Emily #fundie #homophobia

Emily #fundie #homophobia rr-bb.com

But after being born again, I knew immediately that homosexuality is wrong. But the deception to believe that its okay and normal is very intense. Not to mention the fact that there is very strong support for people to "come out" as homosexuals. If they do come out, there is a huge sense of family, community, support and solidarity. I think this is actually a great "selling point".

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old comment by Coffee

What I find most incredible is that these "born again" people who "have met Jesus" were unable to think about morality for themselves before being converted. And that leads me to the key question, why did they convert to begin with?
Matilde, that is a great question. So often fundies claim that atheists have no morals because we don't believe in Gawd, and therefore we don't know right from wrong. Fundies also go on to claim that if they lost their "faith," they would rob, rape and murder everyone in sight. Fundies seem to be people with no internal ethical structure, depending on outside authorities to define right and wrong for them. The world is wicked, they are wicked, so they can't trust themselves but must rely on the Bibble to tell right from wrong. Which explains why they react with such hysteria when the Bibble is questioned, because it's their only moral guide and without it, they're hopelessly adrift. The idea that the Bibble is their only moral prop helps make sense of their behavior. They hate anyone who violates the Bibble's rules because such deviants threaten the Bibble's infallibility, which is their only bulwark against total chaos. They fight tooth-and-nail against evolution, homosexuality, etc. since they're sure it will lead to the complete disintegration of society--because human nature is evil and produces only more evil. The Bibble is the only light in the fundy's world; all else is wicked. And that includes all of us. Thus endeth the lesson.

old comment by objettrouve24

Yeah, no.

Family- Mine hardly spoke to me after I came out. When they did, they would fall down crying and saying I was going to hell. Most of the time they acted as if I was already dead, even when I was standing right there.

Community- As much as we could muster up. But there's only so much one gay bar, two gay-friendly churches and a very very small PFLAG group can do. Nowhere near as much community as I got at my old church.

Support- When I was christian, I had prayer groups, bible studies, camps, mission trips, all kinds of support. When I left, all I had was the gay bar twice a week, and while a great place to dance, not so good for support. Most people I knew were in no way supportive, and at one point even threw bibles at me.

Solidarity- You've never been in a gay bar. Being in such a small and isolated group, we had lots of fights.

Why did I leave anyway? I was in love, and I hungered for the truth. Now, in spite of all the pain I had to go through to get here, I have a far better life than christianity gave me. I'm happy, which I wasn't as a christian, I'm healthier psychologically, and I've achieved many great things in life.

Emily #fundie #homophobia rr-bb.com

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