Did anyone notice that some of the pictures in some of my older posts have disappeared? Why didn’t you tell me? I may or may not go back and put them back in. I thought I would clean out the pictures in my wordpress gallery. Apparently when you take the pictures out of the gallery they also are removed from your post. Who knew? You did? Well why the hell didn’t you warn me of that?
Wait a minuet! Maybe they are there! Maybe it’s a problem with my computer because one that was not there a second ago is there now.. Can someone please scroll down a ways and have a look? Thanks.
Ten things about my research paper that is due tomorrow;
1. Religion and Psychology is a difficult topic. It has been emotionally exhausting to write.
2. I have had a difficult time writing about what conservative Christians have to say about homosexuality. They say homosexuality is “unnatural”. Writing about it being “unnatural” felt unnatural. And icky.
3. I am profoundly grateful that I was not raised in a religious household. The coming out process would have been more difficult than it already was.
4. I have several friends who were raised Catholic. For most of them, it is still very difficult to talk about. My friends, who are in their mid to late thirties, continue to struggle with their relationship with God. Although I believe that everything happens for a reason and that people are exactly where they need to be, I wish the spiritual road was a little less bumpy for them.
5. Some people still believe that homosexuality is a mental disorder than can be, and should be cured. They call it “reparative” or “conversion” therapy. Ugh
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7. I continue to believe that every person has a right to believe what they want to believe. My feeling is if it works for you, great! I do have a problem with people pushing their beliefs on to other people and trying to make them wrong, especially to the point where it can cause another person harm. It has been said that gay and lesbian teens are twice as likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers. I’m not ok with that.
8. There are so many things that the bible says that people just don’t follow or care about anymore. The following video illustrates my point;
I continue to wonder why some people dig their heals in over this issue. What are they so afraid of?
9. I have heard and read over and over again that although some Christians don’t approve of gay and lesbian people, they do love us. I’m sorry, but no one who loves me has ever said I should be ashamed of my sexuality, that they won’t accept me for who I am, that I should try to change who I am.
10. I continue to believe in creation. God created the whole ball of wax. He/she is the big guy/gal. I believe, very firmly, that if God didn’t want there to be homosexuality, there simply would not be homosexuality. I feel like people who say otherwise are questioning God’s “power”. What? It’s a choice you say? Why don’t you go ahead and try to be gay for a day and see how that works out for ya. Go ahead, I’ll wait. We can talk about this whole choice thing then.
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