THERE'S A REASON FOR THE SEASON

[omgitstarrah]

So, even though I really hate journals, I feel like I must comment. After seeing/reading about what everyone received for Christmas it left me feeling quite disgusted. At first I did not really know why, but last night it dawned on me. I hope you people realize how selfish and self-centered you sound. What you received for Christmas, is likely

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[blinkypeach]

i don't believe that homosexuality is a choice at all. even if it was, there's absolutely nothing wrong with "living that life"--you say that like it's a horrible way to live. homosexuals don't hurt anyone, they don't try to kill and degrade heterosexuals (like heteros do to homos), they're not trying to brainwash kids into being gay. homosexuality isn't contagious. they're still people. they should be able to get married like everyone else. marriage is a celebration of love between two people. why should it only be between a man and a woman? so they can reproduce? if that's the case, why aren't old people prohibited from getting married or why isn't a sterile person prohibited from getting married? or is it only said to be between a man and a woman because of what the bible says, or what certain religions believe? if that's the case, we need to realize that america is not a theocracy.

this is the major issue that completely turned me off from religion. "god loves you", "jesus loves you", "treat others as you would like to be treated"...it's all about accepting and being a kind person and loving everyone, faults and all.

except homosexuals. in fact, they're going straight to hell because it's a sin to fall in love with someone of the same sex. they don't hurt a fly, they could be the nicest person you ever meet, they could believe in god...but they're going to hell.

because they're gay.

is this making sense? not to me.

catholicism is one big mass of contradiction, in my opinion. i will respect people who believe in it, but it's certainly not the way i choose to define right and wrong. it's rather inconsistent when it comes to that.

my parents brought up me and my sisters religiously. they're religious people. we went to church every sunday, did the whole first communion & confirmation things. we were taught to believe in it. after we were confirmed they basically let us loose to believe whatever we wanted to believe.

in my case and in one of my sisters' case, we never found anything in religion. the logic (or lack there-of) is frustrating and angering. my sister happens to be a lesbian. i happen to be straight. is her upbringing different from mine? no. does this prove anything?

believing in christ cannot be the true way of life. it can be your way of life, but that doesn't mean it has to be everyone else's.