Is Homosexuality Natural, or Supernatural?

Religious people usually claim that homosexuality is a choice. If this is true, then how does one account for the Bonobo chimpanzee? These close relatives of ours use sex as a social lubricant (no pun intended), with both sexes engaging in frequent homosexual activity. Is this a lifestyle choice? Do they have “free will,” or is their behavior natural?

If it is natural in the Bonobo, then there is good reason to believe that it is natural in humans (not to mention the other species that exhibit the behavior). This would refute the “choice” hypothesis. It would also mean that God, as the creator of all things, must have created homosexuals and intended them to be that way.

If it is unnatural, then it must be the opposite of natural, since a behavior cannot be both natural and unnatural. The opposite of natural is supernatural. This, too, would mean that God created homosexuals and intended them to be that way.

Which position would the religious prefer to deny? Unless they wish to present some other hypothesis, they must decide if homosexuality is natural or supernatural. The only solution to this riddle, as I see it, is to grant free will to those other species, which raises a whole new set of questions that will need answering.

Is Christianity a Cult of Death?

Why do Christians dwell on the symbolism of the cross? They seem to want to be constantly reminded of the gruesome, torturous execution of Jesus. Their fixation on this event troubles me. Even if I were to accept the veracity of the Christian religion (which I do not), I would seek out a church that does not display the crucifix. I wonder, does any such congregation or denomination exist?

I know that Jehovah’s Witnesses translate the original text to read that Jesus was executed on a stake (a single upright beam) rather than a cross, and I’ve never heard of them obsessing over that (wearing torture stake necklaces, etc.). The Mormons, as far as I know, do not place much emphasis on the cross. But those are two rather unique minorities; I cannot think of any prominent Christian sect, which believes that a cross was used, that does not feature it prominently in their worship.

I think if I were a Christian, I would rather dwell on the positive aspects of the religion (such as they are), instead of stroking my crucifix, with my eyes fixated on a life-sized representation of a naked, blood-soaked man, nailed to a cross, dying in an expression of obvious agony, such as can be found in so many churches around the world.

What a barbaric death-cult Christianity appears to be.

First Post: Religion?

Where does one begin a blog? I’ve started a few others in the past, but always abandoned them after a few posts because I find blogging to be annoyingly presumptive; why would anyone care what some random stranger has to say? This time my motivation is different: I do not intend to ramble on about my inane day-to-day activities, but rather to jot down random thoughts and, I hope, to sort through and sharpen my own beliefs. This “blog” is for me. If somebody else stumbles upon it and wants to comment, that’s cool. If nobody ever finds this place, that’s cool, too.

That said, I suppose religious identification is as good a place to start as any. I currently define myself as…

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Deleted. What was written here was annoyingly convoluted. It seems I still haven’t settled on a comfortable description of my views on religion. What I am sure of is that the need for such terminology irritates me. For now, I’ll simply state that I am godless. This post will be updated if/when I come up with a concise term that doesn’t require clarification, as both atheist and agnostic do.

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So there it is: my first post is in the can. As to precisely how and why I arrived at my current religious self-identity, that will have to wait for another post.