@fmf saidWhat does God say in the Bible about ones who "practice" homosexuality? Notice clearly the bible say not to "practice". That is the way a Christian should view this subject. God has not changed his view on that no matter what some churches or society says.
Is abstinence the only issue or 'solution'? What about attraction and just the orientation itself ~ is that considered "sinful"?
So if you two want to discuss this, that is fine. If you're going to pull your usual crap, I'll not be responding at all.
@galveston75 saidAre non-practising homosexual JWs open about it at their Kingdom Halls and encouraged to be open about it?
So if you two want to discuss this, that is fine. If you're going to pull your usual crap, I'll not be responding at all.
@galveston75 saidWhat about the attraction that results from the same-sex orientation ~ is that considered "sinful"?
What does God say in the Bible about ones who "practice" homosexuality? Notice clearly the bible say not to "practice". That is the way a Christian should view this subject.
@fmf saidAll I can say is from my experience with a brother about my mom's age that clearly had that orientation. He was a very faithful servant of Jehovah until he died of old age. He never pursued that direction because he clearly understood God's commands on not "practicing" that sin. I'm sure it was very difficult for him and I admired his stand to stay faithful until he died.
Are non-practising homosexual JWs open about it at their Kingdom Halls and encouraged to be open about it?
What do you mean was he open about it? If you mean by flirting with other brothers, no not ever nor the telling of others of this in public that I ever heard.
@fmf saidI answered that with what the command says in the Bible. Do not "practice" homosexuality. If one is attracted to another of the same sex, they should never admit that to another because of the seed of temptation it would plant.
What about the attraction that results from the same-sex orientation ~ is that considered "sinful"?
What do you think they should do in God's eyes?
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@galveston75 saidAdmitting to being homosexual [to somebody] is "sinful"?
If one is attracted to another of the same sex, they should never admit that to another because of the seed of temptation it would plant.
@galveston75 saidNot "he". "They" [homosexuals]. Being open means being candid and not secretive about one's sexual orientation.
What do you mean was he open about it?
@galveston75 saidDo you mean "no", i.e. your answer is not "no"?
No....
Or, "no", non-practising homosexual JWs are not open about it at their Kingdom Halls and not encouraged to be open about it?
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@fmf saidGay Christian presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to Christian Vice President Mike Pence: 'If you got a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me - your quarrel, sir, is with my creator'
What do Christians believe that Christian homosexuals should and shouldn't do, and what they should and shouldn't feel?
He acknowledged the historic implications of his candidacy and what it could mean for the LGBTQ community at large, including the possibility of the very first same-sex couple in the White House.
"You could either be openly gay or run for office, but not both," Buttigieg recalled of his early days in politics. But he said he was uncomfortable with the idea of coming to terms with his sexuality as a young man, saying he "would have done anything to not be gay, when I started to half way realize what it meant that I felt the way I did," comparing it to a war inside himself.
"If you had offered me a pill to make me straight, I would have swallowed it before I could get a sip of water," he said. ~ CBS
"If me being gay was a choice, it was a choice that was made far, far above my pay grade," Buttigieg said. "And that's the thing I wish the Mike Pences of the world would understand. That if you got a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me -- your quarrel, sir, is with my creator."
Buttigieg's comments came hours after he made critical comments about evangelical voters' support of President Donald Trump during an appearance on "Meet The Press."
"It's something that really frustrates me because the hypocrisy is unbelievable," Buttigieg said. "Here you have somebody who not only acts in a way that is not consistent with anything that I hear in scripture in church." ~ CNN
Interesting.
@fmf saidI'm so glad someone had the courage to start a discussion on homosexuality on this forum. We never talk about it here.
What do Christians believe that Christian homosexuals should and shouldn't do, and what they should and shouldn't feel?
Maybe, God willing, someone will be brave enough to bring up abortion.