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Comfort
Dec 18 2008, 12:31 PM EST
"I tried the same honest approach with them, and it totally blew up in my face. I ended up being removed from the team because people were too uncomfortable with how comfortable I was (and how honest I was)."Isn't that crazy backwards how this "Side X culture" demands that we conform to their comfort zone at our own expense of authenticity? I can relate with being a little more of an advocate than originally intended after experiencing this kind of thing. I feel like sometimes the church can be in selfish denial about our own imperfection. 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?
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1. RE: Comfort
Apr 16 2009, 5:01 PM EDT
I think that's awesome that you remain true to living authentically. Thanks for writing this bit of your story.The argument I most often hear in response to my own statement of wanting to be free to "just be me" is that my "authenticity" should be subject to Christ's parable about causing little ones to stumble, with the implication that other "younger" Christians will see my example and think that it's ok to do other things listed in the same NT verses that include "homosexuality". I'm only now beginning to feel stronger in standing on the premise that loving another person, truly loving them, i.e. desiring what is best for them, whatever that may be and of which I am not a judge, is not a sin, is not a vice. I truly hope that by living authentically, the fruits of my life and my relationships will speak for themselves. Live on! Do you find this valuable? |
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2. RE: Comfort
May 26 2009, 12:23 AM EDT
I wish I knew what to say other than "I am so sorry". Of course, I was in no way involved (I've never met Ross, or anyone else on TWC in person, for that matter), but I keep hearing stories like this over and over again as I'm learning more about these sort of struggles. It makes no sense to me... even assuming that they can be right in assuming that homosexuality is sinful (and I'm not saying they are), what do they hope to achieve by throwing him off a worship team? If sinful people are not allowed to worship... then there should not be any worship teams in existence.I can't help but feel they did it for themselves, to appease their own discomfort, and what sort of expression of love is that? Where is Christ in that action? I think what makes me feel all the worse is that, looking back at myself a year or even several months ago... I might have been one of the ones sending him away. Church should be a place where everyone is welcome. Instead we can so easily find ourselves in cliques that will gladly look for any excuse to feel superior. It's schoolground politics blown up to dangerous and even deadly proportions, with eternal consequences. Do you find this valuable? |
