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Emmahalesmith
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Date: October 14, 2010 05:24PM
So, I've been reading this blog out there is cyberspace, and one of the commenters saw an opening to talk about her beliefs
exhibit 1:
I absolutely LOVE you for posting this and making me cry with joy for a renewed appreciation for my theology. THANK YOU!
I absolutely KNOW you will be with Henry again. And after reading so much about him, I am anxious to meet him someday. I hope he will play his guitar and let me sing along.
I am going to share with you something I just wrote to a friend on facebook. I know it is going to open a can of worms, but I am pretty sure you are cool with that. But it just goes so well with what you have said here.
Jen (you may not know this but I have a cousin who is gay) as Linda has mentioned. I LOVE John. I think he is one of the most remarkable human beings I know. As I love others who are dear friends who have also chosen the path of homosexuality. I truly love them. I am not just saying that to sound trite. I respect your right to stand on that side of this issue, as I am grateful that you respect my right to stand on this side of the issue. My stand has nothing to do with MY feelings about homosexuality. In fact, if I were more righteous I may have more of a problem with it, but really I don’t have a problem with it. My stand has to do with what I believe about God and His plan for the children of men. Linda is right that she is not gonna change my mind. She understands my belief as it is the belief that she has rejected. I respect her for researching both sides before she chose one or the other. I believe I understand both sides also, but I choose to stand firm in my faith even if that makes some people think that I am old fashioned. I also choose to live in a gospel that only gives the Priesthood to men. I believe in the beauty of the plan. This does not make me a bigot or a homophobe, it makes me a faithful Latter-day Saint. What you are is up to you and I 100% support you in your ability to choose. Do I like what you choose? No, but I respect it because that is the right thing for me to do within the parameters of God’s plan. Philosophically speaking, you cannot compare gay rights to womens rights as if I don’t believe in gay marriage I also don’t believe in a woman’s right to choose. I am pretty sure that God never intended for women to be suppressed, just as he doesn’t want gays to be suppressed, but He doesn’t let US determine the laws..they are eternal. And every blessing has a law that it is predicated upon. I am grateful to have an eternal family. I am truly grateful for the law of celestial marriage. I also want John and all my other gay friends to have the blessings of this law, but their choice to reject it is their choice, and I respect that. I just wish that other people understood what I am trying to protect with my stance on the issue. I am trying to protect MY belief in letting God dictate the laws, which means I reject your belief that says that you can dictate them by your choice. I am trying to protect the right of my children to have the same blessings I do…to be married in a temple of God and to be sealed to their family for time and all eternity…I don’t want gay rights to steal that away from them because it is VITAL to my happiness and theirs.
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