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Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 9:50pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
JimaeChinko: And like I said, if the pic fits I'll recycle it. Go and die if you don't like it Santorum
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Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by JustMercy: 9:55pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
newsynews: http://umcachapeltanke.org/homosexuality-a-moral-wrong-or-human-right/ HOMOSEXUALITY: A MORAL WRONG OR HUMAN RIGHT? Posted on April 3, 2017 by Olusegun Odebiri DEFINITION Homosexuality can be defined as persistent and predominant orientation towards a person of same sex. The pre-fix ‘homo’ derives from a Greek word which means “like” or “same”.[1] Male homosexuals are commonly called ‘Gays’ and female homosexuals are referred to as ‘Lesbians’. Homosexuality manifests itself in the development of loving relationships with persons of the same sex and could even show itself by lack of interest in the opposite sex and in normal marriage of a man and a woman. EMERGENCE TO PUBLIC GLARE, ITS DEMAND AND THE CHALLENGE Although homosexuality is an ancient phenomenon, its emergence and public debate is recent. According to Marmor, homosexual is evidenced in pre-historic art as well as in the pictographs and hieroglyphs of ancient culture. Ancient Hebrews, Egyptians and Assyrians had laws against homosexual practice. Some pagan culture punished it severely[2] However in the 1970s and early 80s homosexuals won a great deal of freedom in many parts of the world. Before this time, most homosexuals conceal their sexuality as a shameful secret. They emerged from the shadows not as quiescence but as co-workers, family members, and political lobbyists, unwilling to remain hidden any longer. They claim to be ordinary people who should not be denied civil rights – the right to teach in schools, adopt children, serve in the military, or pastor a church. To be despised for an attribute as accidental as race, they say, is unwarranted prejudice.[3] Consequently, in many parts of the world, those freedoms have been incorporated in Human Rights legislation which can be used against Christians and others who may speak against homosexual relationships and practices. They want their partnerships to be accorded the same status and recognition as traditional marriage of male and female by the society. In America, where homosexual ‘civil contract’ has been introduced, homosexual divorces are now occurring! They are even claiming right in the ministry of many churches and have achieved it. Such is the United Church of Canada.[4] In the recent past, the Anglican Communion world-wide hotly debated the issue of ordination of homosexuals as priests. The major resistance was from the minority. To say the least, homosexuality should bear a special concern for the church. First, the church’s historically and appropriate high view of the scripture is threatened by efforts at revising the church’s position on homosexuality.[5] Secondly, the church need not be casual about this because the Bible treats homosexuality as an act to be condemned, but our society is treating it as a fundamental element of personal identity. There is no legitimacy to defining a person by his or her sexual desires or any other fallen element of one’s nature. This is not really new; the Church in each generation has been faced with new challenges, which according to Jones are “new twists on old issues”. The ‘new twist’ is to see gay persons as a social group that must be loved and accepted as they are, but the ‘old issue’ is to diminish the authority of God’s revelation, understand and accept people on their terms rather than God’s view of them, and fundamentally to amend the nature of Christ’s call to take up our crosses and follow Him.[6] GROUNDS FOR THE PROPAGANDA The grounds used by Homosexuals to gain public view and demand civil rights include the following: The population of those who are homosexuals. A long acclaimed population of ten percent was used to whip up emotions as significant enough fraction to be accorded civil rights. While this population has long been disputed and refuted, the more agreed population is between 1and 4 percent; but should the population even be much more than 10 percent, would it matter if when faced with God’s demand, it falls short? The Source of Homosexuals. The claim of homosexuals is that they were so born. Twenty five years old Lesbian was said to have written in a publication appealing to all “homophobic individuals” to correct their understandings. She wrote: “A person’s sexual orientation is a natural part of a person… It is God-given. Since it is what nature intended, it should be celebrated. It can’t possibly be immoral”[7] But according to Ray, Homosexuals are not a third sex. They are not accident of creation or procreation. They are ordinary people who early in life responded to their emotional stresses and strains with wrong attitudes and wrong actions which develop into serious neuroses.[8] This is in consonance with Gadapaille who stated that “the cross-cultural data clearly shows that adult homosexuality does not naturally develop in human cultures or families where heterosexual bias is allowed expression and fostered.[9] Homosexual orientation cannot be changed. Following from the above that it is by nature and not by nurture, the homosexuals argue that the sexual orientation cannot be reversed. Thus they have no choice but remain homosexuals for life. It is however proved that their sexual orientation can be reversed. Some clinical report has 66 percent success rate in changing homosexual orientation. It should also quickly be added that these are purely human means apart from the incomparably great effect that divine grace and the power of the Holy Spirit can impact.[10] CAUSE(S) OF HOMOSEXUAL ORIENTATION The causes of homosexual orientation are hotly debated in research circle. The presumed ones include the following: Few choose to have homosexual inclination. A man can almost choose to be or do anything. The bent of man’s will and his exploration quest has resulted in homosexuality for some persons. Genetic and Chromosomal Factors may give some a bent to homosexuality. Dr. Money, a leading authority on the physiological aspect of human sexuality by research is said to conclude that there is no evidence to support the hypothesis that homosexuals or bisexuals of any degree or type are chromosomally discrepant from heterosexuals. Sex hormones may be crucial for the physiological development of the organs needed for the sexual acts and for increasing their sensitivity to stimulation, psychological factors are the crucial elements that influence the choice of sexual partners and the intensity of the emotions, he claims.[11] Disordered Family Relationship that have people confused at a deep level about their sexual identity. Many Lesbians seem to have been sexually abused by men early in life, this could result in a deeply impaired ability to trust or feel free to be close to men later. For instance, the combination of a domineering mother and a father who is detached or hostile can contribute to this condition. But we must note that some homosexuals do not have this background and there are persons with such background that do not have homosexual tendencies. It is learned behavior brought about by seduction or initiation. This is found to be the experience of many. Concluding on what causes homosexual tendencies, Hooker states it is multi-factorial. The variables include biological, cultural, psychodynamic, structural and situational factors.[12] If this is correct, we can draw inference from Biblical perspective that the genesis of homosexuality is not a matter of nature to the exclusion of nurture or vice versa. It is rather a combination of both. Man in his falling nature interacting with a social environment which itself bears the marks of sin, and homosexuality is one of the distortion that can result from that interaction.[13] The Bible, though acknowledging these imperfections do hold man responsible for the way he interacts with his world. ARGUMENTS ON HOMOSEXUALITY The following is representative of arguments on homosexual acts: There should be no sexual constraint for consenting adults. What they do is their own moral business. A person has right to do with his body whatever he chooses. If mutual adults consent is equal to a right, what if the adults consent to Rob, kill or kidnap will it earn a right? An individual is not the ultimate standard of what is right or wrong. The right of privacy protects homosexuality. Privacy is a constitutional right and as such the heterosexual majority has no right to impose their morality on the homosexual minority. Is right of privacy right of immorality? There is for instance no right to private rape. Homosexuals have civil rights too like other minority groups. Denial is discrimination and discrimination is morally and socially wrong. There are no homosexual rights, homosexuals have rights as citizens but not as homosexuals for there is no right to do wrong. There is no civil right to do a moral wrong. There may then be advocacy for Murderers’ right, rapists’ right etc. Morals have changed since ancient times. E.g. Pre-marital sex is viewed differently now. Morality does not change. Basic moral principles don’t change, what changes is our understanding and performances of them. Geisler states “Unchanging moral values with changing moral practice confuses morals and mores”[14] THE SOCIAL VICES AND DAMAGES OF HOMOSEXUALITY A look of the contribution of homosexuality to the society can become a way to assess the worth for its quest for civil rights. Its contribution includes the following: Male homosexuality tends to be strongly associated with promiscuity. The famous Bell Memberg study suggested that about one-third of gays have had over one thousand sexual partners in their life’s times. Very few gays are in committed long-term relationships. Less than 10 percent of gays are in such relationships. Those who are in stable relationship do not tend to be sexually monogamous. McWhirter and Mattison, a Gay Couple themselves found that zero percent of the one hundred stable couple they studied were sexually monogamous after being together for five years. They said, to be gay is to be non-monogamous and that monogamy is unnatural state that some gay men attempt because of their internalized homophobia, so when you finally grow to accept your own gayness they said, you shed your monogamy as butterfly shed a cocoon.[15] It produces unstable relationships. Apart from having many partners, characteristic to homosexuals, those in “stable relationships” are really unstable. For instance in ‘homosexual-friendly’ Scandinavian countries, where same-sex ‘civil union’ type relationships have existed for 10 years, male-male union breakdown (‘divorce’) is 50% higher than heterosexual unions. For female-female coupling the breakdown figure is 170% higher.[16] Spread of Diseases. Homosexuality is responsible for the majority of new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDS). 50 percent of new cases of Syphilis occur in the homosexual population. Homosexual is five times more likely to contact syphilis than his heterosexual peer. Rectal gonorrhea is associated with anal intercourse. Also Hepatitis B. virus and Recta Cancer[17] Homosexual practices are threats to lives. Another social concern is AIDS. Homosexual is noted to spread it. It does to non-homosexuals: hemophiliacs, user of common needle, medical workers, wives of bisexuals and others. Predictions are that millions of people will die as a direct or indirect result of homosexual practices that pass on this fatal virus.[18] These go on to show that homosexuality is a social and civil menace. Rational society would want to defend itself against activities that endanger the lives of its citizen. THE CHRISTIAN STANCE ON HOMOSEXUALITY Whereas there have been arguments based on the Biblical passages on homosexual activities, few years back it would be generally concluded that the Bible is clearly against homosexual acts. The traditional view on such scriptures such as Gen. 19, Lev. 18, Jdg. 7, Rom.1:26-27, 1 Cor.6:9, 1Tim.1:10, was unanimous. This however has changed. Some scholars opined that these Bible texts on which the past condemnation of homosexuality was based are more complicated than may appear to literal minded reader.[19] It is as though the Bible has no great relevance to our modern problems. This statement credited to Scroggs is apt on this: “Not only is the New Testament Church uninterested in the topic, it has nothing new to say about it… Biblical judgments against homosexuality are not relevant to today’s debate.”[20] Thus homosexual acts have reasons why it must be accepted. It is however striking that every time homosexual practice is mentioned in the scriptures, it is condemned. Jones expressed that there are only two ways to neutralize the Biblical witness: by gross misinterpretation or by moving away from high view of scripture.[21] The passages mentioned above are certainly important, but they are not the core of Christian stance that homosexual action is immoral. What is central is the Biblical vision of sexuality which applies equally to homosexual and heterosexual persons, men and women, adults and children. The heart of Christian sexual morality is that God made sexual union for a purpose; it is for the unity of husband and wife into one flesh in marriage. God uses sexual intercourse, full sexual intimacy to weld two different people together (1 Cor.6:11). God’s purpose for sex and marriage is bigger than simply a means to get our sexual needs met, have fun, have children and not have to be lonely. These are included benefits though, but God has a bigger purpose.[22] This bigger purpose is revealed in Ephesians 5. Marriage is to illustrate what God wants in the relationship between Christ and His bride, the church. We are different from God but He wants to unite with us (1Cor.6:17). This reality can be uniquely modeled on earth through the union of two different human beings, male and female. Marriage is a living parable, a concrete symbol that models for the world the mystical union between Christ and His people.[23] CONCLUSION In the light of all stated above, it becomes very clear that homosexuality is not a question of human right but a moral question, indeed it is a moral wrong. The existence of inclinations, orientations or preferences has little to do with God’s moral call upon our lives. The goals that God ordained are legitimate and binding. However, this should not banish homosexuals from Christian touch of love especially as the luring into it is continuous. Indeed it should endear Christians to homosexuals. They should be seen as persons in captivity of their passion and hence objects of mercy. They are people for whom the sacrifice of Christ can atone. They need to know that there is hope of freedom. Awareness on homosexuality should be made first to denominational and congregational leaders. This is to serve not only to have them informed in balanced and enlightened form but to cause them to stand firmly, intelligently and vocally against homosexuality crusade as its creeping in for debate even with our national law makers. Christians should aim to reach homosexuals for the Lord and also have them rehabilitated. Jones speaks of ideal, chaste singleness as open and accessible to any homosexual. He states further that this holds out the possibility for true integrity and beauty as the models of Jesus Himself, Paul and many other saints show.[24] This is crucial because a moral wrong can never become the basis for human right. http://umcachapeltanke.org/homosexuality-a-moral-wrong-or-human-right/ 1 Like |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 9:56pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
LightandDarkness: If only you will read instead of this ignorant rubbish you typed. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 9:59pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
NPComplete: Yea! I will be jobless the day Mark Zuckerberg declares himself jobless. You think I will brag about what I do here so hopeless gays like you can start in boxing me. Never. I won't play into that homo trap. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by 701ecilana: 10:04pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
LightandDarkness:Do you understand what foundation means? Was Nigeria as a nation built on Christianity? Has Christianity ever had any influence on the crafting of the Nigerian Constitution? Do you talk becos you want to hear yourself speak or type or what? LightandDarkness:Oga Homosexual, biko think before you talk. Homosexuals are not destroying anything you say? Is anything in this life greater than The Family? But homosexuals are doing everything to destroy the fabrics of the society by destroying the home first. Satan knows that if he destroys the, home the society will be gone, he attacked marriage first. Your parents had you, what will you do? Marry Bobrisky and you guys will adopt a child which is a product of a man and a woman ba? LightandDarkness:The right thing to do would be to mentioned these countries which were already developed before Christianity got to them. While at it, mention their achievements prior to Christianity. And, pls tell us how the Abrahamic religious principles got to be what these countries are standing on today. How was Christianity able to break down and destroy the already existing developed laid down principles and replaced them with the Abrahamic ones? Go on. 1 Like |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 10:06pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
EgunMogaji: So you are even learned to know who Santorum is. Clap for yourself. You deserve that. You Knobhead. For you to even call me Santorum. Damm! Your homosexuality is deeply etched in you oooo because the original Santorum guy was against homosexuality. Hmm! You are a suspect ooo. How can you be this wicked to your anus? You Tosspot. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 10:09pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
JimaeChinko: I think this is the picture that get's you unhinged
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Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 10:13pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
mindeed: Lesbo.. Ain't yet ready for you... I need to be through with your elders(the original dunces @NP and Egunmallam) before I come for you.. You dimwitted MELENA loving hoe. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 10:15pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
Ashley86400: You better be done spewing your rubbish you call response so I don't expose your ignorance... The only dumb homos you can feed that Catholic Church theory of yours are illiterates like Egunmallam and NP and what's that's Lesbos name. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 10:19pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
JustMercy: God bless you for this. These gays won't read this. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 10:22pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
701ecilana: Who are you? Bless you for your points. You keep giving sane answers but watch them respond with their same set of foolish answers. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by 701ecilana: 10:27pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
JimaeChinko:I know them. This is my terrain. When they get here, they'll have my head, i know. lol, but i have developed thick skin now. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 10:32pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
EgunMogaji: Hell! Yea! Ninnyhammer... Your amentia is too extreme. I blame it on your undeveloped brain tissue.. You Hircine Capric a.k.a male homo |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 10:38pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
JimaeChinko:
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Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 10:39pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
701ecilana: Okay, foundations you say? Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, and Denmark did not have "christian foundations". 701ecilana: Lmao, am i supposed to be angry you called me a homosexual?. In what way are "homosexuals" destroying the family, how does a gay couple being married affect you marrying your opposite sex partner or having your own kids? 701ecilana: And what's wrong with adopting, there are many orphaned children that need homes, I am straight and I would still strongly consider adopting 701ecilana: They were relatively developed. I wont bother to answer this question because you are implying christianity and develpment are linked. If you are interested, read. 701ecilana: You want a history lesson, read if you want, read if you care to. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 10:40pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
mindeed: Okay I am ready for you little mice.. You should be a small fry to handle as your elders don run.. What's that your dumb name again so we can start? Thou STEATORRHEA loving cumfreak |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 10:43pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
Antichristus: i hope God forgives you...amen. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by 0b100100111: 10:44pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
rengsho: What did Buhari cause? You devoid of points but desperate to quote Smh.. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 10:46pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
JimaeChinko: Is this the best you have? |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Eniolajay1519: 10:46pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
You have used an instrument of faith (the Bible) to justify your religious stance and to vehemently condemn homosexuality. Can you pls be more civil by keeping your faith to yourself and let us be! You are not gay so you DON'T understand what it means to be one. Pls desist from using a holy book to cast aspersions on other people's beliefs and sexual orientations. #istandbygay, #letmebeme 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by hopefulLandlord: 11:01pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
701ecilana: what do you mean by "Gay principles"? |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 11:14pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
LightandDarkness: Yes. It's enough for now. Your ignorance needs no more response than that for now. Plenty rubbish at your Catholic Church is the forerunner statement. The problem with you young kids is that you guys don't read and research enough. Never joke with your study of History. That way you will avoid making some rubbish statements like the one you did@the Catholic statement. Dig a little more into how the Catholic Church came to be. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 11:20pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
Bridgetania: Seriously the kind of Devil possessed people we have out there will even amaze the devil their father. A human being will just open his demonic foul smelling mouth to blaspheme this kind of lie that even atheist anthropologists and real historians who have studied the life and times of Jesus know this to be false. I swear a lot of wicked ignorant folks out there. What will be his gain with spreading this lie and stopping those who seek to come to the Son of God, Jesus Christ? |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by RosaConsidine: 11:31pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
701ecilana: Pray tell, how do gay people stop you from having a family? |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 11:54pm On Aug 13, 2017 |
JimaeChinko: When did I mention the catholic church, maybe you should wear your reading glasses. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 12:01am On Aug 14, 2017 |
JimaeChinko: illogical fvcktard it's like you are tired of displaying your stupidity. hopeless hypocritical idiot. pls continue with your lesbian porn fantasy, expose your perversion bush pig with fish brain jumping to insult me when you are as clueless as a demented dog. sonofabitch. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 12:02am On Aug 14, 2017 |
JimaeChinko: illogical fvcktard it's like you are tired of displaying your stupidity. hopeless hypocritical idiot. pls continue with your lesbian porn fantasy, expose your perversion bush pig with fish brain jumping to insult me when you are as clue less as a demented dog. sonofabitch. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Aragon: 12:09am On Aug 14, 2017 |
newsynews: I am not a Christian says who? I will teach you everything there is to know about Christianity and more... And where on earth did I say they should Legalize anything? Dont allow HATE cloud your mind, take your tme to read my post and understand what I am saying. Nobody can call themselves Christians without Compassion in their Hearts. It is that same Compassion GOD has for us humans that he gave his most beloved to die for our SINS otherwise we are all Filthy Rags in his Presense! First thing to recognize as a Christian, know that you are a Sinner and you are not better than another Sinner. What we pray for Daily is the Grace of God cos we all sin Daily. Finally there is no Big or Small Sin. If you LIE you wont make heaven and you and I know that people Lie everyday, so we ask for the Mercies of GOD. Just as you ask for that Mercy and expect it, another Sinner also ask for it and expect God to grant it |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Nobody: 12:48am On Aug 14, 2017 |
JimaeChinko: It's actually an extremely silly to call someone u have a zero knowledge about GAY. Fornication is already legal, people do it at will. the greatest mistake any nation can make is try to fight, stop, or oppress gay people. just compare Nigeria before n after gay 14 years jail sentence. |
Re: This Is How A Christian Should View Homosexuality by Exciton(m): 4:06am On Aug 14, 2017 |
Reading this thread, one can't help but conclude that the average Nigerian Christian/Muslim -- the kind that strongly professes belief in the existence of flying horses, demons, sodom and Gomorrah, rapture, eternity of pain and suffering, gays ending humanity etc -- necessarily falls into either of two groups: completely fvcking ignorant or extremely dishonest. The scary part is the realization that they form the majority in our country. Probably more than 100 million!! No wonder our nation is sh!t. |
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