Hello 'unknown'. smile

Welcome to the forum ~ but please watch your language.

We have discussed homosexuality quite a bit on the forum.

Many people now realise that it is a natural way of life for some people.

Others believe that it is not what God wants ~ and they cite quotes from scripture.

What can anyone do about this?
If someone is a devout Christian, and believes in the Bible, then they are likely to find it hard to accept homosexuality.

Of course, what often happens is that they discover that a loved-one or close friend is homosexual and they gradually learn to accept it.

I can really understand how hard it must be for you to cope with your close friend feeling that you are doing something wrong, but try to be as objective as you can, and see it from her point of view. She was probably shocked by your revelation and doubly shocked since it goes against something she really believes is correct.

I am agnostic, but to a Christian I might say that if God created everyone, then he created homosexuals, too, so he can't think that it is wrong. The Bible was written by men, who had prejudices and agendas, and who may not have even got God's message right. And anyway, all she has to do is be your friend, not be involved in anything that she may consider 'sinful'.

Give her time to take all this in.
After all, at first she was 'cool' with it ~ and she didn't 'disown' you, as you expected. Her argument was more theological than personal.

And have a look in our 'religion' section. There you will find answers, perhaps, to why some believers feel as they do.

Some examples of threads where you will find relevant discussions:

down with homosexuality
http://www.wineintro.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=284902&fpart=1
up with homosexuality
http://www.wineintro.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=85081#Post85081
Lesbians in the Church
http://www.wineintro.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=210871&fpart=1
For the Bible Tells Me So
http://www.wineintro.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=288712&fpart=1

Last edited by PDM; 06/30/08 11:31 PM. Reason: typos

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