Me, Magna, Funk, HHFOV, Jesty, Chekt, Mandy, Myrrh, Checkot, TeeFee, and Rammstein.

If you count people who have left.

You forgot soce and Gidley.

and poland

The recent marriage decision just makes me think how cool it would be if California just seceded from the US.

Maybe not, but I think it's not entirely improbable that you'd be kicked out if the scoutmaster saw you kissing someone of the same sex, or if you had your partner come meet you after a meeting.

I was writing a livejournal entry here but decided against it, but I'm a gay guy who's out to nearly no one.

The recent marriage decision just makes me think how cool it would be if California just seceded from the US. So much more would get done if it wasn't for that whole rest of the country.

It kinda depends for me. Personally I'm straight, and homosexual is a sin in my religion, but I guess for people outside my religion, I'm more okay with it because they aren't under the same rules as me, and God gave all of us free will, so it's no one's right, Christian or not, to force our rules on other people. But gay people within the church? Now, having them come to Christ is great, and I have no problems against that, but they have to realize what they're doing is sinful. Just like any other sin, you can't go to God without turning your life around. That's where I draw the line when it comes to gays. That, and when I see another man trying to check me out.

It kinda depends for me. Personally I'm straight, and homosexual is a sin in my religion, but I guess for people outside my religion, I'm more okay with it because they aren't under the same rules as me, and God gave all of us free will, so it's no one's right, Christian or not, to force our rules on other people. But gay people within the church? Now, having them come to Christ is great, and I have no problems against that, but they have to realize what they're doing is sinful. Just like any other sin, you can't go to God without turning your life around. That's where I draw the line when it comes to gays.

That, and when I see another man trying to check me out.

I agree with you on the checkin' me out thing, though. I mean, I know I'm smokin hot and all, but I just don't swing that way. Sorry.

That's like saying, "I don't care if people outside my church have blue eyes, but I draw the line when they try to join my religion." It's not a choice, that's a common misconception. It's the same as declaring male-pattern baldness a sin.

I agree with you on the checkin' me out thing, though. I mean, I know I'm smokin hot and all, but I just don't swing that way. Sorry.

Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.

No such thing as a gay gene, dude. I could see homosexuality as something hard to turn around (again, just like any other sin), but I'm sure it's possible. Let me show you something.

In the "homosexuality is a sin" part: I'm pretty sure this is incredibly overused and may not be true but isn't cutting your hair a sin/was once considered a sin?

No such thing as a gay gene, dude.

9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew night unto the city, Peter went up upon the house top to pray about the sixth hour: 10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beats, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. 13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter, kill, and eat. 14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. 15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. 16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

Bible fight!

9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew night unto the city, Peter went up upon the house top to pray about the sixth hour: 10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beats, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. 13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter, kill, and eat. 14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. 15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. 16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

Honestly, I'm not completely sure if I've come face to face with a gay person in my life, though after 15 years of living, I probably have. But if I was in a situation where a saw a gay person trying to be a Christian and I had the courage to speak out about it, I'd tell them that it's okay to come to Christ, because people do that when they've been sinful; that's the first major step of being redeemed. But I'd also say that after they turn to God, they need to turn away from their sin to stay with God. You can't wrong a friend of yours, ask forgiveness, then keep doing the same thing again. That's just not how relationships work, and Christianity is all about having a good relationship with God.

Hey Jimmie, I have a cousin who is gay and a devout Lutheran and he doesn't feel he has sinned or is in need of redemption.

I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I could get another translation if you want, I'm pretty sure they all say pretty much the same thing. Unless you're trying to say that the argument doesn't apply for Jews, which doesn't really apply since most of them still follow that rule as far as I'm aware.