Christians?

Question

what if you and your spouse ended up having a gay child? would you disown them?

Answer 1

No, because that kid is my flesh and blood. Sure I'd disaprove of his/her lifestyle and I'll pray for him/her but I'd still love my kid.

Answer 2

Gays are welcomed at Christians Churches, for becoming priest they should surrender their sexuality, Christians are the most open religion about gays, I would not like to have a gay child though cause is a hard and tough life and I consider that is a kind of "dysfunction" of the body, but of course God love all his children...To be a good person and evolve are the main lessons in life.

Answer 3

OMG!!!

Some people are actually COMPARING a gay child to an alcoholic or worse! That's sad.

Being gay is no different than being left-handed. It is not a disorder, a mental illness, it harms no one, it has no ill effects on society, it is not unethical nor illegal. How can they compare the two? Gay people are healthy, productive members of society who contribute positively to society in every field to the same extent straight people do.

My brother in law is gay and from a staunch Christian family. I am sure they will claim to love him and just "hate his lifestyle". But their approach means he cannot be himself, he cannot live according to his true nature and find a fulfilling love relationship and as a result cannot be a happy, well adjusted individual.

Thanks to their, "love the sinner hate the sin" approach, he has to force himself to be straight (married to my sister) to gain their acceptaance and be welcome in their home and church etc. It is making him unhappy and unhealthy, it is ruining my sisters life (when he strays) and has created a very unstable and unfortunate situation for their two kids.

If that is how Christians accept gays, then that is not love at all!

Answer 4

I would never disown my child, but I would also not condone their choices. If someone first knows you love them, you don't have to harp endlessly on the things in their lives with which you disapprove. They will know.

Answer 5

no. it's unfortunate. if you tried all you can to raise them well, at least you gave it your all. but that doesn't mean you can disown them. they are still your child. all you can do is pray for them, to grow up good and live a god fearing life. it's only up to god to pass judgment. but you have to take care of your children, you wouldn't abandon your child if he had cancer or something would you? it's not their fault if they are born that way, and if they are not...well god will judge on judgment day. thats all there is to it.

Answer 6

A Christian hates the behavior, but loves the individual. This will also apply to my child. Even more so. But why stop there? Homosexuality is not the only destructive behavior he/she could fall in to.

Answer 7

I would never disown my child, but neither would I just accept his sin!
He would know through and through that I love him and God loves him, but neither of us approve of what he is doing.

Answer 8

How can a gay child become a "them"?

Answer 9

No, I wouldn't. For a start, if he or she had the courage to tell me in the first place, I'd admire them for that. It would show that they trust me enough to feel like they CAN tell me.
Secondly, I don't see homosexuality as a sin, it's just who they are. Its not like they can do anything about it.

Answer 10

No, I'd love them even more intensely because of the problem they have ... just as I'd still love my alcoholic child or my child who was a drug abuser.

Answer 11

If we had a happy care free child I would thank God; For I was happy and carefree when I was a child.