptance by society. Nevertheless, they must not be encouraged to continue in their wickedness, for it may well cost them their eternal souls. Instead, they need to be "loved into the kingdom," being delivered first of all from their rebellion against God, then to Christ for salvation and cleansing. http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-f018.html If God had intended the human race to be fulfilled through both heterosexual and homosexual marriage, He would have designed our bodies to allow reproduction through both means and made both means of sexual intercourse healthy and natural. Homosexual anal intercourse carries a high risk of disease, this is recognized in Scripture where gay men are said to receive in their bodies the due penalty for their error (Romans 1:27). Only 1% of homosexuals die of old age. Just because an emotion is deep or powerful does not justify acting upon it. Like drugs, like adultery, like the abuse of alcohol or the love of money, or the power rush of human ego trips, there are emotions which are powerful and addictive and ultimately terribly destructive. Same sex marriages must satisfy criteria other than emotion. A marriage is more than a sexual pleasure center. A marriage is a social unit that is interwoven with dozens of other lives. Same sex marriages do not last. Less than 5% of gays have ever had a relationship that lasted 3 years or more. Sex is not enough. Passion cannot sustain an inherently unstable social unit. http://www.christiananswers.net/sex/story-f-homosexuality1.html - the whole silly article It goes on and on, but again with the line limits thing... not to mention the attention span of the list... I truly am curious about others opinions of beliefs like these, and not just looking to further any fighting. Tara To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp