Yeah, let's figure it out together. Without relying on 2,000-year-old hate literature that has nothing to offer a modern society.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
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Yeah, let's figure it out together. Without relying on 2,000-year-old hate literature that has nothing to offer a modern society.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
those laws are of ancient israeli culture, where obedience was the way seen to get closer to God. fundamentalist christians don't see it all that way, and do pick and choose their shit. it doesn't really matter though, because christianity teaches that love is ultimate.
Galations 5:6 "[6] For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love."
or translated to newer english
"For in Christ neither our most conscientious religion nor desregard of religion amounts to anything. What matters is something far more inerior: faith expressed in love"
so, if it doesn't matter if you're circumcized which is a law in Deuteronomy, then the same laws against homosexuality aren't detremental either.
You know there are gay rams. OSU has a whole stable full of them, born that way and everything. There goes that not natural claim.
*nods* Yup, more than a few species of animals have been noted to engage in homosexual behaviour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monkey4Sale
funny you should bring that up, i used to have a cat (full grown) that would give my shih-tzu head....it would start off by licking it alot then eventually it would bring it to more intense lvls >.< not only were they both males it was intra-species!
I can't say I buy this "gay animals" stuff myself. animals just hump whatever makes them feel good while humping, "gay" and "bisexual" are just human inventions. while animals make take on mates of the same sex, that doesn't mean they'd actually reject another mate because of their sex, making them gay.
In humans, I saw a study on how gay-men have more spots a their hypothalmus, or a certain part in the Medulla, I can't remember, women have more, and straight men have less. And some women have less spots on their thymus (maybe), making them manlier. But it was a study that proved that people are born to be gay... :glugglug:
So, right there, that would prove that God doesn't shun gays, if they're born that way.
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Originally Posted by beachguy in thongs
Thats one theory, that gay people are here to prevent overpopulation. But I dont buy it, because you assume that gay people dont want to have biological children, which I dont think is true. The theory also assumes that all gay people are out, which is definately not true. Go to any gay chat room and you'll see that half the men are married.
Most gay men in the world eventually marry women, and most gay women in the eventually marry men. And the reason is obvious, most cultures not only look down upon gay behavior with disgust, but also frown upon the decision to not have a family. So, no, if there were no gay people in the world, the population wouldnt change drastically.
Monkeys and pigs and countless other animals do choose mates of the same sex when there are plenty of mates of the opposite sex to choose from.Quote:
Originally Posted by mrdevious
http://home.insight.rr.com/snookems/...y-animals.html
I dont know why but research is exploring homosexuality in nature. Some questions to think about.
1)Are animals that are strictly homosexual conscious of the fact that they're not reproducing?
2)Are they "attracted" to members of the same sex, or do they think they're mating with a member of the opposite sex?
3)How do they choose mates of the same sex? Are there mating calls involved?
4)Why do some species of animals have a higher rate of homosexuality in their population?
Here is an interesting passage from the link:
"Life in the animal kingdom is a far more intricate and amazing ballet than most of us have ever dreamed. Take the swan lakes of Australia and New Zealand, for example. Among the elegant, red-billed black swans that nest there, the most successful parents tend to be male couples.
By combining their strength, a male black swan duo â?? mated for years or life â?? stakes out prime territory sometimes 100 times as large as properties left over for their neighbors. A male couple interested in fatherhood consorts with a female, shooing her away after she lays eggs. Or the homosexual couple forcibly adopts an egg-filled nest. Together, the male pair incubates the eggs and raises the chicks. The male couplesâ?? success rate is awesome: Though just 5 percent of black swan pairs, they parent 20 to 25 percent of surviving chicks." -Detroit news
This is a very fascinating issue, especially if you like to study animals.
I know, Moj-ster, that's just something other people have joked about. There's no possible way there will be enough gays to compensate for the useless teenagers having babies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mojavpa