I'm not a Catholic myself, but I taught at Catholic universities for several years.  I think Francis is more LGBT-accepting than his predecessors, and on a visit to the US, he had a well-publicised private meeting with a former student and his husband.  At the same time, it's very hard to change the direction of a large institution with hundreds of years of tradition behind it–assuming he wanted to. That said, the Catholic church is not as monolithic as some think:  At the local church level, some parishes are very diverse and inclusive; others are quite the opposite. There's also a lot of variation by country/region:  I worked in Sydney, Australia for a while, and while the Anglican church there seemed quite homophobic, the Catholic church (at least the cathedral and its music programme) seemed very inclusive and welcoming.  That's a contrast to the US, the "Episcopal Church" (part of the Anglican Communion) is very LGBT-inclusive.

Raelism is explicitly LGBT friendly. Japanese Shinto doesn't pay attention. Voodoo is surprisingly tolerant, in theory, but in practice it depends on region and political situation. Taoism aspires to peacefully transcend sexuality, and thus does not condemn gays. Priests are expected to marry women, but you don't have to be a priest. Buddhists sometimes claim to be ones, but they are lying - dharmic religions are homophobic at their core, just like abrahamic ones (they have shared notes several millenia ago). At best they're just like modern tolerant christians. Confucianism allows you to bang anyone as long as you make 1-2 babies (total, not per partner), but it's sort of out of fashion today. Some neo-pagan/Wiccan circles are supposed to be this, but they're mostly laughingstock and bunch of posers. Pastafarians and Unicornists are definitely this, but, well…

I learnt a lot about them from this site: https://www.missionaryboys.com/

Judaism is very focused on proper social behaviour. So, a symbol of our faith in the sense of something that would tell a person whether or not we are Jewish has no regulation banning it from the toilet or sex.  I would wear my kippa/yarmulka/that-thing-on-my-head pretty much anytime I'm awake.  I make an exception for walking down really windy streets where it could get blown off.  The same would apply to any symbol worn on a necklace or ring. From what I've been told by Muslim women the similar rules apply to the hijab.  It wouldn't be worn in private or with your family. WE have ritual garments, like the Sikhs, Mormons, Zoroastrians, and Hindus.  A Tallith (prayer shawl) and T'fillin require a special blessing to be said when they are first put on and only used for prayer.  They have to be removed when going to the washroom and as the conclusion of prayer. Here's a picture of a young man of my ethnic background wearing the garments. https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/young-sephardic-jewish-man-tallit-tefillin-56352403

The word "homosexual" first appeared in print in the 1860's. It is the product of modern psychological understanding and the theory of the unconscious or subconscious mind. The concept of an innate unconscious behavioural disposition did not exist before then. The earliest translation of the Bible that contains the word "homosexual" was in 1941. If we accept that the Greek word "Arsenokoites" means a man bedding (having sex with) and another man, something highly debatable, homosexuality is an obviously incorrect translation. 1. more than half of homosexuals are women. 2. many homosexual men don't or have not yet had sex with another man, but they are still homosexuals. 3. if surveys are to believed, the small proportion of heterosexual men that have had sex with another man actually outnumber the total number of homosexual men since the proportion of men who are homosexual is so small. 4. Sexuality refers to a disposition, i.e. who are are sexuality attracted to. It does not refer to any sexual act. The modern translations of the Bible that print the word "homosexual" are therefore clearly and absolutely wrong. The mistranslation changes the meaning from condemning people for what they do, to condemning people for how they were born. https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Arsenokoites http://canyonwalkerconnections.com/word-homosexual-first-introduced-bible/ https://www.forgeonline.org/blog/2019/3/8/what-about-romans-124-27

I am religious because my religion allows me to be whoever I want to be.

@raphjd: If god exists, as in the 3 Abrahamic religions, then he's a vile cunt who doesn't deserve to be worshiped. hahahaha, lol

in my case i can confirm this. my mother votes for the christian party but i was not raised in a religious family. however i think its common that people unfortunate enough to be born in a scientology family decides scientology is not for them and then get isolated by the rest of the family. @raphjd: Virtually all believers are the same religion as their parents.

ew no. how would that even work? like id like to hear the explanation of how a people through all of recorded history, including in nazi ww2 germany has made a "choice" to be gay. absolutely make no sense so itd be interesting to hear how people think gay people make a conscious decision to b gay,

@flozen: Are there any existing spells you would apply to this situation, or would you invent a new spell to cast on these educators? I'd cast Riddikulus, but it may not be necessary…

Atheism is in the rise in developed countries with higher rates of education/big percentage of people with high education level so i don't think it's just a coincidence.

Edit to my previous comment.

Thank You. And I shaved.

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@BoromirsFan: Religion is a framework for social  values and norms. So it can definitely have a strong influence. But it depends on how rigid that framework is. If it's loose you'll have more accepting people. If it's firm you could more people set in their ways. Agreed.

Could you clarify?  A lot of Protestants are now calling themselves "Orthodox" without being members of any of the Eastern Churches. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/subdivisions/easternorthodox_1.shtml

A mother said to her child "You're special", a friend or somebody else would say the same thing to you or me in a given time of our lives. But if we're all labeled as such, there is nobody truly special. ! (Just attention whores)

LMAO! Go see my post in the "Theist Atheist" thread.  :cheers:

I'm sure there are plenty of jews on the site.

atheist :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: ::)