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Richmond.com Posts Conservative Opinion Piece on Homosexuality and Church
An anonymous contributor who later identifies himself as Jason in the comments section has posted an opinion piece titled “Homosexuality and the Church – A Different Take on the Conservative Perspective” on Richmond.com.
In the piece, the writer first apologizes for the hardships and persecutions faced by many homosexuals from those that claim to represent God. He says that people with same sex attraction can’t just flip a switch, but later discusses healing homosexuality.
And no, people with same-sex attraction can’t “just change their mind”; something that entrenched in the soul is not altered with the ease of flipping a light switch.
He further discusses homosexuality as sin and his interpretation of the Bible’s declaration of a partnership between man and woman. The final section of this essay-style blog is entitled “Restoration Is Available” offering advice to the reader about what to do regarding their homosexual feelings.
Now, someone will surely say, “Do you know anyone who has been “healed” of same-sex attraction?” No, I don’t.
I don’t know anyone who has been raised from the dead, either, but that does not prevent me from acknowledging that my God can accomplish both, “for with God, nothing shall be impossible” Luke 1:37
Readers are also given additional resources including a local ministry affiliated with Exodus International.
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4 Comments
Well, Jason may feel he is offering a different take on the debate, but frankly it is just same-old, same-old.
The real deal is that the Bible does not condemn homosexuality and that both testaments, and especially Jesus, affirm the goodness of creation and the centrality of loving God and all that God has created and is creating, and that includes loving our neighbor as ourselves.
Loving others means accepting them as they are, providing they are not hurting us. No one has been able to show me how men loving men or women loving women will hurt anyone — the more love in the world the better — so the opposition to LGBT or queer folks just does not make sense. And anti-LGBT attitudes and laws are not grounded in scripture but in age-old prejudice and fear of difference (both understandable, and also changeable).
I suggest Jason work on changing himself (we all have things we can improve in ourselves) and stop suggesting that others change.
What I love about this post on Richmond.com is that “Jason” at first claims that gays can’t just “change their minds” like “flipping a switch” and than admits that he knows of NO ONE who’s been “healed” of homosexuality yet he still promotes a group that claims to do just that. Well, “Jason” which is it? It can’t be both. Either someone can be healed of homosexuality, or not. Either the gay can be prayed away or it can’t. So I wonder which one “Jason” really thinks it is.
The damning of men cannot affect what gods will bless. Kiss kiss.
Mel,
you present a logical falacy. Jason’s lack of personal knowledge of someone who has “been healed” (really, can’t we come up with a better term?) is not proof that it is not possible. You are correct that there is a dichotomy, but to assume that lack of evidence for something is evidence of a lack of that same thing is not logical.
I do know people in that camp, and am working to be there myself. It is not a light switch, but it can be done. If you’d like to read about my journey, come take a look at my blog.