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Are homosexuals born gay, or is it their choice?

Faith ~American Patriot~ April 28, 2008 06:23:18

I have always thought that they were born this way, but in reading other polls I am seeing that many disagree. I was just curious to hear what people thought. PLEASE don't turn this into a "bash fest", that is not what this poll is for.
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  • Mollybdamned American Atheist

    Born This WAY!!

    It is my unmitigated opinion that people are born with their sexual preference. I don't ever recall Choosing to be hetro and I seriously doubt anyone else can either.
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  • Isma'ila (God has heard)! November 04, 2009 08:56:30 (edited)
    Isma'ila (God has heard)!

    Chose To Be This Way

    I am currently bisexual and it is a choice that I made when I was 13 because I was molested by my father! I do think that once you make that choice it is hard to go back to what you were!
  • Tie November 01, 2009 17:47:27
    Tie

    Born This WAY!!

    Homosexuals are born gay. Nobody can choose who they are attracted to or whom they fall in love with.

    Studies have indicated that the brains of gay males are wired more like a heterosexual females brain, than a heterosexual males. As far as I am aware, they have not yet attempted to use the same medical equiptment on lesbians to see if the same is true.

    Matt Wayne,
    You are an idiot!... You and your wife must be denying being farm animals, because everybody knows that heterosexual men and women don't partake in anal sex, oral sex, threesomes, foursomes, swinging... YEAH RIGHT! Please stop being a loser and stop trying to invent fallacies against your fellow man!
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    maia October 24, 2009 21:57:01
    maia

    Born This WAY!!

    I believe that attraction deals with biology, since we don't really choose who we're attracted to. This can explain why we can be attracted to someone, but still not like them.

    Homosexuals simply feel attraction to those who are of the same gender, though that doesn't mean that they are attracted to everyone of the same gender. (That last part is for all of those people who think that they'd be "unsafe" in public showers with those who are homosexuals.)
  • ~U No Like Me, I No Like U,... October 23, 2009 04:37:27
    ~U No Like Me, I No Like U, so now We R even~

    Undecided

    Honestly, I don't know. I think that only a gay person, could really tell you, if they were being honest about it.
  • kristina1059 October 12, 2009 17:17:58
    kristina1059

    Born This WAY!!

    I think it's possible for both. I believe that some people are born gay, that they can't help but be want to be with the same sex of them. If it's possible for other animals (they are doing research now) to go after only their same sex than why can't it be possible for us as well? BUT on the other hand, I believe that some gays have chosen to be gay. I only say that because I use to work with this girl who was straight and had a kid with her man and everything, but he was a real jerk and did some pretty bad things to her and she decided "no more men" and has chosen to be a lesbian and has a girlfriend whom she'd had for a long time now and they are happy. I just hate when people act gay is get attention specially girls who are all like "I'm bisexual" and just make out with other girls in public for attention and stuff.

    The only reason why it is so hard for some people to believe that gays can actually be born gay is because of things like the bible. How could it possibly be possible because the bible says "gays are bad" or whatever it freaking says. Well, let me tell you something... I believe the bible also states "Do NOT hate thy neighbor" so the next you are walking around with your bible in your hand telling everyone that gays are bad and all that crap, ask yourself, "What would God think of my hatred?"
  • Patsy October 11, 2009 21:28:18
    Patsy

    Chose To Be This Way

    They choose to be that way....God doesn't make junk! It takes a junked up mind to be that way!
  • Faith ~... Patsy October 12, 2009 04:51:17
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    Wow, so you chose to be ignorant and hateful? God must not have made you lady, because all you are is junk.
  • Faith ~... Patsy October 26, 2009 08:43:04
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    Did you not understand the response. Or were you just too much of a coward to respond?
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    Patsy Faith ~... October 29, 2009 15:55:06
    Patsy
    No, I chose not to answer an Idiot like you ....You can live the life you want ...We just answered the question.....You have your belief and "WE" have ours ............Have a Good Day!
  • Faith ~... Patsy October 29, 2009 16:00:05
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    Yeah. Those of us that accept other's that are different are SUCH idiots. There is a special place in hell being saved just for you. THAT is for sure.
  • Matt Wayne October 11, 2009 17:07:15
    Matt Wayne

    Chose To Be This Way

    I answered chose to be that way, but I'm not really sure. I do know , that the vile things they do to each other is not normal. These vermin commit acts to each other that farm animals would refuse to participate in. We are living in precarious times. When Obama and congress pass their new hate crime legislation decent normal Americans will be punished while pedophiles walk the streets molesting children. If a pedophile molests your child and you call him a name that he considers disparaging, you will be incarcerated. So fudgepacker, queer and maybe even gay could land you in prison. I wish they would be clear on what they want to be called. I can't keep up with it. They don't want to be called homo's or lesbo's anymore. What do they consider not disparaging? Please tell us.
  • Faith ~... Matt Wayne October 12, 2009 04:58:55
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    Ok, 1st of all, a straight man is more likely to sexually abuse a child. For pedophiles, the gender of the child is immaterial. Accessibility is more the factor in who a pedophile abuses. This may explain the high incidence of children molested in church communities and fraternal organizations, where the pedophile may more easily have access to children. In these situations, an adult male is trusted by those around him, including children and their families. Males are often given access to boys to mentor, teach, coach and advise. Therefore, a male pedophile may have easier access to a male child. In trying to make sense of an adult male's sexually abusing a male child, many mislabel it as an act of homosexuality, which it isn't...To call child molestation of a boy by a man "homosexual" or of a girl by a man "heterosexual" is to misunderstand pedophilia. No true pedophile is attracted to adults, so neither homosexuality nor heterosexuality applies.
    2nd of all, sexual preference means nothing when it comes to what two people will do to each other. Bondage is not normal, but many heterosexual couples engage in it.
    Before responding to polls, it would be helpful if you actually educated yourself.
  • Faith ~... Matt Wayne October 26, 2009 08:43:59
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    Did you not understand the response. Or were you just too much of a coward to respond?
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    Brittney August 29, 2009 05:09:45
    Brittney

    Born This WAY!!

    it is NOT a choice.

    Being gay is part of you that you can’t change, like your eye or hair color, or the type of personality you have. If God is responsible for making your hair brown or blond, for making your friend straight or your best friend a heavy metal fan, then he’s responsible for making you gay. Sexuality isn’t a choice, so it’s either down to biology or God; neither case should leave you ever having to feel dirty or ashamed of who you are. We are all born with certain unchangeable qualities, and we have to make the best of them.

    Some people have pets who try to mate with pets of the same sex; I have seen a gay cow bothering other male cows in a field! Animals don’t burden themselves with crap about going to hell - they follow their pure instinct that is programmed into them or bestowed upon them in their design by God. Maybe we can learn something from their purity.

    If you read anything negative about being gay in old books (or even editions of The Bible) remember that the book is written by men, translated by men, edited and altered by men over thousands of years. Men who were strictly religion, men who don’t have the modern outlook we have now. Think what the bible would be like if it was re-written by God tomorrow; what do you think it would say? I imagine it ...

    it is NOT a choice.

    Being gay is part of you that you can’t change, like your eye or hair color, or the type of personality you have. If God is responsible for making your hair brown or blond, for making your friend straight or your best friend a heavy metal fan, then he’s responsible for making you gay. Sexuality isn’t a choice, so it’s either down to biology or God; neither case should leave you ever having to feel dirty or ashamed of who you are. We are all born with certain unchangeable qualities, and we have to make the best of them.

    Some people have pets who try to mate with pets of the same sex; I have seen a gay cow bothering other male cows in a field! Animals don’t burden themselves with crap about going to hell - they follow their pure instinct that is programmed into them or bestowed upon them in their design by God. Maybe we can learn something from their purity.

    If you read anything negative about being gay in old books (or even editions of The Bible) remember that the book is written by men, translated by men, edited and altered by men over thousands of years. Men who were strictly religion, men who don’t have the modern outlook we have now. Think what the bible would be like if it was re-written by God tomorrow; what do you think it would say? I imagine it would call for peace between all people, no matter what their sexual orientation and other background details.

    Being a gay person isn’t God’s bad joke; it’s just part of life. Enjoy who you are: love who you want, be happy, share with people. There’s nothing evil about these things. There is far greater evil in the minds of religious people who scare others into repressed and lonely lives by telling them horror stories about hell. If there is a hell, you can be sure it is reserved for the real evil doers of this world - not for those who just happen to find love and happiness with members of their own sex.
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  • z-Madness-z July 21, 2009 04:11:37
    z-Madness-z

    Born This WAY!!

    Being gay is a fact one discovers by themselves. Simple as that.
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    ClamAttack June 28, 2009 09:37:54
    ClamAttack

    Born This WAY!!

    I dont think, given the challeges of living as a gay person, that they would choose to be a homosexual
  • Jane_Doe June 13, 2009 05:10:21
    Jane_Doe

    Undecided

    it doesn't matter if they choose to be that way or not. 1st amendment lets people express themselves almost anyway they want.
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    Your Face June 13, 2009 04:53:49 (edited)
    Your Face

    Chose To Be This Way

    God in heaven....people R retarded
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    mari June 01, 2009 00:12:30
    mari

    Chose To Be This Way

    Here's what Paul says in Romans chapter 1 from the bible:

    24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
    25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
    26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
    27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another °; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
    28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
    29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
    30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
    31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
    32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such thing...


    Here's what Paul says in Romans chapter 1 from the bible:

    24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
    25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
    26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
    27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another °; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.
    28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
    29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
    30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
    31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
    32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.


    Even if you say you don't believe, The truth about the sin of homosexuality is real. And judgement will be upon our nation if we allow this sin that corrupts our thoughts and eventually our community and nation. We cannot allow our nation to be under God's wrath for the sins that we tolerate for the sake of superficial freedom. True freedom is freedom from the curse of sin that enslave us all. We all have hope of salvation because of the sacrifice that God's Son Jesus already has paid for our sins. All we need is repent and change our ways, believe in His Son, accept His salvation and follow Him!. We cannot believe the lie that Satan tells us that homosexuality is genetic and we cannot change. We can change if we believe in His Son Jesus. He created us, why can't he change us if we ask Him? Nothing is impossible with God. God's wrath is real too because He will surely punish sin with eternal punishment So what is it/ your temporary lust and pleasures and eventual sickness from its consequence or save yourself from eternal misery! Fools don't believe but the truth stays forever and the truth shall shall set you free!
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  • Faith ~... mari June 03, 2009 03:31:21
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    Educate yourself
    Romans 1:26-2:1
    I Corinthians 6:9-11
    I Timothy 1:10
    All three references about sexual deviance are found in the writings of Paul. These passages have always been difficult to translate and even more difficult to interpret because there are no clear English equivalents into which the key Greek words can be translated. The most exhaustive study of the issues involved was published by author Robin Scroggs in his book The New Testament and Homosexuality published in 1983.
    In his study, Scroggs takes us into the Jewish and Greek worlds of Paul's day. He researched the sexual practices and the issues of morality of that day as reflected in literature extant from that day. He found no indication of interest in same-sex sexual relationships between consenting adults. What he did find was the widespread practice of pederasty. In its usual form pederasty was a form of prostitution in which young boys were used sexually by heterosexual males. Devout Jews and Christians were understandable critical of this practice found widely among the Greeks. It is in this context that the words and expressions used by Paul are found in other literature o the same period.
    It is Scroggs' argument that the three references from Paul which we have cited are not commentaries about homosexuality ...

    Educate yourself
    Romans 1:26-2:1
    I Corinthians 6:9-11
    I Timothy 1:10
    All three references about sexual deviance are found in the writings of Paul. These passages have always been difficult to translate and even more difficult to interpret because there are no clear English equivalents into which the key Greek words can be translated. The most exhaustive study of the issues involved was published by author Robin Scroggs in his book The New Testament and Homosexuality published in 1983.
    In his study, Scroggs takes us into the Jewish and Greek worlds of Paul's day. He researched the sexual practices and the issues of morality of that day as reflected in literature extant from that day. He found no indication of interest in same-sex sexual relationships between consenting adults. What he did find was the widespread practice of pederasty. In its usual form pederasty was a form of prostitution in which young boys were used sexually by heterosexual males. Devout Jews and Christians were understandable critical of this practice found widely among the Greeks. It is in this context that the words and expressions used by Paul are found in other literature o the same period.
    It is Scroggs' argument that the three references from Paul which we have cited are not commentaries about homosexuality in general, but understandable references to the widely known practice of pederasty among the Greeks. Scroggs confronts us with another rule of hermeneutics. He maintains that for moral and ethical passages of the Bible to be applied to today's world, there must be some reasonable similarity between the contexts then and now. In this case the contexts are so dissimilar that the three passages become irrelevant. To make his point even clearer, Scroggs concludes that Paul can be shown to be against only that which he was clearly against.

    One further observation is worthy of consider ation. Nowhere in the New Testament is there a discussion of homosexuality or of any homosexual practice. The three New Testament references are part of lists made in the larger contexts of other discussions. Even if the importance of these three passages could be maximized and be shown to be directly relevant to today's discussion, the very incidental nature of the references would relegate them to secondary importance.
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  • Your Face Faith ~... June 13, 2009 05:09:02
    Your Face
    would u rather they were dead?
    (reading out of my Bible NIV)
    Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13
    "Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable"
    "If a man lies with a man as one lies with a women, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads"
  • Estick Your Face June 15, 2009 08:31:40
    Estick
    Man shall not lie with man as he does with woman.

    "So there you have it: standard missionary position is right out."
  • ClamAttack Your Face June 28, 2009 09:40:30
    ClamAttack
    The question wasn't "Name all the hateful passages in the bible" was it?
  • ClamAttack Your Face June 28, 2009 23:46:00
    ClamAttack
  • Connor ... Your Face August 20, 2009 02:33:19
    Connor Pope
    You quoted the old testament, the old testament does not apply to christians if you believe in jesus.

    If you believe the OT laws you must believe deuteronomy where it says to "Kill those with a different religion"
    "
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    Faith ~... Connor ... September 10, 2009 19:04:30
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    There is NOTHING in the Bible that says a thing about homosexuality, old or new.
  • Connor ... Faith ~... September 10, 2009 19:16:17
    Connor Pope
    No, that is wrong, the Bible clearly states (Only in the old testament) that acting homosexually is wrong. However those laws were revoked including the laws about homosexuality by Jesus.

    However believing in such laws would only make you bigoted, which makes the actual religion bigoted as well.
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    Faith ~... Connor ... September 12, 2009 23:55:20
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    You are such a fool, and a stalker. There is NO WORD in the original language that properly translates to homosexual or homosexuality. I know that you are not one for facts, but that doesn't mean that you can change them.
    In addition, learn how to read. If you did, you would see that I have spent this entire damn poll standing up for homosexuals. Pull your head out of you ass and stop wasting my time.
  • Connor ... Faith ~... September 13, 2009 01:52:26
    Connor Pope
    The Bible does not say homosexuality, Faith, it describes the "act" of homosexuality.

    It says in Leviticus, "A man acting with a man like he would a women in bed, is an abomination"

    That is clearly saying that a man sleeping with another man is an abomination to god.

    But that doesn't matter anyways, because it wasn't written by god, the people only spoke to god in there own views, the bible is full of contradictions and bullshit, and the old testament laws were revoked anyways by Jesus after he died for our sins and fulfilled the testament.
  • skeptic777 Connor ... September 11, 2009 15:11:12
    skeptic777
    The bible clearly states that the unbelivers are blinded to the Word. Homosexuality is in the Old Testament and in the New Testament. We are not bound by the old law but we are bound by the new. I suggest that Faith and Conner read Rom 1:26-29. By the way Conner, Romans is in the New Testament.
  • Connor ... skeptic777 September 11, 2009 20:43:00
    Connor Pope
    Yet again, you do not understand. The language the New testamanet was written in, Koine Greek, has no word for homosexual. Not only was it talking about the act of RAPE in reference to homosexuals but the Romans was a letter written by paul talking about the horrible things priest did, including pederasty, which is what his reference to "homosexuality" is actually talking about.

    You should brush up on your bible facts before stating something that is simply not true.
  • Steve Connor ... October 14, 2009 17:39:15
    Steve
    The Bible is written in parables and metaphors, in part, so airheads like Faith (that's an interesting coincidence) can understand what is being portrayed. It is the act that is described and condemed. Being homosexual has more to do with the chemistry in the mother's body at the time of birth than any other factor. The new child chooses to act or not as they mature. When they act against nature and the word of God that is clearly a choice. End of story!
  • Connor ... Steve October 14, 2009 17:51:02
    Connor Pope
    What? Babies have no choice in what there chemical makeup is going to be at all, period. It is genetic's that choose whether or not you are gay, not a baby.
  • Faith ~... Steve October 15, 2009 04:13:03
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    Ahhh, looks like I've blocked you before you little coward, had to start a fake profile, did ya?? You are an idiot. Go cry in the corner like the little bitch you are and stop wasting my time.
  • xocolatl May 29, 2009 03:47:48
    xocolatl

    Undecided

    I think it deals more with environmental factors.
  • hannah May 22, 2009 21:04:21
    hannah

    Chose To Be This Way

    did not mean 2 click choice i ment 2 click born this way got confused!
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    Tissa May 19, 2009 04:38:52
    Tissa

    Chose To Be This Way

    They weren't born that way cause there's not even a gay gene in their bodies so there now just STFU right now or else.
  • Faith ~... Tissa May 19, 2009 05:09:46
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    Or else what you little puppet?? You are not only a moron, but a coward.
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    Your Face Faith ~... June 13, 2009 05:03:09 (edited)
    Your Face
    Well maybe you'd like to deal with someone ELSE then, huh? reply to everyone of my commeents with something that makes SENSE or YOU are the coward.
  • Faith ~... Your Face June 14, 2009 06:21:07
    Faith ~American Patriot~
    LMAO, another little bitch sock puppet. Go back to your handler and let it know you've been called out for the retard you are.
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