"My Son is Gay" (tradition, reincarnation, beliefs, choice)

[sivamaya]

love your son

judge noone nothing

support empathy kindness

the problem in using religion
from the god of love
as a reason to approve condemn

is that real love transcends
everything

homospirituality exists

we love straight people unconditionally

good morality and ethics arent exclusively

HETEROSEXUAL

jai guru jesus

[Ardhanariswar]

hey, sivamaya
i agree,

what are your beliefs? i found your signature interesting.

ttyl soon.

~Gerani1248

[rousley]

There is a majority of traditional Christians who are riding the band-wagon that people go to hell for anything they do that the traditional Christians consider wrong. It's like they believe in an unpredictable, unknowable, undependable god and can be saved or unsaved by "accident". There are religions that state that their god is unpredictable, unknowable, and undependable; but if any god is going to qualify as the true God then He has the ability to be predictable, knowable, and dependable.

The reason I'm bringing this up is because if the Christian Bible is to be taken literally or true, as Christians generally say it is, then shouldn't anyone who believes the Christian way of salvation be considered a Christian. The Christian Bible says that "whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16) and it goes on to say that "God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world" (John 3:17).

And what about Christians that try to force their faith and beliefs on others, do they happen to be able to cut the verse out of the Bible that says "If anyone hears my words, and does not believe, I do not judge them: because I did not come to judge the world, but to reconcile the world to God." (John 12:47) Not honestly without admitting that they do not believe every word of the Bible is true.

And if the Christian Bible is true then how can a human being who claims to be a Christian judge anyone without making their disbelief of the Christian Bible bogus because it says "There is only one personality who is the source of direction and can reconcile or reject anyone. Who are you to think that you can corectly judge anyone else? (James 4:12)

Are condemning Christians not disobeying the Christian Bible by making it difficult to believe in their God: "Be careful that the beliefs of your faith do not become stumbling blocks to anyone else, in any way." (I Corinthians 8:9)
Or maybe the Christians trying to express their faith in their scriptural text by the Almighty want to be judged themselves: "Judge not, so that you will not be judged." (Matthew 7:1) Somehow I doubt that they are trying to serve God for the purpose of being judged to hell by Him.
(above excerpts are from http://www.unidiversal.com/warningyield.html)

There is a place in the Bible where a believer can believe that they are going to live eternally in heaven but will be kicked out almost as soon as they get there. So many Christians claim to believe the Bible but do the opposite of the teachings of Jesus. This really goes along with Rev 22:19: "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book". The Gospel of salvation is the book that contains this prophecy and people constantly, even without acknowledging it, hold people back from salvation by judging and condemning them.

According to the Bible that Christians claim to live by, It appears that God has a big eraser that will remove people's names from the book of life, even after they have already entered the gates of heaven and arrive at their great white throne judgment for shorting the gospel of forgiveness from people who need it and do not make it to heaven because of being convinced by Christians that they can not be saved.

There is plenty of materieal here for nonbelievers to use, and if Christians are going to believe their own Bible then they need to accept the faith of anyone who believes and without condemnation as well as not use uncertainty, pressure, or scare tactics to try to manipulate people to believe. I am a believer and encourage strong faith without manipulation or condemnation. (see www.unidiversal.com)

[Ardhanariswar]

ya. i cant understand somethings about christinaity either. oh well. i respect them as people and individuals. if they need organized religion, go ahead, whatever floats your boat.

but pushing it on others, especially young kids is sad. i dont know...

[DrM]

Originally Posted by rousley

There is a majority of traditional Christians who are riding the band-wagon that people go to hell for anything they do that the traditional Christians consider wrong. It's like they believe in an unpredictable, unknowable, undependable god and can be saved or unsaved by "accident". There are religions that state that their god is unpredictable, unknowable, and undependable; but if any god is going to qualify as the true God then He has the ability to be predictable, knowable, and dependable.

Nice post.

[Bastet]

Originally Posted by huajiro

I am not gay, but I have a lot of friends who are. I don't necessarily like going into detail about the subject of homosexuality, but a friend is a friend. I probably do stuff that would bug them.

I'm hoping that this attitude will change with time too. My heterosexual friends see no problem with their telling me intimate details of what they got up to Saturday night...and yet when I make one tiny innuendo (and I mean innuendo...not anything that is actually directly connected to my own sex life), they cover their ears, and (literally) run away, squealing "EWWWWW!!!!"

[Mister Emu]

And what about Christians that try to force their faith and beliefs on others, do they happen to be able to cut the verse out of the Bible that says "If anyone hears my words, and does not believe, I do not judge them: because I did not come to judge the world, but to reconcile the world to God." (John 12:47) Not honestly without admitting that they do not believe every word of the Bible is true.

This verse needs its context

John 12:48-9

He that rejecteth me and recieveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which has sent me, He gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

It is true that it is wrong for a Christian to judge though and we should not. We should however take the gosple to people, tell them of the love Jesus hold for everyone, and we should denounce sin in all of its forms.

[Ardhanariswar]

"It is true that it is wrong for a Christian to judge though and we should not. We should however take the gosple to people, tell them of the love Jesus hold for everyone, and we should denounce sin in all of its forms."

i respect your beliefs. even if some of your beliefs are to go door to door. but people should be wise and respectful of other peoples beliefs. if you knock on thier door, you have to respect them. or then it would not promote freedom and respect.

i wouldnt advise going door to door attacking homosexuality. but you can have peaceful rallies. everyone has freedom do that. i have the freedom to form a rally and shout that homosexuality is not wrong.

whatever floats your boat man.

[huajiro]

Originally Posted by rousley

There is a majority of traditional Christians who are riding the band-wagon that people go to hell for anything they do that the traditional Christians consider wrong. It's like they believe in an unpredictable, unknowable, undependable god and can be saved or unsaved by "accident". There are religions that state that their god is unpredictable, unknowable, and undependable; but if any god is going to qualify as the true God then He has the ability to be predictable, knowable, and dependable.

The reason I'm bringing this up is because if the Christian Bible is to be taken literally or true, as Christians generally say it is, then shouldn't anyone who believes the Christian way of salvation be considered a Christian. The Christian Bible says that "whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16) and it goes on to say that "God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world" (John 3:17).

And what about Christians that try to force their faith and beliefs on others, do they happen to be able to cut the verse out of the Bible that says "If anyone hears my words, and does not believe, I do not judge them: because I did not come to judge the world, but to reconcile the world to God." (John 12:47) Not honestly without admitting that they do not believe every word of the Bible is true.

And if the Christian Bible is true then how can a human being who claims to be a Christian judge anyone without making their disbelief of the Christian Bible bogus because it says "There is only one personality who is the source of direction and can reconcile or reject anyone. Who are you to think that you can corectly judge anyone else? (James 4:12)

Are condemning Christians not disobeying the Christian Bible by making it difficult to believe in their God: "Be careful that the beliefs of your faith do not become stumbling blocks to anyone else, in any way." (I Corinthians 8:9)
Or maybe the Christians trying to express their faith in their scriptural text by the Almighty want to be judged themselves: "Judge not, so that you will not be judged." (Matthew 7:1) Somehow I doubt that they are trying to serve God for the purpose of being judged to hell by Him.
(above excerpts are from http://www.unidiversal.com/warningyield.html)

There is a place in the Bible where a believer can believe that they are going to live eternally in heaven but will be kicked out almost as soon as they get there. So many Christians claim to believe the Bible but do the opposite of the teachings of Jesus. This really goes along with Rev 22:19: "And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book". The Gospel of salvation is the book that contains this prophecy and people constantly, even without acknowledging it, hold people back from salvation by judging and condemning them.

According to the Bible that Christians claim to live by, It appears that God has a big eraser that will remove people's names from the book of life, even after they have already entered the gates of heaven and arrive at their great white throne judgment for shorting the gospel of forgiveness from people who need it and do not make it to heaven because of being convinced by Christians that they can not be saved.

There is plenty of materieal here for nonbelievers to use, and if Christians are going to believe their own Bible then they need to accept the faith of anyone who believes and without condemnation as well as not use uncertainty, pressure, or scare tactics to try to manipulate people to believe. I am a believer and encourage strong faith without manipulation or condemnation. (see www.unidiversal.com)

Once I figure out how to give frubals, you are getting them!!!

Good job!!

[huajiro]

Originally Posted by Bastet

I'm hoping that this attitude will change with time too. My heterosexual friends see no problem with their telling me intimate details of what they got up to Saturday night...and yet when I make one tiny innuendo (and I mean innuendo...not anything that is actually directly connected to my own sex life), they cover their ears, and (literally) run away, squealing "EWWWWW!!!!"

Trust me, I have been through that...I wouldn't tell anyone anything intimate.