deBAM

May 24, 2012

"Many of us have a powerful personal revulsion against homosexuality — a revulsion that goes far beyond reason to what almost seems to us an instinctual level. Homosexuality seems “unnatural” — and it would be for most of us. I myself have had to struggle against feelings of superiority and prejudice in regard to gays. Yet for some persons it appears to be the only natural form their sexuality takes. This feeling of revulsion or alienness, or simply of indifference, is no basis, however, for ethical decisions regarding our attitudes toward homosexuality. It seems to me that we simply need to acknowledge that for the majority of us who are heterosexual by nature this deep feeling amounts to nothing more than prejudice when applied to others. It has no sure biblical warrant, no ethical justification. It is just the way we feel about those who are different. And if we can acknowledge that profound prejudice, perhaps we can begin to allow others their preferences as well."

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Biblical Perspectives on Homosexuality (via azspot)

here’s the thing… if you recognize that you feel a powerful revulsion towards homosexual activity, I mean all the way down to same-sex hand-holding, and it’s strong, and yet, there it is, two dudes making out in the park, cuddling each other and playing footsie for the world to see. and you’re like, well if I feel this way and there’s no denying I’m revulsed, they obviously don’t. they don’t feel the same way I do. but there’s no changing the way I feel, I couldn’t be convinced to be gay anymore than I could be convinced to be a shoe. then I have to recognize that they are just gay. they were born different from myself. they are gay as one is tall, or one is white, there’s no changing it. I have to respect them, cause that’s how they are. and if you believe for a second that you can pray away their gay, that it’s just a fad they’re going through, then I would have to believe that you, too, are gay and have spent your whole life fighting your own nature and projecting your efforts on every other happy, openly gay person you come across. don’t worry, god doesn’t hate you, he made you that way so stop being a damn bigot and accept yourself already. — cbg

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