Did you read the bible to to find out if what people were saying was true?
I did. I think I was about 12 or 13 years old when I read it and knew I had attractions for the same-sex but I never labelled it gay till I was older.
I knew that God was suppose to answers your prayers if you asked him but God never changed my attraction to straight when i asked for him to.
Anyone else do this when they were young enough to realize?
2007-09-18 17:03:37 · 12 answers · asked by What'd You Say? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I did indeed check out what the bible said.
And then... I realized I didn't care. I mean, I read Leviticus when I was maybe 13, and considering all the other things it said was an "abomination" and then looking around at some of the things people do in the world... whether I was gay or straight seemed to be the least of my worries. lol
2007-09-18 17:38:34 · answer #1 · answered by noryndor 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well I was bothered by the boys when I was school.. but as well I realize being gay was a sin when i READ the full bible.. as well on tv.. I prayed to God to be more manly.. but I didnt get an answer.. to him.. then just months ago I told my mother I was gay.. then I try to find direction from the science.. I realize the homosexuality is not a sin or something wrong.. I think all this begun when I was 12 years old when I have my first contact with the religion.. but before I was influenced about the tv.. when I watched a report from gay people. that some gays are not notorious
2007-09-19 00:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was raised in a strict Christian home (luckily that has changed).
When I realized I may be gay I read and reread and rereread that verse in Leviticus (I think) that says something about men shall not lie with men as they do with women, because it is abomination.
I read it over and over and over, trying to find some kind of loophole.
Sadly, there was none.
So I prayed until I was sick of praying for god to turn me straight, and THAT didn't work.
I think it was when I realized that I also realized that god doesn't exist.
I'm a lot happier though.
2007-09-19 00:17:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Evan, my Dearest, I was taught to Love God, long before I ever knew that people feared God. when I found out that people were out there fearing God I felt sorry for them.
Take it from me and know that Loving God is a lot better than worrying about hell (because there isn't one. We *all* go Home when we die. I have it on the Best Authority)
Be happy in who you are. God made you Gay for a reason and God made me for a reason and I know God Loves me. I've rarely doubted it. Blessings my Darling.
2007-09-19 00:27:31 · answer #4 · answered by Mama Otter 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, my dad was gay, and I heard it from my friends at school. I went home and asked my mom what a "fag" was and she nearly hit the floor. anyways, I didn't read the bible, because I just asked my daddy if it was in there. He was a minister, so HE would know, right? I battled those feelings when I was younger, but for women, and have had questions when i am older. Some people KNOW they are gay,some battle it and still others, like me, wonder if they are bi or just plain curious. I know I didn't answer the question but I hope i shed some light on it.
2007-09-19 00:12:51 · answer #5 · answered by Dragonflygirl 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
someone else pretty much said the same thing already...
my mother was starting to reconnect with her side of the family...200+ members...black...christian...most of them really into the church...so i started going when i was 15...a year after i started realizing my attractions for guys...when i first heard the homosexuality was a sin from my pastor...who also happened to me my moms uncle...it was like someone stabbed me in the gut...i guess it was worse for me because i had never really thought of church or god that much unless i had a test or something...but also hearing that i would be going to hell from a family member...it was totally different
thats when i started praying to change...trying to act...saying i was bi just to make it easier...i finally realized by my senior year of high school that religion was whatever u wanted to believe...and i never truly believed in it...now im working towards law school to pursue a career in human/ civil rights...
i think these things usually come around when u just want to fgure out whats going on with ur life and to see where u might be heading
2007-09-19 00:36:07 · answer #6 · answered by Willie H 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the bible dose not say being gay is a sin it says its an abomination
truly that's a book that u should not depend on even ppl who follow it dont truly follow it
ex:the bibles says woman aren't allowed to speak in church
but do they yes!
it also says alot of unfair things that ppl dont folo at all
2007-09-21 18:23:37 · answer #7 · answered by McLovin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew the word gay, but I never knew what it meant. So, I didn't care. I just liked all the guys and girls out there. I'm bi.
2007-09-19 12:41:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anthony C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have read the words of Jesus in the Gospels, so I know that homosexuality is not a sin.
2007-09-19 01:37:22 · answer #9 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just remembered what I was told about God loving everyone, regardless, since we are made in his image
2007-09-19 01:06:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋