Just wondering if there is anyone else here who is bisexual but also a christian. Please no arguments about religion, this isn't the place. But I don't think I could be the only one in the world lol.
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Just wondering if there is anyone else here who is bisexual but also a christian. Please no arguments about religion, this isn't the place. But I don't think I could be the only one in the world lol.
You are not the only one.
There are churches that accept people of all sexual orientations so, yes, there are many who are bi and christian. Here in Salem, OR we have the Spirit of Life church. The pastor is gay and the majority of the members belong to the LGBTQ community.
Something interesting along these lines--the latest column from national columnist Leonard Pitts on this subject: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/09/0...ent.html#moreb
No, you are not the only one. And yes, there are Churches everywhere "Accepting" of bisexuals.
I know you said no arguments about religion, but I cannot resist! Those not seeing that the Bible is taken out of context on this subject are blind. We cannot have the blind lead the blind now, can we?
that one opened up a can of worms hahahahah
I know lol but so far the response has been great, even yours passionfire even though I dissagree with you thats ok.
Yes bi and " a believer in the reality of the existence of God."
Have dealt w/ a lot of flak on this site on this issue.
Just today.... had a lengthy conversation w/ a co-worker I like, respect & have supported ( which actually worked to my detriment). He is very traditional Bible belt Christian....very opposed to gays in the military, etc. " It's wrong."
Yet he had no problem w/ my 42 yo supervisor who still lives w/ & depends on widowed mom, enabling him because he has court-ordered child support to pay; DUH! Is this not also the consequence of " sexual sin," fornication, which was equally denounced in the Bible?
I should know! I paid cs for over 20 years for 3 children ( 2 of whom turned out to not really be mine ) & always had my own place, paid my own bills; granted , I struggled, did w/out a lot during those years.
Here's the real irony! Same deadbeat dad he's making excuses for was calling him " a bigot," criticizing him for his stance on homosexuality.
Same hypocrisy, lunacy being played out on world stage rite now!
Very passionate Catholic here!
Any true understanding of God implicitly includes love.
Just don't take fellow Christian's anti-love (prejudice/hatred) to heart. They're simply ignorant (mental/spiritual) masturbators on this subject. They never tried to attempt understanding to the new testament, just memorization.
Look at all Jesus (is reputed) to have said and did.
Everything is based in love.
The Pharisees and Sadducees, plus periodically disciples... were pissed off because Jesus was throwing wide the gates of heaven, and not making it an exclusive club for 'us' (whomever 'us' you identify with). Don't forget tax collectors took not only Jewish money for Rome, but extra money to line their own pockets; and prostitutes (with the exception of Julia Roberts in 'Pretty Woman') have never in the history of Judeo/Christian/Islam been socially elevated.
Yet both tax collectors and prostitutes were going to heaven quicker than those who slammed the gates of heaven in the face of their fellow man.
Best Wishes,
Blue
Will reconfirm my previous position; it's a very tough road to travel! Will not deny my religious beliefs, neither will I deny my sexual cravings. Sometimes I find a common ground, sometimes not. Dark nights of the soul have been nights of courage, as revealed to me by my Higher Power.
First off, you have to understand that homosexuality and bisexuality is as wide spread in the animal kingdom as it is in humans. Try youtube.
And maybe you should read the bible from start to finish, leaving no page unturned.It really is an evil book.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcU9daI61PM
and try Ezekiel 23:19-21
song of songs 7:7-8
Not verses you will hear in church on a Sunday morning.
Hmm, I wonder where that comes from.
The choice is yours and yours alone.
The bible, to be seen, not to be read
I love cherries.
You are not the only one
* prepares to sling a big can labeled "Flak" using a flakapualt,
adjusts for winds, calibrates for declination, resets modulus for
orbital shift, loads the can o' "Flak" into the sling ... draws up
the tension and ... *
No, in all seriousness this is not flak. I wish to express something. I
am atheist. Yes, big surprise no doubt.
That said, I can accept a notion of God being a job title. They were
the first of us to attain oneness with the cosmos. they live in all
of us, are our friends, our mentors. God is a job, at least in my
humble opinion. The job is to lead everyone into a Good Orderly
Direction. Thanks to an addiction therapist for that.
And my big qualm is really simple, everyone defines their own Good
Orderly Direction, nobody has a right to shove their Good Orderly
Direction unto anyone else. Atheism works for me as a soft atheism
without being militant. I refuse to accept anyone else's definition of
God, or any deity. I refuse believing in invisible purple unicorns too.
This does not disqualify me from not being spiritual. Science &
technology can do wonders in explaining a lot. Yet, there is a lot they
can not explain. And, yes I am aware that in the future they may. Until
then, I can walk in both worlds, its my nature to do so anyway.
* shrugs * Guess it is called balance?
Apologies to the OP, did not mean to hijack or derail. Something, I needed
to say and this seemed an apt opportunity.
And pepper, it took me a long spell to see you were not pushing unto others.
This was my error due to misreading the text, text alone without benefit of
body language or nuances. Damn these bloody wires and there promise of
bringing us so much closer together, yet keeping us so far apart.
I live in an affluent area where Christians are the norm and so is their Bisexuality.
Down side, most just want to cheat on their wives and stay on the down-low/NSA.
I am a Christian and I too struggle with my bisexual urges. Even when reading the Bible in context homosexuality is considered wrong. But God loves everyone He hates the act. He sent His only son Jesus to die to atone for all our sins. And that includes everyone.
Thanks, Void; yes, just honestly tried to share. I have my reasons for believing what I do.
Yeah. I struggle, too. You are not alone
I do wish that for those in Christianity that automatically denounce anyone who is anything but purely heterosexual is "evil" "bad" "wrong" etc---would not be so automatically condemning and use this issue instead as a different way to look at the faith, what it means to be compassionate, what homosexuality means in the broader scope of humanity and sexuality.
There are many Christian leaders, faiths and such that do approach the subject in such a way with them not automatically saying anyone who is "gay" is bad.
I don't think that God "made" so many people this way to automatically reject and damn them to hell. This has to be an issue that God's wants looked at in which each person takes a look into their own heart and minds as to what is the best way to come to terms that so many people feel pulled to "being gay."
To simply automatically and categorically cast off an entire class of people as ungodly, unworthy and condemned---that just doesn't seem at all right and proper with me.
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To simply automatically and categorically cast off an entire class of people as ungodly, unworthy and condemned---that just doesn't seem at all right and proper with me.
While I can't claim to have the details sorted out, this makes the most sense to me, as someone who claims both Christianity and bisexuality.
I've read the Bible cover to cover. I am a Christian. I'm married with children. I'm married and bisexual. I'm out to my husband and some close friends who know. Publicly, no, on account of the fact that people wouldn't understand. But I have a loving husband who does understand and is supportive. As far as reconciling bisexuality and Christianity, feel free to PM me, and I'd be happy to have an honest conversation with you. How faith and sexuality intersect is complex and as I'm new, I'm reluctant to share that publicly.
http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-an...rights-and-our
I believe it's a law that every hotel and motel room in the US has to have a copy of the bible in it.I wonder for how long.
I have no issue with a person being a Christian and gay, or bi. The ten commandments make sense to me, even though I haven't always adhered to them! We each settle into our belief comfort zone, or drive ourselves crazy trying to fit others' ideals.
What does bug me is, anyone who will set themselves up as judges and juries, to condemn anyone who doesn't share their dogma.
It's really, really (really) hard to accept that there truly is enough for all people..so much so that I wouldn't give the idea any credit when you first proposed it. I do believe that people should be rewarded for ways in which they benefit the rest of society..I will leave it up to everyone else to decide what a "reward" is. I wonder what society would look like if there were no money? Technology is interesting, I know people decry money, and it certainly can be abused but in one way it allowed us to bring the abstract into the physical.