I've seen a LOT of straight 'Religious' parents (and even pastors/priests etc..) with gay children. Some of the children have been completely disowned, some get bashed up, some get the silent treatment and some even get fully accepted and loved unconditionally by their parents.
My question is...
I hope it's okay to ask this, as it's happened to me a couple of times.
I am currently reading an NIV Bible, but have recently been informed that it's (apparently) not as accurate as others e.g. NKJ
How are we (as English Speaking/Reading people) surposed to find a "Correct" Bible? Is 1 or...
I hope it's okay to ask this of the forum - I'm just getting close to going home and would appreciate some suggestions.
At the moment, i'm out of the closet (as a gay guy) to pretty much all my friends and most of my family, and everyone is really cool with it.
I go to Church on a Sunday...
I'm not sure if many people know much about me, but here's a bit:
I became a christian in the year 2000 (when I was 18), it kind of happened that I "Fell" into it by co-incidence (or maybe Fate).
The other thing is: I'm gay (for as long as I can remember).
I'm now 23 years old and have gone...
Couldn't find any other threads about this article so thought I'd put it up.
I think the issue is that: The church doesn't want to receive what they've been giving.
They cringe at the thought that they may lose that which gay people have been denied for hundreds of years by the church...