If you’re interested in helping young people abandon their foolish fundamentalist views of homosexuality, consider having them watch this video.
This is exactly the sort of thing that made me realize I was at odds with my church on this topic.
This is the sort of thing that pushed me from my comfortable, satisfied-by-the-Christian-status-quo position on sexual orientation. I heard things like this and I started to say, “What is wrong with us? Why don’t we believe people when they say that they are in love? Why do we have to try to diminish the feelings that two people have for one another?”
Back then it was as simple as realizing that I believed people when they told me their stories. I didn’t think they were lying or “reprobate.” They were just people in love. Or who wanted to be in love. No different from me and my desire to love and be loved by a man.
What is so hard for this young woman to believe about two men or two women being in love with each other? Even if she wants to make the theological argument that it’s wrong or sinful, I still see no use in debasing and diminishing other people’s relationships.
If someone tells me that they are in love, I’m going to believe them. If they tell me that they are in pain, I believe them. If they’re trying their hardest, I believe them. If they’re full of joy, I believe them.
Why is it so hard for so many Christians to just believe people?
Tagged: homosexuality, LGBT
I think one reason it’s hard for Christians to believe/accept people is because they, first, believe they have the corner on what God feels, believes, knows, which therefore gives them the right to judge.
But I’m not convinced that any organization or group of people really knows that much about God. He is so far above and beyond our tiny brains’ abilities to process and learn and know. And that is where, I think, most Christians get it wrong. God told us to love people, and we can’t love them if we don’t believe them.
Well said, Lana. Thank you.
This poetry is really terrible. On a poetic level. And on a moral level.
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This blog post is a great example of what I was sort of trying to get at in my comments no your post about blogging – that by shutting things down, keeping the world out, you aren’t helping anybody become stronger in their faith. I think it’s wonderful that you post this and say “you should watch this and see what you think” instead of trying to hide it.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-shore/the-best-case-for-the-bible-not-condemning-homosexuality_b_1396345.html
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Not sure if the link will post, but this is a great article I just stumbled upon. A quote: “The overriding message of Jesus was love. Jesus modeled love; Jesus preached love; Jesus was love. Christians desiring to do and live the will of Jesus are morally obliged to always err on the side of love.”
Besides, I’m pretty sure she’s wearing clothing that is woven of two kinds of material, if we’re going to get nitpicky about reprobate.
I’m with you, Susan. I think that if you refuse to listen to other people, and you only listen to people who are just like you, you become more certain in your rightness, but you don’t become more secure in your faith.