Hurrah_for_Karamazov #fundie #homophobia reddit.com

I really appreciate it. The more I talk about the issue, the more receptive people are toward it. My experiences are leading me to believe that perhaps I am supposed to do something about it.

It is absolutely (and unfortunately) true that for most gay men it is simply a matter of time before they start living the lifestyle and leaving the Church. And for the most part, they feel like they have no alternative. It just doesn't make any sense to most people: be miserable for something you can hardly understand or be happy with things you can touch and feel. You have to ask yourself, if you were in that position, what would you do? Would it make any sense to sit alone at home missing out on your life? Those aren't the real options, of course, but it's the only thing gay people can see.

I don't think most members of the Church understand the unique sacrifice they expect from homosexuals. They'll say things like "well, the Church expects everyone to be chaste outside of marriage!" without really understanding what this means for the homosexual. A straight, chaste man always has a chance. There's hope. He'll find a girl that really gets him excited, he'll marry her, and he'll settle down, start a family, be happy. Even if he never does, there's always that hope. And even if he never does, he doesn't have to live his life completely outside of culture.

A homosexual on the other hand gets no choice. He's put in a situation where his only choice is celibacy for the rest of his life. There's often no hope at all. It's despair. It feels like holding your breath for the rest of your life. And you hardly even know why. Also, you never get to feel like you're really a part of culture, a part of real life. If you choose to follow the Church, you're a complete outsider. You're almost even a fake, a traitor. If you don't follow the Church, you lose your entire religion, and you spend the rest of your life mimicking the real thing.

I think the Church has a duty to explain these things to people, to show them why homosexuality is condemned, outside of appealing to scripture. She has a duty to defend philosophy that points to truth. Right now, I actually think she is failing. And I don't think it's a matter of just being full of more love, or anything like that. She has a duty to actually get down and explain the natural law.

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