i was xanga surfing and i found this entry about christianity and homosexuality:

Would you rather be gay or a transvestite your choice to have an operation or not?

At first I was totally for it even though i know that God does not agree with same sex marriage. then i thought why should christians be in everyone business if they're gay they're gay thats between them and God and if Christians try to protest and do crazy stuff to stop gay marriage it's only going to give Christians a bad name. We are supposed to be loving. Then talking to my dad he was saying it's a sin and it's just like any other temptation God gives us, but why does it have to be so sad, i feel like if they are so attracted to the same sex and try their whole life not to be they'll live a horrible sad life without someone to share it with in the way of a partner.

i don't agree with same sex relationship but i don't believe in forcing others to have the same beliefs as i do. it's sucks cause i have friends that are gay, i don't judge them but it's hard to think what they are doing is wrong. most of life is trying to find the right partner and if you tell them what they are lookin for is all wrong, but when in reality the only person who knows what they want is themselves well God but to fight that attraction. dude i don't know what if someone told me that God said it's not right to be straight and everyone should be gay? how would straight people deal with trying to fight their natural attraction to the opposite sex? i gotta read more about this.

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and the next day she had this entry:

"That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. and the men, instead of having normal sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men and, as a result, suffered within themselves the penalty they so richly deserved." Romans 1:26-27

"Do not practice homosexuality; it is a destesable sin." Leviticus 18:22

"Don't you know that those who do wrong will have no share in the Kingdom of God? THose who indulge in sexual sin who are idol worshipers, adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals, theives, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers - none of these will have a share in the Kingdom of God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

I hate to say that someone else is living a life that is wrong, but what these verses tell me is that homosexuality is wrong. I agree with Jorge and that God can only judge people. But what are Christians supposed to do? Support Gay relationships or just stay neutral? or should we think only Christians should not be Gay if they have no religion then it doens't matter? if being homosexual is just a temptation from God, that is a tough one to deal with. i don't think i'd be able to handle it.

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted he also will provide a way out so you can stand up under it." 1 Corinthians 10:13

What about people who think that they are gay but really aren't? my dad told me about with one guy who was an outcast and no one really liked him so he thought that if he was gay he'd be accepted since gays are kinda "outcasts" or supposedly more accepting of people who are different. But he found out that the gay community was the exact same as the rest of the world. so what if gays are just looking for acceptance and use the lifestyle to feel part of something.

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so this is my personal opinion: i totally agree with that girl's views. being a Christian i don't beleive in gay marriages because God made man and woman to be together. but i also won't discriminate and i'll welcome anyone who's gay. looking at it from a more political perspective, there should be a law banning gay marriages because afterall this IS America where we have freedom of speech, press, and all that other good stuff. America is a place where people come to NOT be persecuted for their beleifs. banning gay marriages goes against that and it also goes against the separation of church and state. a certain religious beleif shouldn't be imposed on an entire nation. so that's my two cents. gtg eat lunch now.