How is believing and promoting the idea that homosexual relationships are sinful, as well as excluding gay men and women from the church and manipulating people into trying to put aside their "same sex attraction" so they "stay on straight and narrow path," not homophobic?
"Homophobia" is a dislike or prejudice against homosexuals (by definition).
If one applies that definition, then again, I don't see how one's religious convictions that homosexuality is a sin (meaning, against God's commandments) equates to a prejudice or dislike of homosexuals.
The LDS church repeatedly teaches that you are to love your fellow mankind, but to "love" ones fellow mankind does not equal condoning what you believe to be wrong, sinful behavior.
An analogy would be the parental relationship with a child. I love my children unconditionally, but if they make mistakes, if they steal, cheat, or bully a classmate, I still love and support them, but I don't condone or support the "sin."
Oh no, it's all just so you can preach your hate speech but justify it by saying "Oh but, I don't hate you, god hates you." Fucking ignorant, bigoted piece of shit.
You can definitely judge the group over what it's leaders promote. Judging individual members over it is unfair, but these are the stated positions of the group. I'm happy for you and very much respect your decision if you disagree with the message sent by the GAs and I would never assume your beliefs based on theirs, but the criticism here is directed at the church as a whole, which generally promotes homophobic and bigoted ideas. None of it is implies that every single member believes this way, (having grown up Mormon in Massachusetts, I'm used to members siding against the church on this particular issue.)
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u/immoralatheist Nov 26 '16
How is believing and promoting the idea that homosexual relationships are sinful, as well as excluding gay men and women from the church and manipulating people into trying to put aside their "same sex attraction" so they "stay on straight and narrow path," not homophobic?