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is any one here christian? i was just wondering seeing as most (i wont say all 'cos i dont honestly know) christian churches believe that being gay is a mortal sin which means you'll burn in hell. my family are die-hard catholics, which is probably the reason i haven't told them i'm bi yet. they'd would probably have me exercised. personally im wiccan, but i haven't told my family that yet either... but back to the topic, is anyone here christian?

i have to go to church every week... i feel kinda guilty 'cos im not christian... and i hate lieing about it... but on the other hand, all the nice people at church who call me up when im sick and buy me presents at christmas would totally shun me if they knew i was bi.

lol... what church? (i go to a catholic church... i dont think they'd let me go if they knew i was bi)

I am a Christian. You have to understand the difference between church doctrine and what being a Christain really is. Church doctrine is something which the church as a body has collected and made over the last 2 centeries to help guide and govern its people according to its understanding of the scripture laid down for them. Doctrine changes, and evolves as time evolves. A few hundred years ago doctrine stated that people could do no work on sundays, just sit and pray, and that has slowly changed to where it is now. Same with marrying outside of ones religion, one time it was not allowed, even so much as outside of the dinomination (such as Lutheran, which I am, to a baptist.)

These doctrines tried to help the people according to the knowledge of the time, such as the whole not eating pork thing. If pork is not perpared the right way, it can carry many dangerous organisms in it, and so by laying it down in doctrine, it protected the people. Homosexual relationships do not produce children, and in a time where a family might need 5 to 10 children to work the fields, not having children would not only hurt that family, but the community around them. So at the time that the doctrine was layed down, it made sense. It takes a long time for doctrine to change, however, it is slowly changing, and it will to progress with the time.

Mostly, Christains are not scary people, I know I am not, there are just the fringes that have a loud voice. Those are the ones that are causing the problems, they fear something they have believed their entire life will change and thusly the world as they know it will no longer be the way it is. Will laying with a person of the same sex damn you? I dont know, but I would hope not. Just be a good person, and all else should fall inplace, I hope..

You should always be true to yourself though. If you're unhappy and lying to yourself it doesn't do anybody any good.

I'm not but I go to church anyway.

i'm christian and bi. i have come to the conculsion that i'm not going to be someone i'm not. I really don't care what people think of me. Just be yourself and don't let anyone tell you differently. Gods loves you the way you are.

Thank you very much for saying so! I just dont want people to judge me for my faith, because no matter what, I will never loose it