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orthodox christianity on LGBTQ+?
Donnies Catch:
hey guys a little bit of a weird question uh i dont know much about orthodox christianity or religion so ill just uh cut right to the chase
my grandfather was a well-known scientist working on solar power, however later in his life he moved away from his family (us) and apparently CONVERTED to the orthodox church. to the point where he is literally living in a monastery somewhere in Romania.
we still have email contact but uh he saw my gmail name which has my female name and now he's asking questions in a very odd tone and he wants a one on one conversation with me like he wants to fly like over here and talk to me. and im not sure if i should like just come out of the closet to him and just take whatever the 1 on 1 will be, or if i should just not do that and just move on i guess.
tldr is this religion known to be against lgbtq+ my grandfather is suddenly into this religion very much and im kind of scared
Snaked_Snake:
Well each Christian has different viewpoints but I found this:
"This being said, however, we must stress that persons with a homoloveual orientation are to be cared for with the same mercy and love that is bestowed by our Lord Jesus Christ upon all of humanity. All persons are called by God to grow spiritually and morally toward holiness."
I'd just tell him honestly, if he responds negatively you shouldn't be worried.
Trogtor:
this is a very tough thing. i can't personally speak for orthodox christianity. tell him about it but regardless how he reacts I'd still keep it under the down low if you're ever around him. since he's moved away i guess that won't be too much of a problem
mod-man:
i think the rule is that it's ok to be gay and be attracted to the same love it's just
not ok to have love with them
Trogtor:
I'll say this from personal experience
i live in an entirely christan family. both of my parents don't like the idea of homoloveuality, my dad doesn't care about it nearly as much as my mom does. let's just say she really despises it. anyways, my sister does have a couple of lesbian friends, some of these friends are childhood friends too that my mom knows a lot. even though my mom has some pretty strong hatred for homoloveuality, she is the most kind and welcoming woman in this earth that i can think of, and homoloveual or not, she treats everyone the same.
a lot of christians let their hate get to them and this is where problems begin.
--- Quote from: mod-man on February 12, 2017, 10:25:59 AM ---i think the rule is that it's ok to be gay and be attracted to the same love it's just
not ok to have love with them
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that's another thing. outright showing gay affectionate unfortunately shows spite towards christians and this is where the hatred stirs up. that's why i say to keep it on the down low around him