This thread has provoked something that has always been in the back of my mind. Probably since the first day I heard that being gay was a "sin".
A few thoughts that have stemmed from this thread:
*God created us all. He knows our heart, He knows who we are.
Lets say that it is a sin. Well, lots of stuff is a sin. Why do we sin? We sin for different reasons, depending on what that sin is. Only God is allowed to condemn us. That's it. No one else can tell us what we've done wrong unless it hurts someone else. So why, why, is sexual preference such a taboo sin? Is not thinking impure thoughts (evil/hateful), stealing, murdering, etc. worse? Love, regardless of who its for, is wrong? Why, aren't we to love our neighbor? Isn't loving our neighhor suposed to symbolize everyone?? If someone is brought into our lives, presumibly by God (right??) and we love them, that's wrong because they are the same sex?
I don't get it. I've always had a hard time with this issue. I've actually walked out of my in-laws church and have NEVER set foot in the place since because they were PREACHING that it was a sin.
*I also believe that through prayer and listening, I communicate with God. If, this is such a horrible sin, and its always been on my heart, how come He hasn't taught me otherwise?
*How come we have laws that disclude any loved one, related or not, in situations like Sandra stated? Some of my friends are MORE THAN family...if I were on my death bed, I'd have to have them there. When I was in the hospital, three of my friends came to visit, granted, my parents were out of town, but compared to David and my mother-in-law, they were who brightened my days.
Why cant a friend and I, heterosexual or homosexual, buy a home together and not have the same rights as someone who is married? Why on earth did someone think that once someone was married they were entitled to these benefits? Where's the logic behind that?
*How come, just because the beliefs of our current president, do we have to live and be effected by his beliefs? Don't we have voices? If we're going to blaim the current president and his beliefs, don't we need to address the rest of the worlds leaders? (forgive me, I don't know if its legal in many countries)
I will continue thinking and praying on this issue.
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