[If] God don't like it [meaning "homosexuality"] then we(christians) shouldn't either. That's the part of being christian and going to church.
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Lobster.
Mixed fabric.
Yadda yadda.
Gold. Pearls. Consuming blood. Not giving to those in need.
Oh, wait. The only parts of the Bible that matter are the parts about homosexuality and whichever one of the two Genesis creation stories we're supposed to read literally this week.
(If) God don't like it (meaning "homosexuality") then we (christians) shouldn't either.
Well, don't. Nobody's telling you you have to like homosexuality. The Bible says God doesn't like people eating raw lobster. I don't like eating raw lobster, either; but I don't try to tell the Japanese they can't eat it.
He is right. No matter how simplistic (in assuming that God exists, and that the Bible actually gives an accurate account of his message), and besides the point (in that one could probably interpret those passages assumed to condemn homosexuality to mean any variety of things), he is right that Christians should probably dislike what their invisible leader commands to them dislike.
Here's a good question: Where?
Y'know, other than the ones where "God's Word" seems to be tainted with the existing bigotry of their writers.
Prove that God doesn't like homosexuality. First, of course, you will have to prove that God exists. Then, you'll need to prove that God wrote or directly inspired the Bible, but don't let that daunt you. I'm sure a bright guy like you can whip up a convincing proof in no time.
How do you know God doesn't like it? Maybe God loves it! The bible quotes that are supposedly against homosexuality don't count, they were written by man, not God. If there is a god, he created gay people, didn't he? Why would he do that if he didn't want them to be gay?
It remains to be seen whether you cherry-pick what's in your bible, or whether you face up to the fact that it contains contradictions and plain errors. The word 'homosexual' was invented only in the 19th century, so how could it be in the bible, except in the latest translations? And what was meant by the Levitical and other purported condemnations of homosexual acts is open to wide interpretation in the light of modern biblical scholarship. Moreover, the cherry-picking approach blithely sets asides a number of so-called other abominations as irrelevant nowadays, and focuses in on gays. What clearer evidence could there be of prejudice at work, using the bible as a weapon to scapegoat and demonize a substantial minority of the human race.
So the question of what god thinks is settled by man, just as man reads the mind of god to suit his own particular predilictions.
BTW, your English is deplorable. God won't thank you for expressing his thoughts in a less than perfect language form. I mean, he invented language differentiation at the Tower of Babel.
This is how I always decide if something should or shouldn't be done: I just say to myself, "If god don't like it, then we shouldn't either," and the answer comes to me crystal clear.
And if god doesn't like shellfish? Or pork? Or cheeseburgers? Or doing anything on the sabbath? You shouldn't like those things either, right?
I've also recently read that in 1611 sodomy stood for any unnatural sexual act. Which was basically anything other than missionary position. Only in the 19th century did it become equivalent to anal sex. Now it seems to have become equivalent to homosexuality.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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