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I am confused as to why people place so much emphasis on the Nicene Creed. It was written long after Jesus' time on earth. What makes it any more "divine" or valid than any other statement made by any Christian that has lived for the past couple thousand years???

I'm only speaking of direct contradiction to what the Bible says... i.e. if it says to confess your sins in prayer directly to God, and a church says you MUST confess your sins to a priest instead.

Webster's definition of lust is irrelevant in this debate. Biblical scholars used the word based on its meaning at the time.

Slightly off topic, but it bothers me when humans try to pass their opinions off as God's will, even when these opinions go in direct contrast to what the Bible says. A certain Christian sect has been doing this for centuries and it is quite saddening to see people fall for it.

Keep in mind God did not have to offer us a chance at salvation through Jesus. We are blessed to even have the opportunity.

Tricky question. I think it depends on the cicrumstances. If a person goes around kissing lots of people for fun, that's not a good thing. Kissing out of love is completely different than kissing out of lust.

I just paid a visit to your "Our Decaying Society" link. Good stuff.

I'm all for translating the Bible into modern language, but the language in what you quoted there is reeeeeeeeeealy stretching it... it's not even close to what the actual Bible says. Anyways, I'm definitely not one to disqualify things the Bible says, but one important point is that it was...

As Christians, we are supposed to live our lives for God and do whatever we can to stay away from sin. If a person chooses to actively participate in homosexuality, that is a choice to go against God's will in favor of worldy desires. And though we all do commit intentional sins, choosing to...

Modern psychological evidence overwhelmingly shows that our psychological traits are a result of a mixture of heredity AND environment. Thus, there's no need to fret and think that God made someone gay. Environment is to blame in this specific situation, that's all. As far as the statement...

If you do a little research, you will find that homosexuality was diagnosed as a mental disorder in the past, until it behavior became more accepted in society. Thus, it's no longer diagnosed as a mental disorder for the sake of political correctness.