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Originally Posted by Harley47
Don't be afraid to stand up about it.  In my experience, most people (not all, most) who use the Bible to back up their homophobia are *blissfully* unaware about the actual context of Leviticus. The look of shock when you bust out the actual context of the book is usually priceless. :P
I don't know enough about your parents to comment on that, but at the end of the day, they're your parents. They should love and support you regardless. Granted, I have heard some very different tales from people coming out, which is incredibly sad IMO, but they should be in your corner regardless. How do you think they'd take it if you were to tell them? |
No. Leviticus is explicitly clear. Gay people are to be stoned. There is no context possible that makes that okay... unless the book was saying "do NOT stone homosexuals".
However, Leviticus is also explicitly clear that one should not mix fabrics, eating fruit from a tree within four years of planting it, trimming your beard, and working on the Sabbath. You never hear about the other stupid crap in Leviticus. For some particular reason, Christians seem to hold on to the whole gay thing more because somehow they can see that god cared most about being gay out of all the other things in the book, despite the fact that it wasn't in the 10 commandments and Jesus never said anything about it. Christians cherry pick the bible so much that they really can't say they get their morals from that book and they certainly can't say Christianity justifies their homophobia.
You decide for yourself. Is being gay really that bad? Why would an all loving god punish you for the desires and impulses he gave you? If he's all powerful, he decided for you to be gay. So he'd essentially be hating you for his own decision... personally, that doesn't sound too loving to me.
Anyway, come out when you feel comfortable. You don't need to rush it. Don't come out if the potential repercussions of coming out is greater than the pain you feel in the closet. There is this huge emphasis on coming out young or immediately these days. Come out when and if you are ready.
[EDIT] sorry Harvey, I missed your original post and just saw "it's out of context" and jumped on it. We said the same thing. Mine was just more... harsh? Idk. I censored myself a lot. I hate religion. I hate how it affects society. I'm not saying that I hate people who are religious or undermining the comfort people take in it nor am I saying that it should be abolished. I'm saying that I resent it so much for the way it prevents progress in this country (US), divides people, and harms the LGBT community as well as anyone who masturbates or has any sexual thoughts ever.