This post is basically my thoughts on using religion as a way to suggest homosexuality is wrong.
I just want to get something clear before I delve into this. I don’t follow a specific religion. I went to a Catholic school when I was younger, and my grandma, aunts, uncles, and cousins are religious. But I never felt anything when I went to church. I never felt a spiritual connection when I was praying in a pew or singing the gospel. I’m not saying those that claim otherwise are lying or deluded. I respect everyone’s beliefs and faith as long as they aren’t using it as a way to convince themselves that immoral practices are justified because of their religion. For example, sacrifices. If your religion states that you are entitled to sacrificing babies every full moon whilst performing a sacrificial dance, then no respect from me.
That being said, I guess it’s necessary that I give you a little insight into what I believe. No, I do not believe in a god. I don’t believe a heaven and a hell or an afterlife. To be completely honest, I think that dying is just sleeping without having any dreams. You're just gone forever, like a candle that just blows out. I know that's pretty negative thinking, but its truly what I believe. Nobody wants to believe that, not even me. But it just makes sense to me..
Anyway, even though I don't judge people who believe in that stuff, I do have quite a few issues with religion. Things like the rules, the stuff written in the bible, people preaching to me and trying to force their beliefs onto others, and the way some people use religion as an excuse to be an asshole.
Here's what I think. Even if I did believe in a god, I'd still think this way. What kind of 'god' would punish those who love? What kind of being would look at irrelevant, petty things like gender and orientation and curse them with the same eternal suffering that those who kill the innocent are given? The bible says it’s a sin, does it? The bible also says lying is a sin. That being envious of the things other people have is a sin. Premarital sex. Being
lazy. Swearing. Drinking. Tattooing. Smoking. How many of these things have you done? Just look at
this. It goes on for ages. You're pretty much not allowed to do anything without it being considered a 'sin'.
So yeah, we’re all fucked, aren’t we? It’s all pointless mortal engagements that mean absolutely
nothing in the midst of this endless universe we exist in. Please do not preach to me. I am not degrading those that follow the word of the bible. Anyone who chooses to live a moral life is fine by me. But I will not sit here and believe that your 'God' actually takes into consideration something like who we love when determining the purity of the soul. Homosexuality is
not wrong. Sexuality is about as integral as what my favorite color is. There are much darker things you can do to your soul than fall in love with a member the same gender as you. It simply doesn’t matter.