afleitch
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« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2018, 06:03:52 AM » |
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I think one thing religious belief can be bad for is forcing a 'disconnect' with what's playing out in front of them. For example, if there's a gay couple, together for decades, married, part of each other's families showing love, commitment, passion then to see that in play, to see it as similar to every other couple, perhaps in some cases 'better' than some relationships and to conclude; no. It's not appropriate. Not what god wants. Not real, a facsimile, shouldn't be allowed or encouraged. That's a forced disconnect. It's intentionally blinding yourself to the relationship playing out in front of you instead focusing on the sex of the individuals and your assumption of what god wants as the measure of it's truth. 'Only acts are sinful' is actually a worse fudge because falling in love and everything that entails is the 'act'.
I've struggled with working out the thought processes behind that and the effort and resilience that goes into it.
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