I can't think of a monotheistic faith that forbids violence. Christianity sure doesn't. And it definitely doesn't play out like that in real life.
Matthew 5:39 "But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also."
Luke 6:29 "If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them."
Matthew 22:39-34 "And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
Justifying violence becomes very difficult stacked up against those two quotes. No self defence, and initiating an attack is not loving your neighbour.
Edit: okay so I didn't find it specifically saying eternal but holy shit that's a lot of "homosexuals will burn" references. I mean, that's kind of a turn off right there and I'm not sure how anyone who is just and moral could follow something like this.
http://www.openbible.info/topics/damnation
There are two references to hell in that list. One supports the annihilation theory, i.e. not eternal damnation, and one is a very vague threat that if you sin you will probably be punished.
Edit: okay so I didn't find it specifically saying eternal but holy shit that's a lot of "homosexuals will burn" references. I mean, that's kind of a turn off right there and I'm not sure how anyone who is just and moral could follow something like this.
You are ignoring the question. Is homosexuality a sin? Because the bible says it is a horrific sin. Is it immoral as the bible says, or no?
I believe that homosexual sex is a sin, yes. Depending on how the semantics work out, that may or may not include lesbianism.
However, if anyone says that you will go to hell for 'homosexual acts' (looking at Paul here) they are contradicted by statements such as
"
whosoever believes in me shall not perish" (John 3:16) and
"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9 oh hey there Paul).
It's better to strive to be celibate. It's not evil if you aren't.
"Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand." (Romans 14:3-4)
Yes having homosexual sex is a sin, thoughts of homosexuality are also bad
I actually follow "Deed>Intent>Thought". If you intend to do something, it is equivalent to doing something; if it briefly crosses your mind that you could do something, it's not the same as doing it.
If homosexuality is wrong, why are animals often bisexual and sometimes homosexual? I didn't know animals could sin.
If killing is wrong, why do animals kill each other? This also gets into the while ordeal of "do animals have souls" because something without a soul is fundamentally incapable of sinning, as sin is something that weighs against you in judgment, and a soulless being will not be judged.
Edit: that footnote's not really useful if it doesn't link anywhere, oops.