Throughout history many different styles and beliefs have came about. Most of these religions have started over natural curiosity. They try to explain the unexplainable. They attempt to answer questions such as: Where did the animals come from? Where did people come from? Why are there oceans and seas? Why are there a sun, moon and stars in the sky? Why do different people speak in different languages? Not only do they attempt to answer questions about the beginnings of things, but religions also attempt to settle curiosity about the end of things as well.

Religions sometimes indicate how to maintain public health and safety.

Religion also does another important thing. It strives to teach people important things about how to get along with one another. It helps to reinforce things such as not hurting other people physically, mentally or spiritually. In essence, this is a form of government. Most religions demonstrate this by examples through stories or parables.

The Bible is an interesting, deep and delicate subject. The Bible holds profound meaning for a lot of people. The fact is that the Bible is a collection of materials written by many people. It contains stories, prayers, thoughts, inner feelings, songs and family trees. Many of these things were told and retold from generation to generation before they were ever written down, when men were little more than primitive cavemen; superstitious and lead by a few

The Bible has been translated from translations. It has been written, rewritten and (in some cases) purposefully altered. These things can cloud issues. But, the Bible's premise is still there, to explain the unexplainable.

The Bible does state things about men having sex with other men. Remember, the Bible was written about people. But, not all of the characters in the Bible were good characters. Just like today, many of the people in the Bible acted solely for what they wanted. Many of the people of the time were not knowledgeable, just like today. The people written about were not infallible.

Another point of view is that society has changed drastically from the Bible. We no longer burn a portion of our crops nor do we destroy manufactured goods as a sacrifice to God. We no longer condemn people for wearing clothes made from wool and cotton blends. Many people eat sausage without paying a fine. It is no longer a punishable crime to want to have the same car as your friend. No one is placed in jail for making a movie about zombies (old Testament and the 10 commandments).

Verses can be used to forward one agenda while others are forgotten. Does man now decide which verses are "still" valuable and which are not? Most Christians today seem to only value those that they prefer.

The bible is full of philosophical contradictions. Are we saved by faith, grace or works? Do you have to be baptized to get into heaven? Are we predestined by God to go to heaven or is it totally a freewill choice? Does God tempt man?

Even one of the largest anti-gay Christian churches states that the Bible has inconsistencies:

When asked, "Why do you preach hate?

Because the Bible preaches hate. For every one verse about God's mercy, love, compassion, etc., there are two verses about his vengeance, hatred, wrath, etc."

The main character of the New Testament in the Bible is Jesus. He was a wild, radical person in his time. He ran around defying authority and breaking laws. He tried to teach other people to also defy the mainstream. He fought against the mainstream of slavery and oppression. He fought against ignorance. He taught people how to meditate to find inner balance. He taught understanding for all kinds of people. He taught peace and love. He tried to teach people how to get along with one another. And consequently was hammered to a steak for doing that.

Jesus tried to show people how not to harm others physically, mentally or spiritually. He did this by example of showing good, not by condemning people. This is a lesson that many people need to learn.

Jesus never spoke out against heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality. He did however, try to teach us not to have sex with other people when it would hurt others emotionally and possibly spread disease.

Sin is an outdated term. Technically, it's not old English (before the Bible had its last major re-translation) but it's not a current term either. Similarly, we no longer frequently use the word thou. The word sin almost has a mystical feeling to it as if in any context in which it is said; the person should curl up into a small ball of shame and despair.

The use of outdated terms, like sin, help cloud issues and it clutters people's judgement. To make more sense, the current synonym of crime should be used instead of sin. Therefore, it is a crime to kill someone. But, having sex with someone is only a crime if they are under age, if it is not consensual or if there is an exchange of money.

Christianity has a good underlying cause. It works to spread peace. But, the peace that most Christians promote is a superficial peace. It works by condemning those it does not like. It promotes that there will be peace as long as you act and think as they say you should. They lack understanding and acceptance of the many different types of people. Instead of actually promoting peace, they are attributing to hate.

Anytime you slander, discriminate, ridicule or ostracize anyone for any reason, it is not acceptance; it is hate.

Some Christians go so far as to say that it's OK to be gay as long as you don't think it, show it or talk about it. But, that is not understanding. It is not acceptance. It is stating that you're going to be an outcast and disliked if you do not act and think the way we tell you to.

Some groups of Christianity are fully accepting of bisexuals. But, usually these groups are founded by bisexuals and are not accepted by other groups of Christians.

In the 1960's many Christians believed that being black was a curse by God upon man. We no longer hear about that. But, currently some state that AIDS is a curse on gays. They fall short when confronted with facts, such as that heterosexual women are the fastest growing class of people with AIDS and the fact that there are many more cases of heterosexuals with AIDS than bisexuals.

This cursing is another ploy to control people's behavior. Once again, it is not any type of understanding, but rather hate by saying that if you are gay you will be cursed. Little do they admit to the fact that many more bisexuals do not have HIV or AIDS than those that do.

Only if everyone could come to the understanding that they need to concentrate on running their own lives, worry about how good (or lack there of) they treat everyone else and allow others the freedom to lead their own lives, then there would be peace.

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