If someone was to come out as gay, would their church/religion shun them?
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As far as I am concerned, if a church/religion shuns them, I would say it was the churches problem, just think of it, what is better, lying about who you really are or, being truthful to yourself, I guess it all depends on your values and integrity.
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I guess that depends upon that someone's church/religion. right?!
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Perhaps not their religion, but the patrons of their church would almost certainly shunn them. In offical print, they may say they will accept all walks of life (Not very many religions are that tolerant even in false semblance.), but even if they do, most churchy people won't. It can be an ugly, ugly world out there. And some people just aren't very good, no matter what kind of virtue they hide behind. They may accept you for who you are, and do the truly <Insert name of religion here> thing. But that's not exactly likely.
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NO big, just smile and keep going. Yer gonna get some guff. Shrug it off and be you. A church affiliation ain't all it's cut out to be anyway. Never found a church club that I agreed with. I've tried Catholic, Luteran, United Methodist, Baptist, Young Life, and ?? well, nothin' there, just nothin there. Friends are where it's at.
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As a Methodist (in the south, I understand that the 'northern' Methodist have major differences in beliefs than we do), I don't believe that we would shun you. We might try and help you see that it is a sin against God and therefore one should not practice it, but would pray for God to put you on the path that He wants for you. Good luck. Please note I am not saying you are wrong for being who you feel you are, just that it is wrong in the eyes of God. God Bless You!! <:))))<><
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mine did, and therefore I am atheist
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It really depends upon their church. Former NJ Governor James McGreevy is active in a religious organization that embraces him, pardon the pun.
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Growing up in a baptist family, one of my cousins came out and she was shunned not only from the church, but from most of the family... intolerance is a scary thing...
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I turned away from God along time because my mother used the bible against me..I hated anything to do with church.. I finally came to a point where i accept myself and dont care what other people think..and I know God loves us all and that people use the bible for their hate and has done it for centries..I have a mission to reach the ones that been hurt by church,,because i believe we all have a spiritually and sexuality..i do not believe gay is a sin..with paul talking about the natural it would be unnatural for a heterosexual to be with the same sex as much as it is unnatural for a homosexual to with the opposite... love has no boundries.. I hate the saying love the sinner hate the sin..homosexual is the person not a choice.. I believe more churches has done harm then good..people have commitied suicide because of being shun by church,,is that christ like or was that causing evil on that person causing them to feel shame and hurt and taking their life..thats why i choose spirituality and not religion..religion is man made..and man has faults...
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Sadly, it's not a religion who shuns those who are gay...it's the churchgoers who've been raised to be intolerant. They've been fed so many lies, assumptions and stereotypes for so long, that they believe the lies to be the truth. And they won't accept the truth because it doesn't support their intolerance. For too many centuries, religion (of many faiths) has been used as a weapon instead of being used to preach love and acceptance. I was not brought up being taught to hate anyone who was different. That's not what I was taught in church and Sunday school. Because of the irrational hatred and bigotry that still exists, I feared coming out for years. And such wasted years of lonliness. I finally found the strength to come out and found everyone loves and accepts me for who I am. And I know God loves me the way He created me. No amount of hate and Bible-thumping and name-calling will ever change that. I know I'm not the sinner...it's those that spread hatred that are.
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Would they? Probably some of the members, especially older folks in the chruch because they grew up in a time where anyone that didn't follow the "rules" was shunned. Younger folks don't shun as much because we grew up in a society that embraces individuality. Even if we have theologic differences, we're not big shunners. The newest ministry in my church is to help pregnant teenagers. We may not agree with the actions they did that got them pregnant, but we love them just the same. God loves us all and it is our duty to welcome everyone to hear of Him and grow in Him.
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