In my opinion, this world has become very original and traditional. It's not traditional to date or marry your same sex. In Oranges are no the Only Fruit, we are immediately introduced to a woman who adopted a baby, now a young girl, who is trying to make her a servant of God. I feel like this woman was really just pushing her in the opposite direction though. At seven years old, children begin to learn things like lying and sinning and they do experience with it. I feel like the mother always just tried to keep her away from lesbians and gays but really tried to push her to God. We read when Jeanette was at a young age and met the two 'unnatural passion'ed women, she's attracted to them and her mother makes her stay away.
Growing up I was raised in a Christian family. I have always been taught, just like in Oranges are not the Only Fruit, that being gay or intimate with the same sex is a sin. In my own family, I know that it would not be accepted by any means if I brought a girl home. As Jeanette's mother did by kicking her out of the house, I would have the same punishment. Although, you can't help it when you gay. If you lean that way, you lean that way. I feel that parents should teach their children right from wrong and if they follow then good but if they don't and the parent has done all they could then back off. It's not their fault if they like the same sex.
The West Boro Church needs to settle down in my opinion. They are taking things to seriously and are crossing the line. They should not be going to funerals, where people are mourning, and disrupting the services. I feel that if they want to believe that then believe that but keep it to yourselves. Instead of going up to people in outrage saying that they are going to hell, try to persuade people by talking to them about your own religion.
Your right about how the world perceives things according to religion. I was brought up Roman Catholic and that if i were to like the same sex, i would not be able to go to heaven because i would always be sinning. Its unfortunate that people think that way because its almost like imprisoning people by attacking them mentally with persecution and words like you are sinning if you choose to engage in GLBT. Members of my family who were brought up in very traditional families and were pushed into that generations belief system dont know any better. You cant blame them for having those certain beliefs just like Hitler persuaded the german nation to have hatred toward the Jews for nothing at all. If you are taught something from a very little age when you are most vulnerable to life, then most likely you will end up have the same belief system unless you choose to become more open minded.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you completely about the West Boro Church. I think there approach is such a negative one and the way they go about preaching their beliefs are totally out of line. I understand freedom of speech, but the things they is inappropriate. I am very surprised no one has tried to physically hurt them.
ReplyDeleteI agree on your views about the church. there approach is so aggressive that it is not helpful for them. To believe in something you also have to be open minded.
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