The Baha'i Studies Listserv The issue is that some people are left feeling torn apart by a great desire on the one hand to please their Creator and a feeling of helplessness on the other hand to change their inner cravings. It is certainly not our place to sit in judgment, but rather to show compassion regarding an excruciating dilemma in which our brothers and sisters sometimes find themselves.
It is true that some people who feel sexual attraction towards the same sex have chosen and learned to avoid the behavior, and perhaps even some of the thoughts, which they believe displease God. It is also true that others have tried again and again to make these changes and have been unable. It is as unscientific to say no one can make these changes as it is to say anyone or everyone can. Religions are a powerful motivator for personal change, but not the only motivator. And any given motivator does not work for every person or all the time. As Paul observed in Romans 7:14-25, life is still a struggle. Peace, Gary -----Original Message----- From: Susan Maneck <[email protected]> To: Baha'i Studies <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Nov 8, 2011 2:41 pm Subject: Re: Overcoming homosexuality The Baha'i Studies Listserv ear Megan, I don't think the purpose of this thread is to pass judgement on nyone. I think the real issue may have something to do with the ompatibility of the Baha'i Teachings on this topic in relationship ith what medical science is currently saying. warmest, Susan On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 3:33 PM, Megan Orr <[email protected]> wrote: The Baha'i Studies Listserv People worry too much about what other people are doing or not doing. Christ said to remove the mote from your own eye before attempting to remove it from your brother's. He also stated that he who is without sin can cast the first stone and that judgement is reserved unto the Father (God). Consequently, the only people we can truly speculate about and still be ok with our Creator, is ourselves. We are admonished to call ourselves to account daily. No where in any of the Holy Books are we told to call others to account. It is not ours to require. Only God can judge the heart of any one. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-619386-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [email protected] Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
