New (Question on Faith and Homosexuality, the relationship between the two)

[DtotheJtotheM]

The bible makes its opinion quite clear concerning the moral implications of homosexuality. People say that the old testament was nullified with the coming of Jesus, but if that were so, it would mean Jesus was not the messiah that the old testament prophesied, which would of course destroy Christianity. Seeing as we couldn't possibly have that -shifts eyes-, we must assume that one cannot be Christian and at the same time not believe that homosexuality is a sin. Given the nature of being born again through Jesus, we must also assume that the person who is allegedly born again is living for Jesus, Jesus in the context of being the messiah being the central part of their lives. This would mean they would have to denounce their homosexuality and truly work at not practicing it.

This of course is rationally mind-boggling on so many levels. In my opinion, you cannot claim to be a follower of the Christian Jesus and be homosexual without admitting that you are allegedly a sinner. The same way you cannot claim to be a follower of the Christian Jesus and not admit that wearing two different fabrics or eating shrimp is sin as outlined in the book of Leviticus.

I once was a Christian, but I soon discovered that the spiritual connection I had always amplified within myself did not match the Bible's teachings. I also learned that the Bible was historically inaccurate and that Jesus may not even have existed, at least certainly not in the way the Bible tell us. I now apply my "connection" with the Universe, and have since learned my own personal meaning of life - that of Beauty, and of Happiness. I guess you could call me a pantheist, though I fear that we set our ideals on that the pedestal of a "higher power", which I do not believe in. I believe according to what I see in the patterns of nature's beauty in all forces being on the same level, working for and against each other in perfect harmony.

I am not, by the way, denying anyone's affinity with the spiritual - merely suggesting that one may be forcing an improper image on top of that spirituality. I will remain open though.