Author Topic: Anti-trans - what is its basis in Christian doctrine?  (Read 17606 times)

Bubbles

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Re: Anti-trans - what is its basis in Christian doctrine?
« Reply #150 on: April 03, 2016, 11:04:25 AM »
Parents should learn not to dictate to their children after they become adults ... and allow them to think for themselves.

Here is a website written by parents Leonard.

http://www.gayfamilysupport.com/gay-family.html

I don't think telling a parent who initially finds out their son is gay, who may feel awful about it at the time, is helpful.

It's better they have positive support, rather than condemnation IMO.

It's guaranteed a failure to dictate what parents should do.

That's just going to make them feel a bigger failure.

Families are not complete strangers once children become adults. Families carry on supporting each other.

Families are a link which doesn't always exist, even with friends.


Bubbles

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Re: Anti-trans - what is its basis in Christian doctrine?
« Reply #151 on: April 03, 2016, 11:07:28 AM »
And where exactly do thgose expectations come from? At the very least in part?

Some is that parents naturally expect their children to go on and have children of their own.

In part religion can reinforce that, but that expectation is still there, even without it.

It's as much in society in general, regardless of religion.

It's what the expectation in society is, pretty much.

It's just being gay is just a bit different, and a bit different can just require a bit of adjustment.

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Leonard James

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Re: Anti-trans - what is its basis in Christian doctrine?
« Reply #152 on: April 03, 2016, 11:11:53 AM »
Here is a website written by parents Leonard.

http://www.gayfamilysupport.com/gay-family.html

I don't think telling a parent who initially finds out their son is gay, who may feel awful about it at the time, is helpful.

It's better they have positive support, rather than condemnation IMO.

It's guaranteed a failure to dictate what parents should do.

That's just going to make them feel a bigger failure.

Families are not complete strangers once children become adults. Families carry on supporting each other.

Families are a link which doesn't always exist, even with friends.

Yes, Rose, I think you are right. Until society changes and becomes totally accepting of homosexuality, parents are as confused as anybody else. Thank goodness we seem to be moving in the right direction.

Bubbles

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Re: Anti-trans - what is its basis in Christian doctrine?
« Reply #153 on: April 03, 2016, 11:12:55 AM »
Yes, Rose, I think you are right. Until society changes and becomes totally accepting of homosexuality, parents are as confused as anybody else. Thank goodness we seem to be moving in the right direction.

:)