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Great blog…this was posted by John Dehlin and the author is his cousin. Discusses that his devout mormon home gave him the strength to come out of the closet in regards to his sexual orientation.
A really good blog. I have such mixed emotions when it comes to this subject. All my life I was taught one thing and I think I believed it, but like so many other things now, I think I was wrong. I hope Christ can save me from myself. Quote:I hope Christ can save me from myself.
That probably is the best, most concise definition of faith in the Atonement I have ever read – anywhere.
I’m very hopeful about this blog. I think it has potential to be something positive. I liked the post. The last paragraph was very moving to me. It articulates something I have been trying to figure out for months:
Quote:We (LGBT people) do not suffer same-sex attraction or same-gender attraction. We suffer homophobia. We suffer ostracism. We suffer discrimination. We suffer hate-crimes. We suffer bullying. We suffer marginalization. We suffer family rejection….they are taught to hate themselves. They are often cut off from their families and homes. They do not feel welcome in their wards and communities. They aren’t allowed to become strong enough to survive.
Over the past months, I have realized these wounds, and where they came from. Many came from the Church. I was “wounded in the house of my friends.” I want to be a member of the Church. But I don’t like going. Much good has come into my life as a result of being a member of the Church…but currently, I just hate going. It feels like I am allowing my abuser to continue to abuse me.
Somehow, I have to learn to forgive the Church. I’m just having a hard time with it.
turinturambar wrote:I’m very hopeful about this blog. I think it has potential to be something positive.
I liked the post. The last paragraph was very moving to me. It articulates something I have been trying to figure out for months:
Quote:We (LGBT people) do not suffer same-sex attraction or same-gender attraction. We suffer homophobia. We suffer ostracism. We suffer discrimination. We suffer hate-crimes. We suffer bullying. We suffer marginalization. We suffer family rejection….they are taught to hate themselves. They are often cut off from their families and homes. They do not feel welcome in their wards and communities. They aren’t allowed to become strong enough to survive.
Over the past months, I have realized these wounds, and where they came from. Many came from the Church. I was “wounded in the house of my friends.” I want to be a member of the Church. But I don’t like going. Much good has come into my life as a result of being a member of the Church…but currently, I just hate going. It feels like I am allowing my abuser to continue to abuse me.
Somehow, I have to learn to forgive the Church. I’m just having a hard time with it.
Yep. I get it.
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turinturambar wrote:I liked the post. The last paragraph was very moving to me. It articulates something I have been trying to figure out for months:
Quote:We (LGBT people) do not suffer same-sex attraction or same-gender attraction. We suffer homophobia. We suffer ostracism. We suffer discrimination. We suffer hate-crimes. We suffer bullying. We suffer marginalization. We suffer family rejection….they are taught to hate themselves. They are often cut off from their families and homes. They do not feel welcome in their wards and communities. They aren’t allowed to become strong enough to survive.
That last paragraph was moving to me as well. But then he said “We have to endure these things even more in our Mormon communities because they are even stronger there.”
Wait, homophobia, hate-crimes, bullying stronger in Mormon communities (?) My Mormon community does not reflect that and has in fact successfully taught the opposite principals. And I live in a conservative county.
That was otherwise a very moving post.
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