That makes me want to look for better churches. I'm sick of suffocating under traditional, conservative interpretations of the Bible and staring at dusty old hymn books.

Thanks for sharing that. :)

That's quite interesting. I guess I don't really have much to add. As long as you are happy, and what you are doing is what you think is right, then there is nothing wrong with it. Sharing a common concern with the others, I'm worried Oasis might cease to exist. I've only been here about a week or so, but I love it here! I hope that you are happy in whatever decision you make and that Oasis sticks around. Take care and have a wonderful day!

Randy

As long as you're not getting involved in a particularly homophobic church such as the Southern Baptist Convention or Assembly of God, then all power to you. Regardless, I know plenty of guys who are able to love dick and love Jesus at the same time, so reconciling the two shouldn't be too difficult.

Another thing is that all the homophobic shit in the Bible was written by a nomadic tribe from 3,000 years ago that had to have as many babies as possible due to the threat of predatory animals, the imperialistic ambitions of the Babylonians and Egyptians and disease. Another thing is that the Hebrews were very poor and surrounded by much wealthier societies that tended to tolerate homosexuality. Thus, homophobia was a way to make them feel better about themselves and think they at least had something that others didn't. Later on, European Christians grew to have the same perceptions of societies in Asia and Africa that were much wealthier than they were (most of Europe before the Renaissance). Again, it was a way for Europeans to say to themselves "Well, the Chinese and other societies might be richer and technologically more advanced than we are, but at least we're morally superior!"

In short, don't worry about what the Christian religion has to say about homosexuality, because it's nothing but a product of modern-day religious leaders who don't understand history and who take every little molecule of ink in the Bible as the absolute Truth. It's okay to be a Christian, but don't let it make you feel bad about who you are.

Frankly, if you don't want to do Oasis anymore, then find somebody else to take over, because this site has made a huge difference for a lot of the people who use it, and it will continue to do so.

"Sometimes a little brain damage helps."
-- George Carlin