GLBT Rights and Christianity

[Dranzer]

People today that consider themselves Christians yet want to help gays, women and religious tolerance aren't truly following the teachings of Christ. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I mean, believing he was the son of god and died for our sins means you believe in the Christian pantheon. Like a satanist.

I fail to see how someone doing those things isn't following the teachings of Christ. His message was love, plain and simple. He told his disciples to love one another as he had loved them. He even said this after washing their feet. He used the analogy of the good shepherd and told his disciples to take on such a role to spread his message. Where in the Bible does Jesus remark on any of those issues that you've just referenced? I've never read them. Ever.

Also, tattoos are another thing mentioned in the book of Leviticus. Again, this doesn't apply to a follower of Christ. I disagree with your last few statements completely. In fact, I think doing those things are following his teachings. They involve not judging others and trying to deem those considered to be inferior as equal. How does this contradict anything that Christ taught?

EDIT- I'm going to add right now that I'm absolutely not a fundamentalist. I don't like discussing religion, but I thought it'd be interesting to share my findings with any member of the GLBT community that might not have known some of them.