This is a genuine question, because one of the reasons I left Christianity (I was raised Christian) was that I didn’t like how they hate gay people, are pro-life, etc., and overall are pretty hypocritical. But as I got older, I realized there are Catholics who are pro-choice, aren’t homophobic, and don’t have an issue with having sex before marriage, etc., and basically are not stereotypical religious people at all. But I have to ask—how do they justify this? I mean, it must be very confusing, because if the Bible does say being gay is a sin and you are not homophobic and are pro-LGBTQ+, then you are basically saying sinning is okay, which goes against their very religion. How about Catholics who swear? Basically, how do liberal Christians/Catholics justify their religion? Why be religious if you aren’t going to go all in?
It doesn’t say that.
I think Christians think that everyone sins, if only they believed in a way that people’s sins could be forgiven.
What about Matthew 7:12:
Would you have others tell you to be ashamed of something you can’t change?
What you point out is accurate. I was raided Christian, and a huge thing I have learned is that there is a massive difference between the bible and what the church preaches. Organized religion is the thing that is normally talked about in discussions like this, but the bible itself is fairly straightforward. Love one another. Be a good person. Don’t scorn or judge others. The church added all the extra crap to it.