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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let’s be absolutely clear here, telling someone to not be themselves for your religion is conversion therapy. [b]It’s wrong[/b]. There is nothing wrong with being gay. [b]Sin doesn’t exist.[/b] [/quote]

If sin doesn't exist, then nothing is wrong. The bolded are contradictory.[/quote]

In religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law or a law of the deities. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin.

[b]True right vs. wrong is not culturally subjective. It is based on universal principles that stem from our shared humanity.[/b] Murder is wrong no matter what your culture or religion says about the matter. So is rape and slavery and animal abuse etc and religion has nothing to do with any of it. In fact, religion is much of the reason why people “wrong” one another in the first place. How many murders have been committed over religion? Too many to count. [/quote]

There’s really no such thing as a universal right or wrong that applies to all cultures. Every society decides for itself what’s acceptable, and those standards can change over time. Some people lean on religion to define what’s right and wrong, while others just go with what feels like common sense.

The death penalty is basically a form of legal murder. Some cultures, like here in the US, allow it, and even support it. Others cultures ban it completely and see it as totally wrong.

Same with slavery. Today, most cultures agree it’s wrong, but 150 years ago here in the US, society saw it as normal, even necessary.

The point is, ideas of right and wrong aren’t universal. They shift over time and vary across cultures.

So if you believe that homosexuality is perfectly okay, just remember that not everyone sees it that way. Every society decides for itself what it’s willing to accept. You aren’t going to force everyone to accept homosexuality.

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