What really gets me is that gay people still promote the religion engine by setting up their own version of liberal christianity claiming that the Leviticus verses about homosexuality only applies to straight men who *choose* to sleep with other men. You can definitely spin the bible, koran, harry potter, whatever, any way that suits your agenda. For those who think that the Old Testament is antiquated, and that they only follow the New Testament which is much more touchy-feely, full of peace, love and tolerance, here are some that I like to quote from the NT -
Jesus said, "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth, I did not come to bring peace, but a sword" (Matthew 10:34 NIV) (Not very softspoken or peaceful is he?)
"For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, a man's enemies will be the members of his own household (Matthew 10:35-36 NIV) (Jesus is intent on breaking up families, isn't he?)
"Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me" (Matthew 10:37-38 NIV) (So it's very clear that you have to love Jesus more than your parents or children to be worthy of him... How come you never hear this preached by the priests?)
John quotes Jesus' endorsement of not just the Mosaic Law but all Old Testament laws commanded by God - "Anyone who breaks one of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven" (John 5:1 NIV). Well there you have it, Jesus endorses all the atrocities in the OT including stoning a child to death because of disrespect to the child's parents; a father may sell his daugher (Exodus 21:7), that he may sacrifice her purity to a mob (Judges 19:24), etc. .... "For God said, Honour our father and mother and anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death" (Matthew 15:3-4 NIV)
This passage shatters the myth of a mild, peace-loving Jesus - "But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be a king over them - bring them here and kill them in front of me" (Luke 19:27 NIV) (What happened to Love thy neighbour and Love your enemies (Matthew 5:43-44 NIV)??)
Paul in Romans: "Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflammed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion" (Romans 1:25-26 NIV). (Who says the New Testament does not condemn homosexuals?)
Paul opines on what role women should have in the church: "Now I want you realize that the head of every man is Christ and the head of every woman is man and the head of Christ is God" (1 Corinthians 11:3 NIV) "As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to enquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the Church" (1 Corinthians 14:33-35NIV) (I guess this is the reason why the catholic church doesn't allow female priests)
Paul opines on marriage - "Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which is the Saviour. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything" (Ephesians 5:22-24 NIV) (Now don't you all think that this is definitely made from a male's perspective?. Paul really is intent on subjugating women doesn't he? Doesn't he speak on behalf of Jesus/god?)
Paul opines on slavery - "Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and with sincerity in your heart, just as you would obey Christ" (Ephesians 6:5 NIV) (Another endorsement of slavery in the NT, not just the OT)
God's promise of doom for non-believers - "I want to remind you that the Lord delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire" (Jude 5-7 NIV) (Do you think that this is fair for those who don't believe, but live a fully moral and peaceful life? But I would rather be in tropical hell than worship some low self-esteem god that needs his ego stroked by his human puppets for eternity. How happy can one be doing that for eternity?)
Jesus curses a fig tree to death because it didn't bear fruit for him (Mark 11:13-14), and also casts demons into pigs and drowns them (mentioned in Matthew, Mark and Luke) (I guess Jesus is acting like a spoilt brat and also hates pigs. Is that why the Jewish/Islamic faiths forbid eating pork?)
Finally in Revelation, it mentions only 144,000 people would go to heaven (Rev 14). (What about the estimated few billion believers of the christian faith? Too bad I guess - do they all have to pick straws at the end of days?).
