What is a 'typical ' boy?

Nobody is talking about "changing feelings to suit the fashion of the day," but of being open minded. Life experience is a great educator which is why old people are often surprisingly less judgemental than we might expect. OK, some old people.
But for instance, you might have a prejudice against a religion, race or sexual inclination never having met anybody in those categories. If you get to know them and (in the case of family or good friends) love them, the prejudice comes a long way second.
Fashion does not come into it.

It has nothing to do with "judging". You have to have your own creed to follow.

Can sin exist without a God? Maybe not.

LumpySpacedPrincess mentioned out-dated and ageist both of which are time and therfore fashion related?

Otherwise I agree with your post DaphneBroon.

It's not a discussion you can have on here. Too many would cry "homophobia". Perhaps because they are close minded.

It wouldn't affect love for a family member. Or for anyone outside of your family come to that. Why would it?

Eh, people who challenge homophobic views are closed minded? Seriously?

Some people might genuinely believe that homosexuality is sinful. I am still undecided.

Oooo jingl, I can help with this one so you can be totes decided. It's not, a sin that is. See grown ups fancy other grown ups and if the grown up you fancy fancies you back then All. Is. Well. Proceed and have fun. Move along people, nothing to see here.

hth

Yes. I expect you are right.

No she is not.
Is someone even allowed to say that on here nowadays?

But as others have said, that does not mean that we dont love the people.

obieone the you think homosexuality is a sin?

then, not the.

yes you are allowed to say Obie you can make up your own mind. Lumpy hasn't been made Queen yet

Not queen, though I do look good in a crown. But, homosexuality is not a sin, it's completely natural and normal, that's just stating a fact, like, the lettuce I had today was green.

The Bible says it is a sin. I dont intend to go into a long debate or discussion about it, as it has been discussed on here about a year ago.

Thanks NanaandGrampy. I was a bit wary of saying it on here, as I didnt see GandTea's original post that got deleted, and there are now so many deletes on this thread[I feel sorry for Oldgoose by the way, as I wouldn't have thought that this is the way she wanted the thread to go at all]that I cant work out what is allowed on gransnet about all of this.

Yes, obione I'm sure this thread has gone further than the OP anticipated.

I don't have any problem with homosexuality Lumpy but I also reserve the right to not be dictated to about what is right and wrong....for instance I like red lettuce but you like green...does that mean I can only have green lettuce going forward.

No...it means I can make up my own mind so you making a flat statement that its not a sin should really be prefaced by ...in your opinion. Don't you think?

Yes as you say, obieone there was lengthy discussion about sin, the Bible, Old Testament attitudes etc with Soontobe, but just as the world has moved on and we (in the West at any rate) no longer stone women "taken in adultery", regard homosexuality as a crime punishable by death, advocate an eye for an eye, regard masturbation as a capital offence, or believe in Creationism, attitudes move on with knowledge. Fundamentalism belongs in the realms of ISIS not our enlightened society.
That is not fashion that is civilisation that is progress

There are some who are born with mixed genders.
I remember in my working days there was one poor lad who was born without a penis, just a hole in his stomach to pee. And I know personally a family whose first son had a variation of this condition. There are other versions, which often lead to 'camp' behaviour.
It takes all sorts, and I sometimes think that G-d had his tongue in his cheek when he gave animals, including humans, the sex drive. He knew it would cause trouble!

Nope, when I said my lettuce was green that was a statement of fact, if I had eaten red lettuce then that statement would have been true. Homesexuality is not a sin, fact. As DaphneBoon quite rightly says we are quite comfortable leaving some things the bible says behind yet cling to the ones that support our prejudice. I don't see many preachers condemning people for wearing linen and wool, even though the bible says so.

What has brought the word "pugnacious" to my mind?

Oh yes! It was Daphnebroon's post!

I sometimes wonder what other posters, the ones we hear nothing of these days, think on some subjects. What did happen to Alea and Gracesmum?

Now, what made me think of them?! Oh yes.

Pugnacious.

The Bible has the Old Testament[which has things like wearing linen and wool, and eye for an eye] and The New Testament. The New Testament susperceded the Old Testament about 200o years ago! Most people know this.
Masturbation as far as I know is not a sin in either.
Anything else to do with Bible things can be discussed in a different thread if someone wanted to start one.
I dont think it is fair to the OP going as far off topic.

jingl, you are wicked!