homosexuality as a valid way to live so saying you are isn't really an insult. Perhaps you are sincere in applying biblical principles and determining that homosexuality is a sin. But since you believe it is a sin you obviously are "against" it. I just doubt that many people undertake a thorough analysis of the Bible and history to come to a complete understanding of what the Bible says for themselves.
It is just human nature to accept that which confirms your opinions. The majority are heterosexual and find homosexuality disgusting and unnatural as they are not attracted to other men (I'm using men because, honestly, people don't seem as freaked about lesbians-women don't go on about lesbians like men do about gay guys, IMO). The majority want to believe they know the truth and what is right and wrong and they get to confirm their bias by using their trump argument, that "God said so"! Of course God, or "whoever" for the rest of us, said lots of things in the bible. So why focus on gays? Maybe because it feels good to not be gay, to be a fine upstanding moral heterosexual preferred by God and man. To me, it all smacks of self righteousness, the idea that "it's not ME having a problem with gays, it's just that GOD has condemned them, not me", I'm the RIGHT kind of person, a heterosexual.
To me, needing to post on your Facebook against gay people is just another way of thinking you're better than them. Sure, you're a sinner, but so is everyone, in general, but you're certainly not a murderer or thief or liar or homosexual, you're BETTER than that. I just don't believe this guy posted out of LOVE and faith in God but because he wanted it out there, he's against them gays.
Strangely, where I live, in New England, most of the Christian denominations, except Catholics, my Alma Mater, welcome gays and lesbians. So, it's not like all Christians agree, any more than do all translations agree. And Nova has very aptly described a lot of the history invovled. I was just reading about how the Leviticus often quoted:
http://www.stjohnsmcc.org/new/BibleAbuse/Leviticus.php
I always hear how "abomination" was used about homosexuality in the Bible. Now I find out that it's not even used in all versions of the Bible but is in the KJ, but
How much of believing homosexuality is sinful and wrong and abnormal is a desire to believe so? I'm sure you would say none-that God commands it. But it's simply not true that this is universally accepted even by Christians. It's frankly always easy to condemn something you have no interest in, something you can never be, something you will always be "better than". Is all condemnation of homosexuality really driven by pure Christian belief or is it often something less pure? Is some of it just driven by distaste? People find it "gross" or whatever and then they "read" the Bible as condemning it perhaps because they assume it would be condemned because it is so gross and unnatural.
This kind of Christian preacher comes to mind who acknowledges the many hate crimes against homosexuals but says:
but he also notes that back "in the day" the penalty for homosexuality was death and
Really, is this biblical? I thought everyone was a sinner and all you had to do was accept Christ and you'd be forgiven. But not homosexuals, no, they get AIDS and die as they should and always have. And, worse, now innocent people get it because the sinner homosexuals are spreading it. To me, he sounds more personally disgusted than biblically opposed.
Sorry, but this all sounds more like ignorance than biblical truth:
http://www.bible.com/bibleanswers_result.php?id=246
It really isn't a majority of people anymore that believe as you do. Where I live, it's not even a majority of Christians. I think many people of good will and many of faith too have taken the time to look a little deeper, beyond their personal feelings and biases and truly seek to understand. I just really doubt the FB guy did that. That's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
I would say that I also ran across this church elder and professor and could really support what he says even though he's looking at the bible for answers. I don't even know what HE concluded personally but at least he advocates taking a rational approach to something that does have an impact on actual people who, IMO, deserve to love and be loved and not condemned because some people find their sexual preference distasteful.
He goes on to offer exercises and questions to identify who you are and what you know. I found some of what he listed quite interesting. Anyway, it is a lengthy exercise/lesson plan that I found interesting and which at least suggests the topic is worthy of serious study and reflection instead of just parroting the words that are easiest to say, words that affect real people who, IMO, have no choice about who they are attracted to.
http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=244