tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post8435672819147682974..comments2009-11-10T21:12:48.820-06:00Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07276000726366302069christinemoers@hotmail.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-16175499832702338662009-11-10T21:12:49.121-06:002009-11-10T21:12:49.121-06:00

Funny you don&#39;t answer your own question on believing homosexuality to be a sin or not. I would imagine you must know it is being a true follower of Christ and, as familygregg pointed out in John 8:11, Jesus calls us to repent and sin no more. <br /><br />He accepts all and we are all sinners. In turn we are to accept Him and in doing so we become renewed in spirit not wanting to commit the

Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079932268292139625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-20687583085976446202009-11-10T13:55:36.931-06:002009-11-10T13:55:36.931-06:00

I like how you think- and how you put it all into words! may have to link to you, again!

Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08944990982584233095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-66010494790706284262009-11-10T11:08:49.191-06:002009-11-10T11:08:49.191-06:00

I love my gays. I love my sluts. I love my drunks. I love my theives behind bars. I love my junkies. I love my....you name it, I got it.<br /><br />I love them enough to say in love when the door opens...&quot;Go and sin no more.&quot;<br /><br />John 8:1-11<br /><br />That moment when the Lord bends down and writes what He writes in the dirt...when the accusers all slip away one by one...it

familygregghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06288666767408425096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-87022752057852004602009-11-09T13:22:11.767-06:002009-11-09T13:22:11.767-06:00

You are the very BEST!!!!<br />With respect, love, and admiration:<br /> <br />From your married, lesbian, adoptive, fostering faithful, christian readers from New England:<br />The Mamas at<br />Mama Drama Tines Two

Mama Drama Times Twohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935810256080795505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-73379178434122042442009-11-09T11:34:23.230-06:002009-11-09T11:34:23.230-06:00

I could not agree more. Thank you for this post.<br /><br />The thing is...re: the whole marriage thing...well, I live in a state with gay marriage. It has done nothing to affect my (hetero) marriage one bit. I mean, if I wanted to get married in a mosque, they would say no, because I am not Muslim and I am not entitled to it. So there is nothing in my mind that would think that a gay couple

rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04510731941899864099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-1866482111954607482009-11-09T00:18:36.274-06:002009-11-09T00:18:36.274-06:00

I just wanted to thank you, because I love reading here! I totally *get* what you say about a lot of different subjects.

Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17234738401491941907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-7384050008231565592009-11-08T21:42:46.750-06:002009-11-08T21:42:46.750-06:00

I **heart** you more today than yesterday... my dear friend.

Dia por Diahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779572435008177679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-38067520756267387472009-11-08T19:15:20.152-06:002009-11-08T19:15:20.152-06:00

Thank you! This whole topic makes me so tired becuase I just can NOT wrap my head around people&#39;s arguments that &quot;my religion says marriage is XYZ and therefore the government needs to keep it legislated as such.&quot; The government should have no role in what you and your religion consider &quot;marriage&quot; and you and your religion should not have a role in what the government

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15864229531085152218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-16747642331227543212009-11-07T22:50:43.507-06:002009-11-07T22:50:43.507-06:00

Amen Sister! You said it! Thank you :)

Perspective RADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592993630531157971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-74039112042057293972009-11-07T11:12:35.270-06:002009-11-07T11:12:35.270-06:00

I&#39;m still thinking on this one. I totally agree with you about the adoption end of it, but not so much on the marriage end of it. I&#39;m not a huge fan of the gov&#39;t being involved in marriage in the first place, so that argument only goes so far with me, but I&#39;m not really sure about the rest. <br /><br />You&#39;ve got me thinking and praying, and that&#39;s all I really have to say

Hannah_Raehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456126190061240236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-83474725266349625992009-11-07T07:16:31.996-06:002009-11-07T07:16:31.996-06:00

safety, love, nurturance, acceptance, care, stability and permanency...did i mention safety... those things are definitely not exclusive to the hetero community... or the married community... or even the Christian community... not having those things in a conventional family is so much more damaging than having those things in an unconventional family...

Mrs. Sugarbearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00810286647174171347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-86005537410161328412009-11-06T22:35:05.027-06:002009-11-06T22:35:05.027-06:00

I love the way you put my thoughts into words! I also would like to coment on Jeri&#39;s comment. I have lesbian friends that I just haven&#39;t connected with in a while. A couple of years ago they brought their daughter here to meet my son (when he first came for hosting). It was a long night, and their daughter was getting a little cranky. As they were leaving Dot said something to Dian

adoptyaroslavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999440774961877227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-71707399830658611152009-11-06T21:48:06.762-06:002009-11-06T21:48:06.762-06:00

so many children are passed around foster care or live in orphanages. and end up with terrible attachment disorders and never belong to any one...and never learn to love or be loved. i believe anyone who is qualified and willing to love a child unconditionally and spare them this fate should be allowed to adopt. rachel

Isaiahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00856420191732511753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-85404806990194586492009-11-06T19:32:07.631-06:002009-11-06T19:32:07.631-06:00

I wish I had written this, I&#39;m glad that you did.

Melessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13389345997489197531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-44298345397274984432009-11-06T19:28:24.510-06:002009-11-06T19:28:24.510-06:00

my best friend is gay, my religion and my beliefs do not jive and yet I make it work, my sons know that families can be made up of 2 dads, 2 moms, 1 of each or any combo of, they are ok with that and accept that our friends may not fit into the same box that others fit into - thanks for the thoughts and discussions!

J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04975942737904876508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-40219962549200643232009-11-06T17:58:48.727-06:002009-11-06T17:58:48.727-06:00

I love your blog and I love all I learn from you every time I see you pop up in my Reader :)<br /><br />I&#39;m not a Christian, I&#39;ve never been a Christian outside a few weeks at Bible camp, a few years at catholic school and what my Grandma taught me about Jesus and I mostly fall into Summer&#39;s camp when it comes to Christianity. So I know nothing.<br /><br />But. Here&#39;s something

Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08882501506394356178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-17658300549718078202009-11-06T17:20:52.549-06:002009-11-06T17:20:52.549-06:00

None of my gay friends have ever asked me if I think it&#39;s a sin, either. Interesting. <br /><br />Great post, C.

Terronihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11737715891767920516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-86273737380062079262009-11-06T15:31:59.634-06:002009-11-06T15:31:59.634-06:00

Christine, you have a way of expressing how I feel much more eloquently than I ever could. <br /><br />THANK YOU for posting this!

Jenni Stearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05441402355671586713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-27956761757763285532009-11-06T15:27:35.171-06:002009-11-06T15:27:35.171-06:00

A long,long,long time ago, I felt that children needed a mom and a dad but there are tons of kids who have people who are their biological mom and dad but who shouldn&#39;t be their parents. Bottom line: children need to be loved by people who love themselves, have the capacity to love others and hopefully, are loved themselves. <br /><br />My personal belief is that God doesn&#39;t make mistakes

Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134691284657706068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-58622678202098339822009-11-06T14:54:25.439-06:002009-11-06T14:54:25.439-06:00

I sure do love you, my friend. Thank you for sharing your honest thoughts. It&#39;s very refreshing to listen to you talk openly about hard realities in life that sometimes make people uncomfortable, but are important issues to address. In reading the comments, I would love for you to introduce me to Jena (sincerely) so she can get to know a practicing homosexual who actually had a wonderful

Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05625281680779381539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-5222980059844580122009-11-06T12:20:21.324-06:002009-11-06T12:20:21.324-06:00

Thanks, Christine.<br /><br />Right now my partner and I are getting ready to host a 15-year-old boy for Thanksgiving who thinks he&#39;s gay. He&#39;s been really hurt by some of the men in his life and he&#39;s asked his worker not to place him in an adoptive home where there&#39;s a dad so that he has the time and distance he needs to work on that issue. She thinks that&#39;s really insightful

motherissueshttp://motherissues.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-55086737106937438792009-11-06T12:07:36.367-06:002009-11-06T12:07:36.367-06:00

Oh my goodness you continue to amaze me! I threw this link out on facebook for all my friends to see, hope that&#39;s okay. (nothing like asking for permission after ti&#39;s done!) <br /><br />I love you! <br /><br />And, I so want to come to Texas to camp!

Sherihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16598822471867683429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-8659225482252354722009-11-06T11:23:37.907-06:002009-11-06T11:23:37.907-06:00

I agree! <br /><br />Btw, thanks for talking so openly about the hard stuff. It makes it easier to think about and to discuss with people in my own life.

Brown Eyed Blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04623490605434252471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-13185123362398918762009-11-06T11:05:53.491-06:002009-11-06T11:05:53.491-06:00

I love you! I love that you put it all out there! I love the way you look at life and aren&#39;t afraid to say it like it SHOULD be. Preach on sister!!

Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05574095883181118049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11570547.post-70970155890028069792009-11-06T10:59:40.975-06:002009-11-06T10:59:40.975-06:00

While at the moment I don&#39;t know any practicing homosexuals, I do know quite a few who used to be(as in anywhere from 5 years ago to 20-30 years ago), and have since gone on their own journey of wholeness and healing, one that pinpoints their former behavior(that is what they call it) as one of the aspects and acting out of brokenness in their life... and I think that is where my perspective

Jenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13883975580159419000noreply@blogger.com