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| Taken from a gay Christian blog; http://jesuslovesgays.blogspot.co.uk/ |
I wanted to write on a cheerful subject today so have researched gay religious dating sites for this blog. As a concept I find this pretty inspirational. For people who are both gay and religious it would be easy to turn away from their faith but these sites have created a place where religious homosexuals can meet (and maybe fall in love with) people in the same religious predicament as themselves. Here are some dating sites for...
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There are also several gay religious chat rooms for...
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I would like to draw attention to the last link where a boy has created a post about his fears over the contradiction of his sexuality and religion. Several people have responded with genuine concern and a desire to help.
The 21st Century is the age of the internet! I really believe that the internet has helped the acceptance of homosexuality within religion. It has given religious homosexuals a place to meet, it has given them a place to share their fears and concerns and it has given them a place to simply seek advice! What do you think? Do you think the internet has helped religious homosexuals? Or do you think it has caused further rifts as people are seeking advice from strangers rather than their religious leaders etc?
I think this post is genuinely heart warming!! It is good that religious gays have a place where they can discuss their issues and feel relatively safe as they can be anonymous.It is great that there is support out there especially with the dating websites.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a danger that people are seeking advice from people that they do not know - i.e. it is not a reliable source. Perhaps some religious leaders that are open to gay couples could open up a safe website where they know a bit more about where the advice is coming from!
Hi there, I'm glad you enjoyed the post. This has been my favourite one I've written so far as it's nice to see such a positive match of religion and sexuality.
ReplyDeleteYou definitely raise a good point. In my third blog I mentioned Rabbi Greenberg who came out to his own Rabbi and the positive response he received is what ultimately made him feel comfortable enough to tell everyone else. In cases such as this I strongly agree that religious leaders can help!
However, a lot of these blogs etc I came across were written by people who don't feel they can tell ANYONE they know, so the internet offers a place where they can share their feelings openly whilst still gaining advice and tips. Although, there is the odd useless comment flicking through a lot of good advice is offered and as long as the blogger is sensible (i.e. doesn't agree to meet up with someone they meet over the internet) I believe this is a good alternative.