I like to read a lot of strangers blogs to read about their own oppions on important matters. I do it becuase I learn a lot when I read, a lot of things that I did not know before. One of the reasons I love reading these things is becuase I am not educated as well as most in the Christain faith, meaning that when you all are quoting things, I read them and try to figure them out, and I have no idea who wrote them. A question I have is can you still be a christain and belive in God and be loved by him and not be judged becuase you do not know as much about the history of it all...But you do know that God still loves you?

I grew up Christian. I still am a Christian. However when I read this I realized that I don't think I am as hard core into it as some people. I belive in God, and Jesus. I pray everyday and give God everything I can. But I can tell you right now that I have sinned before. And I have asked for Gods forgivness. I agree that I think that everyone has sinned and hopefully  they have asked for forgivness, but I too have a lot of oppinions on matters like this. I have a VERY open mind on these kind of matter becuase as soon as I think of an oppinion, I am contridicting myself and questioning myself...so bare with me.

I have a lot of gay friends, becuase I am a dancer and you well...dance with them a lot. All of them are great people, so I would hope that nobody would judge them becuase they were homosexuals. Now I think that judging is a very hard thing to deal with. I beilive that everyone judges. And its a bad habbit to be sure. But I do not think that anyone has the right to tell some one that they can or can not be or do something. It is like me telling you that what your faith is, is wrong. What you beilive in is wrong. and then perceeding to tell you what is "right". Becuase what is right for me, may not be right for you. You have to keep in mind that not everyone will always agree with you and you have to aceept it. But when all of these problems arise becuase of homosexuals I get really confused. In my own oppinion, it is just how people treated blacks back in the day. They wouldnt let blacks go to their church becuase they were different. And what I got out of this  post(And this is coming from a 16 who Does NOT know a lot about the christain faith, even though I am one.) That you treating them differently becuase they are in fact different.  I dont know what the Bible says on this matter...But Ill take your guys' word for it becuase you all seem very educated in it. My only thing is, how do you know what it feels like to be gay. You cant start accusations on them and trating them differently when you have NO idea what it feels like. Maybe they can love, maybe they do belive in Christ, and maybe they like heterosexuals want human contact. I mean, I try not to judge some one that I dont know what it is like to be like.Wow, I think I am just rambling...I think what I am trying to say. with me personally and with the people in my church we just dont care what you are...is that bad?

What I would like to know is it just the Bible that says it isnt allowed? I mean you talk about the Chruch saying it isnt ok? and that they have to change? is that it? But how do you change something like being gay? What I am afraid of, is that if they are kicked out... they will start their own like gay chruch and then you have segragation all over again. and all the problems that they dealed with in the past will spring back up again. So its either, they change themselves or find a different church?

I am just trying to understand things. I am definently not mad. Not at all, I am glad that these types of things get posted...becuase the chruch I go to is a lot different then what your church sounds like. We learn about other religions, like budism and judism. Just everything and to acept and love everyone no matter what. no questions asked... My church is very open minded and everyone is allowed to worship no matter what their circomstances are... Am I a true Christian? that qeustion isnt intended to be rude, I am asking it whole heartly, like seriously I dont know becuase what I have grown up with...doesnt sound the same as yours.

Its a very good post, becuase again with my open mind everything I am wondering what religion I really am. But then I get to thinking what about the Mormans and other rligions views on this, is it same for everyone? Or is it each persons oppinion.

James is probably the only one who will really understand this blog... all the rest of you will probably get confused. lol.

truly confused,

Becca