I am pretty good at understanding the views of other people, but I cannot for the life of me understand why "because it's in the bible" should ever be an answer to a personal question.
I understand what you are. You are repulsed. I understand what you believe. You believe it's a perversion.
I just want to understand why.
If it's all based on the bible, it's all based on choice. You are choosing to believe the bible and accept its practices.
So in essence, you are choosing to accept that homosexuality is a sin to be accepted into heaven?
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I am only recently beginning to study the Bible, so maybe I am not correct in my understanding so far but:
The Bible isn't about choice on what to believe is a sin or not a sin. Nor is it about believing certain acts are sins in order to get to heaven.
The Bible is meant to convey the Word, and there is no choice attributed to that. If one believes in the Bible, and the Word, he doesn't choose to believe homosexuality is a sin, he accepts it as fact. Yes he may choose to believe in the Bible, and the Word, or choose not to. This is where the only choice comes in.
You choose to believe or not to believe. If you do not believe then it does not matter what is written. You may agree with parts of the Bible, but not believe in God, for instance you may believe murdering someone is a bad thing. The bible states that murder is a sin. In the same instance you can believe that there is nothing wrong with homosexuality, but they Bible states that it is a sin. None of it really matters if you do not believe.
If you do believe however, and you feel that there is nothing wrong with an act that the Bible states is a sin, then your beliefs go against what is outlined in your religion. That is between you and your religion/God etc.
As for snail's personal feelings, he is allowed that. He can have his feelings irregardless of religion. But he is a believer in Christianity, and believes that what the Bible states as a perversion, and a sin, really is such. His beliefs coincide with his religious beliefs. He isn't coming across as hateful from what I have saw.
Same for myself, I hate the idea of men with men, I count myself homophobic. But I do not hate people, just the practice. If the images are not thrown at me, I do not even think about it. I can laugh when I watch a comedy with gay men in them. That doesn't bother me.
I believe the practice is a perversion of nature. Sexual function exists for continuation of our species at the lowest level. That can not happen from a same sex union. We are blessed, and cursed in that we receive pleasure from it. Blessed because we can enjoy it with people we love, and cursed because it is used as a tool for manipulation, perversion (molestation, rape, etc). This doesn't mean though that I am hateful towards people, or treat those that follow that lifestyle with disrespect.
