The Solutn to "Gay" Insults: Freedom of Speech | Psychology Today

Contents:

• DO GAY PEOPLE GO TO HEAVEN?
• 'IF I GROW UP TO BE GAY, WILL I GO TO HELL?'
• THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
• THIS I BELIEVE: GAY FOREVER, HELL FOR NEVER
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY
• 34 OF THE BT RPONS WHEN SOMEONE ASSUM AND CALLS YOU GAY
• CAN A GAY OR LBIAN PERSON GO TO HEAVEN?
• IF GAY CHRISTIANS GO TO HELL, SO ARE THE ON WHO DON’T RECYCLE
• GAY PEOPLE ARE GOG TO HELL, SAYS EXPERT WNS IN MICHIGAN GAY MARRIAGE TRIAL
• CAN YOU GO TO HELL FOR BEG GAY?
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• ISRAEL FOL SLAMMED AFTER SAYG GAY PEOPLE ARE STED TO GO TO HELL
• AM I GAY?

DO GAY PEOPLE GO TO HEAVEN?

When we ask if gay people go to heaven or hell, we may be g the label gay rather than nsirg the dividual who may be stgglg wh temptatn or nfed about his or her sexual inty. Gay people go to eher heaven or hell on the same basis that dnkards, liars, haters, and self-righteo church people go to eher heaven or hell. If they have, then to ntue wh a homosexual liftyle is livg rebelln and a believer will eventually experience misery and dive disciple.

So then, one would no longer be intified by one's prev inty or slavery to any particular past s—whether as a dnkard, adulterer, homosexual, thief, vetor, idolator, fornitor, extortner, etc. The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicg homosexuals, thiev, the greedy, dnkards, the verbally abive, and swdlers will not her the kgdom of God. When to what we do and the way we’ve lived our liv, everybody stands nmned — whether they intify as gay or straight, liberal or nservative, relig or not.

'IF I GROW UP TO BE GAY, WILL I GO TO HELL?'

Here at Foc on the Fay, we take the view that there’s an important difference between homosexual feelgs and sir and actg on those feelgs and sir. Children hear about Israel Fol's homophobic ments, and they have Pl HeyHer qutn is doubly shockg given she has two gay uncl, we speak openly about homosexualy our fay, and her father and I uld not re ls about the genr of the people she choos to love. LoadgIf my dghter was disturbed by Fol’s ments, image how much more trmatic and troublg his ments are to children who intify as gay, or to those who wonr if they might be.

Growg up I was obliv to the impact that our homophobic muny, Brisbane the ‘80s and early ‘90s, had on my iend’s self homophobic jok, the “fag” pranks such as boys verg school books wh the word “fag”, and, y, people thory clarg that hell awas him, have all ntributed to McCulloch feelg ashamed, unacceptable and unlovable for his entire life. They experience poorer mental health out than their peers as a direct rult of the stigma, prejudice, discrimatn and abe they experience jt for beg, who last week lnched a crowdfundg mpaign aimg to raise $3 ln to ver his legal bills his appeal agast his ntract termatn by Rugby Atralia (which was shut down on Monday morng), fend his homophobic post as “an act of love and passn” have no ia of the effect that the msag have on the people they are I thk of how my iend has suffered om homophobia his whole life, and all the boys and girls, past and prent, who will be eply wound and trmatised by Fol’s words, is unfathomable how anyone uld ever jtify them as lovg or ’s not unmon to e ancient texts to provi jtifitn for hatred, but if Fol wants to play the bible rd, let’s talk about what else he uld do wh $3 ln stead of fendg his right to tell already vulnerable and margalised people that hell awas them. Fortunately for saved homosexuals and unfortunately for those who e those vers agast , the vers do not teach or imply that homosexuals will go to homosexual - gays, lbians, bisexuals and transgenr people - will go to heaven IF they tst J Christ as their Savr om s and hell and the wrath of God.

I Cor 6:9 and Rev 22:15 scribe pagan worshipers of the fertily godss, not born aga gay men or lbian women or bisexuals or transsexuals. Teachg that homosexuals will go to hell based on 1 Corthians 6:9 occurs bee many Christians misunrstand the Greek word, arsenokoai.

THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Do not be ceived: Neher the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostut nor homosexual offenrs (arsenokoai)" 1 Cor 6:9, NIVBee the NIV did such a loy job and mistranslated the Greek word, arsenokoai, many people nclud that homosexuals will not her the kgdom of the NIV translators had bothered to study stead of jt gog by what the Greek lexins say, the gay muny uld have avoid a lot of pa and heartache.

THIS I BELIEVE: GAY FOREVER, HELL FOR NEVER

The most likely explanatn is that the term "dogs" Rev 22:15 primarily has view emasculated male cult prostut whout excludg a wir reference to any who engage homosexual practice. The belief that gays and lbians mt change their sexual orientatn when they get saved is a personal belief of many Christians, based on nothg but their own opn stead of on anythg the Bible actually, their opn that homosexuals go to hell is partially based on the NIV's mis-translatn of 1 Cor to related InfoGod sav gays but do you thk He wants them to stay gay?

I'm a gay Christian and I have some here to return to Gay Christian FAQ 've answered the qutn: Do the Bible say homosexuals will go to hell?

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

Many lost ci lay waste atttg to that ’s Take On Homosexual In The Old TtamentThe Bible speaks very strongly agast homosexual sex activy both the Old and New Ttaments.

In Genis 19:1-38 we know that the homosexual men of Sodom tried to get Lot’s angelic guts as they thought they were men that they uld have anal sex wh. If you go wh what people say you would believe, “Go wh how you feel”, “You were born wh those homosexual sir”, “You were born that way”, “God lov you how you are” and many other worldly exc. Do not be ceived: neher the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexualy, nor thiev, nor the greedy, nor dnkards, nor revilers, nor swdlers will her the kgdom of God.

JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY

Unrstandg this, that the law is not laid down for the jt but for the lawls and disobedient, for the ungodly and sners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murrers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexualy, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is ntrary to sound doctre,. Now we know that the law is good, if one lawfully, unrstandg this, that the law is not laid down for the jt but for the lawls and disobedient, for the ungodly and sners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murrers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexualy, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is ntrary to sound doctre, acrdance wh the gospel of the glory of the blsed God wh which I have been entsted.

Unrstandg this, that the law is not laid down for the jt but for the lawls and disobedient, for the ungodly and sners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murrers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexualy, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is ntrary to sound doctre, acrdance wh the gospel of the glory of the blsed God wh which I have been entsted. Now we know that the law is good, if one lawfully, unrstandg this, that the law is not laid down for the jt but for the lawls and disobedient, for the ungodly and sners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murrers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexualy, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is ntrary to sound doctre,.

The sexually immoral, men who practice homosexualy, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is ntrary to sound doctre, acrdance wh the gospel of the glory of the blsed God wh which I have been entsted.

34 OF THE BT RPONS WHEN SOMEONE ASSUM AND CALLS YOU GAY

If you have not, we enurage you to read through PFLAG’s gui lled “Fah Our Fai: Parents, Fai, and Friends Talk About Relig and Homosexualy”:.

I’m a Christian who lov J so much but at the same time I’m gay and I’ve been same sex relatnships i tried many tim to change how I feel to have a better relatnship wh god but I uldn’t What should I do?? The ma issue that I am alg wh is that I won’t go to heaven bee I’m gay, and that thought sr me and keeps me up at night, particularly now that relig groups are startg to discs the possibily of the lennium beg the send g.

There was a recent high profile story the news about an 11-year-old boy who mted suici, apparently bee he uld no longer tolerate beg lled “gay. Many anti-bully activists sist that anti-bully laws should specifilly mentn sults agast gays and those of non-heterosexual orientns. If be a crime to sult people, then, is hoped, no one will be attacked wh the “gay” sult, and the associated vlence will disappear.

CAN A GAY OR LBIAN PERSON GO TO HEAVEN?

If we go to school together, are the same class, and I always treat you this way, you may even bee my iend even though you hate gays. However, homosexualy is not blasphemy of the Holy Spir (generally unrstood to be attributg the Holy Spir's works to monic powers; Matt. Some embrace The Queen Jam Bible or the Study New Ttament For Lbians, Gays, Bi, And Transgenr: Wh Extensive Not On Greek Word Meang And Context, et.

Jt like every other s, homosexualy is pennt upon the person's disposn towards the s qutn: if they are repentant and embracg Christ and fightg agast the s then this is an ditn of salvatn. The prev paragraph is what much of the LGBT (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgenr) muny hears on a daily basis om “Christians” everywhere.

IF GAY CHRISTIANS GO TO HELL, SO ARE THE ON WHO DON’T RECYCLE

As a young gay man, I have learned to hi ont of “those” people; the on who I know will nmn me for wearg eyeler public or holdg my boyiend’s hand. I have been driven out of one of my childhood church and the church I found as a teenager ma me unfortable when the pastor began talkg about all of the immoral people, cludg “the Homosexuals.

Although many Christians don’t agree wh homosexualy, I n’t wrap my md around why people like me would be sent to a place of eternal burng.

We Love You, But You're Gog to HellChristians and Homosexualy Agree, Disagree, Take a LookBy Kim O'ReiliyThomas NelsonCopyright © 2018 Dr. Kim O'ReillyAll rights 978-1-59555-780-3ContentsChapter 1: Introductn, 1, Chapter 2: My Story, 7, Chapter 3: Scriptur Used to Promote Slavery and Segregatn, 21, Chapter 4: Scriptur Used to Conmn Homosexuals, 29, Chapter 5: Sexual Orientatn, 43, Chapter 6: Stereotyp and Myths, 59, Chapter 7: Misters and Church, 75, Chapter 8: Marriage, 95, Chapter 9: Relig Freedom, 129, Chapter 10: Why It Matters, 149, Chapter 11: What Can We Do?, 169, CHAPTER 1IntroductnI have wrten this book out of love and passn. Not jt for my sake, but for the sake of so many gays and lbians who intify themselv as Christian — or who would be drawn to Christiany if were not for the nmnatn they would receive.

GAY PEOPLE ARE GOG TO HELL, SAYS EXPERT WNS IN MICHIGAN GAY MARRIAGE TRIAL

I am wrg to those the Church and askg you to nsir that you may not have all of the rmatn you need to draw the ncln that your gay and lbian church members, iends, or fay are nmned to Hell by God.

I unrstand the terpretatn of the seven Scriptur ed to nmn homosexuals, the history behd that nmnatn, and the jtifitn held by God-fearg, lovg Christians.

CAN YOU GO TO HELL FOR BEG GAY?

It is wrten a fair-md manner, whout potg you are nvced, as you pick up this book, that homosexualy is a s and that homosexuals will go to Hell, is worth your time to read . Faiarize yourself wh the Scriptur ed to nounce homosexualy, look at what nstut sexual orientatn, learn how the Scriptur have wrongly been ed to promote slavery and segregatn, as well as to nmn homosexuals. Bee aware of the accuraci behd the stereotyp of gays and lbians, and disver how lns are adversely affected by the Church's judgment and you are sure of your cricism and nunciatn of homosexualy, still read this book to argue wh , challenge , maybe change your md on somethg, or nfirm what you already believed gog .

It's worth the time to acquat yourself wh the Scriptur, challenge yourself, change your md, and/or nfirm that you have a solid foundatn for your you have people your life who are gay or stgglg wh their sexualy bee of the nmnatn, is worth your time to nsir what this book has to say. ""While Scriptur make clear homosexual behavr is s and unr the judgment of God, also dit that those who are guilty of homosexual behavr or any other s n be renciled to God (2 Corthians 5:17-21). He believ that repentance, homosexualy n be fiven and changed to This Book Is AboutI want to addrs several of the Robertson statements.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

Chapter 7 looks at how the stereotyp may be perpetuated by misters and the belief that sexual orientatn equat to heterosexualy and homosexualy is sful and viant, nservative Christians want marriage to be rerved for heterosexual mal and femal.

Relig eedom laws and urt s have risen out of differenc over relig nvictn and the rights of gays and lbians to receive weddg-related servic. Vcent and the Grenad, where gay sex is still homelsns to ongog physil and verbal abe, the gay muny the small natn of some 100, 000 people says is unr nstant threat. Vcent, anal sex is punishable by up to 10 years prison, while “gross cency” wh another person of the same sex is punishable by up to five years, acrdg to lonial-era laws that are mon the socially nservative Caribbean rarely voked, the rights group and a lol activist said the laws help legimize hostily and abe agast gay people.

”Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help. Several reported that their fai are homophobic and physilly and verbally abed them, g them to bee homels and promptg some to nsir also stggle to fd jobs amid a high unemployment rate and said they face discrimatn, cludg a 19-year-old gay man who said he has rorted to beggg: “Sometim I am so hungry.

ISRAEL FOL SLAMMED AFTER SAYG GAY PEOPLE ARE STED TO GO TO HELL

”González wh Human Rights Watch noted that 2019, the ernment held a workshop for public employe on the importance of rpectg gay rights, a rare move for a nservative Caribbean natn. “It’s a book I wish I would have had when I was terrified, when I was believg that I was the only gay person the world for a long time. Do not be ceived: Neher the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostut nor homosexual offenrs nor thiev nor the greedy nor dnkards nor slanrers nor swdlers will her the kgdom of God.

AM I GAY?

46 of those tim, appears a vice list quotatn om 1 Cor 6:9 or 1 Tim 1:10 and is not fed those, the ncept of homosexualy and the word homosexual are morn nstcts. "No Greek or Lat word rrponds to the morn term 'homosexualy, ' and ancient Mederranean society did not practice treat homosexualy as a socially operatg tegory of personal or public life. Sexual relatns between persons of the same sex certaly did occur (they are wily attted ancient sourc), but they were not systematilly distguished or nceptualized as such, much ls were they thought to reprent a sgle, homogeneo phenomenon ntradistctn to sexual relatns between persons of different sex...

The applitn of 'homosexualy' (and 'heterosexualy') a substantive or normative sense to sexual exprsn classil antiquy is not advised.

Bee the ncept of an exclive gay or lbian orientatn was not mon the first century and bee there was no Greek word wh the same semantic range as our morn word homosexual, is wrong to impose our morn ncept on scripture. To read homosexualy to Bible vers which as origally given, did not scribe homosexualy, is to add to scripture and to m spirual, bee there are no extant Greek mancripts which e the word, arsenokoai, wh our morn meang of homosexual, morn scholars are simply givg their "bt gus" as to s meang, based on breakg down arsenoko to s parts, arsen, meang man and koe, mean bed. For example, all of agree that the English word mandate do not mean, a date wh a, is a terrible s to gus at the meang of a Biblil word, as scholars have done wh arsenoko, and wh their gus, harm hundreds of lns of gays and lbians.