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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree your husband is wrong and your age is no excuse. My grandpa (now pushing 100) took a gay student under his wing when he was rejected by family and became a mentor to him back in the 1960's. The kid grew up, moved to Canada, and my grandma and grandpa went to his wedding back in the early 80's and have stayed in touch since.

[b]Didn't Jesus love everyone? If you're so Christian, shouldn’t you be encouraging your husband to love everyone? [/b]

Please send your son to me - my husband will congratulate him, walk him down the aisle, pay for half the wedding, and support him and his marriage. [/quote]

Lesbian jumping in here to point out something non-Christians get wrong all the time.

Loving someone does not mean agreeing with them about everything and unconditionally supporting everything they choose.

If dad has a sincerely held belief that homosexual relationships are immoral, he is under no obligation to pretend otherwise, and that in and of itself does not mean he does not love his son. If he doesn’t have anything nice to say about his son’s relationship, then he is better off not saying anything at all. It is sad, but you can’t force people this way.

That said, Mom needs to be a better ally.

I agree age is not an excuse. My working class immigrant 94 year old grandpa was supportive of my lesbian cousin and her wife and thrilled when their baby was born. [/quote]

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