Born that way.

Aside from the OT scriptures cited etc there's Romans 1:27 in which the Apostle Paul says in the NIV, Romans 1:26, 27:

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26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

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This thread is about the Biblical position on this. The fact is that when you corroborate all scripture, both OT and NT, the consensus is that homosexuality is a grievous sin, relative to Jehovah, the Biblical god's perspective.The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by Jehovah, god, because of the city tolerated the practice of homosexuality. Wiki
acknowledges this.

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Genesis 19:4-5 describes what followed, which confirms its end (RSV):

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But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house; and they called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them (KJV: know them, RSV: know them, NIV: can have sex with them, NJB: can have intercourse with them)."

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In response, Lot refuses to give his guests to the inhabitants of Sodom and, instead, offers them his two virgin daughters to "do to them whatever you like." [Gen 19:8]NASB However, they refuse this offer and threaten to do worse to Lot than they would have done to his guests, and then lunged toward Lot to break down the door. Lot's angelic guests rescue him and strike the men with blindness.

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Having said the above, I do not discriminate against gays, as to how I treat them, in or out of business. Though I view the practice as a deviation of what is natural and what is moral, over the years they have been fairly treated just as straits are. If one or a couple were my neighbors, they would be treated equally as anyone else. I've always had good relations with neighbors over the years. The same would be with a gay neighbor. Thus, I don't regard myself as homophobic.As all are well aware, I consider the Bible as truth and as relevant in all matters. This is no exception.