Is God Homophobic?

Homophobia is defined as unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality. In turn, a homosexual is a person who is sexually attracted to people of his own sex. Therefore, if God is homophobic, he fears homosexuals or is antipathetic toward homosexuals. That is as far as Richard Dawkins, the author, sees God.

Is God homophobic?

To begin with, Dawkins proposes to be a militant atheist, but he quibbles between believing in the existence of God or not at all. In an interview withThe Telegraph, February 24, 2012, he said -

I can't be sure God does not exist... On a scale of seven, where one means I know he exists, and seven I know he doesn't, I call myself a six... That doesn't mean I'm absolutely confident, that I absolutely know, because I don't.

Two years later, in an article written for The Telegraph dated 24 May 2014 by Science Correspondent

Sarah Knapton, Dawkins was quoted as saying -

I would describe myself as a secular Christian in the same sense as secular Jews have a feeling for nostalgia and ceremonies... I am a secular Christian, if you want to call me that.

Dawkins is therefore not an atheist in the true sense but at best, an agnostic, albeit a licentious one. By definition, he is one who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena. In effect, he doesn't claim faith or disbelief in God. Being that, Dawkins took the liberty of maliciously piling adjectives about God in his book, The God Delusion.

There is no logic in the accusation of Dawkins that God is homophobic for the reason that God is not a respecter of persons. Here's what the Bible says -

THE ROMANS 2:11

For there is no respect of persons with God.

It is not because you are a real man or a real woman that you are counted "special" in His sight. Why? Because He created all men.

EXODUS 4:11

And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

THE ACTS 17:26

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

I CHRONICLES 29:11

Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven andin the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

REVELATION 4:11

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

What Dawkins does not understand is, that man is part of God's creation whether he is straight or homosexual. How can a God who created all men and is not a respecter of persons be homophobic? Since He doesn't practice favoritism in His creation, how can He be homophobic? In fact, God wants all men to be saved.

I TIMOTHY 2:4

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

The most loving and compassionate Creator is offering everyone including homosexuals salvation.

THE ACTS 10:34-35

34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

35 But in every nation he that feareth him,and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.

God accepts everyone that doeth righteousness. He is not partial to homos. There is the distinction that what is sinful is homosexual behavior but not same-sex orientation. If one has an orientation toward something, he doesn't have to translate that orientation into activity. That orientation is not sinful, but the activity is.

It is the act of unrighteousness that God dislikes among homosexuals and every other man! Any sinful act is offensive to God. But if homosexuals refrain from unrighteousness, they can be sanctified to merit salvation.

I CORINTHIANS 6:9-11(ESV)

9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Accusing God who sanctifies homosexuals to be homophobic is most certainly unfair! It is just as irresponsible as the tweets of Richard Dawkins on ranking rape and pedophilia as mild and violent - as if they were something to be condoned if "mild" only. Dawkins excuses himself that he doesn't endorse either, so for what purpose is the ranking?

Surprise of surprises, Dawkin's prurient interests manifest in his representing homos. He who affords himself the oxymoron of being "secular Christian" is one with a very loose tongue. What does research say about homosexuality and what happens when orientation translates into activity? Isn't Dawkins endorsing them by way of calling God homophobic?

Now let us look deeper into the rationale that God set on His holy book hated by unbelievers.

ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION

LEVITICUS 18:22

You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

What are the scientific considerations that authenticate the scientificity of this biblical injunction? The possibilities of a man lying with another man or a woman with another woman is through anal and oral sex.

On its website, the National Health Service (NHS) of England (www.nhs.uk) discusses the health risks of anal sex as one of common health questions. Accordingly, anal sex is any type of sexual activity that involves the anal area (bottom). This includes: (1) Penetrating the anus with a penis, (2) Penetrating the anus with fingers or sex toys, such as vibrators, (3) Oral sex (stimulating the anus using the mouth or tongue, also known as rimming). It explains that anal sex can spread STIs and why -