I stumbled on this forum while looking for a forum where I can speak with other organists. I feel the need to correct several of you people on here.
A bit of self history: I am 22 years old, masters degree in organ performance. Currently, I am working on my PhD in performance. I was born a child of God in May, 1981 through baptism, affirmed my belief when I was 14 years old, and finally recognized God as my best friend only a few years ago. I was born a homosexual, have lived as a homosexual, will die as a homosexual.
Some of you people think this lifestyle is a choice. If I had any chance of choosing this lifestyle, you are dead wrong. My lifestyle is an inborn, genetic mindset which has been with me since I can remember. Due to the narrowmindedness of some of the people, and obvious lack of education, I will make short paragraphs so that you will be able to intake this.
I have served as organist for a very large PCUSA church for 5 years. As a tenure staff member, I am not only the head organist, but also the boys choir director, the childrens choir director, and I teach middle school Sunday School class. Everyone at the church, from young child, to pastor emeritus know of my homosexuality.
My deceased boyfriend (I hate the word partner) frequently attended service at the church where I am employed. He was unable to sit with me due to the fact that I am organist, however he sat with the senior pastor's wife, daughter and grandchildren. We frequently went out to eat with the pastor and his wife.
How many of you people do not accept retarded children, people with an extra toe, people with no ears, blind people, and deaf people?
What do these have in common with homosexuality? They are all forms of genetic defects which cause emotional or physical trauma to the body. Genetic flaws are from 2003 years of sins that have been committed. Jesus did not intend for people to have these flaws, however we are all born into sin, and these flaws happen from that.
Is it right for one to be homosexual, NO....is it right for someone to be born deaf...NO, however those people who are born with these problems have a right to as normal of a life as possible. You cannot force someone to become able to hear again, just as you cannot force one to become straight.
The ONLY realistic thing you can do to a homosexual is to encourage a healthy Christian lifestyle. A Christian homosexual relationship is a deep friendship between two men. These two men were born with a flaw that causes them to have NO feelings for women. This deep friendship is not based upon sexual pleasure, but a close bond of love between two people.
I have read the Bible numerous times, it is a GUIDEBOOK and a HISTORY lesson. It is not an instrument that is for us to take small excerpts and TWIST them into our own lifestyles. There are plenty PROVEN cases of monosexuality in the Bible, however I will not throw Scripture at this situation.
The bottom line of the Bible is LOVE....God is LOVE, he wants us to LOVE one another, LOVE ourselves, and LOVE Him. Quit spending all of this time trying to change us, that will NOT happen. You can pretend, and hide behind a smoke screen, but you will NEVER change one completely.
Spend more enegy on EDUCATING homosexuals about God's love and acceptance of all people. I am completely disgusted by the 90% of homosexuals in this world, who practice sick, immoral displays of their sexuality. It is time that we, as Christians, come together and teach them that not only do WE love them, but GOD loves them as well.