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Re: Cornerstone dismay
JMH said:
>actually, this sounds a little petty/defensive. at
>best i
think it's inaccurate. in fact, some
>christians on this list would
defend her homosexuality
>or at least not be ready to speak against
it.
and then later with:
> i have lots of homosexual friends,
>and the territory
becomes ever more uncharted.
Hey, this brings up a point that's close to my
heart. Some of you will immediately condemn me and for those, I say just
skip this now if you've had to clench your teeth in the past at one or more of
my posts. :)
I have a question that deals with some friends I
have who are gay/lesbian. I have a few close friends whose
sexual lifestyle clashes with my belief structure. In other words, I
believe what (I believe) my Bible teaches about same sex relationships and can't
morally condone it. I also however cannot condemn others based on
their personal choices (I condemn the choice and not the person) so I
find myself dreading the eminent discussions that could arise between us.
My question is this. I'm not feeling any
remorse about my beliefs, but I do worry that these friends may not understand
that I accept them for who they are while at the same time I can't support their
lifestyle either. I kind of equate this with some other friends who smoke
pot. I totally accept them as human beings but can't condone
illegal drug use. I guess because all the PC reasons, I hold the gay
lifestyle in different regards than illegal drug use. I feel like my gay
friends are more apt to condemn my beliefs than my toking friends are.
Does anyone have any insight into what seems to be
a societal dilemma? Am I even making sense?
Mark
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