Not all sins are sins
As a born and raised Christian, I was expected to attend classes every week, from when I was 4 years old to when I was 17 years old, to learn more about God so I could ultimately get confirmed. I have always struggled with going to church because it was boring compared to other religions and I felt like an outsider in the church community. Christianity seemed like it was so strict because it seems to leave people out and shun them. Some aspects of Christianity seemed really harsh, morally wrong to believe in and unnecessary. I felt like I had to hide myself so that I wouldn’t be shunned. Thanks to Father Jose, I now realize that my differences aren’t sins and that I don’t have to follow every aspect of the Bible to …show more content…
We boarded the bus and I sat with my friends and talked with about how we were all anxious about the weekend. Lilly became extremely nervous and kept saying, “I have a girlfriend, what if they find out and ask me to leave?” When she started having a panic attack, Kaila and I calmed her down by saying, “It’s alright they won’t kick you out because you have a girlfriend”. We were all so nervous about if they would talk about being gay as a sin while we were there. The start of the retreat wasn’t a good time.
The first night went pretty well. We all became less nervous as the night went on and our catechist was very open about different viewpoints. By the time we went to our bunks in the cabin we had all forgotten what we were nervous about before. The next morning started out better. We took a walk in the woods and did some cool team building activities. My team actually beat the record for balancing on the giant wooden seesaw for about 5 minutes …show more content…
For the next 5 minutes I ranted about how it was wrong that people were killing and beating up people who were homosexual in the name of God. Then I showed him the pamphlet and told him that was why I was ranting. He was really nice about it and agreed that it was wrong that people kill in the name of God and he didn’t believe that they were truly Christian. Father Jose explained, “Everyone will not always agree with how you live your life. It only matters what you think and you don’t have to agree with all the rules that are part of your culture because everyone is different”. Father Jose then sent me off. Instead of giving me penance, Father Jose urged, “I don’t want you to give up on
As a born and raised Christian, I was expected to attend classes every week, from when I was 4 years old to when I was 17 years old, to learn more about God so I could ultimately get confirmed. I have always struggled with going to church because it was boring compared to other religions and I felt like an outsider in the church community. Christianity seemed like it was so strict because it seems to leave people out and shun them. Some aspects of Christianity seemed really harsh, morally wrong to believe in and unnecessary. I felt like I had to hide myself so that I wouldn’t be shunned. Thanks to Father Jose, I now realize that my differences aren’t sins and that I don’t have to follow every aspect of the Bible to …show more content…
We boarded the bus and I sat with my friends and talked with about how we were all anxious about the weekend. Lilly became extremely nervous and kept saying, “I have a girlfriend, what if they find out and ask me to leave?” When she started having a panic attack, Kaila and I calmed her down by saying, “It’s alright they won’t kick you out because you have a girlfriend”. We were all so nervous about if they would talk about being gay as a sin while we were there. The start of the retreat wasn’t a good time.
The first night went pretty well. We all became less nervous as the night went on and our catechist was very open about different viewpoints. By the time we went to our bunks in the cabin we had all forgotten what we were nervous about before. The next morning started out better. We took a walk in the woods and did some cool team building activities. My team actually beat the record for balancing on the giant wooden seesaw for about 5 minutes …show more content…
For the next 5 minutes I ranted about how it was wrong that people were killing and beating up people who were homosexual in the name of God. Then I showed him the pamphlet and told him that was why I was ranting. He was really nice about it and agreed that it was wrong that people kill in the name of God and he didn’t believe that they were truly Christian. Father Jose explained, “Everyone will not always agree with how you live your life. It only matters what you think and you don’t have to agree with all the rules that are part of your culture because everyone is different”. Father Jose then sent me off. Instead of giving me penance, Father Jose urged, “I don’t want you to give up on