I'm a gay christian. And I want to talk about it.

[lambofcurl101th]

Ok. Hi, lj. Hi everyone on lj, since I plan to make this post public and put it up a lot of places. I hope for a lot of response to this. Because I have a lot of questions and I know a lot of others have a lot of questions, and I feel like I should try to answer some of those if I can, if it's at all possible, and also just talk about everything

Comments

[fallen_angel_92]

Hey, this is pretty inspiring. Thanks for posting it. Would you mind if I added you here?

[lambofcurl101th]

That's what it was meant to be. =) Go ahead. I hope more of my posts are like this.

[swordmonkey]

While it is no end-all solution, this is how I've come to seen things with Christianity, from personal experience and observation. Many people interpret the bible in many ways [that it is the final word on how we should live our lives or that it gives us the guidelines how we should live but we should still have our own judgment on things or many other possibilities], but the way I see it is that what matters is what is in our hearts. Jesus taught us to love, cherish, and respect one another, that's what's important. I fully believe one can by gay/lesbian/bisexual and also believe and follow God [I also believe that some of the bible is indeed outdated]. God can see into all hearts, he knows what is there. I'd say that if the church wants to change you or dissuade you from who you are, you should just stand proud and tell them that you are what God made you and continue on with your spiritual growth, knowing he can see you for the you in your heart. *shrugs* Meh, but that's just me.

[lambofcurl101th]

I really like that christianity is supposed to be about acceptance. That's my favourite part about it. It's what makes me feel secure in it. But a lot of people don't live up to that. I just wanted to point that out to people and I absolutely agree with you and am excited that you agree with me, too. The church won't change who I am, because only God affects who I am, but I'm sad that I don't feel like it's a safe place for me anymore and emotions toward that are getting into the way of why I go there in the first place: to learn about God. Huffpuff.

Thank you for sharing your views. It helps me have a stronger hold on all of this. =)

[el_staplador]

The existence of queer Christians like us makes life very difficult for the people who want to deal in certainties, to see things in black and white, TO SPEAK IN CAPSLOCK! HOMOSEXUALITY IS EVIL!!!!, they say. Or, THE CHURCH IS OUTDATED AND IRRELEVANT AND HAS NOTHING TO OFFER GAY PEOPLE.

And yet here we are.

The thing is, they're two different things. Apples and oranges, if you like. You can have an apple and not have an orange, or have an orange and not have an apple - or you can have both an apple and an orange. Sexuality is something you are. Faith is something you have

[lambofcurl101th]

I like how it can be put so bluntly.

Yeah, we're gay and we're christians

[el_staplador]

It might be worth your having a look around for a different church, if not now, then maybe when you go off to college. There are churches out there that are really welcoming and accepting - here's mine, for example ;-)

I will certainly pray for you in your discussions with people at church, and throughout your journey.

[lambofcurl101th]

I deffinitely plan to explore churches in college, which I start in autumn. =) I know I can find one. I just want to effect the one I'm at now, too.

Thank you so much.

[ossabelle_x]

I really enjoyed reading this.
It's something that really annoys me about so many christians. They are supposed to accept people for who they are, not judge people. God made you who you are.
I am not a christian myself but I am bisexual and i'm glad that you have accepted who you are and aren't ashamed to speak up about it even though your church may disagree with it.

[lambofcurl101th]

I'm very glad.
I know that we're all going to encounter hypocrites, but I want to be able to ease the aggravation that those meetings cause, so I hope I succeeded some through this.
Thank you for your support.

[hydroskufl]

As another gay Christian, I love this post. You've beautifully elaborated all the things I have trouble saying.

I've never been happy with how some modern Christians pick and choose the laws to follow. The New Testament also preaches against the wearing of gold and braiding of one's hair, why single out the queers?

And anyone who thinks it's a choice is either straight or bisexual, I gotta say. Why would I choose to keep secrets from my family and be discriminated against, have my rights as a minority decided for me by a majority? I'd take the easy way out if I could, lol.

I gotta link this in my personal journal, because wow. ♥

[lambofcurl101th]

=D

Thank you for your comment!! You've brought up points that I didn't include in my post, but deffinitely feel, and I hope that other people reading this post will see the comments and everything I might have left out.

My girlfriend and I can't really stand when people think that chosing to be any certain sexuality is a "choice." And I love how you phrase it. I'm a person who cherishes honesty, and keeping something from people I love is a really difficult concept for me. It sort of makes me panic a bit.

You are awesome. Just for commenting. And for linking!! That's amazing. And thank you. =D It's what I wanted to accomplish. ♥