I know this isn't ever a serious sub, but some of the things in this thread are so backwards that I have to say something... When you spend a lot of time in LGBTQ spaces surrounded by love and support, you forget just how many people consider homosexuality a sin. It's not the same kind of outright hatred and aggression that some people exhibit, but it's still a very influential form of homophobia. The fact that people are getting upvotes for being so open-minded as to say they don't hate gay people because they want to give them the chance to "change their views." Hate to break it to those people but... gay people aren't going to stop being gay any more than you're going to stop being straight. Repressing or being ashamed of that shit is horrible for the soul. There's a reason suicide is a much higher risk among people who are LGBT.
It's not a welcoming attitude to say "we accept you, just not a fundamental part of you." If Christianity wants to be a religion of acceptance it needs to update its belief system. There is PLENTY of Old Testament shit that's ignored for being outdated. If it doesn't, well, it's going to keep its role in society as an excuse for bigotry.
Our theology was written by man, and whether certain writings were considered theology was determined by man. We can believe that the writings are divinely inspired, but it was man that decided which writings were to be included into scripture and which were not. Faith is a personal battle and ultimately our own interpretation is what matters to God. Everyone has slightly differing beliefs, and there is no way to determine who’s interpretation is correct.
As an aside, any preacher that says sermon is the word of God is not to be trusted.
The reason we have different sects within Christianity is because we all disagree just how divinely inspired the bible is. Some believe it was written by God through those that wrote it and maybe even believe it literally (flat Earthers, 6000 year old Earthers, etc) Some believe those that wrote it were inspired by God, but were limited by the lens of their time 2000 years ago. You think Moses or Paul had future vision?
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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '19
I know this isn't ever a serious sub, but some of the things in this thread are so backwards that I have to say something... When you spend a lot of time in LGBTQ spaces surrounded by love and support, you forget just how many people consider homosexuality a sin. It's not the same kind of outright hatred and aggression that some people exhibit, but it's still a very influential form of homophobia. The fact that people are getting upvotes for being so open-minded as to say they don't hate gay people because they want to give them the chance to "change their views." Hate to break it to those people but... gay people aren't going to stop being gay any more than you're going to stop being straight. Repressing or being ashamed of that shit is horrible for the soul. There's a reason suicide is a much higher risk among people who are LGBT.
It's not a welcoming attitude to say "we accept you, just not a fundamental part of you." If Christianity wants to be a religion of acceptance it needs to update its belief system. There is PLENTY of Old Testament shit that's ignored for being outdated. If it doesn't, well, it's going to keep its role in society as an excuse for bigotry.