sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
Wrong. Denying one’s full humanity is not enlightenment.
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Fear of homosexuality
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sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
Inability to procreate is not a sin.
Spirit of Light
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Maybe you are but God or buddha does not look at the topic in a human way they look at it from pow without any sin. with sin one can not enter paradise
Spirit of Light
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Human existence is not the true way of living, Only after one reach enlightenment one see the full truth as it really is.
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
I think you’re mushing two different theologies here. There’s a marked difference in the way Christianity views sin and the way Buddhism deals with sin.
leov
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note,
physical union of male and female produce a child who the parents care of and love, so, enlightenment produces agape - care, love.
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
In YOUR view. In the Christian view, we are created human, human is what we’re supposed to be, human is “very good” (to quote Genesis), and to be human is to be endowed with God’s spirit. One reaches enlightenment when one realizes one’s full human potential.
Spirit of Light
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Yes As a Buddhist i see things somewhat different than Christians. But to be able to discuss so most people understand one must be able to see the truth from different angles and viewpoints. So even I am a Buddhist i can understand what god wants humans to do
Spirit of Light
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We do see things differently yes, but that does not mean your belief in God is wrong or that me following the buddha means i am wrong. it is two different paths toward truth
I submit that it is fear of the person and/or perception. How do you know who is gay or straight in a public shower or locker room?
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
From THAT POV.
Spirit of Light
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As i said it has nothing to do with if others are straight or gay, i just can not be naked in the same room as any man.
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
You’re right. But when one who is not part of the religion misuses that religion to dehumanize a group of people, we have a problem.
Spirit of Light
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Dehumanize? All i have said is that God say homosexuality is a sin. To be homosexual is not the sin the act upon it is. (according to Christianity)
Not this gay man. If I were meant to be with a woman, I'd be straight. I'm serious. I work with a guy who has for years professed to be straight, but my gaydar goes thermonuclear around him. Always has. I've mumbled under my breath "God, I wish you'd butch it up even just a notch". I know all this sounds terrible and judgmental because... well, it is.
Audie
Veteran Member
Not this gay man. If I were meant to be with a woman, I'd be straight. I'm serious. I work with a guy who has for years professed to be straight, but my gaydar goes thermonuclear around him. Always has. I've mumbled under my breath "God, I wish you'd butch it up even just a notch". I know all this sounds terrible and judgmental because... well, it is.
That is kind of what I thought. Thanks.
Audie
Veteran Member
um, lets not hear about that
QuestioningMind
Well-Known Member
It also says I should stone my disobedient children to death, kill anyone who dares to work on the sabbath, and that it's perfectly okay for me to own other people as property that I can beat to within an inch of their lives if they displease me.
Why would anyone use such a book as a guide for moral behavior?
It was a rhetorical question. If an answer is required, it would be "you can't tell".
That's an entirely different subject, gymnophobia, fear of nakedness. That really can't be conflated with homosexuality or homophobia.