tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773093784652934591.post8691747869989943880..comments2023-04-07T09:07:31.243-05:00Comments on hugh happenings: Controversy: Because I'm a Glutton for PunishmentBriawnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10906350363147115828noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773093784652934591.post-66516132245142745192011-12-13T12:41:02.404-06:002011-12-13T12:41:02.404-06:00So I don't know exactly where I stand on the i...So I don't know exactly where I stand on the issue, but I will say this issue being brought to an open forum through the media and inviting discussion from both sides has definitely widened my view and helped me accept a lot of homosexuals as great, contributing people/citizens rather than allowing their sexual preference to stamp their whole character. Either way, I'm completely enthralled by the topic.agirlnamedgayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026645797871962811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773093784652934591.post-80516650870349754632011-12-09T12:48:32.187-06:002011-12-09T12:48:32.187-06:00Yay! i loved reading this. i feel like members o...Yay! i loved reading this. i feel like members of our faith, especially here in utah, can be so heartless twords others who live differntly. the whole prop 8 thing in cali was a hard time, but i was grateful for it because it forced me to really take a look at how i felt. i really don't care if a woman wants to marry a woman. i DO think it's wrong and not at all in God's plan for all who come to this earth, but i believe very much in free agency. i do not want others to tell me that i can't go to my church on sundays or read the book of mormon, just because they do not believe or agree with it. i don't think same sex marriage threatens my temple marriage in any way. and i realize as a parent that it is up to ME (and adam) to teach my children the value of a temple marriage and the plan of salvation, and right from wrong. but i also want them to know that when people live "sinful" lives, we still love them. try to do good for them. try to be examples for them.<br />through the whole prop 8 debate, i thought a lot about the saints who were violently driven from state to state. although our church would never ever behave in such a manner, these poor members lives were harsh and all because people didn't understand them. didn't repect their right to choose for themselves what they believed and how they wanted to live their lives. <br />what i'm trying to say, i think same sex marriage is wrong, but God sent us here to choose for ourselves the life we will live. and if same sex married couples want to adopt a baby, yes, i think that's kind of sad for the child, but more than anything, if that child will have a good home, with an education and LOVE, is that so bad?Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695993475309217502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773093784652934591.post-82402938861283307182011-12-09T11:02:22.154-06:002011-12-09T11:02:22.154-06:00I went through this confliction right after highsc...I went through this confliction right after highschool when the guy I wanted to marry decided he was gay. "Decided," "realized", whatever. I've finally come to a simple conclusion that brings me a lot of peace whenever I have to discuss this issue.<br /><br />We know that wickedness never was happiness. We know that having sexual relations with someone of your own gender is a sin.<br /><br />We've read the Book of Mormon- we know what happens when the majority of the people side with people who want to commit sin. It's a cycle, and we're not exempt. <br /><br />Yeah- on the surface, to people who don't believe what God says about homosexual acts, it seems heartless not to be a proponent of same-sex marriage. But when it comes down to it, having sex with your own gender either brings happiness or it doesn't. As soon as a society condones something that doesn't bring happiness, you know the cycle is starting to run on the down-hill side.<br /><br />I have thought about how someone who suffers (yes suffers) from same-gender attraction can live a happy life. Like all trials we mortals can be faced with, these people, too, can live righteously and be happy. I know it's possible. Because sex isn't the only route to happiness.<br /><br />Love is.Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13071001502153335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6773093784652934591.post-50925363211477866362011-12-09T10:04:20.651-06:002011-12-09T10:04:20.651-06:00LOVE LOVE LOVE this post. Very much how I feel ab...LOVE LOVE LOVE this post. Very much how I feel about the issue. I have several friends I've met through blogging that are Lesbians. I love them. They are in loving relationships with their partners and have children that are amazing. <br /><br />I also agree that I need to support our prophets, and that sometimes we just need to follow. So I will support them, but I also love my friends, and the families they have built. They are good strong families. Just because they don't follow the things I believe in, doesn't make them bad people. They just have different beliefs, and that's OK, and we can still be friends despite our differences. (I even wrote a post about how we connect despite our very obvious differences, the post is called "A Mormon, a Muslim, and a Jew, and a Lesbian walk into a bar") They DO deserve to have the same rights as married couples. They should be able to legally say we are together. <br /><br />So, I don't have the right answer. I'm just as conflicted. Just wanted you to know, that there is someone out there that feels the same as you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443976181764945157noreply@blogger.com