I imagine that like most people of my mold.
That being librul gaytheist.
I would find myself being disgusted by things like homosexuality being considered a mortal sin.
But for whatever reason, it just doesn't bother me.
It's one of those things that (some of) the clergy might think, but the laypeople probably don't think like that.
Or at least most of them. Probably.
@Seer: Putting this here because it'll be lost in editing otherwise.
That's actually incorrect.
Homosexuality is not a mortal sin. Performing homosexual acts is. There is an important distinction to be made there.
With that said, yes that's something I take issue with myself, but the winds of change are blowing in that regard, very much so.
@Hil: Oh, there are differences. You have to go into more depth than layperson understanding though, which most people actually generally don't.
I could elaborate but I already feel like I'm juggling too much with my sickness-addled mind.
edited 7th Sep '15 7:21:37 PM by ThanatoSeraph
instead of prattling about my art demands i will say this
my dad believes in god, but not the bible, as he says that "if you had the worlds most influential book in your hands, and you could change something to your belief, you absolutely would"
think about how fucking old the bible is and how it was originally written in an entirely different, olllld language that we dont fully understand
anyway draws pls
@Trip: I'm sorry but that actually makes me livid (like not actually mad at anyone livid, but still kind of incensed in general), because this is such a major misconception.
Because so many, so so many people say that as if it's some great revelation and not as if the Church has said that for actual thousands of years.
As in "why are people struggling with Eden being metaphorical when it was being considered as such thousands of years ago"
This is part of what I hinted about before regarding "something something grr fundamentalists."
We do not worship the Bible. The Bible is not perfect. It is a book, a very useful book, perhaps the most important book in the world, but it is not God.
There is an Abrahamic religion that generally holds that their holy book is the transcription of God. That religion is Islam, not any major branch of Christianity or Judaism.
(Apologies to any Muslims reading this if it is misrepresenting their faith)
@Seeram: As I said, it's still problematic, but there's a very important distinction to be made, in part because it shows a shifting in values, and also because it's not just "your gay so we hate you go to hell". For starters as soon as you enter hate into the equation, that's explicitly not what you're supposed to do.
Kind of rambling here, not sure if coherent.
Of course it usually produces hate anyway so.
also @Box: actually really, honestly no
Like I get that it's frustrating and all, but it's honestly happening at a lightning pace compared to many historical changes.
edited 7th Sep '15 7:42:42 PM by ThanatoSeraph

For what it's worth, I actually sympathise with that feeling a fair bit. Prayer to saints does to me feel uncomfortably close to deification
But I also understand the reasoning behind it and the ideas that often seem to surround this concept are misrepresented
"Praying to Saints" is in itself misleading. Saints don't answer prayers. Rather, what you're supposed to be doing is asking that said saint, a person who showed themselves to be a great person in life, prays to God on your behalf. It's the same as asking other members of the clergy to pray for you, rather than praying to my mate Bill in aisle 3.
@Everyone: I actually find learning this stuff about you guys super interesting. Don't often get a chance to really ask about it or anything, because it often feels like you have to walk on eggshells/even talking about it can be confronting/annoying for some people, but yeah.
@Hil: Well, of course there's going to be good Churches even in the South. But yeah, I'm glad to hear you've had some good experiences at least.