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I went to Sunday school and all that, but I don't remember anyone ever mentioning homosexuality. Perhaps it's a more recent phenomenon or maybe I never heard about it because I'm female. :shrug:
The thing is, in any church, their doctrine is supposedly based on the teachings of Jesus. Nowhere in Christianity has bigotry ever been endorsed. Christians are supposed to treat other people they way that they wish to be treated. But it appears to me that these present day Fundies, the right-wingers, are intentionally forgetting the lesson of tolerance and twisting the message for their own ends, that their religion tells them that it's okay to dislike anyone or anything that they already don't like or approve of. x(
I think in your aunts' case, it may be a generational thing. They were probably taught what they continue to believe. My 71-year-old gay friend still believes in God, but no longer attends or supports the Catholic Church. I'm not familiar with the Black Church, but I would think that they, above all, would understand and reject any kind of bigotry, but old ideas die hard... :-(
Like you, I'm an agnostic, or, more likely, an atheist. I've posted in that forum here on DU. I have issues with most forms of organized religion. My mother goes to church, but, for her, I think it's more a social thing, or her upbringing, than a matter of faith. My father was a true believer, truly walked the walk as far as Christianity is concerned, but he died of cancer at 62. That's what firmly closed the door on religion for me. ;(
I think it's possible to have faith without belonging to any specific church, think that's the norm, these days. I often wish that I could believe, and, as a liberal, I have an open mind, but all that I see and hear, these days, pushes me in the other direction, too...
Rhiannon :hi:
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