No, you are not the only one that thinks so. Your post is absolutely correct. The bible is not reliable for much.

Watch the documentary Religious. Bill interviewed two gay Muslim activists. He also interviewed a Fransiscan preist. The preist said that if you are gay you are gay, and you should be happy. Bill said that's not what the bible said. He said that's what the bible meant to say...

How does religious ideals tie up with paedophile priests? It shows that you can invoke the name of god and still be a vile person. That is what makes religions so laughable. Okay many religious people are good people. No doubt about that. But many, especially in America, make millions in the name of religion. They know how to use the name of god to make money. That is called using the concept of a non-existent being to rip off the poor. Not to different to selling snake oil.

Honestly I think if there is a God/Godess....they we be offended by religion. Religion teaches we have "free will" and were created uniquely so why would a creator dictate rituals for all? That is in direct contradiction to free will and what about love being the most important or not to judge others? Religion is the worst thing that ever happened and gives a potential creator a bad name!

you are all missing the fucking point, ,,,,,stop quoting the fucking bible for Christ sake, and start thinking for your fucking self, ! (those among you with any intelligence will see the irony) x

We have a similar dysfunction here in the UK - working-class Brexit supporters - so in love with the bauble of closed borders and caps on immigration that they fail to see how that is utterly self-defeating in terms of trade.

Remember the two words that keep 95% of people in the Republican party:

Cognitive

Dissonance

An argument can be made that god created all things to be exactly as they are. If one holds that belief, one can assume that homosexuals were created to be homosexual and that they serve a purpose in the divine plan. In that case, it would be easy for a homosexual believer to come to terms with the idea that his relationship with god is not connected to his relationship with society.

That said... belief requires the suspension of reality. Both concepts of god and concepts of sexuality are man made. If we made it, we can twist in whatever way suits our individual and collective needs.

I know a guy who is a gay Christian, a virgin and deeply torn about his homosexuality.

IMO he creates so much stress, it eats away at him and daily life is difficult bc of his inner turmoil.

I never got it. Ever.
Someone asked me to pray with him once. I thought he was joking. "Are you a televangelist now?"
He wasn't, and he was offended. I was annoyed.
"I don't get on my knees for THAT"
End of acquaintance-ship.

Gay religious Christians are the ultimate oxymoron. They must really, really want to belong.

As you can tell by this Agnostic or Atheist site. You are not alone! Indoctrination has a lot to do with why gay individuals still want to believe and worship. You'd have to ask the same question of black people also, because the god of the bible condones slavery!