What Do You Think of Bisexuality?

In my dating years I dated two bisexual women and both were terrific people that I will never forget.
 

I am also a Christian, and as far as what I can see, the Bible does not tell me that I should condemn anyone. If there is a set of rules, it is for ME to live by,as I understand them, and not for me to try and impose on any other person.
As far as I can see, it seems like each church has their own interpretation of what the Bible does and doesn’t say about how a person should live, and they can’t all be wrong, or all right.
Some people worship on Saturday, some on Sunday. Some eat pork and seafood, or drink alcoholic beverages, and some do not.
Is one belief more right than the other ?
It is the doing of what you believe is right that is important, to my way of thinking.

I accept each person for what they are, and do not judge what is right or wrong for them to do or believe. Having a loved one who was gay/bi would not change my love for that person in any way.
If what they were doing upset me, then I would pray about it, but not condemn the person for their behavior. I believe that this condemnation of people by Christians is a lot of the reason that people do not want to become one.
 

It's not a subject I give a whole lot of thought to, but I could care less who goes to bed with who. I suspect the banning of this behavior came about originally by societies and religions to encourage maximum births - both replacements for those who die and as a means of enlarging their citizen base for greater wealth and power. I seriously doubt it had anything to do with morality. That was used as a smoke screen to ensure compliance.
The anti's certainly have a right to express their opinion; however they do NOT have a right to discriminate on that basis. Doing so within your own family is really sad - not to mention unchristian!
 
ClassicRockr said:
And, what would Jesus think of you calling a Preacher, a man spreading his and his Fathers Word, a name???

Our Great Niece has proclaimed that she is Bi and it really shocked the family. We no longer keep in contact with her and that is entirely up to us.

I seriously doubt that there are lots of members in this forum that know or have family members that are GLBT types. If they do, that's up to them, but I sure don't have to agree with how they feel.

Can't anyone here get it through their heads, there are those that don't agree with how you feel. Isn't that ok???? Isn't that called "Freedom of Feelings" for both sides?
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My nephew is gay. He works in the Middle East for Doctors Without Borders. I love him to pieces.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
I am also a Christian, and as far as what I can see, the Bible does not tell me that I should condemn anyone. If there is a set of rules, it is for ME to live by,as I understand them, and not for me to try and impose on any other person.
As far as I can see, it seems like each church has their own interpretation of what the Bible does and doesn’t say about how a person should live, and they can’t all be wrong, or all right.
Some people worship on Saturday, some on Sunday. Some eat pork and seafood, or drink alcoholic beverages, and some do not.
Is one belief more right than the other ?
It is the doing of what you believe is right that is important, to my way of thinking.

I accept each person for what they are, and do not judge what is right or wrong for them to do or believe. Having a loved one who was gay/bi would not change my love for that person in any way.
If what they were doing upset me, then I would pray about it, but not condemn the person for their behavior. I believe that this condemnation of people by Christians is a lot of the reason that people do not want to become one.
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Beautiful post.
 
ClassicRockr said:
Ok, let's look at it this way, for example:

How would you handle it if your son, daughter, niece, nephew, uncle, aunt, brother or sister showed up at your home, holding hands with a same-sex person. They sit down, next to each other on your couch and start holding hands? Some of you would accept this, some of you definitely would not.
If you son or daughter broke the news to you that they were dating a same-sex person?

Then, there was the Netflix series called Grace and Frankie, where the ladies had husbands and the husbands decided to divorce them and live together themselves. The husbands announced, during a dinner together, that they were in love with each other and going to divorce them (their wife's, sitting at the table). The one husband was Martin Sheen and the wives were Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. The show showed both of the ex-husbands in bed together, talking. The show was hilarious, but how would YOU handle hearing this from your wife or husband at an extremely nice restaurant at dinner........"I'm in love with a man (or woman) and divorcing you."
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It wouldn’t bother me any more than if they were divorcing me for a member of the opposite sex. As for family in same sex relationships holding hands in my presence, I could care less.
 
ClassicRockr said:
And, THIS is exactly what the GLBT community wants to hear. Makes them extremely happy. They can do what they want with nobody saying anything.

And, absolutely not, "between them and God". Society has always judged and will always judge.
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The Bible clearly states, “ judge not, lest you be judged.” Christianity is a religion wherein people are commanded to love one another.
 
I suspect the banning of this behavior came about originally by societies and religions to encourage maximum births - both replacements for those who die and as a means of enlarging their citizen base for greater wealth and power. I seriously doubt it had anything to do with morality. That was used as a smoke screen to ensure compliance.​
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Dragonlady,, YES!!!

Not only this behavior, though. Pretty clearly, all the "shalt not's" in the Bible, particularly in Leviticus, were put there by the rabbis of those days to scare their flock into compliance. Violate the Sabbath? Punishable by death! Not only meat and dairy be kept separate and not consumed together, you can't even wear certain combinations of fabric in your clothes. Such things are "sinful." And touching your wife during her "unclean" time of the month? Don't even think about it!

What is astonishing to me is that anyone living in this day and age still adheres to such nonsense.

About people having a right to express their opinion, of course they do. That's one of the great things about this country. But also, we all have the right to respond to those opinions when they are waved in front of us.
 
ClassicRockr said:
If people didn't judge, they could easily get around the wrong type of people........like drug users and other very undesirable folks. Am I right?? So many people judge and just simply don't want to admit it.
This minister judges and reads directly from the Bible and his congregation stands and applauds him for it. He and them yell out, "praise the Lord".
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....and who did Jesus hang with?
 
ClassicRockr said:
If people didn't judge, they could easily get around the wrong type of people........like drug users and other very undesirable folks. Am I right?? So many people judge and just simply don't want to admit it.
This minister judges and reads directly from the Bible and his congregation stands and applauds him for it. He and them yell out, "praise the Lord".
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Kinda puts one in mind of Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bakker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Swaggart
 
LOL...I've seen those American Television and online preachers... it's a Comedy show all of it's own... ( sorry no offence to those who find themselves unable to go to church and rely on these people for their religious needs) ... but it seems to me anyone can set themselves up to be a fire and brimstone yeller from the pulpit !!

I'm reining myself in here, there's a whole load more I could say, but won't...never involve myself in religion and politics online..that's my mantra..but just this once.. :D
 
JaniceM said:
Kinda puts one in mind of Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bakker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Swaggart
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hollydolly said:
LOL...I've seen those American Television and online preachers... it's a Comedy show all of it's own... ( sorry no offence to those who find themselves unable to go to church and rely on these people for their religious needs) ... but it seems to me anyone can set themselves up to be a fire and brimstone yeller from the pulpit !!

I'm reining myself in here, there's a whole load more I could say, but won't...never involve myself in religion and politics online..that's my mantra..but just this once.. :D
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Oh have a go @ it hollydolly. Don’t rein yourself in.
Lets face it, these online evangelists are an EPIC FAIL!:playful:
 
Yep they are for sure keesha.:yes::holymoly:..but nope, from experience on forums, and watching those EPIC fails, and blood-letting fights, I'll continue to rein myself in ,,
 
One thing that has always bothered me -- why is it that people, including those televangelists, get so riled up about this one particular "sin," but not about the other sins that are actually in the ten commandments? I mean do you ostracize someone if they lie, covet, commit adultery or disrespect their parents? If everybody refused to have anything to do with anyone else who committed a sin, nobody would have any friends at all. Yet, one whiff of homosexual behavior and people go berserk.

Since when is homosexuality any worse than any of the other? It's not even one of the seven deadly sins; wrath, however, is.
 
Maybe the virulent homophobia is caused by people secretly harboring fears about their own sexuality? Maybe they themselves are... (as Seinfeld would say, not that there's anything wrong with that!) ;)
 

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