A Curious Girl: I'm trying. I'm very trying.

*sigh*. Well I received Alice's e-mail today. It was very nice and not flamey at all :) She got a little ranty in places but I, not being ranty at all in the slightest, could still find it in my heart to forgive her.

In case you didn't notice, irony :) I am very ranty.

*Sigh* I wish the whole homosexuality issue would go away... The Bible says it's wrong. The Bible also says, in one of Paul's letters, that people who once practised gay sex no longer did once they found Jesus, so that meant that they could give up... (1 Corinthians 6:11) Being tempted is not a crime, loving people is not a crime.

In case you hadn't noticed, I hate talking about this whole topic. Basically (so far, anyway) becoming a Christian was pretty easy for me. It has caused a bit of friction but I didn't have to give up loads... it changed my life forever but my life is changing forever anyway, if you see what I mean? I didn't know where I was going before, so going the direction I'm going now is not a heart wrenching tug on whatever mystical other life I could have been leading.

So if I say, 'You want to follow Jesus? Give up the whole sexual preference thing (which by the way I am totally ignorant on) and you're in', I feel hideously hypocritical. Not to mention homophobic. The trouble with homosexuality is, not that it's so hideously awful, but that it's so obvious. A myopic church leader might not pick up on you stealing from the offering or being a generally subtle and manipulative *expletive* (that term is so good... so all-purpose :) ) but if you're gay, you might even tell him/her whilst introducing yourself. If you want to follow Jesus, you'll also have to give up stealing cash and using people; the idea in following God that you leave bad ways behind for good. Of course, old habits die hard, and don't I know it? We all slip up but God still loves us.

By this point in the entry I feel like I might as well have entitled it 'I'm homophobic, please send me hatemail'. What can I say? I'm really really lousy at preaching to people. I'd like to reiterate for about the fifth time this week that I don't understand it (or sex, or attraction in general, actually! I mean, I know what it is to be attracted and that's about it... don't question me on morals...) and if you're gay, honestly, I don't think you're any worse than anyone else (I mean, read Heather's diary, for example. She's awesome). I think that if you want to be with God, sexuality's a matter you have to take out with him...

In other news, I got a new library card today. And I had to prop up Frank some more, with another pencil. She needs a proper cane, I think.

I read a book called 'T*witches' which was fun :) Cool book, recommend it, etc.

And I'm going to work tomorrow. Yippee.

But then... I've never been in on a weekday afternoon before. I might actually enjoy it :)

Link of the day - Gearod MacAllister's Amazing Livejournal (!!!). Well, actually it's satire from Brunching Shuttlecocks... but so true to life. :)

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