tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429607.post112912173271494813..comments2023-11-03T03:55:49.696-04:00Comments on Christian, Gay, and Confused: 32. Laws of AttractionJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14689406528121267867noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429607.post-1129559947910470632005-10-17T10:39:00.000-04:002005-10-17T10:39:00.000-04:00I guess the question is whether or not that "male-...I guess the question is whether or not that "male-female" paradigm is the only way to go. I obviously am questioning that... not sure if that whole male-female thing is an actual rule. But if it is I would also want to make the distinction between being in a 'gay relationship', and having an attration... they are not the same thing, that would be kind of like saying that being hungry and eatingJJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689406528121267867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429607.post-1129559446636818612005-10-17T10:30:00.000-04:002005-10-17T10:30:00.000-04:00Just an additional comment on the whole idolatry t...Just an additional comment on the whole idolatry thing. The idea, of course, is that anything or anyone that comes between us and God in any way is an idol. Heterosexual marriage is partly exempt from this since it's a God-ordained institution. And since a gay relationship doesn't fit into that male-female paradigm, it is automatically idolatry.<BR/><BR/>Of course, what that viewpoint Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431724892247691165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429607.post-1129356216404748952005-10-15T02:03:00.000-04:002005-10-15T02:03:00.000-04:00"The ‘fence’ I build around developing an attracti...<I>"The ‘fence’ I build around developing an attraction to a woman is not to protect myself from sinning; it’s to protect myself from getting hurt."</I><BR/><BR/>that's an interesting observation JJ. have you unpacked that any further?<BR/><BR/>as for the whole attraction/lust thing....yeah, as you mentioned in your comment in my blog, it's funny how we both had the same theme at around the sameErichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948061964482528393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429607.post-1129343907441809752005-10-14T22:38:00.000-04:002005-10-14T22:38:00.000-04:00I don't have any answers to this, but I do want to...I don't have any answers to this, but I do want to say that I also wonder about this question...is it a sin for me to be attracted to a chick? and is it only a sin if I rest in this attraction and let myself feel it, cos I agree it is annoyingly hard to never allow myself to feel attracted, but then I do see how sometimes allowing myself to feel this attraction, can make it harder to resist in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429607.post-1129229638278790642005-10-13T14:53:00.000-04:002005-10-13T14:53:00.000-04:00Anonymous, I have to agree with Brady here. I've ...<B>Anonymous</B>, <BR/><BR/>I have to agree with <B>Brady</B> here. I've heard that too -- people insisting that all homosexual attractions are idolatrous, or addictive. It's kind of silly, if you think about it. Everyone who feels attraction for anyone (straight or gay) has to keep things in perspective. I've seen more than a few of my straight friends go off the cliff in their attractions JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689406528121267867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429607.post-1129225577237849532005-10-13T13:46:00.000-04:002005-10-13T13:46:00.000-04:00Hi there JJ!Anonymous, I've seen the "idolatry" id...Hi there JJ!<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, I've seen the "idolatry" idea used about homosexual attractions before, but it is one of the hardest for me to understand. We cannot help being attracted to someone. And, I don't think with this person JJ is worshipping her at all.<BR/><BR/>How is just being attracted to the same sex idolatry while being attracted to the opposite sex is not?Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814595295811641662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429607.post-1129178861280047472005-10-13T00:47:00.000-04:002005-10-13T00:47:00.000-04:00Maybe there's such a category as "platonic attract...Maybe there's such a category as "platonic attraction:" being attracted to someone as a potential friend instead of a potential lover. I've met people (of both sexes) that didn't interest me sexually, but seemed like fascinating and friendly people that I would like to be friends with. If you go by what the Greeks had to say about it, philios is "friendly love," so why can't there be friendly Liadanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00553926314903191298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429607.post-1129177531506841542005-10-13T00:25:00.000-04:002005-10-13T00:25:00.000-04:00Ok- I don't really understand either of the comme...Ok- I don't really understand either of the comments so far?! I do agree that it's a tough question. I think that the difference between being attracted to someone and just thinking they're cool is a subtle, but important discernment. There are a lot of people who I think are great, funny, cool people that I have absolutely no attraction to sexually/ physically. There are also those people Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285242711812894664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429607.post-1129163446219270962005-10-12T20:30:00.000-04:002005-10-12T20:30:00.000-04:00Ever considered the concept (sin) of "idolatry"?Ever considered the concept (sin) of "idolatry"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com