Messages By: pearl79161

You preach ad nausea based on the assumption that homosexuality is a sin. 

That remains to be proved and since Jesus never spoke on the subject, you're on shaky ground. 

Recently I have become a Chrstian and now attend church regularly.  I have struggled to understand what God wants for me, and how this pertains to my orientation.  There was a book written by E.T. Sundby, "Calling the Rainbow Nation Home" which has really helped me understand my love of God even though I am gay.  So much of the bible has been misinterpreted over the years due to inaccurate trasnlation into other languages.  I think people need to understand that it is honestly not a choice. I did not choose to be gay.  Why would I want to be the black sheep of the family?   

I can completely empathize with you and also feel distraught, saddened, and even angry. My only  

daughter is gay and lives with her partner who is Venezualan. She is 35 and is a successful  

professional. She came out when she 18. I too, inaccurately thought that she would " grow out " 

of it. But now realize and believe that it is NOT a choice. I accept and love her for herself. I visit them 

and stay with them periodically. [ I live several states away . I only wish for her happiness , regardless of her orientation. I applaud your loving and open minded attitude towards your  

daughter. Too often, a parent's love is conditional. If we really love our children , it should be  

unconditionally and complete. I get so angry sometimes, when I hear so called  " Christians " 

judging and looking down on gays. They live in such a narrow , self righteous world.  Jesus 

taught love and tolerance. That certainly isn't followed today by most people.  

you said: DO YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WHERE GOD SPEAKS TO YOU?  

I don't hear voices. But God speaks in many ways. Since he is Love, he speaks through loving people. The Bible could be one way, except it is mediated by culture and time. The prohibitions against homosexuality are so few and far between, (none by Jesus or in the Letters) so restricted as to their application that they are barely a whisper in the grand scheme of things. God speaks the language of love, not condemnation and retribution.