Not for nothing, but the original Hebrew bible actually said nothing about homosexuality. This fear and intolerance for homosexuals is the result of the fears and prejudice of men being inserted and then spread to others, but I feel we will soon see the day (again really since the ancient Greeks were fine with it) where homosexuality doesn't bear the overwhelming social stigma that it once faced.
Your sentiment about making the most of your life is one that I share, and is one that I fear is not shared by those who believe in an afterlife. To them, wouldn't life be cheaper or be afforded some kind of justice for being needlessly taken? This sort of thinking is dangerous. But for one who sees the life they live as the only life there is, life is far more precious.
What do you feel about the realm of politics? To me it's become little more than a corrupt exercise in which wealthy interests such as the oil industry, health insurance companies, the banks, etc. all actively subvert the interests of the people at large and influence the majority of our representatives to legislate in favor of those interests, rather than in favor of the people. Do you feel there is any sort of way to overcome this seeming paralysis that corporations and other powerful special interests hold over our politics?
Also you should take a close-up pic of your outie =P
Totally not serious, of course. I don't really have an interest in that! Some people cannot read not-seriousness into comments and assume the worst in people!