<p>You say you love Jesus and since he says homosexuality, lying, gossip etc. is hurtful, you trust him even though your rational mind may tell you otherwise. OK, then! That’s not contradictory!</p>
<p>However, you also say “Jesus is not about laws” and that people complaining about some of the clearly irrational ones, such as you should not touch the skin of a dead pig, or shave hair around your temples, are not getting the idea.</p>
<p>SO…for homosexuality you’re claiming you believe it’s wrong because you trust Jesus, and he thinks it’s wrong, not by any rational explanation.
But for another of his teachings, you’re claiming Jesus is not about laws and that we can play football or wear polyester, or not sacrifice “all our male livestock, the firstborn of cow and sheep”. What makes them different? Those laws are all taught by Jesus, and don’t make rational sense, but you treat them in an entirely contradictory way. Why should people go to hell for homosexuality any more than not sacrificing a cow? They’re both laws of the Bible that have no rational argument but you’d follow them if you believe in Jesus.</p>
<p>But here’s what happens: it’s become socially acceptable to do some of these things, but not homosexuality, at least among the Christian community. It’s a product of social movements and homosexuality is still something Christians FEEL is wrong. But that’s a feeling, like the ones you said you were trying to shun. Your purely religious argument does NOT WORK.</p>
<p>Anyone with me?? And please don’t argue that “Jesus is not about laws” in response, because then clearly you could just forget the homosexuality along with the pigskin.</p>
<p>homerslippers, I think most people are with you. The “the Bible says homosexuality is wrong” argument doesn’t even bother me anymore, because it’s so ridiculous that I just cant get upset over something that has no basis.</p>
<p>One of my best friends lived in a quad, and one of the guys was gay. GAY GAY. Flamboyantly gay. I (a woman) LOVED him, but he tried to get frisky with my friend when he was sleeping. Not cool.</p>
<p>How did this thread go from the original title, to deciding whether gay equals the new black, to God, to the validity of the Bible, back to God, back to comparing gays with minorities, and is now on…I don’t even know the topic anymore?</p>
One of my best friends lived in a quad, and one of the guys was gay. GAY GAY. Flamboyantly gay. I (a woman) LOVED him, but he tried to get frisky with my friend when he was sleeping. Not cool.
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<p>^Okay, um sorry how does this relate to the thread?</p>
<p>(Like, I don’t know how I’d feel about going on a thread about a Jewish person who was roomed with a neo-Nazi and saying “one of good friends is Jewish, but he shot someone…”).</p>
<p>Sorry, I might be missing something. Please elaborate, though :).</p>
How did this thread go from the original title, to deciding whether gay equals the new black, to God, to the validity of the Bible, back to God, back to comparing gays with minorities, and is now on…I don’t even know the topic anymore?</p>
<p>This thread has ADD.
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<p>Haha!</p>
<p>I think this thread is just in limbo until Monday when I find out my rooming situation.</p>
<p>I just meant that your future roommate might be scared that you’ll try to rape him in his sleep or something. My friend (the one rooming with the homosexual mate) fears being alone with gay men now.</p>
<p>Guys, Jesus is not bashing dudes; he’s bashing attitudes, the heart of those who want to do their own thing: lie, cheat, steal, anything selfish that causes trouble for themselves or others. He is a tolerant God, that has a gargantuan, humanly impossible order that fulfills all of the commandments of the past, simply: “Love your neighbor, as you do yourself” and “Love God with ALL of my heart, mind, and soul”. I am choosing to follow his precepts to making Him happy because the Dude died for me and gave me an owner’s manual on how to live properly. His tall order keeps me on a very short leash. I don’t mind it because I have chosen Him to be my master (Yes, I am a dog that continues to return to his own vomit). His relating to us is not unlike a healthy dad who is telling us what is right and wrong, guiding us patiently, lovingly to a wonderful life. We may be too young to understand our “Dad’s” rules, but the Dude is God and I love how I feel when I honor Jesus, as best my simple human mind/heart can.</p>
<p>the guy was a rapist. the fact that he was gay has nothing to do with that. would it have been better if he tried to rape a woman instead?
being scared of all gays because of one gay rapist is like being scared of all straight men because of one straight rapist.</p>
<p>Well the whole way college dorms are set up, e.g. single gender rooms, is so that sexual assaults don’t happen. When you throw gay men into the mix, all that goes out the window.</p>
<p>NewStudent12, don’t mean to scare you, but your roommate can pull out a knife and murder you in your sleep.</p>
<p>Sexual assault can happen between straight men and straight women, too. There are tons of things that can go wrong when you put two strangers together regardless of their sexual orientation. Adding “gay men to the mix” isn’t the problem, adding psychos to the mix is the problem.</p>
<p>My point exactly. You don’t want the gay psychos integrating into society. I don’t think this homosexual was a rapist though, he was really nice. I think he was just overcome with passion in the heat of the moment and wanted to have his way.</p>
<p>Is it me or is she trying to start trouble?</p>
<p>Our point is that we don’t want any psychos rooming with people, gay, bi, or straight. And when you force yourself on someone who doesn’t want to have sex with you, you’re a rapist.</p>
<p>Nearly every rape that takes place in college is a straight man raping a women (usually involving alcohol). I’ve only heard of one gay sexual assault at a college in the past five years. There must have been others, but my point is it simply isn’t a real risk.</p>
<p>And dplane, I hope you find a way to be well-adjusted and happy.</p>
Being gay has nothing to do with being a psycho.</p>
<p>I have no problem with a person’s sexuality at all, but it’d be nice to know if they were gay or straight. Not because I could then sort out some inner turmoil (what inner turmoil!!!), but because I wouldn’t want to make anyone feel uncomfortable. I don’t talk like this, but for the sake of an example: a lot of girls say stuff like, “omg, that guy is soooo hot. what do you think? you guys would make suuuucch a cute couple. go talk to him!! blah blah etc…”
If someone said this to me and I wasn’t interested, I would be like…dude…I don’t care…</p>