Thread:Curious Poker Chip/@comment-25638061-20190817040154/@comment-25638061-20190817054207

This is just where you and I just differ. I'm not religious, and I do not follow the Bible. In fact, reading the Bible is what made me an atheist, because it does not follow science and a lot of it doesn't make any sense.. But even when I was religious, I never disapproved of gay people being gay.

I think of it this way, if God is the creator of everything, he had to have created gay people. If he wanted the rule of one man and one woman to always be followed, why did he create gay people? Couldn't he have made homosexuality non-existent, since he is an all-power being who created everything? Why would he make people gay, then punish gays for the way he made to be, if he is a loving God?

I think most people cherry-pick those anti-gay Bible verses when there are plenty of versus that they ignore completely and do not follow. Verse 1 Timothy 2:12 says that women should not have authority over men, yet women are allowed to have authority and be in positions of power and I've rarely seen Christians condemn that unless they are extremely sexist. In 1 Peter 2:18, the Bible condones slavery and tells slaves to submit to their masters. "Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel." Yet every Christian I know today would say slavery is a horrible cruel thing and should not be done ever again. I know there are some Bible verses that say to not eat shellfish or wear more than one different type of fabric.

In conclusion, if you're going to Cherry-pick bible verses, why choose the anti-gay ones?