These two topics have recently seemed to be mutually-exclusive.
Members of the religious right say that one cannot be a good Christian and be
homosexual while some members of the gay community say one cannot be an honest
homosexual and Christian. Both of these statements are false and show a good deal
of ignorance and fear on both sides of the issue, please read on.

Homosexuality is not unique in its status as an issue some people use to
justify their hatred and/or repression of others. Throughout the history
of this country, the world, and the church there have been other issues that were
divisive in nature: anti-Sematism, slavery, and female clergy to name a few.
John 7:1 states "
After this Jesus went about in Galilee, he would not go about in Judea, because the
Jews sought to kill him. This passage has been used to
"prove" that Jews are evil and plotted the murder of Christ,
for which they must be punished. Much of the anti-Semitism we have observed
in the past and today has been "justified" in the minds of the hate mongers
with this and similar Biblical passages.
As we know, slavery was wide spread in the various stories in the Old
Testament as well as the New Testament. Many members of the US Congress
used Biblical passages in their debates in the 1830s, 40s, and 50s to justify
the continued legality of slavery. Today, we would reject such usage of the
Bible, because we understand more of God's word. The same applies to our GLBT
brothers and sisters and the topic of homosexuality.
Most recently, members of the religious right have used scripture to
prevent women from serving in the church. 1 Cor.. 34-35
"As in all churches of the saints, the women should keep silent in the churches.
For they are not permitted to speak, but should be subordinate as the law
says. If there is anything they desire to know, let them ask their husbands
at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church." Again,
we see the mis-application of Biblical verses to oppress a particular group of
people.
Throughout this website, I will address each of the passages used by the
religious "right" to condemn homosexuality and show the inaccuracies in these
statements and why the Bible does not condemn homosexuality.
I also will talk about salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
Each topic is addressed on a separate page.
Above were listed several groups of people that have been historically
persecuted and vilified using misquotations from the Bible. The most
tragic aspect of the condemnation against homosexuals is that many times
they have no support system to help them through the crises. Even
though Jews have been hunted and hurt throughout history, they had the blessing
of having a community, family, or church to which they could turn, who would
understand their feelings and provide loving support. The same is true for all
other minorities.
Unfortunately, for GLBT some of the people who treat them the worst are
their closest friends, family members, and churches upon learning of their sexuality.
This double jeopardy situation leads many GLBT to the brink of despair (and
sometimes beyond the brink, to suicide). This website is intended to show
the GLBT brothers and sisters of the world that they are not alone for God does
love them. Also these pages will hopefully enlighten the religious community
about the harm they are causing their brothers and sisters in Christ when using
His Word to condemn, divide, conquer, and hate and that we should all remember
the two great commandments as stated by Christ:
Mark 12:30-31 "You shall love the Lord your
God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all
your strength.
The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as
yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these."
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