Hi guys.
I have a thought in this matter:
@assoom:
According to Christianity, Jewish, and Islam, homosexuality is forbidden.
Nonetheless, I have met a few strange gay guys who are believers and moreover fundamentalists!
How can anybody be gay and a believer at the same time? And the disaster is to be a fundamentalist!
I can't say much about Jewish and Islam. I'm a Christian and can say that I see several stages of faith. One of them is what is called "believing", another is "transforming". A christian can believe in the absolute power of God and in all His commandments but not choose to hand over their lives totally to Him. They don't transform into another person. They tend to hand over what hurts them to Him and keep what gives pleasure.
Like a baby playing with paper and a pointy scissor, when the father, who knows the danger of that, stands his hands asking for everything he receives only a piece of paper. Common dad, scissors are so much fun!
Well, that's why I think its not so hard to be gay and a believer at the same time. That's why I think I'm still gay and a believer myself.
I could be a fundamentalist if I had convinced myself that it would somehow redress my sin. And would feel superior to others as a bonus, after all I was "defending" my God! Probably those guys you met don't know yet that things don't work that way, at least in Christianity.
Some say God is forgiving!!
Well, maybe right (to them) but to logic, God is forgiving when it comes to a sin, two or even 10, not one big unforgivable sin that is part of you and your daily life.
Christians learns that the God's only intent toward mankind actually is reestablish the original relationship. By logic, it is impossible if He does not forgives mankind sins. As far as I know, in Christianity, there is only one big unforgivable sin. All other sins are likely to be forgiven by God, homosexuality included, no matter how many times they are committed.
Is wonderful to be a Christian, you know that you can jump in God's arms at anytime, they are always open for you. The worst part is when you wanna jump with your pocket full of all kind of "scissors". Those "scissors" you've been carrying for so long that you think is part of you. You know, when you became aware of those "scissors" and pretend they are not a problem and try to make your way to God, you look like that strange guy you met.
Anyway, I agree with you, they have to make their mind! At some point I have to make up my own.
But scissors are so much fun! :cool2: