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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDon't let people use God or religion to insult anyone who is LGBTQ+. Jesus was clear about what is wrong- zero criticism
Don’t let people use God or religion to insult anyone who is LGBTQ+. Jesus was clear about what is wrong- zero criticism for bring gay
Jimmy Carter spoke of how completely accepted and common homosexuality was in the time of Christ .
Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social
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“Homosexuality was massively practiced in some of the conflicting religions at the time of Christ and even at the time of Christ, in Roman times show that homosexuality was widely prevalent. I think it's quite significant that Jesus never did mention it.”
Jimmy Carter
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Don't let people use God or religion to insult anyone who is LGBTQ+. Jesus was clear about what is wrong- zero criticism (Original Post)
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William769
(56,259 posts)1. I am a Gay man, I am also a person of faith.
I sleep well at night knowing those two facts.
marble falls
(62,714 posts)2. Christ wasn't shy about speaking out on what was sin. And he had nothing at all bad to say about LGBT+.
NoRethugFriends
(3,122 posts)3. Why should anyone care about what Jesus allegedly did or didn't say.
And how in hell would the bible writers know anyhow?
Ping Tung
(1,513 posts)4. A cruel Good makes a cruel man. Thomas Paine