Do religious people always look down on people with a different sexuality?

Because it is written.
Or something.

Not everyone is like that, you just got caught in their cross hairs of judgment.
It sucks, and it will upset you, but no one is perfect, not you or them.

Turn the other cheek.
This too shall pass.

:)

I am religious. I am Christian Baptist, and I am okay with you.

Try the question again when you are sober. It’s garbled in its present state, or should I say in your present state.

I’m religious and bisexual, and I don’t look down on non-bisexuals.

@hug_of_war Do you look up at them?

@filmfann : well that depends on the individual of course!

Yes, every single person who believes in God always looks down on homosexuals. All of them. No exceptions.

I’m Hindu, and I’m totally accepting of homosexuality and bi-sexuality. In fact, I don’t know any Hindu who isn’t.

Who isn’t accepting…(obviously what I meant)

@gailcalled
i see what you mean, there are a bit to many errors, mostly from writing in an angry state i of mind, rather than drunk state of mind (english is not my first language) but nevertheless appologize for my bad writing…. It was not necesary, but done is done.

@Staalesen – you never need to apologize for expressing yourself in a respectful way, which you did.

The problem is confusing tolerance with religion. You can be an extremely devout religious person and not feel the need to “hate” on others for their own choices… or you can be a religious person who tries to force their ideals on everyone.. depends on the person

“realigion” – Tee hee.

I don’t think that you can say that all religious people look down on people who are LGBT, as every religion has a different set of morals and ideals, and every person who practices/follows a religion is unique.

@Staalesen So, you’re bi-lingual too? ;)
Seriously, I would like to apologize to you for the grief some religious fanatics must give you. We are not all like that.

Well, I am of to bed now, but I woulf love read more responses tomorow if you write them ;)
Than you people :D

@Staalesen: I take it all back. If I had to write even the simplest sentence in Norwegian, I would revert to sign language. But I am sorry that some stupid people are intolerant and have caused you pain.

It’s 3:20 AM there tomorrow (Sunday)?

Not all religions look down on non-straight orientations, and even for religions or denominations that officially have problems with non-straight orientations, not all people of that religion do.

I am religious and I’m totally fine with those of a different sexual orientation. I would never think of talking about one’s sexual orientation in a positive or negative light in the course of typical conversation anymore than I would talk about my religious convictions. It just doesn’t come into play. If either topic were to be of conversation, why would one feel it necessary to impose beliefs as superior? That’s not religious, that’s intolerent.

I think it depends on the religion, and the believer. As a broad generality with many individual exceptions, the believers in Abrahamic religions have a record of not being too keen on people with differing sexual behaviours (it’s in their laws, after all), but there are many, many religions out there that don’t spring from that particular desert. Some of them might be a more welcoming place, such as Wicca – which is becoming more and more mainstream every day.

Reform Judaism is pretty open about welcoming homosexuality.
http://urj.org/ask/homosexuality/index.cfm?

Followers of Evelyn (okay, it’s a made up religion, but then, which religions aren’t?) are quite tolerant of those of all sexual orientations. Evelyn says life is about choice, make your own choice and live the best life you can. Evelyn also says that judging others is for people with narrow minds, and that those overly judgmental types are probably all constipated as well. :-)

I would add to my last post that my favorite rabbi was a lesbian. (She was a convert from Catholicism also)

One of my siblings is gay and a Buddhist, and only looks down on you if you are very short or sitting down.

Some of my family members are Christian from rather disparate sects, ranging from Unitarian and Quaker to Episcopalian (Catholic Lite) and Catholic and some are Jewish, some are Buddhist, a very few are Hindu, and no one except the Baptists from Georgia and Northern Florida seem to have any problem with anybody’s sexual orientation.

And actually my favorite rabbi was Japanese.

Nope, not “always”.

I’m religious (Christian) and cool with LGBT and what ever other sort of folk. Didn’t Jesus say something about “judge not lest yee (sp?) be judged” and “he who has never sinned cast the first stone”. My interpretation of Christianity is that it is not supposed to be judgmental.

Then again judging people does automatically make you better than them and can quell guilt… so should I feel very insecure about my own personal beliefs/ sexuality/ general personal worth I might very well start judging you. That makes be a better person and totally gels with my religion’s tolerant ideals.

The thing is, it’s codified in the Bible (and the Quran) that homosexuality is wrong. The Bible calls it an “abomination.” So religious people don’t necessarily have to be “homophobes” to look down on gays and bisexuals, they just have to believe in what their Bible says.

I think it’s a mistake to dismiss such people because “intolerance is wrong.” I dismiss such people because they’re wrong. Homosexuality is not a “sin” or an “abomination.” It is a perfectly natural behavior, and anyone who says differently is simply irrational. Their “intolerance” is a secondary issue, as far as I’m concerned.

Yes.

We are to hate the sin not the sinner. Some people get confused, I do all the time. It’s hard sometimes to hate our own sin.

Believers are no better than non-believers it is just that we know we are forgiven. Sometimes we forget that.

I hope you can come to Christ one day, I will pray for you.

Also, big difference between religion and relationship with God.

@IbanezShred, which sin do you hate more, homosexuality or women having premarital sex?

Do you tell women who choose to have sex without being married that you “hope they come to Christ one day”?

@Zen: I think you’ll find that there are counterexamples on Fluther, some of them posting in this very thread.

I know that Fluther is a pretty accepting place….
@ibanezShred That is pretty condezending, dont you think ?

yep

Qinqu: Why women having prematital sex? It is that men doing the same thing are no sinners? In either case, what is wrong is wrong for women as well as men, or it is that you believe that men should have more freedom to do whatever they want and not to be consider bad?