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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP - why do you think it is not Biblically wrong (forget the moral part, since that is not necessarily the same as Biblical morals)?

Is it because Jesus didn't directly condemn the act?  I'm thinking there are a lot of things that Jesus didn't directly address because, I agree, He was all about love and compassion, which *everyone* deserves.  For example, He never addressed slavery.  If he didn't address it, does that mean He would condone it?  IDK, I think not.[/quote]

I think it IS Biblically wrong, but I don't understand why.  Like, with every other sin I can understand why it would be harmful to others or to yourself, but not homosexuality.[/quote]

I think you need to talk to a Bible expert, a Theologian.  Lay people, such as myself, don't have a full grasp of the Bible, the context of which some things were written, and the lost in translation from Greek and Hebrew to English.

I used to study with a Theologian, and it was quite eye opening to learn about the meanings behind why certain things were written the way they were, many of which were culturally based.

I suppose the sin of homosexuality is a lot like the sin of sex outside of marriage (which I am guilty of, too, btw, but I did end up marrying the person).  I agree with PPs that a sin is a sin is a sin.  Sexual sins, though, are distinct in the sense that, as the Bible teaches, your body is a holy temple, and if you bring sin into your body, then you are defiling the holy temple, which the Holy Spirit resides.  But again, no different than if you treat your body like crap, I suppose.[/quote]

Sex outside of a marriage was a sin because it used to leave unwed, destitute mothers (some may argue it still can, but we have birth control today). And it was bad for children to grow up impoverished and without a father. Women couldn't provide for the family the way that men could. [/quote]

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