I cannot stand how often my Mormon fb friends feel the need to post crap about their religion. I really don't know what to do about it other than delete the really annoying ones. I tend to be pretty non confrontational with them which I don't know whether that's a good or bad thing. Anyways, today there was this article getting posted.


http://www.lds.org/liahona/2007/10/helping-those-who-struggle-with-same-gender-attraction?lang=eng

I read it and found it disgusting to say the least. In an effort to keep the peace, I thought I'd give my thoughts about it here rather than starting a commenting war.


Theres this part where he tells the kid "dont identify yourself by your sexual feelings". Don't Identify yourself based on your sexual feelings? Coming from a patriarchal church that bases every single duty, class, and expectation on gender and sexuality? And teaches an extreme level of repression and guilt about any and all sexual thoughts and feelings. Also, when did same sex attraction come to equal same sex libido? The LDS church is obsessed with sex, and it is ridiculous for him to say that sexual feelings "aren't that big a part of you". 

There's also that part where he says as long as your not acting on the feelings you will be able to enjoy all the blessings of the savior's atonement. (followe by a cute little pun about sitting up "straighter".) Bull. @#$%&. The whole mythology of the religion is based around a man being married to women. You can't attain the highest degree of glory is youre gay.

This whole crap about BYU and Mormons being "totally cool" with the gays (as long as they keep the repression up) is just another piece of there big PR campaign to make Mormons seem more mainstream.

Gaaah

on their reason or logic or facts to determine the truth of TSCC; they are told to rely on their FEELINGS to "know" the truth.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/08/2012 08:02AM by atheist&happy:-).

This article isn't just annoying, it's heartbreaking. Think of all those poor people wasting their lives waiting for the next life to become straight when they could have love and companionship in this life with some of the same gender. And seriously, you think apostles who receive "revelation" from god would have a better answer than we don't know why you are gay, just wait till the next life.

The same people telling gays to be celibate would never dream of spending 10, 20, 30, 40 years or more of their adult lives celibate. They're hypocrites.