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Originally Posted by lagtight
1. Homosexual people are not "the subject of my fears." I do not fear homosexuals. That idea that Fundamentalist Christians fear homosexuals is a by-product of some perverts in our culture propagating the use of stupid words like homophobia.
2. I do not want to outlaw homosexual behavior.
If we're using old testament justification,I think I have never heard a Christian speak to me about the sins of eating pork or shellfish, thus evidence clearly tells us that the vast, vast majority of modern-day Christians are in fact completely fine with ignoring the laws of Leviticus.
If we're using New Testament justification, I think I have never heard a Christian complain to me about public prayer, lending people money or swearing an oath. Thus evidence also tells us that the vast, vast majority of modern-day Christians are in fact completely fine with ignoring The New Testament.
Meanwhile, even many moderate Christians seems to view homosexuality as a problematic topic. Thankfully, given what we know about the other laws of the Bible, we can safely conclude that Christian persecution of homosexuals is just carefully curated bigotry, and not really born out of some reverence for the supposed words of God. It might be borne out of some misplaced "respect" for Church teachings, but this isn't a theocracy.