Why do religious people always only condemn homosexuality? ?

Question

You know greed is a sin, why aren't they picketing outside Trump Tower. Vanity is a sin, why not condemn people who get plastic surgery? Gluttony is a sin, why not condemn Taco Bell? Why are religious people always so anti-g*y? It isn't even mentioned in the ten commandments, and they treat it as a sin worse than murder.

BTW, I'm a strict athiest

Answer 1

I don't know. I'm a Christian and also g*y. Christ didn't condemn people for anything, and i don't see why other Christians should either. And yes Matt in the 10 commandments it does say Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery, what does that have to do with being g*y? It means no pre-marital s*x. John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only begotten son so whosoever should believe in him shall not perish but have eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Not For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only begotten son so that whosoever shall believe him shall have eternal life except for homosexuals, through Jesus Christ our Lord." And Jesus never said anything against Homosexuality, that was all in the Old Testament. Hints before Jesus or Mary were alive. So Britneyrox100 and all other g**s, I'm sorry that people who condenm you like this are your only preference of a faithful Christian.

And what lingua06437 is very true.

Answer 2

Not all religious people do.  Don't assume that right wing arch conservatives represent all religious people.  

Metropolitan community churches and unitarians cater to lgbt's.  Even though Catholicism is against homosexual acts, they hate the sin but love the sinner.  Their are homosexual rabbi's.  

Answer 3

Not all religions condemn homosexuality.  However, some of the more fanatical faiths tend to focus on issues related to sexuality because it's guaranteed to get everyone's attention.  Politicians do the same thing.  

Answer 4

I come from a very religious muslim family. Growing up you're told homosexuality is against religion and so forth, but quite honestly looking at how my parents, especially my father react to homosexuality... its almost as if I get this feeling people twist religion to fit they bigoted views on certain things.

Like I was just watching American Dad yesterday, and they were doing a show on g*y parents more or less -- my dad freakin' lost it.

Answer 5

If I were to lay out about a hundred "sins" for you and in all those sins (except for one), you saw just a tad bit of yourself, which one would YOU choose to point your finger at and say, "Now, that one's gotta' be REALLY bad 'cause I ain't got none of that in MY blood.  The rest of'em, well, I guess we can be jist a bit forgiving 'bout those since we all got jist a smidgen o' those."?

Answer 6

Matt,

Please educate yourself. Adultery is NOT related to homosexuality.

It is "voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his or her lawful spouse."

Therefore, being g*y is not mentioned in the 10 commandments unless said homosexual was married, which is not currently possible here.

To answer the original question, religion is a convenient excuse to back up people's personal opinions. I agree that if homosexuals are to be condemned, they should also be standing outside the court house and condemning anyone that gets a divorce. It's not right to only quote God in situations that benefit you.

Answer 7

LOL. They only concentrate on the "SINS" that coincide with their own prejudices!!  :@)

Answer 8

coz they only hate what they'r not....God help them if they realise their own scapegoats n hypocrisy!!! you made really good points but its not like we can change the minds of hateful pple....

apparently the bible says its an abomination to be g*y  but so it eating shell fish or wearing clothing made of more then one type of material/fiber....even technology is frowned upon but how many times do these hypocrites use their cars n microwaves n computers each day???? they claim that God loves every1 but how can they justify being the opposite....hateful idiots!!!  

Answer 9

It's because they are all stupid and insecure and don't understand what it really means to be g*y. Also they are using their "religion" as a way to express their sick backwards prejudices.

Answer 10

it is mentioned in teh 10 commandments "you shall not commit adultery" doesn't get much more clear than that. in addition, Christ said that homosexuality is a sin. And we do condemn those other things it's you who latch onto it and bring it into the public eye.

Answer 11

The funny part of this came to me at the LA g*y Pride parade a couple years ago. In the free speech compound, right on the parade route were a bunch of people with bibles and power megaphones, broadcasting hate to the crowd with great passion.

Walking down a couple blocks on Santa Monica Blvd is a church with a g*y pride flag on it. And the minister was out front at a table with leaflets. I asked him how he can reconcile his church's acceptance of g*y people with what was being put out two blocks away. Specially that his group and the other group were using the same reference book.

His only reply was that at his church, all were welcome and that I should come to the services there on Sunday.

But there seemed no way his mind could even grasp the meaning of my question.

So there are some religious people OK with it. As well, the Anglicans seem to be OK with it. And the Catholic clery has had tons of g*y men in it for centuries.