Watch the documentary Religious. Bill interviewed two gay Muslim activists. He also interviewed a Fransiscan preist. The preist said that if you are gay you are gay, and you should be happy. Bill said that's not what the bible said. He said that's what the bible meant to say...

The Church has been one of the few safe places in society for centuries, pedophiles are also welcome and bastards of the wealthy of course.

THey don't seem to be overly concerned about adulterers either. Plenty of preachers have been adulterers. I can understand them not worrying about pedophilia. I believe the bible endorses marriage to minors.

People in general seem to need something to believe in and with the ruling classes regularly screwing everyone else over regardless of country, well... something bigger outside of themselves seems to fit the bill. Giving whatever that is a godly status and persona and creating rules of conduct to honor that "something" generally follows in short order.

I think on some level, some people still realize this and instead of letting someone else tell them what is right or wrong, shifting the religious dialog so they can keep their beliefs seems to be an easier step than just not believing at all. That isn't unusual. Even what we consider the biblical cannon right now was changed many times over the years. Different councils decided on different books to add, subtract or change depending on the ideas of religious authorities of any given time period.

Honestly, I don't believe homosexuality was even addressed in Christianity earlier on. I've seen papers discussing the process of how such things developed and how sexuality advanced through different times and places where Christianity was concerned. I honestly think many of those involved just need acceptance, assurances and support in the idea that they are ok as they are. That's what most religious grouping amounts to, similarities in ideas and belief congregating around the idea of some deity to make it all seem more important, give it more purpose.

As you can tell by this Agnostic or Atheist site. You are not alone! Indoctrination has a lot to do with why gay individuals still want to believe and worship. You'd have to ask the same question of black people also, because the god of the bible condones slavery!

Gay religious Christians are the ultimate oxymoron. They must really, really want to belong.

I never got it. Ever.
Someone asked me to pray with him once. I thought he was joking. "Are you a televangelist now?"
He wasn't, and he was offended. I was annoyed.
"I don't get on my knees for THAT"
End of acquaintance-ship.

An argument can be made that god created all things to be exactly as they are. If one holds that belief, one can assume that homosexuals were created to be homosexual and that they serve a purpose in the divine plan. In that case, it would be easy for a homosexual believer to come to terms with the idea that his relationship with god is not connected to his relationship with society.

That said... belief requires the suspension of reality. Both concepts of god and concepts of sexuality are man made. If we made it, we can twist in whatever way suits our individual and collective needs.

We have a similar dysfunction here in the UK - working-class Brexit supporters - so in love with the bauble of closed borders and caps on immigration that they fail to see how that is utterly self-defeating in terms of trade.

you are all missing the fucking point, ,,,,,stop quoting the fucking bible for Christ sake, and start thinking for your fucking self, ! (those among you with any intelligence will see the irony) x

I think that churches seek out gays for their monetary donations. most gays are very generous people

Why are you berating people who i am sure get enough grief anyway?! None of your damned business, either their sexuality Or their religion!!!.