United Marxist Nations wrote:Val Halla wrote:I think the main reason people used to be like, not for lesbians and gay males was simple productivity. Death rates in infants used to be high, and also the need for physical labour. Now we don't need that, you'd expect it'd go away, but because of some bizarre reason, people still become consumed by irrational hate.
I don't think religion can come into it. It is those who use religion for their own agendas, biased or hate.
Or, maybe we legitimately think it's a moral wrong. I don't deny that there are provocateurs, but there is a theology around the issue.
To be frank, there's like four verses in the entire Bible that directly state homosexuality is wrong.
Two of which are in the Old Testament, which as far as I'm aware means it's just there for historical perspective, at least in terms of Christianity.
So two whole relevant verses in the Bible that directly state homosexuality is bad, out of the many thousands of others, some of which regard dietary restrictions, like not eating meat on Fridays (which many seem to ignore). Sure, there's a theological reason why many Christians dislike homosexuality, but in the grand scheme of things it has a lot more to do with personal opinion more than anything. If most people who say they oppose homosexuality on biblical grounds are truly being genuine, they'd be following far more biblical practices than just which parts of the Bible they agree with.