It has long been debated that due to certain aspects in the Bible it is immoral for a person to be both religious and homosexual.
As a byproduct of this, religion is the number one argument against homosexuality and same sex marriage. People believe that if the Bible does not condone homosexuality they should not either. These are usually the “closed-minded” or people who are strong believers in the word and have “unquestionable” faith on their perception of the word.
As a young woman being brought up in the church Andrea Randolph still allows her mind to flow over the “all homosexuals are hell bound” mindset that some religious people clinch to today. The freshman mass communication major and strong believer in Christ said, “I’ve been affiliated with religion since I was born. Religion is in my family. I believe everyone, no matter who you are or what you are, reserves the right to worship whoever they choose.” Randolph ended with a simple statement saying, “We all know that homosexuality is a sin ,but the Bible says no one sin is greater than the other. At the end of the day Jesus died for our sins.”
A freshman at Prairie View A&M University who identified herself as homosexual, said she believes in God and attends church regularly. When asked how she felt about 1 Corinthians 6 9-10 which states “Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God…Those who indulge in sexual sin…practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or abusive, or cheat people-none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God,” she brought up an interesting point, describing homosexuality as a sin, just like so many others.
“I feel that people focus too much on homosexuality. What about the cheaters? What about the people who have sex before marriage? I can’t help the way I feel all I can do is repent like the next person. God knows my heart,” she said.
When asked about the possibility of being both homosexual and religious, she said, “Of course. God will take me where I need to be. I don’t need to explain myself to the world. God loves me; He will take care of me. I believe in Him and that’s all I need to do.”
Her passion and emotion for this issue projected clearly through her powerful words.
It seems everyone has with various opinions when referring to this subject.
When Malachi Hatter-Bell, a freshman computer science major at Prairie View A&M University who has been affiliated with religion since an early age, disagreed with the common belief that all homosexuals go to hell.
“Me personally, I don’t believe he intended for us to have same sex relationships, but I don’t think he will send us to hell because of it,” said Hatter-Bell.
Some may say he is underestimating the authority of God or some may say he is bringing emphasis to the grace and mercy of God but can anyone really be certain?
Although many people do not see religion and homosexuality as coexisting, it does not mean it isn’t happening. People who prefer to date within their gender yet still contain as much or maybe even more faith as the next Christian. Who’s to say they’re wrong and who’s to say they’re not?