More troubles with my mother

[GossamerMoon]

I came across this article the other day, and this thread make me think of it.
http://www.soulforce.org/resources/what-...sexuality/

Although it's already been said, I suspect your mom is probably seeing a Christian therapist. When I was a kid, my mom took us to Catholic Charities for therapy. It was all she could afford, but I tell you, it was extremely biased thinking.

I've had similar issues with my mother, only not about this particular topic. I'm not out of this closet to my family, but I outed myself from the "broom" closet many years ago. The things I'm hearing here remind me of that so vividly. Many times, my mom made it a point to say that my religious choices were a slap in the face, that I was making the choices I made in order to hurt her. If/when I tell her I'm gay, it'll start all over and be that much worse (she's a devout, black is black and white is white Catholic).

So that article I linked to is one I'll keep in my arsenal. It addresses every religious "bible says no" complaint I've ever heard about homosexuality.

The only drawback as I see it is that the author of the article is a gay man in a gay relationship. I still have to think about how to stress the scriptural points he makes, but as a recovering Catholic, I can see the counterpoints: the devil can twist Scripture to suit his own purposes; man's interpretation will always be flawed, but the original Word was sent by God; and if you're really unlucky, you'll get a person who is akin to an Orthodox Jew, following the letters of the law exactly (not eating shellfish or pork, not touching women during menses, etc.), in which case you can just shrug and say you tried.

But you might post that link to your FB or email it to your mom. Who knows, maybe she'll feel the Holy Spirit guide her.

(By the way, I'm not Wiccan anymore; more like pagan-leaning agnostic. Just for clarification. mile: )