So, my parents are pretty religious so I have to to fucking Bible study or some shit. Apparently homosexuality is immoral. Immoral my ass. With no authority whatsoever I can say FUCK RELIGON. Catholicism is bullshit.
Basically they were talking about “sexual immorality” started pressing them to provide detail. They rambled about how gay sex is immoral. And topped it off with “we should accept them still” yes Simon you daft bastard, you totally meant that last bullshit. I’m so tired of us being seen as abominations
I say this out of love and a shared experience so 🐻 with me:
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Start taking school immensely seriously. Literally live to get all your homework and assignments done on time and done well.
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Start really focusing on future goals and plans. Short mindedness will turn into long term depression and stagnation.
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Start going to your college counselor at school and trying to figure out what you’re good at plus what makes money.
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Stop worrying about dating. The idea of finding a highschool sweetheart is basically almost fantasy. Statistically speaking, you will not talk to, remember the names of, or miss the majority of people you spent time with in high school.
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College is a great place to make connections and start over. Look to college as something to strive towards. I cannot stress this enough: pick a major that makes money or has a very flexible way to fit into different jobs.
About me: I got my bachelors in veterinary science and worked with animals in research and once I had experience, I could start applying to jobs that made more money using the skills I gained from research. I am bisexual and grew up in a baptist church and am gay married for 4 years. No one in my family knows. They think I live with a roommate who works with me. It’s not worth diving into a depressive attitude over things you can’t control; your goal should be to make your life better in spite of those things you can’t control.
I hear you!
There’s a good exception to that rule though, the satanic temple (https://thesatanictemple.com/)! They’re doing wonders using religion to push actual good values, they’re mission is rather nice:
“The Mission Of The Satanic Temple Is To Encourage Benevolence And Empathy, Reject Tyrannical Authority, Advocate Practical Common Sense, Oppose Injustice, And Undertake Noble Pursuits.”
Homosexuality isn’t immoral there… just conisder the huge banner right in the middle of their site. :)
They’re a nice counter weight to the “regular” religions really.
I would advise against TST, their leadership is problematic. There are other orgs which are similar but without the problematic leader(s).
For example, their owner and leader recently invited a friend of his, a known transphobe, on a tour of TST HQ then, when some members complained refused to apologise. TST members are generally good people but the leadership has a disturbing amount of alt-right links.
shit, really? they’re doing such good work tbat genuinely aligns with my religious views. do you have links to any of this controversy?
iiluminaghtii did a video on it, although im aware that she has also been the subject of controversy herself.
Christian Logic:
- All-knowing, all-powerful God, all-good God creates humans.
- Since he knows everything, he’ll know if someone turns out to be gay
- He creates them anyway
- He sends them to hell for it
- But they could totally get redemption if they become something other than how they were made, and only commit the Christian-allowable sins (like divorce and greed), but not the icky homosexual one
I hear that loud and clear. I was so amazed when a gay friend of mine became catholic because his boyfriend was. I was like “WTF, this should totally be the other way around. What do Catholics have to offer homosexuals??”
If I had to go to bible study, I would probably ask everybody to cite every reference. I’d probably buy a hard copy of the skeptics annotated bible.
Stay strong, I’m a queer former-catholic, and it gets better as you get older.
