If your church's doctrine says homosexuality is a sin, but your DC is gay

[Anonymous]

Do you stay or do you go? Did you choose between your church and your DC? If you stayed in the church, how did that affect your relationship with your DC?

[Anonymous]

Do you believe it's a sin? If you do, choose church. Otherwise, choose kid.

[Anonymous]

seriously? You would consider picking the church over your child?

[Anonymous]

Do you actually believe in your religion? If so church wins. Do you think your religion is wrong? Then you are a hypocrite for going in the first place, but now that it's your kid being shunned instead of Betty Sue's you can leave.

[Anonymous]

OMG, dump the church and ANY organized religion

[Anonymous]

Family friends, devout evangelical, whose son came out. It was rough as their whole life was their church, friends faith, etc., who were incensed, going to hell, the whole nine yards. Plus, son no longer lived in same town and they weren't that close. But family chose their son over their church and the life they had built around it. Their relationship with their son is better now than ever before, and he has since married (in their family home) and has a child, who his parents are very close to. Their story gives me faith.

[Anonymous]

Leaving a church means leaving more than the church - it means leaving a social network and support system. It's not like walking down the street and joining another church is going to bring that back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:seriously? You would consider picking the church over your child?

People do it all the time.

[Anonymous]

How does dc feel about it? Also, why is this even a question?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:seriously? You would consider picking the church over your child?

People do it all the time.

I think more people don't leave the church and try to hide the fact that their DC is gay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does dc feel about it? Also, why is this even a question?

How would you feel if your parents belong to an organization that teaches that you are a sinner and going to he11? And they give money to that organization - that is against their own DC?

[Anonymous]

I think the translation is incorrect. I joined a religion not a cult I don’t have to believe everything they teach.

I have a daughter and I don’t think she should “defer” to men.

[Anonymous]

OP how old is the DC? Is the DC going with you to church?

[Anonymous]

Damn, OP - How is this even a question? I have a gay child. There is no way in hell I would subject him to that kind of intolerance and hatred. Our church is 100% supportive of the LGTBQ community.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the translation is incorrect. I joined a religion not a cult I don’t have to believe everything they teach.

I have a daughter and I don’t think she should “defer” to men.

I don't think you have really joined the religion if you don't believe the doctrine is true. You just joined a social club.