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Dear My Twin 13

 Dear My Twin, This is going to be a hard one, because this is one of my beliefs that has changed that is most controversial.  This is about LGBTQ+ people.  I hadn't intended to write about this for a long while yet, partly because I'm afraid. I know that believing its okay for people to be LGBTQ+ is "wrong" in evangelical culture. It's one of The Unforgiveable Sins. Even though it is not mentioned in the creeds, or any of the verses we look to for "how to be saved." Those all affirm that it's Christ alone who saves, but there is absolutely an addendum in evangelicalism of "And also remember that being LGBTQ+ is a sin."  Even if you aren't part of the LGBTQ+ community, simply believing that it's not a sin - or even that someone could be LGBTQ+ affirming, and still a Christian, is unthinkable. Because it's "wrong," it's "clearly a sin," etc. etc.  You know the arguments. I know the arguments. We grew up he...

Dear My Twin 12

 Dear My Twin, We are finally back from our trip, and then we got sick, and now I am still a BIT sick, but not as much, and I am ready to write.  The problem is, I have so many things to write ABOUT.  The trip to Missouri was really great, in a vacation way, and really troubling, in a deconstruction way.  We were in the Midwest, and there is a strong culture of "christianity" there - at least the American brand - and with it, a lot of misogyny, white supremecy, and anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes. We were there, and I decided I would NEVER live there. I would certainly  never raise a girl there.  I think even two years ago, a visit there would not have disturbed me as much, but at this point, there were so many things I can't unsee.  My friend Sarah has pointed out that even when I watch movies for fun, I analyze everything, and she's glad she doesn't, because it takes all the fun out of it! I can't say I disagree. It's not a lot of fun to see things, and analyz...