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Why are Christians homophobic?

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English: No Homophobia logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Generally speaking, Christians are not homophobic. They're not afraid of homosexuals (though some might be).  It is just that true Christians consider homosexuality a  sin . Think about it this way--Christians would consider theft a sin but are not "cleptophobic." Just because we believe something is wrong, doesn't mean we are phobic anymore than someone saying Christianity is wrong makes them christophobic . You see, Christians are not into "correct-speech" and "correct-thought" advocated by the dystopian intelligensia.  Just because lots of people think homosexuality is right, doesn't make it right.  Moral truth isn't determined by the majority opinion or what year it is.  Saying "Most believe it is okay, therefore, it is okay," or "But this is the 21st century!  Homosexuality is just another lifestyle" doesn't mean it is okay. Nevertheless, to more

Former lesbian on why it’s ‘cruel’ for Church leaders to go soft on same-sex relationships

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Lesbian sin (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Robin Teresa Beck, 59, lived through 12 lesbian relationships over the course of 35 years before her dramatic conversion to the Catholic faith and healing from homosexuality, just five years ago. Read LifeSiteNews’ coverage of Robin’s dramatic story  here . Read the full interview here . Beck spoke with LifeSiteNews over the phone from her home in Michigan in the Detroit area about everything from the impossibility of creating a healthy gay relationship, to why lesbian relationships can never fulfill the emotional needs of women, to how she believes God looks on people struggling with homosexuality, to how the Church should approach homosexuals. Her experience with same-sex attraction and the gay lifestyle gives her insight into what is at the heart of homosexuality and why it is fundamentally incompatible with the human person and with Christianity . “Our Creator said that a man leaves his mother and father and comes together wi

Georgetown Univ. celebrates ‘LGBTQ History Month’ with ‘OUTober’

Georgetown University ’s LGBTQ Resource Center and GU Pride are currently holding “OUTober,” an ongoing event celebrating “LGBTQ History Month,” according to  The Hoya . This year’s OUTober featured a “coming out day” and a lecture from a transgender activist. According to the  campaign description , this year’s theme for OUTober is “OUT FOR.” The description states that the theme “echoes Georgetown’s Jesuit values, highlighting the commitment and responsibility of Georgetown students as ‘men and women for others.’”  However, the event description makes no mention of Catholic teaching on human sexuality . The  Catechism of the Catholic Church  states that men and women with homosexual tendencies must be treated with “respect, compassion, and sensitivity,” but that “homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered” and that “[h]omosexual persons are called to chastity.” Also, a  Vatican statement  entitled “Considerations Regarding Proposals to Give Legal Recognition to Unions Bet