Marc Shaiman: "God made me Gay"

[ThePhantom135]

The bible does condemn homosexual erotic behavior but it also condemns lying, theft, murder, and not loving your neighbor. The verses about condemnation apply to EVERYONE because we all have sinned. It's ridiculous to me that there are still people out there who have it out for the LGBT community. Why must we hate? Why not love?

[schoolhouse91]

We All Are Born Into This World As Virgins. It's A Choice To Have Sex!

[liw213]

Perhaps being Gay isnt a choice.After all,who in their right mind would want to do something so terriblly horrific and disgusting unless they were made that way?

I hear that God makes Homosexuals merely to fall,like drones.They exist merely for God to show his power.He will destroy them to prove God is who he says he is.

[tjobv]

2:05: If someone works on the Sabbath it is our moral obligation to kill them''.

Wrong. There is nowhere in the Bible that says it like that.

He is referring to Exodus 31:15 (i believe): Where Moses says to the Jews that everybody who will work on Sunday, would be, according to him, be put to death by God.

There is NOWHERE in the Bible that actually calls upon the reader to kill a person when he or she works on Sunday.

[Skyheartstar777]

Genesis 18 The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”

[Skyheartstar777]

Romans 1:24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. Homosexuality came down upon people because of evil. Marriage is meant for man and woman in the bible. Homosexuality is considered fornication, fornicators per Rev. 21:8 go into hell.

[jjammin1812]

No-one is born GAY! The science is done...the truth is here...being GAY is a choice!!!

[bigbengamer]

I don't care if people are 'born' gay or they simply choose that lifestyle. There's nothing in the constitution that makes being gay illegal, yet there is a growing number of people who want it to be banned from this country. Can you imagine how well civil rights for blacks would have succeeded if it had gone up for vote in the 60's instead of being properly inducted through legislation?

[tomcamp6023]

God talk in the bible about turning from him and worshiping false idol. His God is Music. He just said it. He doesn't know God and when he does he will realize what he is saying is wrong and a sin. Homosexuals and anyone that is living in sin need to turn from there sin and pray to God for strength . That is the only way you will really be able to over come it.

[Soulmaka2]

@tomcamp6023 Ok the bible is just a book about how and why to kill someone and is violent and vile and people like you just say sexuality Is a choice because you can't fond real reasons for it being wrong which it isent and why would anyone chose to be gay they get discriminated and don't have the same rights as straight people if you actully think that they there is something wrong with you your stupidity and other peoples stupidity are the reason for so much hate in this world

[tabithadee]

@Soulmaka2 It's funny I gonna asume your a non beliver do you evn read your bible cause if you do read the new testiment:) That will help you, and no god doesn't like violence infact no christian is suppose to insult or hurt a gay person, however being gay is a sin I'm sorry to say that. It is says in the bible that women must wear a bonnet and dress to their ankels, but we'er not going hell because we don't do that:)

[Soulmaka2]

@tomcamp6023 and most christian activist like pat robertons use homophobia just for the money they dont really care who is commiting suicide just as long as there getting there pay checks so they can go smoke pot and hire prostitutes people like you are disgusting and cruel

[ijohneb]

God didn't make him gay. He just allowed him to become what he wanted to be. Look at Romans 1 and you find quickly why he is where he is.

[tomcamp6023]

@ijohneb . Amen brother.

[mrcooldude964]

god dont make anyone born gay. but god does something to say about those who chose to live the gay lifestyle,

1 cor 6:9-10, Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders will inherit the kingdom of God.

stop decieving yourself and justifying in your mind that god made you gay while you still can, repent and come to jesus

[disgustedoffended]

He say's he wants to do all of this but he want's to do it by force. He was trying to force Ekerman to recan't and give money to the gay cause, instead he forced him to resign. Shaiman should be boycotted and blacklisted. He needs a taste of his own medicine.

[lrmswift]

Ring the bells that still can ring

Forget your perfect offering

There is a crack in everything

Thats how the light gets in

[tomcamp6023]

@lrmswift . Sounds alittle like giving up.

[mrcooldude964]

if your drawn to the gay lifestyle get good christian counciling, born gay is a demonic stronghold. it has nothing to do with god, fact is most just use god as an excuse to keep living in sin, whats god say about the gay lifestyle?--->

1 cor 6:9-10, Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders will inherit the kingdom of God.

jesus will not turn away anyone who truly comes to him, but you have to truly ask for him

[SavingPrivateBob]

@mrcooldude964 did god day that? no. a man wrote it.

[MamaMario13]

@mrcooldude964 god isnt real dude its all a fantasy just like santa or the tooth fairy

[Nubian565]

So if God made gay people, then is God a sinner? Because he is letting it happen.

[tomcamp6023]

@Nubian565 . God gives us free will. You have a Choice. You are not forced to sleep with the same sex. You can turn from you sin and God will give you the strength or you can continue . Your choice.

[ThePiano1991]

It makes me so angry that a book, and that is all it is can cause such stupid arguments. I am gay and born gay. Everyone is born equal in my eyes, I just think its a shame that these things are all going wrong because of the bible and nothing else!

[tomcamp6023]

@ThePiano1991 God gave us rules while we are living here for a short time. Like a good father the Lord disciplines us. Through discipine come self esteem.

[Gary01839]

When people point out a moral view that is not the same as someone else has they go to name calling. It's the same as being a kid and saying "your moma" It points out they can't honestly defend the way they think. Just look at Romans 1: 24-32 and then tell me what God thinks of gay people. And to be clear sin is sin. A thief is just as guilty of sin as a gay. Romans 3: 22-24 points out we ALL fall short. John 3:16 is the answer to that.

[Gary01839]

It makes as much sence to say you can be gay and chritian as me saying I can be christian and a porn star. When people had an encounter with Jesus in the Bible they ran from their sins. I am not judging anyone. I simply am pointing out what the Bible says. Read Romans 1:24-32 and then tell me what God has to say about this.

[poetaviolinista]

@Gary01839 Cast the first stone then, oh pure Christian who knows everything.

[tomcamp6023]

@Gary01839 . Gary you can be gay and be a Christian. There are lots of people that have the thoughts about being with the opposite sex or lusting after someone. Just because you are attracted does not mean you have to act on it. If you are living in sin and acting on your desires than you are probably not a saved Christian but there are alot of gay men who turn from there behavior and are Godly Christian men now. God gives them the strenght to overcome and even at time changes there attraction.

[uraine7626]

@Gary01839 Christianity isn't determine by gay or straight. And Romans 1:24-32 doesn't tell what god says but what paul says. As holy as the bible is a lot of it is written by man point of veiw. Get educated on the bible and stop quote maybe you will understand it better.

[Gary01839]

It makes as much sence to say you can be gay and chritian as me saying I can be christian and a porn star. When people had an encounter with Jesus in the Bible they ran from their sins. I am not judging anyone. I simply am pointing out what the Bible says. Read Romans 1:24-32 and then tell me what God has to say about this.

[Gary01839]

It makes as much sence to say you can be gay and chritian as me saying I can be christian and a porn star. When people had an encounter with Jesus in the Bible they ran from their sins. I am not judging anyone. I simply am pointing out what the Bible says. Read Romans 1:24-32 and then tell me what God has to say about this.

[ZenCross1]

Homophobia is plain and simple.

[leathertool]

That's like saying God made me a thief,or God made me an liar,

[theatertalk]

Well, I do wonder who made you so profoundly ignorant and filled with hate.

[leathertool]

@theatertalk I never said that Gays don't have the right to be Gay..Be gay all you want..It doesn't bother me one bit...be a thief if you want or a liar or a pediphile or a murderer,rapist,bi-sexual,stra­ight,or what ever...just take responsibility for your actions ..don't cop out and blame God..You said I'm hate filled..I don't hate gays or onebody else that doesn't agree with my thoughts...live how you want...sounds to me like you may be the hater..because I have a different view

[leathertool]

@theatertalk

Also Mr.theatertalk...Why are my comments back to you..need to wait for "ACCEPTMENT"to post...Are you afraid of "OPEN" discussion

[Nubian565]

@theatertalk God.

[disgustedoffended]

@theatertalk I didn't hear anything hateful in the comment above that you replied. It's just hateful to you because you don't agree. I personally don't like Marc Shaiman and will never see hairspray because of what happened between him and Ekerman. Seriously people if you don't want to support christian initiatives then don't us money at all because, it eventually filters into things you don't like. For example what you buy at dollar general, filters into a pay check, in which the employe spends

[nocturnezero]

@leathertool If God exists, then he DOES make people thiefs and liars and murderers and child rapists and Republicans. Doesn't matter. If God exists, he creates us all as he wants us to be. Luckily, he doesn't exist. Don't worry! You're free!

[Hairsprayxoxoful]

@leathertool What are you talking about? You obviously are not very smart, or you would know that that isn't true. If a person is gay, that is something that they are born with, however if someone is a liar or theif, they choose that! YOu can't choose to be gay. Marc Shaiman is awsome!

[MamaMario13]

@leathertool god didnt make anybody, man made god because it is just a stupid book of lies, nobody is going to hell certainly not gays

[Tommy4503]

@leathertool and like saying god made me straight lol bitch god made ever thing

[acafella11]

@leathertool You're an idiot. Those are things that are caused by defects and disorders of the brain..... Shut up and go read some books before you open your ignorant mouth.

[brennada]

@leathertool hater...sorry but it is simple as that...if you know any gay people you KNOW that they are no more thieves and liars than you are...sorry, but you are an ignorant hater...I know nothing about you but that you have no real concept of human sexuality...live in that world, baby...that is fine, but then do NOT make a judgment about gay people...you have no idea...none...

[brianh406]

Ignooooooorant!

[braste1989]

left-handed people are gay...

[Hairsprayxoxoful]

marc, your soooo great! I have this podcast of you an theatre talk on my ipod, and listen to it all the time

[ponkadolz]

God made you a MAN(male) but gave you tendencies to be GAY and He also gave you FREE WILL so you can choose to be STRAIGHT or GAY... well, I believe that every man has the tendency to be gay. some just have MORE =p

[MrTabby5000]

right they choose to practice sodomy,you can be gay but no sodomy or oral sin.

[TheBlackPhantom454]

Adam made you gay, not my God.

[brianh406]

Whos Adam?

[CheapTrick81]

First of all to those who are gay, my sympathies to you for What's being written on here about you. I may be a Christian, and I may not agree with you; but nobody has the right to call you idiots or the other "f" word. Don't blame all true Christians for the foolishness of those who say they know God, but do not show it in their actions.

[CheapTrick81]

Though I disagree with the video, I can't believe many of you on here. Especially those who claim God as their god. Calling them the other "f" word and passing judgement. God will judge you for your careless words. Every careless word will be brought before the Lord just as every knee will any and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. To those who are gay you have my sympathy in the way you are treated, but true Christians don't hate you.

[Hairsprayxoxoful]

Get the whole podcast from iTunes, it might make more since if you listen to the whole thing!

[kallistiX1]

Wow...Why is it that everytime I come to a clip about a gay person some homophobes have already been there slinging their hate all of the the place? Is possible that these ignorant assholes have nothing better to do with their sad lives than troll for gay clips so they leave ridiculous coments? Thats kinda ironic for people who claiming that gays are pushing their "lifestyle" on other people. Heres a hint: If you don't want queerness in your face, quit looking for it.

PS: Marc is A Genius!!!

[MRCHRISTENSENtheonly]

Say,aren't you also "slinging hatred?".....I smell hypocrisy cookin'

[dentonbrowne]

yes thank you! yall ppl decided to be gay when yall slept with the same sex! u choose to sleep with a man or woman, no one was forcing u to do that lol u could have slept with a women or man but u wanted to sleep with a man lol str8s are right gays are wrong lol IT WAS A CHOICE U MADE GET OVER IT AND DONT BLAME GOD 4 THE WAY U ARE/ WANT TO BE

[TonyKnockOff]

You seem to be misunderstanding the whole "being gay is not a choice" thing. I'll try to help your little brain out:

Straight men are only attracted to the opposite sex, but not to the same sex; they can't help it. Their attraction is NOT a choice.

Gay men are only attracted to the same same sex, but not the opposite sex; they can't help it. Their attraction is NOT a choice.

Reply to me once you've educated yourself or have at least finished high school.

[yongkor123]

Nice Tony!

And to dentonbrowne- You are not gay for just sleeping with the same sex. That's just having sex. It doesn't define if you are gay or not. Being gay means having an ATTRACTION to the same sex. And that attraction is not something you can choose.

[leathertool]

Some people are attacted to small children,some are attacted to stealing,some to adultery,some to bi-sexuality,some to corruption...It does't make it Gods fault..Be what you want and who you want, but take responcabily for it

[trevorlovesny]

God did not make anybody gay. God gave human beings the CHOICE to live their life their way. Stop blaming God for your choices and stop brainwashing people to feel sorry for you. If you are gay, keep it too yourselves. No one gives a damn.

[pachecosita]

Why some heterosexual people think they got it figured out what being homosexaual is. Why do they claim to be experts?

They know us better than we know ourselves?

really?

[tigga2425]

because hetro's of course are all knowing and commit no sins wat so ever

[joshuaFB]

thats a lie God will burn yu for this God doesnt make mistakes a man and a man cant make babies everyone put on this Earth is made for a reason He said for us to go forth and multiply so homosexuals will die and burn in hell unless u repent Repent and live or refuse and die

[yongkor123]

To JoshuaFB- What a great christian you are.

Eze 33:11 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

you too shall burn in hell. and no God does not make mistakes.  That's why being gay is not a mistake.You don't choose to be gay. Did you choose to be straight?

[rotena25]

What about pedofiles and rapists where they born to do what they do. Come on everyone, people have a choice homosexual choose that life style. Just like a pedofile and rapist they where not born that way.

[LYLS3637]

Unless you CHOSE to be heterosexual, don't talk.

[AndyIrida]

You always have to choice your sexual activity

[cheatsatmonopoly]

... I did. What's your point?

[bob11cav]

yes most were born heterosexual. Pedofilia, rape, wife beating, are crimes against women prodominatly. Commited by heterosexual men ironically gay rape in prison is also done by heterosexual men..

[SavingPrivateBob]

@bob11cav you obviously have never been to prison.

[BrightRaven0]

If you believe that being gay is a choice then that makes you Bisexual...

[poweredxbyxhope]

I'm bisexual and I don't think homosexuality is a choice.

[elm15]

Brilliant !

[craigisabeth]

u are a fuckin retard. I didnt chose this for myself....and ask 1 gay person that did. Keep yoor brainwash within your church.....u guys have no clue

u are just another brainless idiot who cant seperate the relationship between 2 loving consentual adults from fuckin Paedos!

[dentonbrowne]

lol no u choose to sleep with men, no one forced u to sleep with a guy so dont use the excuse that god made me this way, ur just lookin for a excuse for ur mistakes and u know its wrong so u want to put it on someone else

[tigga2425]

actually it's proven that u can't change the way a pedophile thinks (they like lil kids nd dey aint changing). unless u're bisexual, how da fuck do u kno?

[musicislife559]

ur wrong men didnt give women any rights not god god made a women and man for a reason not a man with man or women to women thats wrong and LegallyBlondeWicked1 is right too and people who say god didnt write the book ur right but he told a man of god to write the book how do u think that the man that wrote the bible knew all that stuff he didnt god did and god told him to write it god is the only one that knows everything nobody else

[oneintheword]

This is the lamest of all the homosexual talking points. If saying that people are just following something that they were taught makes you feel better, go ahead and keep saying it. But get the point that people truly do believe marriage is between one man and one woman. Stop trying to invalidate our beliefs just because they aren't yours.

[lotanddaughters]

Leviticus 20:13 says MALE homosexuals must be put to death. The author of Leviticus must have enjoyed FEMALE homosexual activity because there is not ONE word against it. I am glad that the scientific world of today realizes that homosexuality is a birth defect. The close-minded author of Leviticus was scientifically ignorant and cared only about his personal agendas.

[risalawloiet]

i eat shell fish aall the time im lesbian and man did right the bible not god so i mean wwhat we are doing now is almost the same as almost 20 30 years agoit could be 10 years idk but its like that just gayor lesbian agiansed strate's and the gays want freedom and equal right while everyone elce wants to repres that and its not right

[xpo50]

noone thinks God wrote the Bible,

thats why there is no book in the bible that says the book of god

there is the book of jeremiah, and malachi

There is no Gospel of Jesus

there is Gospel of Mark and Matthew

[Imaginefree69]

For those straights who think it's a choice, let me offer this challenge- just for a single weekend, DECIDE to be gay. CHOOSE to be erotically stimulated by someone of the same gender. ELECT to have romantic feelings toward a gay person. MAKE UP YOUR MIND to not be attracted to anyone of the opposite gender. If you can do this, it's a choice. If not, please do what Jesus did and shut up about it.

[xpo50]

exactly

[jurgen100]

That's a really good one. I'll remember that one to say to people who think it's a choice. Thanks !

[tigga2425]

well put

[LegallyBlondeWicked1]

Here are the facts:

1) We Christians don't hate gay people. We DON'T hate them. God made marriage to be between man and woman. We want to keep marriage between man and woman and partnership between man and man and woman and woman

2) God STILL loves people even if they're gay. He loves EVERYONE regardless of their religion, sex, and if they are gay or not

3) If you don't think the last part of #1 is fair, then sorry. Not everything is fair.

[blackmetalqueer]

"God made marriage to be between man and woman."

If marriage is to be defined in ANY way by religious opinion, then it deserves no more legal ramifications than baptism or communion.

[martintod2006]

Marriage was a contract between men, whereby women were SOLD as PROPERTY. God didnt give WOMEN any RIGHTS. Any WOMAN who believes God LOVES her is at best deluded and at worst psychologicaly distrubed.

[osvaldoe]

And just who the FUCK are YOU to decide?

[MamaMario13]

@LegallyBlondeWicked1 well then ill tell hitler u said hi when i meet him in this supposed place of eternal agony. but dont tell me your shit about god being loving because it just proves that christians have an average intellect of 80 or lower hahahahahaha lol

[TheBroadwayContest]

A very sad world when discrimination STILL occurs EVERY MINUTE!

[Bobooch]

Hey Marc, you'll make a better case if you start with the truth. Nowhere in the Bible does it say abomination.

[SouthernGent55]

Bobooch:

You are dead wrong! In Leviticus, God says "Thou shall not lie down with a man as with a woman: it is an Abomination (Leviticus 18:22). For the record, the word "Abomination" means "The Detestable Thing". Homosexuality is a perversion of what God intended for a man and a woman!

The bottom line is God did not design a man to poke another man in the Butt! The Anus is not for "entrance", but it is an "exit" place only!

[mdfb63]

SouthernGent55: I am a straight church-going Christian saying to you that you are dead wrong. I know what Leviticus (and Deuteronomy for that matter) says. The act of laying with a man as you would with a woman is an abomination. We as people are the sum of all our acts. Homosexuals as people are not an abomination. The Bible states that their sexual practice, just as heterosexual pre-marital sex, is an abomination. Don't make this issue more complicated for us by arguing the wrong points

[bruceewilson]

Well, I'd guess you don't eat shellfish or wear mixed fibers, given that Leviticus also proscribes against those practices. Leviticus mandates that the disabled, ill or superficially blemished cannot be priest. It also says that legitimate applications of the death penalty include stoning people to death and burning prostitutes alive.

[RodTalon0000]

Youre reading the Bible? Youre reading the wrong book... lol

[IThinkTherforeIAm]

You homosexuals are so self agrandizing. You continue to attack religion while telling the world you love god and were "born gay". Intellectually dishonest life philosophy at it's finest. You are sad and decieved. Self deception is the worst kind. If you wouldn't use a moral argument to justify your behavior you would gain more support. You cannot win those on the right by attacking it.

[Steadno]

Choice or not, equal rights!

[Isabella8466]

Historically 10% of the human species is gay, and this number hasn't changed. Look to nature, there are diverse examples.

[asldeaffriend]

YES IN GAY MEN TO FROM OREOGN SALEM

YES! YOU GO MEN Marc Shaiman: "God made me Gay"

[hkindt]

You know, folks.... the whole opposite sex pairing thing made SENSE - when the planet was young and largely unoccupied and there was LOTS of space and room and land begging to be conquered and occupied and filled up. Forests to be ravaged and mowed down, lakes to be drained, seas to be overfished, ETC, ETC ETC. Those times are gone.

Continued reproduction and enforcement thereof, is contraindicated, to say the least.

[lethalfarm]

Your argument is with "The Shepherds" not "The Sheep". You two of course do not want to argue with "The Shepherds" because you may find exceptional "Reasons" there that do an excellent job refuting your own "Reasons" very well. So you strike the less-informed "Sheep" by using words like "Bigot" "Homophobe" or "Uninformed" you by the way, have your "Own Sheep" as well..who our "Taught" your "Doctrines" and "Things" and have their own "Nucleus".

[ch5342]

I dont think the "shepherds" can find any reason to argue with those two because the "shepherds" would not use reason to justify anything, but they would use their their faith. And what do you mean they have their own "sheep"? I dont think those two are leathers of a religious fanatic church or anything

[lethalfarm]

You want to teach us what? That we are "Taught" something? This teaching is "Wrong" is it?

1. If people are sexual beings why are there "Celibate" Sexual beings? This denotes that sexuality can be controlled.

2. There are currently 150 plus sexual disorders identified by the APA. Example are people who have sex with balloons born that way?

3. Maybe, idiots, the " Old Jew" was writing about the virtues of "Sexual Restraint" instead of acting upon every "Sexual Temptation"? Do you think? MayB?

[KorbinBoh]

Be gay. Enjoy your civil union.

[msgruesome]

Gay is the new Black

[SouthernGent55]

Gay is NOT the new Black! What an insult to people of color. Being Black is a gift from the Creator, being gay is a deliberate choice by sexual perverts! You cannot equate somebody's skin with your sin!

[obamawill2008]

and being southern gent is an insult to intelligence!

[fatskateman]

See you must believe being gay is a choice in order to justify your bigotry against them. Do you want to have homosexual sex and just chose not to? I doubt that is the case. I bet you never have thoughts about having gay sex at all. Gays are most likely born that way. If not, they become gay during very early childhood, around 2 or 3yo at the latest.

[kiodotcom]

i think you must be retarded to think that at the age of 3-4 they would know if they are gay kids are kids they do that play with boys because its like a gross thing if boys were to play with girls and for you to think that or even believe that is concerning because only pedophiles believe little children have sex preferrences

[JJMMBB9944]

I agree with you, but please punctuate. It'll make your arguments easier to follow.

[Xenabuffyfan]

Being a gay child does not have anything to do with sexuality. When you were 3 and 4, and had a crush on a girl, did you think about having sex with her? Or was it just a puppy dog crush?

That's how it goes for young gay children too.

[RodTalon0000]

It is appalling when an African American (in regards to the homosexual civil rights movement),STATES: NO CONTEST. Scientists confirm that within a thousand years, through inter racial breading, there will be NO such thing as a white person, or a black person. But there will always be, as there have always been, homosexuals!!! Which is why this needs to be addressed and concluded immediately! Homosexuality is GENETIC and it is just as physical and even more irreversible than the color of ur skin!

[JJMMBB9944]

You know what, fuck you! Being gay is not a choice. If you think it is, then ponder this for a moment. When did you choose to be straight? And don't just come up with an age just to say you are right, actually THINK about it.

[superc]

Oh, OKAY. So when did you choose to be straight then?

[Xenabuffyfan]

Why do you go to every gay themed video with pretty much the same posts and same agenda? If you really don't like gay people so much, why don't you stay away from our videos that pertain to us, go watch and comment on a religious video and be happy?

It seems like you live to get into these arguments with the gay community. Which is sad for someone who claims to be Christian and yet enjoys antagonizing others so much.

[BoyThreeOne]

Great!