Comments on: What I Think about Homosexuality

By: Lucinda J

Lucinda J — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 02:15:49 +0000

In reply to Katherine Lu. Thank you for these thoughts, Katherine. Well put.

By: Katherine Lu

Katherine Lu — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 01:48:24 +0000

I believe that we all possess many passions, (desires, cravings, longings). We too often focus only on sexual passions because we don’t like to address many of the others that can plague us: passion for food, which can become gluttony, passion for entertainment, resulting in too much time on our electronic devices, passion for material gain or mammon, which leads to greed and workaholism, passion for drink or drugs, passion for self aggrandizement, which leads to anger and envy, passion for gambling, and on and on. We may focus on a passion we see clearly in someone else, while not thinking of our own weaknesses. (The splinter in another’s eye, vs. the beam in my own eye.) Homosexuality was rampant even at the time Jesus lived on this earth. He loved every sinner, but always said, “Go, and sin no more.” The Christian way of sexuality in abstinence and celibacy unless in the contract of heterosexual marriage. Even within marriage there is a need to curb passions to accommodate our mate or in response to a call from God for a time of abstinence to fervently pray. We are to love everyone we meet, accept them where they are, and live as examples of curbing our own passions, in pain and humility.
Love and prayers, Kathy

By: Tracy Huber

Tracy Huber — Sun, 30 May 2021 00:05:11 +0000

I don’t agree with everything you said here, but I respect your view. You wrote this very thoughtfully and lovingly, and at the very least, if you view lgbt+ folks the same as murderers, thieves, and adulterers, you also walk beside them and try to love them. That’s more than most religious people do.

By: Wendy W.

Wendy W. — Mon, 24 May 2021 22:44:32 +0000

Amen.

By: Elise Otto

Elise Otto — Mon, 24 May 2021 13:14:35 +0000

In reply to Jerry.

Hey Jerry! Thanks for bringing this up. Have you ever asked God why He would create people with those desires?
For me, my questions of this nature are usually seeded in a belief that God is not good. He doesn’t care and I can show you the times He’s let me down. Those feelings, although genuine and honest, are not true if God is what the Bible says He is. I’ve come to the point of saying, “God either everything that’s been said about You is false, or something in my heart/mind is askew.” That’s the crossroad. I can put faith in God or I can put faith in myself. Does that make any sense?
And you’re exactly right. The way that Jesus taught was[is] wildly different from the way most of the world thinks! That makes it attractive and repulsive.

By: Luci Martin

Luci Martin — Mon, 24 May 2021 00:53:12 +0000

Luci, you are a brave and beautiful person. Thank you for this thoughtful and insightful post.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 23 May 2021 03:25:37 +0000

Thanks for sharing on this topic. It did to me what I think you hoped it would do to your readers. Got me to think about the way I view homosexuals. And the need to walk alongside them in Christian love. The 2 that I know from conservative Menn. homes both were from rather disfunctional families. Which makes me wonder how often that is the case. And what can be done to help those who need healing through Jesus.

By: Sue

Sue — Sun, 23 May 2021 01:40:46 +0000

I refuse to believe that God created man with same sex attractions. He created man and woman and called them good. When sin entered the world, Satan perverted those sexual desires in many different ways. We must stand strong on God’s Word and never give any room for anything other than one man and one woman, married in the Lord. Any other relationship is outside God’s will and will be judged accordingly.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 22 May 2021 16:51:17 +0000

While I think your article does much to accustom the minds of conservative Mennonites to homosexuality, most of general society would see it as wildly religious because of it’s biblical viewpoint. I know it seems black and white when Jesus mentions he made male and female etc, but the problem is that most ppl are very skeptical of literal, point black statements from the Bible being something they will be eternally judged for. Which brings me to my question. If in fact God will damn people that indulge in sexual activity as LGBTQ’s, why has he created huge numbers of people that are clearly biologically sexually different? And biology has much to prove the sheer complexity of biology sex not being a two way street with sexes. What kind of sick deity would put helpless people through this, people who were thrusted into existence on no choice of their own.

By: Holly Dickson-Ramos

Holly Dickson-Ramos — Sat, 22 May 2021 14:57:58 +0000

Thanks for sharing so openly about your own thoughts and feelings. Your post is very well written and you’ve handled a really difficult topic with sensitivity. I really respect you for your skill as a writer and thinker and your courage in being so honest and open-hearted.