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Originally Posted by Ramrod
The fact that he used homosexuality as an example of something we are being punished for would suggest that he and by extension, the christian religion, has a problem with homosexuals....
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I'm no expert on the Christian religion but thats the impression I'm under too. What confuses me that there is no consistency regarding homosexuals and Christianity. When I was growing up and attending a church of England school, and attending Church sermons, from what I was told, homosexuals would go to hell. Now some Christians say that homosexuality is ok is Christianity. One of my neighbours who is a regular church goer says its forbidden and they(homosexuals) will go to hell under Christianity.
In Islam homosexuals risk going to hell fullstop. There is no middle ground/blurred area regarding it, but we are told/taught that God is most merciful and can forgive you for anything, so although a homosexual is quite likely to end up in hell, this is not always the case.
I'm not saying either or both stances are right, just making the comparison and wondering how something so fundamental is so widely interpreted. Are Christians (and the churches) that say homosexuality is ok, doing so in order to make the church more accesible to a wider range of people, or even so they are not going to be accused of being politically incorrect, or is there a genuine argument in Christianity that homosexuality is permissable.
By homosexuality I am referring to 2 people of the same sex who are also involved in a sexual relationship.