First of all, Christ fulfilled the law of Moses, all things became new. The law of Moses was one of carnal commandments. Christ gave the new. For example, circumcision was done away, the gospel preached to the Gentiles, the eating of unclean animals. Christ taught not to stone, such as the woman taken in adultery and Christ asked he who is without sin cast the first stone. Christ changed the law, He made it and He changed it.
Second, just because men change and want to make, unmake religion to suit or justify themselves, does not make it right. Unless God says it is okay, it is not. Who are men to change what God has decreed? That is like saying the traffic laws do not apply to me, I can speed if I want and who cares what is right.
I love how people claim that those who do not approve of homosexuality are labeled as bigots. I do not like adultery, does that mean that I am bigoted against adulterers? Garbage.
As to other religions, I do not know their beliefs regarding homosexuality, I am speaking specifically of those who are Christian and either practice it and/or condone it.
To those who say let whatever is natural be the rule. We are not animals! Is it excusable for a man to cheat on his wife because it is natural for him to want sex with more than one woman? There is no excuse for it.
If you are atheist, well I guess no rules apply, do whatever you want or those who think Christianity is awful, I guess you better hope you are right. If I am wrong, then I have done what I can to live a good and moral life. If you are wrong, hehe, that will be interesting to see. I can't lose, unless I am doing something contrary to God's will.
And for those who dislike Christ and His teachings, well, it is so terrible to have something that teaches right and wrong. Yes, people have used it incorrectly, and for that they will have to answer to God. No excuse for that!
As to God should forgive, He does if one repents and changes their ways. He forgives whom He will, we are commanded to forgive all.
As for the reasons about gays, read Romans 1:22-32, below. I think God's mind on the matter is pretty clear.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
