Thread:Obi the LEGO Fan/@comment-26436937-20150605034630/@comment-4845243-20150605181156

Luke McSwagger99 wrote: Obi the LEGO Fan wrote: Here's my request.

You're saying you dislike the behavior or "lifestyle" (ftr, LGBT* people have many different lifestyles, there is no such thing as one "gay lifestyle" :P), correct?

But the word "homosexuality" does not mean any behavior or lifestyle, it means being attracted to people of the same gender.

When you say "homosexuality is a sin" you mean that certain actions are a sin, right? But what LGBT* people hear is "my existence is a sin," because you are conflating actions with orientation. Actions are obviously choices, but LGBT* people don't choose to be the way they are. So if you clarify that your position is against behavior and not against people, that would be great.

Homophobia is defined as an extreme and irrational aversion to homosexuality or homosexual people. Aversion meaning "strong dislike." So stating you dislike homosexuality can be homophobic even if you don't dislike the people. What you don't realize is that one aspect of my beliefs regarding homosexuality is that I believe being homosexual is indeed a choice. I dislike that choice. That's my belief. If your dislike for homosexuality is based on the belief that homosexuality is a choice, then this dislike is both irrational and extreme.

Irrational because it ignores all the testimonies of LGBT* people themselves, and all other evidence on the subject of any kind. Ignoring evidence is irrational.

Extreme because even those who share your convictions about the Bible, and even out of those who disagree with same-sex marriage and homosexuality, are willing to recognize that it's not a choice. Most of those who share your religion (myself included) and respect the Bible (myself included) aren't going to make a claim against all the evidence. It's an extreme belief, as in very far from moderate beliefs and very far from the usual.

So I really do think it's going too far to have that on your page.