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Boy 2 "That's exactly what I'm saying!"
Boy 1 "Thanks so much. It's nice to know that our friendship means that much to you..."
Boy 2 "Well I believe that being gay is wrong."
And that was one type of conversation that I sometimes heard through lunch during my last year in high school. If it was someone bashing gay people then normally I would jump right in and tell him/her to stop being such a douche. In a manner of speaking I suppose this IS "bashing," withholding friendship because of someone's sexual orientation.
Kind of like if someone would decide that they didn't want to be my friend because I am black, and they didn't even know anything about my personality. But maybe that's just how I see it.
But how, and I do mean HOW, can I call "Boy 2" an idiot? It's something he honestly believes in. I can't go and tell someone off because they honestly believe in what they believe. If it were factually wrong then I could, but these are his morals that I'm talking about.
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I think it may be his (Boy 2's) religion, which I know he holds *very* high up in his life. I mean, I've known him for a few years and he's quite the sweetheart. I've set him straight a couple times that you can't judge a person just by his/her sexual orientation, and he knows that there are many "good" gay people out there, once you take into consideration the kind of people they are.
I don't mean if they absolutely adore gay sex or something else considered "taboo" in society.
I mean the usual "good people vs. bad people" thing. Are they nice? Do they help people? Do they suck up just to get ahead in life, and then trash the person who helped them? Are they just plain mean?
I don't know why I started thinking about this, when it's been a month since I finished high school and well OVER a month since this conversation.
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I have to wonder if there are people who completely live by their religion (specifically one that is completely against homosexuality) who can truly accept having a gay friend. I don't mean someone who goes "Yeah, I'm of this religion. But I don't really agree with too much of anything that my religion says." I mean someone who lives and breathes by their religion, in a manner of speaking, but can accept a gay person as a person, no strings attached.
And yes, I actually know "Boy 1" and "Boy 2" (like I said earlier about "Boy 2"). This was a real conversation, not something I just fabricated.
So is boy 1 actaully gay or was it just a random question??
And I guess you could call me a Christian, but I don't believe everything the Bible says. I believe God made people gay, because I don't believe you can choose who you fall for inlove with. Plus have some very close gay friends.
thatgirl2089
I don't think it was a random question. Boy 1 is not actually gay. It was likely part of the conversation they were having before they came where I (and everyone else in the room) could hear them.
www.progressiveu.org/blog/toriavic
Okay I see.
thatgirl2089
If you had asked me this question a few years ago I would have given a different answer, but since then, I've had wayyyy too much contact with gay people who tried to hit on me and change MY orientation, and as far as I'm concerned they can all go jump in the lake as I am straight and it really makes me angry when women try to hit on me when I ALREADY TOLD THEM I was straight. And yes, it is a sin to be gay. You either serve GOD or u serve the devil. There is no other choice. U might think that unfair but I will add that ever sex between straight people is a sin if they are not married. End of story.
eh it's a good thing I believe everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion, I suppose. I have no idea what to say to that :idk: but I can try. I have a couple questions:
what about the ones who you haven't told you are straight?
out of curiosity, what would you have said a few years ago?
www.progressiveu.org/blog/toriavic
very much agree with u about everyone having their own opion.. That girl is very wrong!! in my opinion that is.
thatgirl2089
sorry but i think you are very wrong.
Not all gay people hit on straight people.
And what about the people that do not worship anything?? They arent worshiping the devil or God.
thatgirl2089
I am a Christian, and I believe that homosexuality is wrong. I believe that it is a sin, and I don't believe that God created people gay, or that they were 'born gay' with it in their DNA. However, I realize that not everyone holds my viewpoint. While I believe it is wrong, and people know that is my view and opinion, I have a couple of friends who are lesbians. The Bible instructs to love one another. That is what I am doing in these friendships. God loves the sinner, but hates the sin. That is the same way that I look at it. Possibly, through my friendship, I can show them God's love, bring them into church, and show them the error of their ways.