I have no desire to bait anyone into anything. I’m here for learning, for dialogue, and because I am curious. I also have no agenda. I am not concerned with evangelizing here.
I was twenty years old, and it was in the fall of 2006 or so.
Okay. Are you happy enough to accept a 20 year loss of life expectancy and other health complications associated with your lifestyle?
No good reason? I see several good reasons, not least of which are mental and physical health issues.
Of course I did no such thing.
And here was his reply:
Thus, the person who seems to making
just might be yourself.
Indeed. Universally.
Wow! I’m surprised you remember me from back then.
I would like to expand on both of those points if you don’t mind:
If you don’t consider what happened in your youth ministry scene private I would be very interested in hearing about it. If it is something you would rather not discuss then I understand fully.
Obviously you like to preach. TheRealJulianne asked a question. I answered. If you find anything “uncharitable” in my post, let me know. You also made the mistake of being assumptive in your reply to me. That leads to misconceptions and misunderstandings and to long winded replies stating the obvious. However, I’ll take your post as an offer of 'charity", which is very charitable of me and I’ll be very honest!
I can’t help but feel that you really do believe in God, and wish that the Catholic Church would accept your life style. I believe, with your interest in religion, that you are like a little lost boy who’s looking through a window wishing he were part of the family. You could be, of course, but you would have to leave the gay life style. It can be done. I believe there’s a group called “Courage” that helps gays cope. Good luck and God bless.
I believe it’s outside of the forum rules to talk about sexual acts explicitly, so I can’t address many of the points in that article. Sorry.
but you are able to legally get married, as long as you follow the same rules everyone else has to follow. I think that is very non-discriminating.
Perhaps that’s because where my personal background has been. I wonder if I’d have been born in an evangelical house, or an orthodox Muslim house, that that would be where my interest is instead of orthodox Catholicism.
I think the most surprising reason for me was that finding a romantic partner with lots of common ground has been very easy. I’m something of a nerd. I’m into games, nerdy movies, books, science, and it’s been incredibly easy to find other guys who’re also into all those things. Most of my straight friends don’t have that luxury.
It’s also “helpful to remember” that genuine, deep happiness extends far beyond personal comfort, momentary pleasure, and a sense of being satisfied --or a sensate feeling-- of being satisfied.
Can you see how that strikes me as condescending?
From a purely political perspective it would be an advantage for the state to prefer hetro to gay life styles. Population is an import part of having a strong country and the gay life style doesn’t produce offspring. Look at a country like India it is very poor but because of its population it is a power, China, Brazil, USA, Russia, Germany, all have large populations. Countries with small populations usually have little political influence in the world- Iceland for example.
My life is indeed ordered, balanced, and totally in line with what is healthy. I experience joy that goes far beyond instantaneous pleasure or comfort.