I agree with Aditya, I only only one religion but I don't agree with the
practices of the Church. Being a Christian...I love Jesus and share a very
close relationship with Him. Christ always spoke of love and tolerance and
mercy and compassion...He came down to give us one simple message...love God
above above everything and Love your neighbor as yourself. Treat your body as
a holy temple. Why go far we all know that Christianity was inspired about
300-400 years ago after Christ was risen. The books in the Bible are a RECORD
of his existence..these books were INSPIRED and combined only with the birth of
Constantinople's conversion to following Christ and many of the books were born
to please the Non-believers and keep them happy...that is why they celebrate
Xmas in December..whereas Christ was born in June, this was to accommodate
celebrations of the Winter Solstice.
Christianity is not a religion, it is a way of life. Many scrolls and
parchments have been discovered recently that speak otherwise about the Story
of Christ like the Dead sea scrolls, the Bible of Judas and they all show the
human side of Christ who understood and felt what man goes through, as he was
man himself, not only God The Church has its own hidden agenda and of
course how would it survive if it did not propagate birth and stoicism? Priests
have to be men, Abortion should not be conducted...it is okay to be gay but not
indulge in the homosexual act (yes this was told to me by a priest) ...who made
these rules?...a bunch of white clothed men with Red caps sitting in a City
that has no "REAL" perspective on life. I say if you love somebody truly and
deeply and if in your conscience you "KNOW" it feels good, then let your soul
speak to you. After all, if you read the book by James Van Praagh called
Growing up in Heaven, ultimately you will realize everything is just an
ILLUSION. Even take up a book by Sylvia Browne, or Doreen Virtue...you know
understand what I mean, there are other mysteries in life and these are people
who have spoken to spirits and Elders on the other side of life.
For those who feel traumatized by religion or the pressure of it, I say talk to
Your God, meditate, read and open your minds and your heart. You have only this
life (or perhaps more when you realize the truth) and God's work is
Perfect...not a leaf shakes on the tree without his word (from the bible) and I
can't see how GOD can make an "Imperfect" creation. You fought billions of
sperm to be born, you are not a coincidence. You are born for a reason and
that REASON is to be HAPPY not guilty, or sad or depressed or suicidal or
UNHAPPY for the rest of your life. You were Gay to shine like a star, like
everybody else...so shine.
--- In gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com, Aditya Bondyopadhyay wrote:
>
> Religion, of any and every denomination and persuation, as far as I am
> concerned, can go their respective hells..
> Best,
> Aditya B
>
> On 27 June 2011 00:43, wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > **
> > ALL Orgainised religions depend upon more and more congregants from
> > generation to generation to support their Temples and Priests. Therefore it
> > is to their benefit that those who generally do not produce ongoing
> > congregants ( in other words: gays and lesbians) should be vilified and
> > condemned to some kind of Hell !!!
> >
> > It's Just that simple. It's a matter of dollars ( or rupies !!)
> >
> > Gordon from Santa Fe
> >
> > -
> > In a message dated 6/26/2011 12:38:06 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
> > gaymanproud31@... writes:
> >
> >
> >
> > Here's an article from CNN-Time magazine published a couple of days ago. In
> > it the author argues that even though gay marriages are legal (or will
> > shortly be) in New York, for the author it's not the same thing since
> > "Marriage
> > without a church or temple wedding isn't going to be the real thing". How
> > many of us think that a gay wedding needs the sanction of religion? After
> > all even heterosexuals may decide to shrug off the religious rituals and
> > settle for an economically cheaper "court marriage".
> >
> > Check out also the numerous homophobic comments at the end of the article.
> > There are so many who argue that it's wrong to be gay because "religion said
> > so"!
> >
> > Let us say that you had the opportunity to wed your partner in India or
> > Nepal, would you insist on the "appropriate" religious rituals?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Deep
> > http://gaynotes.blogspot.com
> >
> >
> > Source: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2079861,00.html
> >
> > Saturday, Jun. 25, 2011
> > Gay Marriage: A Bittersweet Victory?
> > By Howard Chua-Eoan
> >
> > I woke up this morning to discover that, despite my best efforts, I was
> > still only married to my job.
> >
> > I had spent part of the night in Greenwich Village with the crowds outsid
