Homosexuality vs The Bible

             For almost all of us, the hardest part of coming out isn't realizing that we are lesbians, bisexuals or gays. It's not telling our parents or our friends. It's not worrying about what the neighbors will think. No, for most of us, the hardest part of coming out is dealing with the prejudices we've been taught all our lives. These feelings of internalized homophobia have lead to lesbian, bisexual and gay teenagers being at the highest risk of suicide. It is because of these feelings of self-hatred that many people have so much trouble coming to terms with who and what they are. And just when we do think that we have conquered the demons within and accepted ourselves, we are bombarded with the taught homophobia and hatred of the world around us.
             Oddly enough, the worst offender for teaching homophobia is supposed to be the one thing that brings us the most joy and peace in life...religion. Religion has been used in the battles meant to keep women, non-white races, and now lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered persons in their "place" in society. The Bible has been interpreted to "confirm" almost every hysterical idea you can imagine. Even militant groups planning an attempt at overthrowing the United States government say that The Bible tells them clearly that this is their mission in life. No one ever seems to question these kinds of ideas unless they are as far out there as the ones used by these militant factions.
             But, unfortunately, this is the kind of blind faith that our whole society seems to embrace. If a priest says that the Bible condemns homosexual as a sin, few stop to question it. Few ask "Why is it a sin? Where does it specifically say that it is a sin?" And even those who are brave enough to ask for answers are all too often given no reasons, no specific passages where God comes out and says "Homosexuality is a sin!" This is the kind of blind faith that certain religions encourage and the kind of stupidity that...

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