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Much like racism and sexism, homophobia is just as big and a part of our culture and a type of discrimination that unfortunately, will remain a problem throughout my and many other generations to come. Religion and The idea of homosexuality tend to be offensive to many religious individuals, especially Christians. One of the “Golden Rules” stated in the Bible is to treat others how you would like to be treated; yet many Christians mistreat homosexuals all the time. Homosexuality within Christianity has many sides and with it many issues arise from it. For decades, homosexuals have been seen as worshipers of evil and along with such discriminations many have been characterized as vulgar, stubborn and wicked.
“While some areas of the United States have made progress in securing rights for gay people, Bible belt states lag behind” (Barton, 70). There are those who think that it is a sin in God’s eyes and according to the Bible, and there are those who conceive the God and the Bible are not specific to gays. The connection among religion and homosexuality can differ among different religions. On that point are a great deal of religious groups that are negative towards homosexuality, and there are many dissimilar types of actions they may take towards homosexual behavior. In many Christian families who have a homosexual individual in the family, most choose to keep it a secret in order to not get rejected from their families, friends and neighbors (Barton, 87). Nevertheless, on that point are many religions who view two people of the same sexual orientation to be a positive thing and many religious may even bless and support homosexuals.
Though there has been “several Christian groups are openly supporting lesbians and gay members, in...

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