It's Been A While

so I went to bible study for the first time in forever.

anyway, i got into a discussion about doctrine. my personal doctrine is that people should be allowed to do whatever makes them happy as long as it doesn't infringe on other people's happiness. that statement is essentially what I base my life on.

somehow the topic strayed to gay marriage. this i am fine with because it doesn't infringe on the happiness of other people and it makes them happy (before it begs the question of all those people who are like "gay marriage will condemn our country", they are the ones who condemn our faith to a early grave. In my humble opinion, the church needs to realize that while we should present the opportunity to become a christian and be strong in what we believe, we need to modernize and realize that not everyone will accept the church and that some are quite comfortable with what they believe.) however, everyone else seems to think that this is morally wrong. tt may be for our beliefs. but we cannot force our religion on other people.

though i am not arguing that homosexuality is not a sin, i believe you can belong to the church and still feel that way. I mean, christians are not perfect. see any divorced churchgoers? divorce is described as a sin, but divorced people still attend the church. church is not a place for people to look down their noses at those who have sinned, rather, it is a place for those who have sinned.

liars, adulterers, the greedy, prideful people, and many other people with character flaws attend church. had they no imperfections, they would have no need to be there in the first place.

of course everyone thinks I'm wrong because my view isn't commonly accepted. maybe I am wrong. at least i believe in what i'm saying.