I'm new here, and I imagine this topic gets discussed a lot, so forgive me if I'm bringing up points that have already been brought up.
After being raised Christian until adulthood, I know that the Bible passages most often referred to by Christians condemning homosexuality are in Leviticus 20 and Romans 1. Oddly, it seems Christians ignore the fact that the most important individual of their religion never says a word on the subject, but when I often point this out they reply with "the Bible is inspired by God, so it doesn't matter if Jesus condemned homosexuality. Other men in the Bible did."
My main response in these cases that works well for me in my argument is to ask Christians if they make women go to the outskirts of their town and sit on a bucket during their menstruation period with no contact with anyone, because that is also a clear instruction in the book of Leviticus. As for the Romans 1 reference, I point out that Paul was a man who even thought marriage between a man and woman was undesirable, as well as the fact that another of his instructions for the church was that women always cover their head when they pray or they will be dishonored. The point I make by bringing up these bits is that if Christians have a right to skim over the instructions they are not comfortable with in the book they say is divine, what gives them the right to determine what should be enforced and what shouldn't?
(I'm not saying all Christians hate homosexuals, of course).
After being raised Christian until adulthood, I know that the Bible passages most often referred to by Christians condemning homosexuality are in Leviticus 20 and Romans 1. Oddly, it seems Christians ignore the fact that the most important individual of their religion never says a word on the subject, but when I often point this out they reply with "the Bible is inspired by God, so it doesn't matter if Jesus condemned homosexuality. Other men in the Bible did."
My main response in these cases that works well for me in my argument is to ask Christians if they make women go to the outskirts of their town and sit on a bucket during their menstruation period with no contact with anyone, because that is also a clear instruction in the book of Leviticus. As for the Romans 1 reference, I point out that Paul was a man who even thought marriage between a man and woman was undesirable, as well as the fact that another of his instructions for the church was that women always cover their head when they pray or they will be dishonored. The point I make by bringing up these bits is that if Christians have a right to skim over the instructions they are not comfortable with in the book they say is divine, what gives them the right to determine what should be enforced and what shouldn't?
(I'm not saying all Christians hate homosexuals, of course).
