Not long after the vote one of my brothers put a video up on his facebook. This particular brother of mine is an evangelical minister a follower of Christ as he describes himself. So really the two of us don't have much in common in that aspect of our lives. Also he is an extremely intelligent man who is an author of books and an avid reader. My wife Kathy and he have at times had very in depth conversations because both of these individuals are on the same wave length as far as intelligence goes. In other words there are times I have NO clue what they are talking about with their big words and all. I am a plain simple person as far as if I ask you a question PLEASE answer with simple words. This is just a fact for me.
Anyway...this brother of mine put up a video on his facebook and above it he wrote these words "So I got asked quite a bit about Amendment One. I don't do politics on Facebook, so I did not comment. If you want to know how I feel about the whole issue, check out this video from my favorite preacher from Manhattan. My conservative friends may hate this; my gay friends may hate this. Hopefully, everyone will love the line "heterosexuality doesn't get you to heaven." "What this video is is the Gospel." If anyone wants the link to this video I will gladly get it for you.
Well this statement intrigued me I to was wondering how this North Carolina minister brother of mine voted. But of course I did not dare ask him. I guess I was a bit fearful of his answer and a part of me wanted to believe that he did the correct thing by voting against. But then again I had my doubts because of conversations that we have had in the past about homosexuality. Of course like our President he may have evolved since then. This was probably around 6 or 8 years ago. Time is something I have problems with among other things.
After I watched this video I still had NO clue whatsoever how he voted because the video was WAY over my head and to me ...just to me...it sounded like double talk and avoidance. Mainly because I truly did not understand what he was saying. I guess the Gospel is just over my head. So I of course did what I always do when I don't understand something I asked my wife Kathy to watch the video and see if she could figure it out. She got back to me through email because she is out of town at this time. Her email was long winded as she put in her email back to me when she was finished composing it. She in fact understood what the minister was saying but she said she still didn't know which way my brother voted. She also added that to my brothers credit he has taken the time to research and to search his soul on this issue. Which is truly no surprise to me. I figured he would because that is how he rolls and that is one of the things that I admire and love about him.
Now back to the point of to this whole blog of mine and the reason why I entitled this blog Confusion And Questions it is because one thing that I did catch from this video was the statement from this minister this is the gist of the statement I can't remember the exact things he said but one of the things was that homosexuality is not a sin but the sex is the sin. He also said that Greed is the biggest sin that there is.
What I want to address most is the homosexual sex sin. Now the way I see it our sex is not so much different from heterosexual sex. Be honest...How many of you heterosexuals out there have had or are having ORAL sex with eachother and How many of you have or have had anal sex with each other? Simple questions to ponder. Now does that mean that heterosexual sex is also a sin? I am truly serious about these questions and these confusions of mine. Also on the Greed statement. When I was a kid I found a wad of money at a drug store and I turned it in to the cashier ...Does that mean that I have a seat on the bus to heaven or because I am having homosexual sex that I don't?
These are my Thoughts and Feelings from Jillsville.
I think you're giving too much legitimacy to the argument that homosexual sex is a sin and that's the problem. I think that's just a way for some people to rationalize the fact that they find two men or two women together yucky. Look at the part of the bible that's always used to justify these beliefs. It's the same part of the bible that says don't grow different crops together or make clothing out of two different fabrics. If the anti-gay people were true to what they're saying they would be as vehement in their opposition to poly-cotton blends as they are to gay rights. They're not. What does that say about them? I think it means that they aren't being honest with themselves. They're picking and choosing the things they're cool with and the things they're not cool with. If it was truly a matter of "I believe the bible and the bible says this" then they would spend just as much time making sure the corn that was used to make the high fructose corn syrup in their soda wasn't grown in the same field as the carrots they eat. They don't. They focus all that time and energy on trying to make sure people don't engage in things they find yucky. They can rationalize all they want but I truly think that's what it comes down to for them
ReplyDeleteJill, NC evangelical minister brother here! :) If you listen carefully, Keller says the opposite of what you say he said. The only sin that matters in the end is thinking we are good enough to be our Lord and Savior due to our own actions and goodness or worthiness. Lots of misdirection and misinformation around sexuality in the world. Love you.
ReplyDeleteGeez...I figured I misunderstood it. I should have re-read Kathy's email to me. It was truly just way over my head. Thanks for your comment. I agree there is SO much misdirection and misinformation around sexuality. I honestly believe in my heart of hearts that that is where ALL this fear and homophobia comes from. Love You To LiL Brother.
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