Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Depression
I've been rather depressed lately, since I've been dealing with difficult people. Ever since High School, I've met anti-Christian bias. It feels like the entire left side of American politics is slipping into "Imagine"-style anti-Christian hippie/communism. And the right is no better. They give all us Christians a bad name by effectively saying "if you're gay, you should die and every last bit of science is made up." There is no place in this country for Christians who are okay with homosexuality, it feels like. The only other American Christian who I've found evidence to being like me in this issue is Miley Cyrus, and the right thinks she's "so far secularized that there is no hope for her." I feel my family has also rejected me sometimes on this issue, and I'm scared and sad.
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Hi Daniel,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, remember that I love you and I am proud of the man that you have become. Second of all, I want to advise you that it is not healthy to separate all of humanity into left and right. Sure, the birds have left wings and right wings, but their bodies are in the middle and that is where the brain is. Most of us middle of the road Christians feel the same way you do, that homosexuality is not a lifestyle choice, and that science proves many things that are not exactly in line with what the Bible says. This does not mean that the Bible is not true, it means that the truths that are taught in the Bible are critical for the survival of humankind, and that the Bible is not a history book. I am sorry that you are depressed. Know that you are in my daily prayers and in my thoughts always. Life will always present challenges, but behind every challenge is an opportunity. Plus, there is nowhere you can go that Jesus is not already there. Read Romans 8 and you'll see what I mean. Jesus promised in Matthew 28, "I am with you always, to the end of the age." So trust that with Jesus all will be well with time. I hope this helps. Love, Dad