Everybody that doesn't accept gay people is automatically labelled a homophobe. I wish society wasn't quick to negatively label people.

^ Sadly, I don't think the people who say that, actually think it'll make a bad comment better, more that they believe they aren't saying anything wrong, and that You can't accept hearing it, but it's okay, they are "being considerate of your feelings" and are displaying that treasured, empathic quality of themselves for your benefit. :p It's a bit egotistic and self-righteous, IMHO. Always disliked that saying myself, as, if you have an opinion, and you know enough to believe someone may be offended by it, then either don't say it, or tailor it differently, because if you don't, then either you did mean it to offend, or you don't give a shit. Still makes it offensive either way. :p Just sharing my pov.....no offense! ;) (Hides!)

One of the main points in the Christian bible is love God and your neighbor, but those homophobs have obviously chosen to ignore one of the biggest beliefs in their own bible. I agree with you, people shouldn't hate because their bible says something is wrong. They have to remember that their religion is a peaceful religion, and by hating on other people they are contradicting their faith.

Haha well thanks for agreeing :) Yea, one thing that confuses me about the Bible is that it says to love your neighbor, but then in some parts I read of people being stoned to death and stuff such as that.. There's no love in stoning and hurting someone just because you don't see like them :/

The bible does not condone stoning people to death. It simply has stories in which it happens because violence is unfortunately a part of the world.

Exactly this!!! And so many people forget that the Bible was written by MAN, not GOD so you have to take some of what it says with a grain of salt. The best thing to do is take the big messages (10 Commandments, believe in Jesus, be a good person, etc.) and go with those and just ignore the little nitty gritty stupid details that men wrote down to gain control.

It's not possible to adequately scrutinize the morality of 2000+ years ago because their morality was VERY different. Stoning was to keep sinfulness from Jewish communities and culture, because the Messiah was prophesied to be born in the land of Israel, and because forgiveness of sins was not feasible before Christ. Which couldn't happen through a sinful bloodline. This isn't my opinion, this is historical fact of an ancient culture. And I understand how you feel about the people who hate gays and call themselves Christian. That's unjust, and not a commandment of Christ.

43: I love this comment! I'm glad I'm not alone. I personally don't believe any part of the bible should be ignored. It's either for teaching, rebuking, or instructing. See, in the bible, when it talks about homosexuality, usually it's referring to rape. Like Sodom and Gomorrah. Those cities weren't destroyed just because they were gay; they were destroyed cuz they were murdering and raping people! People get so much of the bible twisted. If they just focused on "love God; love people" the rest would fall into place.

It's good to know I'm not alone In my views :)

Can't only blame Christians, either. There are many cultures and religions in which being gay is considered wrong. But it's true, if we all just focused on the message of love and faith this world would be a much better place. No one preached tolerance more than Jesus. It's sad how the church has lost sight of that.

Wow guys! Haha thank you all so much for all the replies :D I'm glad that I found people who agree with me. Living in Georgia (the deep south, y'all! Haha), I haven't met many people who do agree with me on this subject. Even my boyfriend. He thinks it's "wrong". I'm trying to show him and many others that love is love and people are people.

I am a Christian and I see your point to a certain extent. I don't think it's right when Christians hate gay people....I used to have a couple gay friends myself and I still hung out with them and respected them. However, in saying that, they knew I didn't agree with their lifestyle and I want people to realize that you can still love the person but not necessarily love all of their actions/decisions. I know many people think being gay isn't a choice but that's a whole different debate. Anyways, I know many Christians simply bash gay people and I'm sorry because I don't think that's right of them. But understand that as Christians we, or those who take seriously what Jesus taught anyways, believe homosexuality is wrong. But I do still respect gay people since they are still people like you and I. But I don't agree with their sexual lifestyle.

What the mom did was wrong. However, not everybody is close minded just because they don't accept LGBT community. I hate people that bully others. Bullying is wrong no matter who it is.

'phobe alert.