But would you?...........
Also when for sure does someone know that these feelings are present. what is the bible's view on this? Please explain, but without being judgemental, as I don't want to hurt anyone's feeling.
2006-08-13 13:01:56 · 22 answers · asked by Dogla 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
In my opinion you don't stop being a parent, when you discovered that your child is gay.
2006-08-13 13:20:00 · update #1
I would love my child just the same. I do not no what the bible says on it I do not practice religion.
2006-08-13 13:05:27 · answer #1 · answered by sickcured? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm a gay male. But I agree with you a parent child relationship shouldn't end just because your child is different than you had thought or hoped. Kids get these feelings at different times, and it can be confusing, because throughout the teen years, they can be confused and filled with mixed and false signals. On the other hand, some kinds know by the time they are 14 or 15 and have NO doubts. Its different for everyone.
As for the Bible...it doesn't say anything about your homosexual child. The six or seven verses in the entire Bible that mention same-gender sex act talks about violent or abusive sex, not about homosexual love. There were no words in the original languages of the Bible (Ancient Hebrew and Ancient Greek) for homosexual. The concept of same-gender loving was unknown to these people.
If you are Christian, Jesus Christ never mentioned homosexuality or same gender sex at all. He did talk about God's love, and our commandment to love each other and ourselves. Christ was always including the outcast, the oddball, the stranger, even when his disciples wanted to exclude them. So God loves your gay child and loves you for bringing him or her into this world and loving your child every day.
2006-08-13 21:17:23 · answer #2 · answered by michael941260 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If my child told me this, I would not stop loving my child. That will always be my child. It is wrong according to the bible to be gay but it is also wrong according to the bible to hate. As parents we love are kids. I tell my kids that I don't always agree with them or approve of who they date or what they do at times, I can do that because I'm a parent, when they do something wrong I let them know about it. But I still love my kids.
2006-08-13 21:28:15 · answer #3 · answered by crash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your child is still your child, your flesh and blood. Just because they love someone of the same sex does not make them a bad person in any way. They are still the same person. And you as a parent should love them unconditionally no matter how they choose to live their life. I personally believe parents who choose to disown their children because of their sexuality do not deserve to be parents. Being a parent means accepting and loving your child for who they are, no matter what.
EDIT: i apologize, i did not mean to say choose. i also believe that people are born gay
2006-08-13 20:09:33 · answer #4 · answered by . 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am a lesbian and I have to say that to hear this from either of my children would be hard primarily because I know the turmoil they possibly face because of it. I could never just stop loving my children. It's like you said, you don't stop being a parent just because your child is gay.
2006-08-13 22:49:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I would still love my child if they were gay. Just because they are gay does not mean that you stop being there parent. You love your children no matter what they decide to do or be with their life. You are still suppose to be there for them no matter what. They have to live with their decision, and it would be their business. So yes I would still love my children.
2006-08-13 20:08:41 · answer #6 · answered by maxine 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would still love my child the same. And by the way, people do not choose to be gay, they are. Someone above said that they choose it. What people do in their private life should not be any body's business but theirs. My children are not gay, but if they were, I would still love them very much, support them and never treat them any different.
2006-08-13 20:15:54 · answer #7 · answered by venus11224 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Exactly - you don't stop being a parent, and loving your child, when you find out something additional about them.
God made gay people just as they are, and God doesn't make junk! Please don't listen to 'christians' who preach bigotry, hatred, discrimination and therefore violence against LGBT people. Their actions and thoughts show them to be anything but "godly." WWJD?
Good luck!
p.s. Anyone who says "love the sinner, hate the sin" about LGBT people is a vicious hypocrite who obviously hates both. Don't listen to hate!
2006-08-13 20:46:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
my daughter is gay i had to ask her she didnt tell me, the bible is out moded and does not cater for todays society. i love my girl very much and am so proud of her, she is also my best friend, being gay as opposed to being hetrosexual is down to something that happens whilst the foetus is in the womb by the time the baby is born its sexuallity has already been mapped out, its nothing to do with boys playing with dolls or girls bieng tomboys i have always said to my kids be proud of who you are and i hope they are.
2006-08-13 20:27:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
This answer is based on the idea that you stated that you wanted to know what the Bible has to say. Any sex outside of marriage is immoral. Therefore, I would talk to my child about moral purity. If my child was involved in a Church with me, I would walk them through the Scriptures, explaining that God does not hate the homosexual, just the act of homosexuality.
And whether you realize it or not, if you are going to be a parent, you will hurt feelings sometimes.
2006-08-13 20:24:58 · answer #10 · answered by Wise ol' owl 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋