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by Freddy Says remove all moderation points on February 23rd, 2008

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I would love to believe in a deity. I am homosexual. I did not choose homosexuality, it is something I discovered and was horrified about. But, if being homosexual is not god given, but god made me as I am, there is no god I can believe in. Advise me?

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  • by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on February 23rd, 2008

    DA BEN DAN yanggui zi

    well,if God made us in his image..then God must be partially homosexual as well:)...
    You have left yourself open here to people telling you that your homosexuality is a choice..which a person of intelligence simply knows is not the truth. If it were a choice it would mean that every straight person had to fight off tremendous gay sexual urges in order to make a choice as well....not to be gay.
    So in my way of thinking..and I stress my way of thinking...there is no God. Why would God create me as I am and then call me an abomination? That is ridiculous and doesn't give their God for having any smarts at all:)

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  • by Cyndi Ninja on March 3rd, 2008

    Cyndi Ninja

    I'll get bashed here by some of a certain persuasion, but who cares.

    Religion is an individual thing, NO one can tell YOU what God is or isn't/does or doesn't. Religions were founded by man and are extremely falable. A belief in God is a personal journey, and one you must find the route on your own.

    No religion has the monopoly on the truth, and there are many routes to the same destination...just because you can't find a religion that 'fits' you and your beliefs does NOT make you wrong, or damned.

    In terms of religion and spirituality...you must follow your heart and let that guide you. If you believe in a God, who says you have to subscribe to ALL the beliefs that religion associate with him/her.

    I've been bashed on this site for declaring that I derive my belief system from many different religions, and I am happy with my beliefs. Just because the Bible says that homosexuality is wrong, doesn't make it true...and it DOESN'T make you a sinner. It is a work written by man and influenced by man's perceptions.

    Follow your heart, and find your own truths.

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  • by ...... on February 25th, 2008

    ......

    We spend our lives looking at a book and we either judge others or ourselves thinking this book is a final ruling. I am sure there are many who will disagree with me but the way I see it is the true word of God is in the hearts of men. You ask 1000 people to read the bible you will get 1000 different views. no one thinks they are wrong and 1000 religions are soon created. Maybe this is how it is suppose to be that each person that reads it should draw their own conclusions as what it means to them. You can believe how you yourself believe from how you yourself see God. Many will disagree and many will tell you just how wrong you are but you have to consider it is in their eyes you are wrong which really does not matter as you will not be judged by God through their opinions or views.

    Here's the deal, You search your heart Freddy and set aside what everyone else believes and rely on what you believe. If you believe God loves you for who you are then thats all that matters. If your looking for answers then ask the only one who really knows the answer not those who wish to cast stones at you.

    When your heart is true with God he will fill you with the wisdom and knowledge you need. No one person on this earth knows all the answers, just having faith will lead you down the path designed just for you.

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  • by Mushen on February 26th, 2008

    Mushen

    Listen, whether you are gay or straight it is all part of nature. You can no more choose your sexuality than you can choose which colour eyes you want to be born with. Homosexuality occurs throughout the animal kingdom and I I am not mistake, top of the list is the Giraffe. You cannot choose it, nor change it and nor should you hate yourself for it. It is part of you and if you were hetrosexual then you would not be the same person that you are now - your character would be different in some way or another. What you must do is talk to somebody about this (not religous based either) - get out the yellow pages and find the number of a helpline. Wait until you have privacy and are alone in the house and just dial the number - it may take a few calls before you summon the guts to actually talk, but don't let this put you off. From little acorns grow large oak trees. Just talk to somebody and sometimes, that somebody may well be a stranger on the end of the phone as anybody close to you - it can just be so much easier to open a dialog up like this. Just talk to somebody, as soon as the opportunity arises for you to do so and get the ball rolling (so to speak) - leave dealing with worry about a god to believe in for a later date - you have to believe in yourself first and, if you believe in such things, then God has been around a lot longer than you think and he's not going anywhere - he can wait a bit longer - because right now, you have things which require your full attention and that must come first, everything else can and will wait.

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  • by Gideon on February 25th, 2008

    Gideon

    If you sense something greater than yourself in the universe, you can believe. No doubt you've been subjected to the Christian biblical God, many of whose believers pick and choose passages to condemn behavior they don't like.

    But ask yourself...would a god worthy of worship love conditionally? Would such a deity love this person for this reason but not this one for that reason? And would such a god condemn someone for expressing the greatest gift we know as humans, love?

    God's "word" is often translated by man, and with that comes fallibility and bias. The world in its natural state works in perfect harmony. You're a part of that. You have as much right to live and express yourelf as anyone else. Being gay is a part of who you are and an unconditionally loving god would accept that.

    Remember, much of what we learn about God and religion comes from other people. When you listen to your soul and the heartbeat of the universe, you can discover your core and what rings true for you. Good luck.

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  • by katespana on February 23rd, 2008

    katespana

    Freddy, I believe that the soul has no gender. Our physical bodies are the vehicle in which we journey through life. If you look at Buddhism you will learn about reincarnation. Maybe you 'chose' this incarnation as a homosexual being in order to learn something from this life? Perhaps what you will learn, with or without a belief in a deity (or do you mean an authoritarian god, created by men in order to control people?)is that love is the greatest thing we can know. For me, love is as near to knowing 'god' or a sense of divinity that I can get. Whatever your sexual orientation, you can love. Why be ashamed of what you have no choice over? Enjoy your llife. All the gay guys I know seem to ahve a wonderful time, creative, fun and free! Good luck to you on your journey.

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  • by gazzob666 on February 24th, 2008

    gazzob666

    believe in god. he accepts us how and what we are and what we av developed over our lives

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  • by RosieGHM Jetpacker on February 23rd, 2008

    RosieGHM Jetpacker

    Awhile ago I asked this question, Freddy..."What if God were gay?" I got some very thoughtful responses and surprisingly no one DR'd me to my knowledge. You might want to look up that question and answer/comment thread! :)

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  • by Captain Birdseye on February 25th, 2008

    Captain Birdseye

    I believe you can be gay and believe in God. I'm sure many, (but not all), religious people of different denominations would disagree, but that doesn't make them right. I'm sure they can quote you all the scripture to tell you you're wrong, but that won't change the fact that you have a yearning to believe in a deity in some form.

    I believe this yearning for meaning is fundamental to human existence, and, if it makes you happy, you should strive to believe in this deity in whatever form it may take.

    Call me a realist, call me optimistic, call me new fashioned if you like, but It's blatantly obvious to me that contrary to the assumptions in your question, this deity DID make you gay.

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  • by Melissa on February 25th, 2008

    Melissa

    I believe God gives everybody unique gifts and struggles to overcome. I'm sorry you're horrified, live your life well and be happy, that's what God wants. Ignore those who want to take away your happiness and trust in God to guide your life. He won't lead you wrong.

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  • by purplepickleater on May 20th, 2008

    purplepickleater

    Lev 18:22-23, Lev 20:13, Rom 1:26-27
    These are the three main passages that the liars use to condemn gay people. All three passages have one thing in common their sole purpose is to condemn idol worship. When you read the whole chapters that these passages are in the message is painfully obvious.

    Keep in mind when reading these chapters that homosexuality as we know it today( committed loving exclusive relationships) did not exist in biblical times. All marriages were prearranged and heterosexual. homosexuality was looked at as another form of adultery.

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  • by veriria on March 3rd, 2008

    veriria

    I may be going out on a limb here, but I am really doubting that you have explored every religion and way of thinking out there. Also, as I've mentioned before, my favorite bumper sticker reads "Jesus didn't teach me to hate gay people." Which is very true.

    Besides, what do you need a god/goddess for anyways? Do you feel insignificant? (Yes, yes I am an atheist).

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  • by crazybegger on March 3rd, 2008

    crazybegger

    As a wiccan i can say that is very open minded on Homosexuality with many specificaly homosexual subsects

    "Throughout most branches of Wicca, all sexual orientations including homosexuality are considered healthy and positive, provided that individual sexual relationships are healthy and loving. Sexual orientation is therefore not considered an issue. Although Gerald Gardner, a key figure in Wicca, was reportedly homophobic, this historical aversion is not now commonly held. Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are almost always welcomed in individual communities, covens, study groups, and circles. Many LGBT Neopagans were initially attracted to Neopagan religions because of this inclusion, in which their relationships are seen on an equal footing. Sometimes their desire is more specifically to move away from what they see as homophobic pressure in their original religion.

    In support of this philosophy, many Wiccans cite the Charge of the Goddess, which says "All acts of Love and Pleasure are My rituals".[1] Therefore all forms and expressions of sexuality, as long as they are otherwise healthy and consensual, are accepted."

    The Feri Tradition is very open to all sexual orientations and some sources encourage bisexuality during rituals to reach states of ecstasy. (not about fairys)

    "the Brotherhood of the Phoenix was founded in the summer of 2004 by seven gay men from diverse traditions such as ceremonial magic, shamanism, and pre-Gardnerian witchcraft in order to create an ecumenical Neopagan tradition which serves the community of men who love men. The mandate of the Brotherhood is to help gay, bisexual, and transgender men overcome the burden of societal labels. The Brotherhood rejects the limiting beliefs and prejudices of modern culture and religions that preach intolerance and hate. Instead of didactic teaching, they stress a simple Neopagan principle: "Find the Divine within your own experience." To impart this principle, they hold public rituals near the eight common holidays of Neopagan tradition where we celebrate the embodiment of the gay male divine through the life-cycle of human experience. The Brotherhood is committed to the principles of Activism, Outreach, and Education to build positive relationships which benefit our community and our world. The Order sponsors workshops, lectures, social events, and activist campaigns to achieve these aims.

    There is another predominantly gay group called the Radical Faeries, which emphasizes queer spirituality. Certain branches are exclusively focused on gay male spirituality; others are open to all genders and orientations.

    Other gay traditions include the Triad Brotherhood (Hectite Tradition), and the Green Man Tradition."


    About Deities that are gay:

    Many Neopagan gods and goddesses are seen as bisexual or gay. The Neopagan pantheon includes many gay themes. A few of them are:

    Zeus, the Greek King of the Gods, had affairs with both women and men, such as Ganymedes.

    Astarte, the Great Mother. Her temple staff included a caste of gay male priests called the kelabim.

    Pan, the patron god of shepherds and god of nature, is famous for his sexual prowess with both maidens and shepherds. Pan is also reported to have had relationships with younger, teenage boys.

    Inanna had a creature neither male nor female rescue her from the underworld, named Asushunamir. This is sometimes regarded as the origin of the queer ones.

    Apollo has often been seen as bisexual, as he has been associated with the hyacinth (the traditional flower symbolic of homosexuality). He may have also been sexually involved with a man bearing that same name (Hyacinthus) in Greek myth. See Apollo and Hyacinthus
    Also, Artemis and Hestia were specifically virgin goddesses, possibly implying asexuality.

    In addition, the Feri Tradition teaches about the Divine Twins, who often appear as a sexually active same-gendered pair, as well as of the Blue God,[12] a queer (and often androgynous) deity associated with snakes and with spring.


    Basicly alot of the Greek gods are homosexual due to the culture
    there are also alot of Hinu gods that are mixed gender

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  • by ak_spook on February 25th, 2008

    ak_spook

    most people try to coplicate things. just think of it as you were born that way so just live life. dont waste another second of your time thinking about it.

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  • by peterpam on February 25th, 2008

    peterpam

    What has homosexuality got to do with God?

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  • by SABOTEUR on February 23rd, 2008

    SABOTEUR

    Parable of the Little Soul
    http://jenptrsn.freeshell.net/healinglight.html

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  • by michaelc232 on March 23rd, 2009

    michaelc232

    Hey man. My name is Michael, and I know that everyone here is telling you, "you were made this way" "you cant change" "there is no God". Im here to tell you that there is a God, He did not create you Gay, and he loves you just as much right now as if you were straight. But at the same time, God's word does say that no homosexual will enter into the gates of Heaven. I lived in a Homosexual lifestyle for 4 years, and after years of thinking "God made me this way, it doesnt matter" I discovered the true nature of God, and I realized that Homosexuality is a stronghold. It is something that our sin nature can bring on us when we have not been born again. I discovered that it was alot of the things of the past that I needed to get rid of. I am free today, and am in no way attracted to men. God can change you life today if you would allow him too. If you would like to talk a little bit more about this email me at michaelc232@yahoo.com.

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  • by Colt COAT of Justice on November 8th, 2008

    Colt COAT of Justice

    God is not religion. I am gay and believe in God but not in any church. I was made the way I am and would not change that to suite any man made church

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  • by Doug on August 8th, 2008

    Doug

    HI! Freddy:
    You don't belong to a Gender Preference Club any more than the rest of us. And here is why: If Homosexuality is based upon Male to male or Female to female Sexual preference. Then every time that he or she engages in Masturbation, self-love, it's a Homosexual act. So that makes all of us Homosexual, as I see it. Welcome to my world, And don't buy that BS That God hates Homosexuals,if he did he would hate all of us,and that just ain't so.

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  • by MvL on August 8th, 2008

    MvL

    You shouldn't be ashamed or horrified about being homosexual. You didn't choose it, and it's as valid a thing as my own (heterosexuality).

    What maybe you should take time to analyze and understand is why you would love to believe in a deity. That IS your choice, what you want to believe. It is, in my sentiment, somewhat shameful (and horrifying) to want to believe in invisible, unmeasurable, unscientific, supernatural things. Sorry, it just is.

    It's especially disturbing when the holy scriptures of the specific deity you would "love to" believe in make it fairly clear what the stance on homosexuality is. Then again, even if you ignored (interpreted it away) those passages on homosexuality, you would still be presented with numerous passages that have God condoning slavery, racism, sexism, genocide, the murder of children, rape, incest... it's a nice list of evil things.

    It makes you wonder: is this the Devil, or God? And for someone who is supposed to have taught "do unto others as you would have them do unto you", Jesus did mention people burning in Hell for not believing in him more than once. Apparently God himself doesn't go by "do unto others". But hey, after all, his whole thing has always been about "do as I say, not as I do". We are meant to be always turning the other cheek, whereas God judges us and subjects us to eternal torment for bad (or ill-informed) choices in our potentially short lives. We're not meant to commit incest, but that didn't stop God from being okay with it. Remember Lot and his two daughters (Genesis 19:32)? "Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father". Of course, neither Lot nor his daughters were punished. God was probably feeling guilty about slaughtering entire cities prior to that, including all the children with them. So maybe even God realizes at that times that he goes too far.

    In any case, if you want to believe in a deity, no one can stop you. But get ready, if you do, for a lifetime of having to reconcile your inborn sexual preferences with your (poorly) chosen religion. In a religious tradition that teaches us to feel that we are born in sin, that we need to make ourselves "worthy" just to avoid being tortured forever by our creator, homosexuals don't really have a good time of it. But generally people who really "want to believe" are already self-loathing and with their heads buried in the sand enough so that they won't mind ignoring certain basic facts. Go for it, join the leagues of the self-hating religious homosexuals. Just make sure to confess your sin every day, so that hopefully you'll be clean of it when you die. Otherwise, the God of justice, infinite mercy and love, and of kindness, will fling you into the Fire. Enjoy!

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  • by The0Rising on March 2nd, 2008

    The0Rising

    God created a man and a woman, period. Practising homosexual is not what God intended, it is a birth defect. But as long as you do not practise homosexualality (includes marriage), then it does not matter.

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  • by PinkDaisyGirl Got A Prayer Answered on February 24th, 2008

    PinkDaisyGirl Got A Prayer Answered

    In my opinion, God did not make you this way. It is all up in your mind. If you keep thinking you are than your mind will start to believe it. God did not create this type of thing. This is all a mind game.

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  • by Countess Crapula on March 12th, 2009

    Countess Crapula

    Believe in yourself. "Almighty god is a living man." Bob Marley said it and he believed in the Almighty. Not for nothing but God isn't going to pay your rent, sign your paycheck, find you the man of your dreams, or fill up your gas tank.

    Look, this God business is getting out of hand when people are overwrought about being accepted by an invisble entity and keeps them from living guilt-free lives on this plane of existence.

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  • by Ryverbi69 on January 2nd, 2009

    Ryverbi69

    You can ask why to so many things... You are a person who happens to be gay, just like someone else is a person who happens to be straight... it's not the totality of who you are.

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  • by JesusFreak on November 11th, 2008

    JesusFreak

    YOU DID CHOOSE HOMOSEXUALITY!! you chose to follow your feelings instead of reject them! everything is a choice!

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  • by MissLiss on November 8th, 2008

    MissLiss

    take what you believe to be true and make it your own, you do not have to fit into certain categories to believe in something. The bible says love thy neighbour, teachings are that god is everywhere, that god loves each and every one of us, regardless of wether we believe in him or not.
    it is said also that god makes each one of us, and he made you the way you are, so he HAS to love and accept you right?
    just be you! believe what you believe. do not feel you cannot be a religion because of your sexuality. if you feel it would be helpful, go to a library and get some information on many different religions, practise a few, which ever one feels most natural, run with it. do not let homosexuality stand in your way.

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  • by Doug on November 8th, 2008

    Doug

    When Jesus Came:
    He brought with him the New Commandment of "LOVE:,And that Commandment didn't say that we could hate anyone regardless of their color creed,religion,or sexual preferences If you will think about this, Peter rested his head upon Jesus's Bosom and to many this no doubt smacked of Homosexuality. So did Jesus shove him off? No way! God made Homosexuality,but then there are many who are too blind to see this fact. So love God,love yourself as God made you and love others no matter what.

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  • by Amy on November 7th, 2008

    Amy

    First of all, God loves you, always, no matter what. He adores you. "You are precious to me...and I love you.” Isaiah 43:4 “For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love”, Romans 5:3-5 He loves you so much that He *died* for you, to pay the penalty for any sin you have or will ever commit!

    Here's what a woman from Exodus International--who was delivered by Jesus Christ from homosexuality--as well as rape, alchoholism, death of a best friend and other things--to live a transformed, joy filled life--said to those struggling with homosexuality at the end of her testimony/story :

    "God loves you and wants you to be with Him. It doesn't matter what you think you have done, His love is bigger. He loves us more than we could ever understand, and He had already given the ultimate sacrifice for us to prove it, He sent His only son, Jesus, to die on the cross for our sins. All that He is waiting for is for you to reach out your hand and call out to Him."

    At the beginning of her testimony she said:

    "It seems like whenever I talk to someone who doesn’t have a personal relationship with God about how awesome He is, His incredible mercy, how much He has changed my life and turned it upside down, and how much He wants to know and love you, I always hear the following statements: “ You just don’t understand what I have done. I can’t ask God into my heart. He would never take me.”

    "That statement breaks my heart every time I hear it, because I know what it is like to feel like you are so dirty and filthy, and that you have done too many bad things for God to ever love you. But I am here to tell you that is a lie from the devil to keep you in bondage!! If God loved me enough to forgive me for all of the horrible things that I had done in my past, then He can surely do the same for you!

    "You’re right; I may not know all of the specifics of your past. That is not important. What I do know is that my God is a loving God who wants to wrap you in His grace, mercy and love (no matter what it is that you have done).

    "You may say to yourself, “I don’t deserve to be forgiven.” I say to you, that we are all sinners and none of us deserve to be forgiven. But God loved us so much that He sent Jesus, His only Son, to die on the cross and pay for all of our sins with His blood. It is by that sacrifice that God extends His mercy to us and saves us from ourselves.

    "There is only one catch: we have to come to Him and ask for His forgiveness, accept that Jesus, God’s Son, died on the cross for our sins, and accept God into our lives as our Lord and Savior. Such a simple request if you really think about it.

    "The following is my testimony of grace. It is intended to demonstrate how God can totally heal and change anyone’s life, regardless of your past." For the rest of it, go here: http://exodus.to/content/view/259/148/


    Here are hundreds of stories "from real-life people who have struggled with homosexuality"" and have been delivered by Jesus Christ to live (as some of them have described) transformed, overwhelmingly joyful, fullfilled, purpose driven, peace filled, satisfied, healed, free lives in the relationship with God they were designed for, as the men and women they were created to be! : Exodus International ("freedom from homosexuality through the power of Jesus Christ") http://exodus.to/content/view/417/180/. See their main site here: http://www.exodus-international.org/.


    God created you to have a relationship with Him so you could enjoy His love.* You were created for intimacy with God. He wants you with him. It's why he made you in the first place.* "What He is after is you--your laughter, your tears, your dreams, your fears, your heart of hearts. He wants you. And he has moved heaven and earth to get you." ~The Sacred Romance, by Brent Curtis and John Eldredge"

    You are desired. You are cherished. You are special. You have worth. You are important. You matter. You are God's creation, his masterpiece--he "knit you together" in your mother's womb...formed you with his love. You were worth an excrutiating death. You are sought after and pursued. He delights in you and rejoices over you as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride (see verse). You are his beloved. God has set his heart on you (Job 7:17). Nothing can separate you from God's love (not even something you do): "I'm absolutely convinced that nothing--nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable--absolutely nothing can get between us and God's love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us."~Romans 8:38-39

    "The most important truth you will ever discover is that God loves you. He loves you so much that He wants you to spend eternity with Him in heaven."~Billy Graham

    This is the ultimate demonstration of God's love for you: He died for you. He died a brutal death to have you. He took your place on the cross, paying the penalty of your sins, so you would no longer be separated from him, but would be with him in the intimate relationship you were made for, forever. You can live for eternity in His heavenly kingdom, where "he'll wipe every tear from [your] eyes. Death is gone for good--tears gone, crying gone, pain gone--all the first order of things gone."~Revelation 21:4. "For God loved [you] so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that [if you believe] in him [you] will not perish but [will] have eternal life." John 3:16


    We have to have rules to live by. You can't say "we're going to play a baseball game without any rules", "we're going to play a football game without any rules", "we're going to live a life without any moral rules".** Well God has laid down certain rules and said "If you want the best of life, if you want complete happiness and fulfillment, live by these rules.""**

    One of these rules is that marriage and sex is designed to be between a man and a woman. God provided a blueprint, a plan for marriage and for His good gift of sex* in Genesis 2:24", a gift that is only to be enjoyed within a marriage between a man and a woman. He only blesses sex within the committed marriage relationship of a man and a woman and made no exceptions, such as homosexual partnerships*. From Genesis on, the Bible praises the marriage of a man and a woman, but it speaks only negatively of homosexual behavior whenever it is mentioned* Remember, God loves you deeply and intensely and eternally and knows what's best for you. Linda D. Carter from Exodus International knows that. And she also knows what God can do in your life, when you cry out to Jesus:

    "I now have such peace and joy in my heart. God is working in my life with all His power. God created me to be a woman, and deep inside of me, He has assured me that this is what I am. Perhaps God has allowed me to go through all the things I did so that I could help others who struggle with homosexual temptations -- to let them know that he loves every one of them, but that He hates all sin. People need to know and to see and hear how God can save and deliver. What He has done in my life, I believe He can do in your life, no matter what problems you have. The Enemy, Satan, is a liar. He comes 'to steal, kill and destroy.' God comes to give us life, joy and peace. He wants us to experience freedom. Jesus is the way out of all our struggles with sin. Satan is already defeated. I encourage you to read Leviticus 20:13, and Romans 1:24-28. These scriptures give insight as to what God has to say about homosexuals. Homosexuality does not come from God. Remember also Philippians 4:13, 'I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.' Friends, be encouraged! You can make it. To God be the glory for redeeming my life from destruction!"


    A women named Kristin Johnson, who struggled with homosexuality wrote:

    "...In this isolation and suffering, an amazing thing happened: I discovered that Jesus was the best source of love I had ever known. Christ's intense love for me led me to obedience, and my obedience led me to sexual healing and wholeness. I had failed to fully believe how He longed to take care of me and provide for all my needs. Now I found that He is good, He provides, and He loves me more than I can comprehend. The world told me my identity would be found in embracing lesbianism, in sex, or in Mr. Right. But my identity and worth are found in embracing and obeying my Creator, my Lord and Savior. I am a daughter and heir of the living God. In confessing sin and turning from it, I feared that God would have nothing waiting for me at the other end. How wrong I was."


    "I have come so that you might have life and have it to the full."~Jesus


    "Don't turn your back on His love, but by a simple prayer of faith commit your life to Christ today."
    ~Billy Graham

    For the steps to peace with God (and a relationship with him), go here:
    http://www.billygraham.org/SH_StepsToPeace.asp


    Love,
    Amy


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  • by val gal on October 31st, 2008

    val gal

    Don't worry about it. God loves you and approves of everything you do. Remember that. Just be yourself.

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  • by HbOmber620 on August 8th, 2008

    HbOmber620

    Don't let people hinder your beliefs! if every morning you wake up and believe there is a higher power you shouldn't let the fact that you love differently get in the way of your faith. No god embodies hate, how could you be judged for loving?

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  • by mrm on August 8th, 2008

    mrm

    Freddy, 1st of all there is a God who loves you-homosexual or not. Because you desire to believe in God proves what the bible says. He created us to have a relationship w/Him. When Adam & Eve brought sin in the world, God could no longer look at us. He is holy and can't look @ sin. He sent His perfect son to die on a cross in place of us. We're all sinners, but we can be saved and live eternally with God when we accept His Son as our Lord and Saviour. You will find peace-maybe not all the answers, but when your faith is in the Jesus, you have all the answers you need. We all struggle with sin and have to make choices everyday. I choose not to have sex outside of marriage to honor God and what His Word says in the bible. I know He blesses and honors us when we obey. Giving into our fleshly desires only brings heartache. God doesn't promise this earthly life will be happy, but the eternal life will be HEAVEN. That's all that matters. May the Lord bless you and hold you tight!

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  • by Addalaide on March 3rd, 2008

    Addalaide

    Just prey, it took me 3 years to find out what god i was preying to but i just kept preying tell thay ( kinda complacated in what i belive, thats another discution) reviled themselves. I never stoped beliveing in a god and i just preyd tell i found them.

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  • by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on February 25th, 2008

    Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo

    Of course your orientation, like everything else about you, is God-given. Who else would have given it to you? :o)

    You can choose to believe in any particular deity or not. But the basis of your listed premise above, in my opinion, is faulty.

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  • by Jackman67 on January 31st, 2010

    Jackman67

    Same situation here.....I did not form any concrete spiritual/religious identity until I was 37. Don't be so hard on yourself...time will take care of this. There is nothing wrong with being gay.

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  • by Liliana Vess on May 20th, 2008

    Liliana Vess

    Whether you are homosexual or heterosexual, its the act of having sex before marriage that is a sin(At least this is what the Catholic church believes in). This then states the fact that marriage is only between a man and a women. It is true that God made us as we are, but he also gave us free will. So it is your choice as is mine to decide whether or not you have sex (before marriage)...God would be displeased in us both (homosexual and heterosexual). You can believe in God the father, who always welcomes his son with open arms and wants us to repent for the wrong that we do. God came for the sinners not the just (because there is no such thing as a "just" person). I hope this helps a little.

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  • by stuart on August 29th, 2010

    stuart

    Babe. Believe in god by all means...just dont believe in religion. Religion isnt god, its a man made invention that has always been used for subjugation and control. You dont need the rules laid down by religion and packaged and sold as the word of god to live your life. Go look at the stars, nature or anything really and be with your god. Just dont go into a church and listen to bible claptrap arrogantly presented as the word of god. It was wriiten by man and edited countless times by man. The church picks which bits it can get away with preaching which should tell you all you need to know. Im sorry to be so harsh but only a fool believes the bible is the word of god, a 2000 year old history doesnt give it any more validity then if it was written yesterday

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  • by sega256 on September 7th, 2010

    sega256

    Im homosexual, and I believe in God. Yes The God I know, and love isnt the same god as the religiofascists believe, they believe in a false god(Biblical).
    Their god is a harbringer of death, anger, destruction, and chaos. The true Christian God, the father of all of us, including Jesus, is a God of love, mercy, and kindness. You are made exactly how God intended for you to be. To try and change that, or to try to be something you're not, is a lie. I am gay, If a forced myself to be with women, Id be lying to myself, Id be lying to her, Id be lying to everyone, a continual procession of lies, and deceit.
    I prayed to be str8, did that happen? No, instead God brought into my life the most wonderful, and amazing person ever. He brought my soulmate, my husband into my life.
    The key is to open your heart, ignore the bigoted homophobic, hating biblethumping religiofascists, be yourself, and listen for God. :) Or which deity calls to you. (Im monotheistic, I just dont believe in forcing anyone to who I believe in. so yes religiofascists I am a Christian, who is gay, and doesnt shove my religion down someone elses throat)

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  • by DiSTurBiA on May 20th, 2008

    DiSTurBiA

    there are not too many deities out there that respect homosexuality, I actually do not know any. They all make you that way, and then blame you.

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  • by Lucy in the sky on February 24th, 2010

    Lucy in the sky

    You were baptised a christian and you dropped it like a hot brick, because you choose to sin. You are asking for advice. Here it is. Stop your sinful life style, repent for your sin and return to Jesus. We are all sinners, I am too. WE must call on God to forgive our sins and not to repeat the sin again.

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  • by tirell.clifton on September 20th, 2010

    tirell.clifton

    Yahweh does love you for who you are, but not for what you do that is contrary to His ways. If homosexuality was not wrong, from a psychological standpoint, there should be no internal conflict regarding it, nor should anyone be so quick to judge another based on his or her sexual choice/orientation. One, it would have been established at the beginning of creation of the man and the woman that the "alternate" lifestyle was acceptable. Two, procreation would be impossible, and it is likely that there would be no need for women.

    As for religious views regarding the matter, it appears that man has added things to God's word and have made it difficult to impossible to please God unless it is done according to man's rules. God never came up with religion, although man has made Him the focal point of many religions that currently exist. And to comment on Da Ben Dan's comment regarding homosexuality being a choice...well, it is a choice, because the mind makes itself up regarding what it wants, and the mind is in charge of the body, unless the mind is weak and gives itself over to physical urges and lets them control it instead. Just as a person can choose to stop being aroused by porn, a person can choose to not leave the natural use of the woman and be given over to a reprobate mind and having sexual encounters with men.

    Also, God did not call a man or woman who had sex with the same gender an abomination, He called the act itself an abomination (Leviticus 18:22). God loves without condition, but that being said, it does not mean that with love goes acceptance of everything that people decide to throw at him.

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  • by dmanondrums on January 21st, 2011

    dmanondrums

    Of course there is! What you are and what you do is between nobody but your God and yourself. Remember that. Nobody should judge. Being homosexual or heterosexual IS God given. Rest assured with that. If you are a believer in God, then you must search to discover how God wants us to live our lives. Might take you your entire life to do so. Heaven knows I don't follow all that He asks of us....try as I may....but its my duty to keep trying and keep learning what He wants of me. And ask for his forgiveness when I fail.
    Being homosexual is NOT anti-God.

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  • by catsmeow94 on March 15th, 2009

    catsmeow94

    if God didnt want gay people on this earth, he wouldnt have created you or the millions of other people like you. God loves you. just like he loves me. just like he loves every sinner (not that homosexuality is a sin. love is never a sin). and just like he loves his only begotten son. peace yo.

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  • by anddeb on March 13th, 2009

    anddeb

    God made us all after him. We all sin, just like being homosexual is a sin. Find the lord in you heart and accept him as your savior and you will stop the sinning.

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  • by Opinion-man on March 22nd, 2009

    Opinion-man

    Why is homosexuality so threatening to Christians ( and others)? Is it any different, fundamentally from various kinds of heterosexual practices?
    Anyway, to answer the question, DO NOT use the Bible as a source for this. It is hopelessly close-minded in many many areas, tho wise in others. Why you would use a book from a specific era long ago in a specific place to guide you in 2009 ?
    Do NOT let the "God made me" argument have any sway. Do you honestly believe there's some Puppeteer up there who "made" you??

    Do NOT let people who use phrases like "God intended" (as The0rising does) have any credence with you. No one knows what God "intends" just as no one knows if there is such a deity.

    You must listen to your instincts and to others who are questioning and not under the dominion of outdated foolish "sacred" text.
    Try to let got of your anxiety and live your life without bowing to close-minded opinions.

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  • by lisbethlund on January 7th, 2010

    lisbethlund

    You dont need to believe in the grumpy old demon who abuses the word "God" for a name and is megalomanic enough to claim that he created the world.

    Most pagan gods have a more ralaxed attitude towards homosexuality. Most Greek gods even have homosexual relationships them selves.

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  • by broken_beauty17 on May 11th, 2009

    broken_beauty17

    You have got to listen, as I see so many lost and confused Atheists who listen to fake christians and think that that is what the religion is all about, instead of using their heads and finding out for themselves! God did make you as you are and loves you with all his heart, it is satan and his influence on the world that is calling you an abomination. THAT hatred is Satans lies, and is not to be confused on what is the truth. FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF. Read the bible and see what you think of it, because ever since bible days churches have been preaching lies and hiding behind the facade that they are the house of the lord. You are loved as much as all of Gods creations.

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  • by Don Gorgeous George on May 3rd, 2009

    Don Gorgeous George

    Satan created you just as he did everyone else. There is nothing wrong with being gay, but there is something wrong with being horrified about something you enjoy, unless it is bad for you. Do you ever feel sexual attraction for girls, because I know that sometimes entities try to use us as a vessel for their own desires. I have conversed with many spirits some welcome and others not. I have experienced spirits trying to posses me and to get me to do things that I am not comfortable with. I recognized that's what they were and took a stand telling them that I will not let them use me. Is it possible that you are not truly gay? I know I am straight but I have encountered spirits trying to convince me that I desire men. As soon as I recognized them as beings who were separate from my own self, they left and I saw things clearly. They have done this with many different topics. They seem to find holes in the aura, weaknesses of an individual and prey on them there, trying to posses a body so they can cary out their own agendas in the physical realm. You need to really look inside and find who you are, not who someone or something tell you that you are. Get to know yourself, you don't have to do anything that makes you uncomfortable. Sexuality is personal. No one has to know anything if you don't want them to. If you truly are gay, there is nothing wrong with that. Just make sure that is who you really are. If you are uncomfortable with it, then maybe you are not really gay. God does not hate you either way. The bible is bullshit.

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  • by Lori K still ignores stalkers and trolls on March 12th, 2009

    Lori K still ignores stalkers and trolls

    God is very specific to condemn homosexual rape in the Bible. The teachings of Jesus Christ don't seem to have any condemnation for homosexuality per se.

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  • by Opinion-man on March 10th, 2009

    Opinion-man

    You need to drop any traditional concepts of "God." They're bizarre anyway. Try not believing in any God. It's a great relief. Read Sam Harris' "The End of Faith." Talk to someone who is in your shoes. Honestly, this whole preoccupation of religion with sexuality if just beyond the beyond. Religion should NOT be about this; it should be about justice.

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  • by ashley on March 12th, 2009

    ashley

    The bible says that we are born with sin. This is only because of Adam and Eve (Im sure you know that story). Therefore you were born a homosexual and I want you to know that God himself loves you very much!!!! Since you were born with sin, as well as everyone else in the world(incluling myself), we are all condemed to hell. But since Jesus Christ came to earth to sacrifice himself to save us, we have a beautiful gift of heaven waiting for us. As long as we beilieve this to be true and except Christ into our lives to change our worldly life we will be in heaven when we die. Just start your relationship with him and he will guide you into salvation. I promise!!! It may not be easy but in the end it will be very rewarding. My prayers are with you. Love through Christ, Ashley

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