HIV/AIDS - this is not a 'gay' disease, was not started in the gay community, is not god's punishment for anything. Of the worlds populations that have HIV/AIDS, 80% is transmitted through heterosexual contact. If you are going to use the bible, remember "judge not lest ye be judged"
Would you please cite your proof for the numeric statistic? It was my understanding that, in the United States at least, ~90%+ of occurences did appear among the somewhat overlapping groups of homosexuals and shared-needle drug addicts, and I would like to know where you get your statistics from.
As to your bringing up the scriptures,
1Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
To my mind, this always meant not judging others by a standard other than the one you hold yourself accountable to.
Or perhaps you refer to the phrasing of the gospel of Luke:
37Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
As far as I can tell, same logic.
And the same One who said those, also made it clear later on, in a somewhat different context, that judgement is meant to be excercised properly.
24Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.
Would not warning someone that they are engaging in destructive behaviour be a righteous judgement? Or would you consider it to be more appropriate to let them destroy themselves?
gayness is not a choice - if it were a choice why would all those Republicans keep getting caught in bathrooms and those preachers keep getting outed??
Having to deal with homosexual tendencies may be something a person has no choice over. Being a homosexual, however, is; the person has chosen to give in to those tendencies rather than resist them.
I can understand persons who do not like gays but wtf! Hating gays!? This is beyond the ability of this Montana country boy to understand. Hating everything about them is beyond the ken. You don't like their music? You don't like their books? you don't like their art? you don't like ???
For myself, I do not hate them. I pity them, and I sorrow for them, but I do not hate them.
God created mankind (your words) he created gays, he created blacks, he created everything including your hate so I guess it is alright for you to hate. do you take your hate to the streets? do you endorse the beating of gays? do you endorse that creepy guy who goes to military funerals and shouts that the soldier died because god hates gays?
If I were to discover someone doing so, I would attempt to dissuade them. If I could not, then I would be willing to provide protection for the person being beaten, with my own life if necessary. This does not, however, mean that I endorse or approve of their choice, and I would do my best to make that clear if I should survive the attempt intact enough to speak or write.
One thing that should be corrected - there is no relationship between pedophilia and homosexuality. Pedophilia is about age and the gender is not as impoortant (the abuse of male children by males gets way more press than others) whereas homosexuality is about the gender and the age is not that important.
One author I have read made reference to a survey which seemed to prove otherwise. I have not yet tracked down the survey (I will endeavor to do so), but the statistics he quoted were interesting. According to him, in a survey of pedophilic men the ratio was 7.5-1 for homosexuals and small boys vs. heterosexuals and small girls. This would seem to indicate one of two things, either of which would stand somewhat against your statement. Either A), homosexuals are truly more likely to engage in pedophilic activities than heterosexuals are, or B) homosexuals are far more willing to
openly talk about their engaging in such activities.
Again, I will try to find the original survey and verify the data.
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