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    Quote Originally Posted by Mangalore View Post
    I have not checked myself but I read an interesting opinion piece about homosexuality in the bible and it made an interesting case that a) the only mentioning of homosexuality being bad is in obscure places of the bible and b) in most of those cases it condemns male on male rape so the homosexuality part is not the worst offense in those stories, the rape bit is.
    That actually reminds me of something I read about dancehall music, which is really likable for the most part but sometimes has really shockingly, aggressively homophobic themes. There was some interview with one of the offending artists and he said something to the effect of "when we talk like that we're not talking about gay men being together, that doesn't happen here. We're talking about rapists." Which I guess means that gay people are so effectively marginalized in the Caribbean that the mainstream only becomes aware of them if they commit a crime against someone. I suspect the situation was pretty similar in most traditional cultures that didn't have some kind of specifically-sanctioned form of homosexual relationship. The idea of a distinct 'gay lifestyle' seems like a pretty modern one, and one pretty much limited to the West.

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    Although I have mean no offense to gays nor do I dislike them, I have to say that the argument against the billboard does try to express biblical truth. God and Jesus has said many times in the bible that marriage and relationship is STRICTLY between a man and a woman NO MORE NO LESS. That is all. Period. Now recently people have tried to argue what identifies a "man" and a "woman"- that is open to discussion and personally I have to say even I am not sure about the distinction.

    But being that a gay/homosexual relationship is defined as intimate feeling of the SAME sex, I have to say this goes against any form of distinction mentioned above. If the eventual ultimatum for Christians is to seek forgiveness to reach the kingdom of heaven through the faith and salvation in Jesus Christ, for the gay/homosexuals who also identify themselves as Christians I have no answer.

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    http://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/...ks-controversy

    So it's not ok to have "God Loves Gays", a positive message, but this is ok? Note that the Billboard company is stating Freedom of Speech.

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    Default Re: "God Loves Gays" Billboard Rejected In Utah

    God (as stated in bible), pretty much infers homosexuality an abomination, so God clearly does not love gays.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Winston Churchill View Post
    http://www.atheistrepublic.com/news/...ks-controversy

    So it's not ok to have "God Loves Gays", a positive message, but this is ok? Note that the Billboard company is stating Freedom of Speech.
    Ironically, perhaps, that billboard you linked would actually mean God Loves Gays
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    God sent AIDS to punish mankind’s lust
    Lesbians are the demographic with fewer incidences of AIDS
    We can conclude Indeed God loves lesbians. QED
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    Default Re: "God Loves Gays" Billboard Rejected In Utah

    Quote Originally Posted by Stario View Post
    God (as stated in bible), pretty much infers homosexuality an abomination, so God clearly does not love gays.
    Ah but to use the logic from South Park! Man is made in Gods image, which means that every defect and alternative from the apparent norm is present in God, thus God must be a tiny bit gay.

    (I'm bisexual btw, so I'm finding the original discussion a little bit amusing/irritating at the compelte bias and contradictory terms of freedom of speech)

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    Default Re: "God Loves Gays" Billboard Rejected In Utah

    Does God love gays ? Well lets check the Bible:

    http://biblia.com/bible/esv/1%20John%204.16
    16 So xwe have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. yGod is love, and zwhoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.
    Case solve. God loves gays.
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