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In reply to the discussion: Why are so many Christians so obsessed with homosexuality? [View all]kydo
(2,679 posts)68. Hatred is an easy way to come to terms with an uncomfortable issue.
And it is not just Christians that have this fear hatred thing going on. Pretty much every religion and or society has had issues with homosexuals and people that are left handed for that matter. It is just you probably know more people that associate themselves as Christian. Nazi's hated gays too and they were not Christian.
People tend to like to have everything fit neatly into little labeled boxes. Anything that disrupts this is feared, hated and despised. So it was easier to claim things were an abomination before God then to except that we are all different.
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As a straight guy when I hear a born again right winger going on and on about .....
Botany
Jul 2015
#71
Yeah. Not all anti-gay bigots are closet-cases, but there are some of them out there...
backscatter712
Jul 2015
#79
Change it to: They're all very, very, very, very happy and they can't come to terms with it.
BlueJazz
Jul 2015
#38
But why the laser-like focus on that one thing, while ignoring scads of other things?
Arugula Latte
Jul 2015
#63
People know the answer on Shellfish/Tatoos so i'm not going to waste time on that
el_bryanto
Jul 2015
#96
they are filled with fear, it undermines their simple and easy to understand world
virtualobserver
Jul 2015
#6
Some historians would argue that Judeo-Christianity never *really* conquered paganism.
Smarmie Doofus
Jul 2015
#7
Maturity. They did not have healthy sex lives when they were in high school or college.
randys1
Jul 2015
#8
Uninformed or informed and do not believe the information. 1. Gay and pedophilia are NOT
patricia92243
Jul 2015
#9
In short, IMO, they are very frightened individuals striking out at anything they believe
RKP5637
Jul 2015
#81
I think that has to do with a lot of it, basically raised and living in closed circles to the
RKP5637
Jul 2015
#82
I know, it's weird, since Jesus Christ never uttered a single word that criticized homosexuality,
Nye Bevan
Jul 2015
#18
They believe the patriarchal nuclear family is the backbone of capitalism
Starry Messenger
Jul 2015
#22
Fundies, not Christians, who wants war ? Fundies not Christians, who brings guns to church ?
orpupilofnature57
Jul 2015
#52
It's not just Christians, they are not even the most obsessed and punitive of the religions
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2015
#69
It's only mentioned in the old testament, IIRC. Which forbids and condones a lot of crazy shit,
ohnoyoudidnt
Jul 2015
#73