The Christian Right. Why is it that people who call themselves Christians are the first to judge someone else. Am I a sinner if I want to go to an establishment where there is a bar in order to see a friend perform? I do not drink or do anything to excess, that I can think of at the moment. Martin Luther, in his Theses discusses the Indulgences. If one indulges in behavior in excess then he or she is allowing him/herself to be tempted. So simply being in a place where there might be those who over indulge does not make that establishment a designated hangout for sinners. I am not tempted by these people or their behavior.
Have I ever been tempted to do something I felt was against my ethics and morals? You all know the answer to that is yes. Still, I do not feel that I am a terrible person. Have I forgiven myself for my transgression? No. I know I cannot forgive myself because I am still in love with this man. Do I act on it? No. So am I still guilty of the sin simply because I cannot turn off the love? Where is the line drawn? You do not act on your feelings, but you still covet? Are you still sinning? How much guilt do you heap on yourself because you are human? Because you want to be held, appreciated and adored?
I will be judged one day and not by a handful of self-righteous "believers." I am tired of people talking the talk and never walking the walk. My grandfather goes to mass every Sunday to the Latin Mass and says his prayers, but he is the first to judge, to cast the first stone, and he is one of the worst sinners of all. Why can't people let other people be?
Have I ever been tempted to do something I felt was against my ethics and morals? You all know the answer to that is yes. Still, I do not feel that I am a terrible person. Have I forgiven myself for my transgression? No. I know I cannot forgive myself because I am still in love with this man. Do I act on it? No. So am I still guilty of the sin simply because I cannot turn off the love? Where is the line drawn? You do not act on your feelings, but you still covet? Are you still sinning? How much guilt do you heap on yourself because you are human? Because you want to be held, appreciated and adored?
I will be judged one day and not by a handful of self-righteous "believers." I am tired of people talking the talk and never walking the walk. My grandfather goes to mass every Sunday to the Latin Mass and says his prayers, but he is the first to judge, to cast the first stone, and he is one of the worst sinners of all. Why can't people let other people be?
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