i know you guys must think im doing this for drama, and im really not...im serious
so I'm a practicing Christian. im sure most of you know that....lately my Faith, relationship with God and my ability to worship have all been declining.
i had no idea what to do really, when i was a very small girl..before i was 8 or so. i had a very strong relationship with God. but with my grandparents arguing with me about judism(?) and watching a play called "heaven's gates and hell's Flames" it just got worse and worse. When i was a kid, i was very happy and i had no fear of God. he was God yes, but he was someone who created me, saved me and loved me. now i feel like everything i do he's watching me, waiting for me to slip up. angry with everything i enjoy....
it distresses me very much. God is not that kind of person. so its my own imagination as well as the devil(sounds crazy i knooooow) thats giving me this image. im tired of it. i want things to be the way they had been. i was always very happy to pray and go to church. now i feel alienated. i dont enjoy it.
time and time again i have done new things to remedy this. but none have worked. im a happy person. but this is always in the back of my mind. God loves me i know this... but humans are forgetful and i have forgotten the feelings i had before....
ON TO THE TITLE
as we all know homosexuality is sin in christianity(as well as islam and judism). i dont hate gay people, i do not like the sins that they commit(but we all sin, they arent different from me or my other straight friends). hate the sin not the sinner. God loves veryone. people that hate gays are not acting like true christians, hate is a sin
for those of you homosexuals and yaoi fans out there. try to understand. ITS JUST SOMETHING WE ARE NOT PERMITTED TO DO. i cant stop you from it of course, its your free will. but i will not have it myself.
Hetalia unfortunetly is one of those things. at first i denied the totally-canon-yaoi. but now i realize its just a lie so i can watch it. I want to have the things i so long for in my relationship with God...and i cant just ask for faith and then watch things that God may not appreciatte. so i decided to stop watching/reading/listening to hetalia.
THIS COULD BE permanent or not....i could be wrong about it and there fore i can watch again
i hope i read/heard God wrong and that i can still watch it...but if not then i wont participate in it... Its my duty as a christian to follow Gods word and his will. i wont let my own likes get in the way of that. i still have sevral unfinished projects that i will complete put then its noooo more. i will comment on good art...but i will not buy any more merchandise nor draw it myself.
WITH THAT SAID, ARE THERE ANY CHRISTIANS OUT THERE THAT KNOW OF SOME GOOD ANIME THAT WONT BE A BAD THING FOR ME TO WATCH? thankyou
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" i dont hate gay people, i do not like the sins that they commit "
It's not like all of them choose to be gay, most of them are born that way.
I guess it's what you believe ... I won't provoke any arguments here.
If you feel that you shouldn't watch yaoi anymore because of your religion, than don't.
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Mmh, some anime that doesn't contain yaoi? One Piece? Or Yu-Gi-Oh?
But like the comment before, gay people are born like that and have no other choise. Love is love, isn't it? Love is not a sin =o And if it was wrong to be gay then why did God let them be born like this? That's pretty unfair, don't you think?
Anyway~ I still respect and understand your opinions. I mean, I would also think like this if I was raised that way. We believe what makes us happy, we live in free countries after all
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people are born into sinful nature, however it is beleived by us, that we can overcome this. with the help of God naturallly
homosexuality is just another sin...like im very lazy. on one level im the same as a homosexual becuase i have a bad sinful habit, do you understand? a true christian doesnt consider gays a worse kind of sinner.
im trying not to. its hard to resist hetalia becuase i love history sooo~
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royal guards and roy are my unhealthy obsessions
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let us by taking in what is good and rejecting what is bad, be second to no one
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well people are born sinful, to me homosexuality is another type of sin. God wants to help us not be sinful. I dont view homosexuals on the same page as murderers or anything extreme like that. To be honest i dont mind them at all. but its not right, like if i did something in the name of love that was wrong, its not right, nor is it true love. becuase love cant sin.
i dont think God let them be born that way. people sinned first, so now all of humanity is sinful. But Jesus said that we must love all people. and that means ALL people. so i dont hate anyone
thankyou, im glad that even though we disagree we can respect each others opinions
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royal guards and roy are my unhealthy obsessions
death is a corpse, no one will pick it up
let us by taking in what is good and rejecting what is bad, be second to no one
<img src="http://i15.photobucket.com/alb
you dont have to be to be of that opinion
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royal guards and roy are my unhealthy obsessions
death is a corpse, no one will pick it up
let us by taking in what is good and rejecting what is bad, be second to no one
<img src="http://i15.photobucket.com/alb
Mhm, of course you can see it that way. I'm to that familiar with the bible~ As a wanna-be (adventure-fantasy) author, I need to be kind of realistic. Not that I don't believe at all, but I always had to be doing things on my own. Maybe God helped me through
Haha, no problem
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The sad part is, if you try to debate with them, they yell at you back and use stuff as proof. Trust me, Yaoi fangirls will try to defend stuff( ex: Raven x Lucius).
I'm sorry you feel that way, and I hope things get better.
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:3 can i play devils advocate?? XD; now, before i go on, you can ignore this comment if you wish. :3 i honestly thing that its cool doing what you think is write, but
i'll admit, i don't believe in the same things you do, but thats cool. :3 to each his own, eh? all that, i'll respect yours if you respect mine, stuff, right?? at least thats who i am.
but i do have a question.... (aka: here comes the devil's advocate) (>3>;; meaning... i'm just gonna post some questions and i'm curious as to your response)
Obviously, you don't take part in same gender relationships and you don't support them, but at the same time you don't force your beliefs on others (to which i takclehug you and never let go) (seriously. =~=;; too many christians wanting to shove their beliefs down some '
Okay...thats a ramble. In my experience, its okay to read stuff like that, as doctrined by the christian god. Whats not okay is to participate in it (as in be in a relationship yourself). at least thats what i've come to understand. *thinks* i dunno. but i admire your resolution to do what you think is right. :3 seriously, i really do.
i'm not into yaoi or shonen-ai. i can tolerate it, but i don't go looking for it. and because of this, i don't think theres any in Hetalia. different cultures have different customs. And i think this is what hetalia is playing off of. For instance, in the middle east, it would be totally normal to see two businessman holding hands. Its a sign of comraderie and friendship. just friends. Just like in italy, its common for others to say hello by killing each other on the cheek. Its the same as shaking a hand is in america.
Plus, the chirstian god is an understanding god, no?? Because you are enjoying the story, and if Hetalia makes you happy, i think he'd be okay with it because you aren't breaking his rule of 'no same gender relationships' because you aren't in one yourself.
XD;; now, i could go on and on, but i'll cut this short. I, personally, don't believe in any god. I'm not atheist, really. I consider myself agnostic. i don't believe in a god, but i do think there is a possibility. I also don't have anything against homosexuals and I support them in that its their choice and they are free to choose who to love. (gah... sorry, but i'm trying to word this right
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