Andrea
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Post by Andrea on May 9, 2006 21:18:07 GMT -5
In my worldviews class at school we're discussing homosexuality. I'm the only one in the class who actually knows and loves someone who is gay. The rest of them blindly follow the lie the church has been spouting for generations. Needless to say I've been kicked out of class twice.
They don't see people when they look at the homosexual group, they see a group of 'sinners' that need to see that they're wrong. I don't think anyone in my class has ever sat down and looked at the verses in the bible that 'speak' about homosexuality. And they've certainly never thought of what it would be like to realize they like someone of the same s*x. I think the next few years are going to be very intresing for these kids.
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Post by Meluivan Indil on May 10, 2006 13:24:02 GMT -5
A definate eye opener, I'd have to say. But if that's what it takes, then that's what it takes. But I'd have to say that I was very similar to the them in high school too. Oh I never condemned anyone for being homosexual, I just never really thought about it because I didn't know anyone who was. Well I didn't know anyone who admitted to be that is. Even though three of my best friends from high school turned out to be either homosexual or bi-sexual. To me they were just the guys I hung out with and loved like brothers.
Then when I got into college I started working with a guy who was blatantly homosexual. I still remember the day he came to work with makeup and earings on. I loved the look on our bosses face. Never the less I could talk easier with him than any other person in the store even if he did have a crush on my boyfreind.
Why can't society see these guys and ladies as what they really are. They are people with feelings, emotions, hopes, fears, dreams. There is no real difference between them and me or anyone else. If anything most of the homosexuals I've known have been better people than alot of the straight people I know. Maybe it's because of the hardship and prejudice they've suffered through has made them more compassinate towards others, I don't know. I just know that I'm not gonna let any society, religion or anyone else for that matter tell me what to think about people I meet. That's up to me to decide. And I don't care who likes it or not.
Oh, oh I just stole one of Al's soapboxes again. I must remember to return that.
M.
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Andrea
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Post by Andrea on May 10, 2006 22:05:42 GMT -5
Most of the people I know who are homosexual are extremely pleasant as well (and a few are as sarcastic and bitter as myself, but that has more to do with me than anything). As for my religion dictating how I see people?-- not once in my Bible does it say anything about condemning people based on their actions. In fact, it tells me not to do so. And I'm pretty sure my bible has Jesus saying to love those in need and my enemies, which pretty much covers the whole world. Where the official church got the idea that they have the power to condemn I've no idea...
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Post by Anime Monster on May 10, 2006 22:30:04 GMT -5
I've known several homosexual people. Friends of mine, parents of friends of mine, so many people. I've never seen anything wrong with it.
We are made the way we are at birth (sure life tells us a few things, but birth is where the person's soul is imputed into their body). At some fundmental level we all know there is one person whom we are ment to love, who completes us. And we are all searching for that person.
I don't think it really matters what we look like on the outside, it's the soul that counts, and the soul is neither male or female.
I know that probably sounded like complete and utter crap, but I'm on Day-Quil, right now...
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Andrea
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Post by Andrea on May 10, 2006 22:51:11 GMT -5
ooh... I did the Day-Quil thing a few days ago... very strange... I like the part about sould being neither male nor female... It's an intresting thought. Carry on in Day-Quil land.
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Post by Meluivan Indil on May 11, 2006 12:45:52 GMT -5
I think I like the way Day-Quil land sounds. At least the ideals are good.
I have to admit Andrea, I know very little about what is written in the bible. My family was not very religous. Comes from a mother who always blamed god for taking her son away at an early age. Religion sort of went out the door at that point, which was pretty early in my life. I personally delved into religous beliefs to some extent after that, but it was something not talked about much in our home.
So I really wasn't sure what the bible says or doesn't say about homosexuals. All I can really go on is my own beliefs about god, and I don't believe that god is gonna condemn anyone for who they love. I mean look at all the sins he forgives. Compared to taking another persons life I would think loving someone the same s*x as you is nothing. And besides since when is loving someone wrong to begin with. Only god could have created love to begin with, and if he didn't want you to love, he wouldn't have created it or given us the capacity to love others, now would he?
Dang there's that soap box again.
M.
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Post by Andrea on May 11, 2006 21:35:46 GMT -5
I completely agree.
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