My Response to jiminpanama’s response to “The Problem with Gay” by Kendall F. Person
jiminpanama says:
June 30, 2015
Risking to comment here and sharing feelings without being judged. I am always learning that’s why I follow your blog Kendall. All sins being created equal, and God loving all of us in spite of us. I believe that and I get it. I have a problem condoning and putting the official seal of our government on anything against the rules of God, nature, and science. I would need a bigger sampling but I was talking to my uncle and he says he was born gay. I asked him when he knew and he said ever since he had sex with his gym teacher when he was 13. I know boys go through short fazes and changes in sexuality and certain years are critical years. Things can sway a teen boy based solely on timing. My fear is with massive exposure to “gay” the numbers will rise, and it is unfair to our youth to throw this in their faces at the wrong age. It is blasted all the way around the world, and like the public discussion about oral sex and Mr Clinton it will bring too much to the forefront of our world, what all along should be private. Chances are today the child’s first experience sexuality will be hard core porn of some variety. Gone are the days of women’s breasts in a magazine. It is too much for our kids to process, and now they will be making their sexual choices at a younger and younger age. Bet you ten bucks this becomes standard teaching for 5th grade sex Ed within 5 years. How does a kid process that he’s gay or not at 10 years old when he should be riding a bike or fishin with his buddies. Help me out here.
Sherrie Miranda responds:
June 30, 2015
Jim, you are mistaken and misled yourself. First of all, how do you know what God thinks, feels or Believes? Please don’t tell me that you got that info from the bible because that was written by men, men who wanted to put us in our place. Even Jesus’ writing is held by the Catholic Church and they will never allow their converts to know Jesus’ true feelings. BUT Jesus is NOT God, no matter what people may tell you.
Secondly, is there some reason that it is ok for children to be exposed to pornography, but NOT to the idea of Gay love and marriage?
Thirdly, if marriage equaled sex, then I guess children’s mind are corrupted since the day they are born (or perhaps, conceived? Maybe that is the meaning of original sin?). Just because gay marriage makes you think of sex does not mean that is true for the 99% who do not equate love and marriage with sex (esp. children).
Fourthly, sex is only discussed for a day or two in 7th (tho it used to be 8th which was much more appropriate) and 10th grade (or higher if they didn’t take Health in 10th grade). It is taught in a HEALTH class where many things are taught, including nutrition and the warning signs for suicide. They do not go into detail about how a man and a woman have sex so why on earth would they now go into detail about HOW a gay couple has sex?
And even middle schoolers would be considered “questioning,” not Gay. Many of them don’t even know they are questioning but we, as caring teachers, often do see the signs.
What has me most stunned in all these discussions is that the screen, both movie and TV, is filled with violence. Horrible violence, YET NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT THAT.
So, finally, I must ask: If I were to agree with everything you say here (& believe me I don’t), which is worse? To imagine two people having sex (as you seem to do every time you hear the word “Gay”). Or to see a body blown to bits? Or a person’s body riddled with bullets.
Me? I will take SEX over VIOLENCE any day of the week!
Thank you.
Sherrie Miranda (Cont.)
June 30, 2015
And I forgot to even mention the depiction of a woman being raped which is seen often enough that many children have a clear idea what it is and boys often think it is funny.
It is very sad what these so called “Christians” focus on when there is so much good they could do in this world.
P.S. That does not include the Christians who are in this world helping others, whether through missionary work or in their own community here in the U.S.
Sherrie Miranda is the author of debut novel “Secrets & Lies in El Salvador”? A young American woman goes to war-torn El Salvador: http://tinyurl.com/klxbt4y
Her husband made a video for her novel. He wrote the song too:
