Comments on: Why do atheists have no problem with gay marriages while Christians are against it?

By: Scott M

Scott M — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Atheists don’t have a religious excuse for homophobia?

By: tuberoot

tuberoot — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Hey, wait a minute! I am a Christian, and I am not against it. This isn’t fair! ) :

By: Am

Am — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Christians go by whats written in the bible. Atheists have no book to live by.

By: Lökásennä

Lökásennä — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Because atheists don’t have any religious doctrines that tell them how to think. Christians have a holy book that tells them homosexuals should be put to death.

By: Bad Liberal

Bad Liberal — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Atheists are happy for other people to do and believe what they like provided it does no harm to anyone else. Christians aren’t.

By: Jay L'Artiste

Jay L'Artiste — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Atheists tend to be more educated than Christians. With education comes an open mind.

By: angela3213

angela3213 — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Not all atheists agree with gay marriage. Not all Christians are against gay marriage. This question is a waste of space.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Open-minded (Atheist’s) VS. Narrow-minded (Christian’s)

By: Lover of God

Lover of God — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Christians adhere to the Bible
while atheists follow a "if it feels good—do it policy."

By: C J

C J — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Christians are against the concept of homosexuality, nevertheless "gay marriage". It is unnatural, and it is against the Word of God. That is what we go by.

By: bluebootz

bluebootz — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Because Christian’s have learned not to judge lest they be judged. or "by the measure that you judge, so shall you be judged".

Christian’s are comfortable with judging others!

Ironic isn’t it?

By: b4contact

b4contact — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

You made the wrong question.
Individuals called Christians are free to think what they accept or not. I’m one of them and I have nothing against gays.
Something different is that the Pope is not for that…
Gay marriages can be a fair thing. But it is a new thing for society. So it takes time for all to accept that. The normal concept of a family is a father a mother and their kids. Now is possible to have 2 parents of the same sex adopting a baby that need parents. That sounds good for me.

By: Jorge E

Jorge E — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

The answer is quite simple. Christians believe in what the Bible says (as far as they want). This comes from the Old Testant and what few people understand is that the Old Testament is history and written for the preservation of the people of the time. Too many people take what they like and believe in it.. as an example. they do not believe that a non-virgin, unmarrioed must be stoned, but they believe homo-sexuality is doomed. They do not believe in selling theirdaughters and a thousand things more in the old testament.. but cling fiercely onto things that they inherintly believe is right.. Atheist not believing in the Bible see things from a more Humanitarian point of view.

By: MC Hummer

MC Hummer — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Quite simply, it’s education versus ignorance.

The entire argument against homosexuality is based in religion. There is no empirical evidence to prove it is a choice nor that it is any danger or threat to humans. There is plenty of evidence to suggest (though not prove) that homosexuality _is_ genetic: studies on twins separated at birth, studies on brain chemisty, studies on families with multiple sons, among many others.

http://www.worldpolicy.org/globalrights/sexorient/twins.html
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/253/5023/1034
http://www.apa.org/topics/orientation.html

ALL species of animals have been demonstrated to show same-sex attractions. This is just the latest example out of hundreds of recorded instances:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/article2309305.ece
http://www.amazon.com/Biological-Exuberance-Homosexuality-Natural-Diversity/dp/0312192398

And the lie of the "gay pedophile" has been demonstrated to be just that, a lie. If you want to know what a pedophile looks like, Dickless Chichanery and Newt Gingrich are thousands of times more likely to be than their respective daughter and sister.
- they are heterosexuals, the women are lesbians
- males make up 99% of pedophiles, women 1%
- they are moralizing conservatives, the women aren’t
- Gingrich had multiple marriages, the women never

http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_molestation.html
> Dr. Carole Jenny and her colleagues reviewed 352 medical charts,
> representing all of the sexually abused children seen in the
> emergency room or child abuse clinic of a Denver children’s
> hospital during a one-year period (from July 1, 1991 to June 30,
> 1992). The molester was a gay or lesbian adult in fewer than 1%
> in which an adult molester could be identified – only 2 of the
> 269 cases.