What challenges have you faced in keeping with the faith?
Do you have any stories you can tell us to open up our minds to your experiences and struggles?
2006-06-26 17:51:57 · 9 answers · asked by Colin 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Of course there are gay Muslums, Jews, and Christians. While I have been raised Christian I can most identify with the latter of the three, but all gays and lesbians have encountered issues with these religions because they are all Abrahamic and therefor take many similar opions on the subject with one another.
The one religion I was brought up-Christian-is becoming more gay friendly in these devisive times. While Catholocism has taken a strong stance against homosexuality-it still has followers who are organised to fight for gay rights within its church. The American Episcopal Church of course has appointed a gay bishop in Massachussets which makes a bold statement on how that denomination is prepared to include gays and lesbians. Also the Prespyterian Church has recently voted to allow gays and lesbians to be ministers and lay-people at the local level (See link below).
As for personal experience, I have to admit I am feeling less Christian as I experience more rejection and hatred from Christian communities. While there is progress being made, I find that while most churches are teaching inclusion-it is under the pretense that being homosexual is still wrong and that gays and lesbians should be accepted out of pity with the expectations that they should repent for their sexuality. I disagree with this as gays and lesbians should be accepted into a Christian community free of the supposed guilt and stigma attached to their sexuality.
There are pro-gay Christian oranisations operating-though I have never attended their services. The Universalists I have been told are very supportive of their gay followers.
2006-06-26 18:12:07 · answer #1 · answered by John Smith 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One thing that is a great help is not identifying yourself as "gay." You are more than that, and to reduce yourself to such a title isn't fair to yourself. I'm not trying to label you or define you, but, if you're anything like me, your same sex attraction is probably a great source of suffering. The Catholic Church does something very beautiful with this: Your suffering and mine is not in vain, but, when you unite your sufferings to those of Christ crucified, you are put in the awesome position to be able to suffer alongside of Christ, not only for your sins, but for the sins of the world. To try to understand that, you have to take a step back and realize how precious you really are.
You also have to take a look at the world that God created. There are males and females, and these two are clearly meant for each other, as shown by their biological structure, and the purpose of being "fruitful." Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body" does a great job explaining this more, but, if you are able to open yourself up to understand this, you realize that to go out and have sex with members of the same sex is simply not the way sex was intended to be used (hence the term "disordered," which, in Catholic terminology, does not mean that something is wrong with you).
It took me a long time to be able to understand who I am, and to sort out all of the lies (which I'm sure you've heard and may even believe). I've experienced bitter rejection by the one person I ever told in my youth (not that I'm that old now - I'm only 23, but it's difficult to be young and deal with the things we're dealing with, especially while balancing a sense of secrecy/privacy and unconditional love). I found it so hard to continue going to Church every Sunday: I felt like something was wrong with me, and that I was sinful (even though I never made a conscious choice as to who I would be attracted to). Only one other person knows now, and he is a Catholic priest: my spiritual director. Trust me when I say that the Church is a loving place for all people, and the Church wants to help you and love you and serve you. To find out more on the Church's true stance on homosexuality (without all of the lies society tells you about the Church), I suggest you visit the website www.couragerc.net. I would tell you more, but this isn't a very comfortable forum for me. Good luck and God bless!
2006-06-27 01:21:26 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you joking? half of the christian population are closet homosexuals. I grew up a gay teen in a christian enviroment and household, and the best advice that I can give you that will make your life %100 easier:
Follow your heart, if you are intent on staying a christian, go by YOUR relationship with christ, not what kind of relationship people try to force on you.
2006-06-27 00:58:01 · answer #3 · answered by alphaloregod 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe I shouldn't answer this, but I'll just mention I'm dating someone who once thought he was gay and now's a Christian. To try and be both is a misnomer: How can you claim to be a follower of a faith that disagrees with your lifestyle?
2006-06-27 00:58:38 · answer #4 · answered by webdebutante 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, my best friend is gay, and she is very spiritual. She has a close personal relationship with God and that is her business. To each his own and I love her dearly. We should not judge people. She constantly feels like everyones eyes are on her, and that is a bad feeling Im sure.
2006-06-27 01:01:22 · answer #5 · answered by AstonishingAries<3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
istaghfriallah. whoever wrote that and said they were muslim, they arent (its obvious). And No, no true Muslim is gay. it goes against our teachings, like in the christian belief and jewish beliefs. (among others i'm sure)
in all 3 religious scriptures you will find the story of Lot. and how his nation was destroyed unlike any other nation in history. why? because they committed the act of sodomy.
WAllahu alem( and Allah knows best)
2006-06-27 01:18:16 · answer #6 · answered by Shirien 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most muslims are gay...
If you ask any military member who's spent some time in the desert, they'd tell you that those fags hit on them constantly.
Half the preists are gay in the christian faith, trying to surpress their desires by forgetting sex.
2006-06-27 00:56:32 · answer #7 · answered by asu_mikey 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christians are not gay!
2006-06-27 00:54:57 · answer #8 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-27 00:55:16 · answer #9 · answered by EggChen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋