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Gay People Do Exist – Coming out to my Grandparents

Gay People Do Exist! Coming Out to My Grandparents My grandparents were/are committed Christians. They’ve taught 3rd and 4th grade Sunday school for as long as I can remember. On the infrequent occasions when I attended their church, from kindergarten until I was about 12, I always pulled up a chair and sat between them while we were going over the lesson as a class and eat doughnuts my grandma faithfully bought every Sunday. They taught me about God, prayed with me, and told me of God’s grace. Read more [...]

Posted by SoACTing on July 11th, 2012 | 48 Comments Posted in Christianity, Christians, Depression, discrimination, Family, Hate, Homosexuality, LGBT, Marriage, Moving On

When Religious Naivety and Ignorance [Hurts]

I’ve said some naively ignorant things in my time. But, then again, I’m nearing my mid twenties, so I’m sure I’ve still yet to see the rest of the iceberg. Nonetheless, regrets are worth analyzing for the lessons they teach to help avoid the same mistakes in the future, so that hopefully, when I look back, I find that, contrary to what I often tell myself, I haven’t said quite the number of naively ignorant things that I’ve thought. Here is one of mine: “I should wear my Spiderman outfit and Read more [...]

Posted by SoACTing on June 19th, 2012 | 13 Comments Posted in Christianity, Converts and Conversion, Empathy