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Comment on I support gay rights because I am Catholic by Maureen Evers

Maureen Evers — Sun, 12 May 2013 14:19:24 +0000

Blueberries for me,

Thank you so much for post. You articulated my thoughts and feelings on this matter so eloquently. You have no idea how much I needed to hear those words today. As I read this aloud I wept. I got into a huge arguement with a man I am “was” dating on this very issue last night. The hateful statements coming out of his mouth were very hurtful.
Terms like perverted, sexual predators, and
sick/ twisted. He told me my beliefs in gay
rights and gay marriage is anti-catholic. If I
was truly Catholic I would not support this
type of heresy. I believe in a just and loving
god. A god who does not believe in oppression
and who welcomes diversity because he
created it. A god who wishes for peace and
harmony for all his people. A god that
encourages compassion rather than
judgement. I believe these are the values that define what it truly means to be Catholic.

Thank you so much for your blog post.

Comment on Falling asleep when you have Interstitial Cystitis by Angpalaggi

Angpalaggi — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:58:37 +0000

I suffer from extreme IC and recently the bedtime routine of going every minute has been awful. I was really glad to see (not really cause it sucks) that someone else out there had the same stuff happening. It’s so frustrating not to have any idea how to help myself feel better. I usually go to sleep and I put a heating pad on my pelvis area to help relax the muscles. It works alright but I still can’t go to sleep until about the 4th trip to the bathroom. I might try the icy hot idea! I’m up for anything at this point.

Comment on I support gay rights because I am Catholic by Riddler

Riddler — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:03:58 +0000

Leviticus 20:13. Either you don’t believe what is in the bible, or you have chosen to ignore it. Either way you open yourself up for a lot of explaining here. I am always amused at people who ignore half the word of God and live by the other half.

Comment on I support gay rights because I am Catholic by Ginny

Ginny — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:59:52 +0000

Thank you, thank you , thank you. This is so timely. I live in Columbus, Ohio and my sons both attended Bishop Watterson, the local Catholic high school, where the gym teacher for 19 years, who happens to be gay, was just fired because she included her partner of 15 years in her mother’s obituary. One parent made an issue of it and all hell broke loose. Thanks for reminding us that we are all God’s children.

Comment on Signing out by Rachel

Rachel — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:37:46 +0000

Just wanted to drop by and say hi! Hope all’s well!

Comment on I support gay rights because I am Catholic by wayne

wayne — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:09:02 +0000

you are free to believe whatever you want ,it makes you feel good,but how do you explain the first chapter of Romans,where it talks about liars,adulterers,war mongers,homo sexuals,etc,as not going to heaven,you can’t have it you’re way, it’s God’s way

Comment on I support gay rights because I am Catholic by The Diva

The Diva — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:33:04 +0000

Michelle,
Best of luck on your journey to conversion. I went through RCIA 13 years ago. I promise you’ll encounter many Catholics on your journey who also share your beliefs on the issue of gay rights. The journey will reveal so many things to you about yourself. Enjoy every moment along the way.
All the best,
Diva

Comment on I support gay rights because I am Catholic by The Diva

The Diva — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:20:43 +0000

Diana, please use capital letters at the beginning of your sentences. Also, don’t tell someone they’re moving away from Christ when they reject His Word. If Jenna feels moving from being a more orthodox Mormon is helping her move closer to God, that’s her right. It’s how she feels and it’s awesome that she has a feeling she is moving closer to Christ and feels she is gaining a better understanding of what He was really about. That’s awesome because she (Jenna) is strengthening her relationship with Christ. Stop trying to twist what people are posting and tell them YOU think they’re wrong based on YOUR interpretation of the Bible. I’m sure if you looked through the Bible long enough you could find passages and interpret them in such ways that you could say Jesus would condemn me because I’m short and overweight. But you know what, I know that’s wrong. Jesus love me… just the way I am. Just like my Jewish podiatrist told me when I said I didn’t like my very muscular calves “God made you that way and HE made you perfectly!” God made all people and HE made them perfectly- Gay, Straight, Black, White, Asian, Jew, Greek, Slave, Free…. We’re one in the love of the Lord- One in the body of Christ.
Peace and Blessings,
A Catholic who also supports Gay Rights
(P.S. Jenna, I hope I accurately conveyed the words you wrote in your post. )

Comment on I support gay rights because I am Catholic by Cris

Cris — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:41:52 +0000

If she is going to marry a man, and she is attracted to him, then she wasn’t a lesbian. Maybe she was bisexual. Or maybe she was never a lesbian to begin with. Or maybe she is still a lesbian and will be sexually unfulfilled in her marriage and be a miserable, suffering person for the rest of her life. Just because you have one gay friend does not make you an authority on sexuality…that’s like people who say “I have a black friend!”

Comment on I support gay rights because I am Catholic by Joel Cornett

Joel Cornett — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:35:39 +0000

This was very well written. I fully support gay rights in the legal realm, because with a separation of church and state, the beliefs of one group of people shouldn’t affect the rights or legal status of others. I think that there should be a separation of “Christian Marriage” and “Legal unions”. In the legal realm, nothing is different, but within the church, we might deal with people based on our beliefs.

I talk more about this, and explain it a lot better here: http://joelcornett.com/2012/03/13/marriage-and-whatnot/