Quote From: rgdyanneYes, I said let's put aside belief for a moment. My topic was to those who claim God made them homosexual. Not all of those who claim God made them homosexual also claim to believe in said God. Therefore to address my topic I did have to mention God. I made no assumption that everyone believes in the one true God. I merely addressed the claim that "God" made them that way. Whatever they mean by "God".
On the topic of Adam and Eve and the fruit of the tree of knowledge. God did not "forget" to make them strong enough to resist temptation. They made a choice, with the free will God gave them, to believe in a lie. And, as with all choices, there were consequences.
On the topic of Adam and Eve, their sons and incest. The bible states in Genesis 1: "Let us create man in our image" which if you look up the original usage/meaning of the word "man" in that passage it means the species of mankind. God did not stop with Adam and Eve when he created mankind they were just the first and the ones he chose to mention by name.
Cain after murdering Abel was banished to the land of Nod where he took a wife and had children. He did not fornicate with his mother. Adam and Eve had a third son Seth from which Noah is descended and therefore the rest of mankind. Yes, mankind is descended from sin, the sin of disobedience.
God created man "in his image" that does not mean that man is God only that he is to be like God. God is without sin. Man is not.
Just because homosexuals "cope with the equipment they do have" doesn't mean it's natural.
You are right, emotional bonds are not all of the same category and intensity. My point was poorly made and deserves to be corrected. Yes, hate is a form of emotional bond. I have not professed any hatred towards homosexuals only disagreement with the statement that "God made them that way" and that their choice for a perversion is natural and right.
I'm going to have to disagree with you about their "right" to have their choice universally condoned.
