This is too general. Christianity is not homogenous enough to say it is homophobic and misogynistic. — bert1
There's nothing wrong with selective readings of holy texts.
I don't know how many Christians are not homophobic or misogynist, but I've met plenty who don't seem that way to me. — bert1
The reason they go hard on Islam in this matter is that homosexuality is punishable by death in countries with Islamic law, and women are basically treated like chattel. Christianity is far more advanced in this respect. A friend of mine, a lesbian, got married by a Christian minister last year. — NOS4A2
What small % of Christianity is not homophobic and misogynous in your estimation? — Gnostic Christian Bishop
The death penalty for homosexuality was historically implemented by a number of countries worldwide. It currently remains a legal punishment in several countries and regions, all of which have sharia-based criminal laws.
100% of the Christians I have met in my personal life. — Tzeentch
The rise in acceptance among Christians is quite amazing, even within the last few decades. — NOS4A2
What do you think of the mainstream religions that are homophobic and misogynous? — Gnostic Christian Bishop
Anecdotal information, while interesting, has little value as compared to stats and the evils that the majority continue to do. — Gnostic Christian Bishop
I put more value in my own observations and personal experiences — Tzeentch
Edward Feser and other Christians have published quite a bit against homosexuality. — jorndoe
A major societal function of religion is rationalize and regulate the sexual behavior we inherit as primates. — fresco
In modern days, religions should keep their Jesus off of our penises. They have no business in the bedrooms of the nation. — Gnostic Christian Bishop
Anyone here able to cite those parts of the Bible... — tim wood
anyone here care to venture a definition of what homophobia is? — tim wood
A major societal function of religion is rationalize and regulate the sexual behavior we inherit as primates. This accounts for the 'sanctification' of male chauvinistic and polygamous tendencies.
Even those dissenting cults like gnosticism tend towards male-female dichotomy in their mythology ('logos' versus 'eros' being the Jungian subtext) even though those labels are more nebulous in their application with respect to biological gender, thereby conforming to modern pc trends. — fresco
Close, imo. For some reason(s), not to my understanding ever made clear, they don't like the act, it following that they don't like the actors. A why can be found in, as you suggest, very different practices by other peoples. Herodotus describes a very wide divergence of attitudes on sex from city-state to city-state around the eastern Mediterranean.It seems to me quite likely that the ancient Jewish authorities did not like homosexuals. — Bitter Crank
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