Religion and LGBT people

[Gooders1002]

Hi. New poster here.

It has been my experience that gay people (such as myself) have no business being religious. We are killed in some countries, despised in most countries, and looked down upon by most of humanity. Admittedly, my personal exprience is limited to the religious likes of baptists, catholics, and methodists; but I have yet to find a religion that says

'You're gay? Whatevs. Join us and be happy with yourself.'.

True, the worst of the worst gets the most media coverage, like the Phelps or Falwell or the 700 Club, but mainstream religions as a whole would rather not have us on this planet.

I just want to point out that I see all mainstream religions have 2 things in common.

1. They are very uncomfortable with the idea that gay people exist (this is as polite as I can be without using the words eradicate, remove, etc.).

2. They all have the same core message:
'Do as I do, say what I say, and some omnipotent superbeing will be pleased, otherwise you're going to end up in a very bad place.

Just my 2 cents.

Firstly Welcome, just nip to the intro section for a proper introduction.

Secondly I completely agree also being a gay man myself (that's why I started this whole thread). If Relgions don't want me because I love another man, fuck um. The whole point of this thread was to see just how homophobic religions are. And the answer: quite.