Homosexuality Poll

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amy052006:

I hate to nitpick, but being gay isn't a choice.

If we have run off the bigots, awesome.  Now if I can j

Andrewsgal

Oh yay theology! Come on lurker I will go head to head with anyone about religion and being gay. Give me your best. Your point about procreation is invalid as a lot of heterosexual couples can't procreate without help.  There is no room in the bible

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Andrewsgal:

Oh yay theology! Come on lurker I will go head to head with anyone about religion and being gay. Give me your best

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2-Step

Very interesting topic indeed. My family always taught me that I was no better or worse than anyone else in the world. I think I was raised in a very liberal area of the country and then add to that the young exposure to shows like Real World and other

nekorayne

My mom raised me to think it was normal. She had several gay/lesbian friends throughout my life so it was very normal in my eyes. My best friend is gay and I remember how hard it was for her in high school before she came out to her family. I knew she was

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nosoup4u

No idea. Maybe in middle school sometime? I definitely knew gay kids in HS (the mid-90s), and I went to a really rural HS.

My parents have always stressed the importance of being accepting of all people, no matter what. And my mom was friends wi

Raeily

My Mom was always accepting and open to it. My Dad was always very adamant that he felt it was wrong. Even though his best friend from high school is gay. *shrug* He has in recent years been opening up to the idea and has become a lot more toler

RissKay

I was taught it was evil, disgusting, wrong, unnatural, and every other possible negative thought about it. 

I realized for myself when I left that church/way of thinking that they were the nasty ones.

That was about, oh, 7, 8 years a

ta78

I was taught to respect and be nice to everyone. My parents never openly talked about their thoughts on homosexuality, but I gathered from comments later in high school that they were against it and they still are. I try not to bring it up, my dad and

gatogrrl

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That is not very theologically sound. Which faith/ religion sends you to hell for judging? Heaven would be

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Lulobug22

I grew up in a pretty conservative Christian environment but my parents always told us that some people are born gay and that's just how it was. Both of my parents had gay friends when I was little. My best friend is gay. We have gay family members on dh'

gatogrrl

To answer the original question, my parents raised me, and my church taught me, to love every person unquestioningly, as Jesus did. 

For predictable reasons, homosexuality is singled out by many as more "wrong" than, say, wearing clothing o

&orchid&

I don't think my parents ever really talked about it.  I think my dad may have made gay slurs, but in general he's like that.  I don't know, I always thought that it was natural.  I didn't think anyone would want to chose to be gay, especia

MrsBalletStar05

I honestly was raised to love everyone at all times.  I wasn't taught that homosexuality was "wrong" or "bad".  My parents actually moved us to a more populated area just so that I would be exposed to different types of people.  I went to a

jetskreemr

My parents were always very pro-civil rights. In fact, my step-father had a cross burned in his front yard due to his civil rights work back in the 60's. So there was never a question in my house that everyone deserved the same rights as everyone else.