tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post4126592878688374301..comments2024-03-28T13:26:20.672-04:00Comments on The Closet Professor: Via, Veritas, VitaJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-12417464627805057942016-04-04T10:50:45.993-04:002016-04-04T10:50:45.993-04:00State, church or any social organization should no...State, church or any social organization should not be moralizing, as they do. If one likes or wants to be or to live differently of the majority, it is his right as long as he or she don't impose on others.<br /><br />I don't respect those who don't respect me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-17184656471849455312013-03-09T03:06:13.684-05:002013-03-09T03:06:13.684-05:00Come back to the Church. Let go of the strange li...Come back to the Church. Let go of the strange life. You can love other men, you just can't have sex with them. Christ loved many men, but never lusted after them. John laid on His breast,Paul told the men to greet one another with a heavenly kiss(in the middle east it's still often practiced), so you can even kiss a man in Amish churches and churches that are liberal Amish. Just let go of the lust, you aren't 21 ya know. Let go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-50976395631449881562011-09-10T16:23:52.245-04:002011-09-10T16:23:52.245-04:00Anon, thank you for your comment. I hope that you...Anon, thank you for your comment. I hope that you enjoy the other posts in this series. I hope that one day that I can help change some of the problems within the church's attitude.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-47153636812580835732011-09-09T19:06:45.007-04:002011-09-09T19:06:45.007-04:00Joe -- I also just stumbled across the articles, a...Joe -- I also just stumbled across the articles, and although I haven't had a chance yet to read all of them, I plan to.<br /><br />My father was a Church of Christ minister who had six kids. Of the four boys, one died at 13, and the rest are all gay. I struggled for years...married, had kids, etc. After I got divorced, I was finally able to live my life freely, but once I came out, I was lovingly escorted out of the church. There were other people at that congregation -- "liberal" by CofC standards -- who everyone knew were gay, but the rule was as long as it wasn't official, they were welcome. <br /><br />Ultimately, and somewhat ironically having spent decades drawing a distinction between the two groups, I joined the United Church of Christ. It still breaks my heart that I have been rejected by the church in which I spent 40 years, and I still have a lot of affection for the Church of Christ. My husband mentioned the other day that I seem to know where the local Church of Christ in every neighborhood in Southern California, and that wherever we travel, when we pass a Church of Christ I always point it out. <br /><br />God bless you, in a very literal sense, for what you are trying to do. It's very brave, and very important. If the Church of Christ came around on this issue, would I go back? In a heartbeat. But the more of us who leave, the less likely that is to happen....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-13975496384945653112011-07-29T18:48:09.534-04:002011-07-29T18:48:09.534-04:00You are welcome, Greg, and it means a lot to me fo...You are welcome, Greg, and it means a lot to me for you to say that. In this series, I not only wanted to discuss Christianity and homosexuality but also to connect with current and former gay members of the churches of Christ. Most people in the church would not agree that it is okay to be homosexual, but I think that is where we can make the change. We go solely by what the Bible teaches (or at least we say we do), but we need to look at the true and correct interpretations and remember that God's greatest commandment is LOVE. Thanks again for your comment, Greg. Anytime, you want to discuss things more, please feel free to email me at jec1918@gmail.com.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-20114683121028751912011-07-28T20:55:11.470-04:002011-07-28T20:55:11.470-04:00As a gay former member of the churches of Christ, ...As a gay former member of the churches of Christ, I can only say "Thank you" for this series of articles (which I discovered serendipitously). I say "former" member, but though I have left it, it hasn't left me. <br />Like so many other LGBT people, I have moved haltingly toward self-acceptance. I never expected to hear of gay members of the Church of Christ -- it seemed almost unthinkable, much less ones who saw themselves as "okay."<br />To borrow from Shakespeare, "Thanks, thanks, and ever thanks."<br />Peace<br />GregGregnoreply@blogger.com