Quote from: Dominick_81 on November 10, 2010, 09:01:12 PM
I don't think it's a reason either. But if it's God's law, what am I to do? I don't know what God wants. It's says in the bible not to alter your body, that it's a sin, I think. I just wish God could tell me what to do, give me some kind of sign telling me whether it's right or wrong to make the transition. Is transition worth the risk of going to hell? I mean, I want to transition, but I don't want to risk going to hell either.
I was watching Kirk Cameron on this religion show with some other guy and the guy was talking about how you can't get into heaven by just being nice and kind, you have to of course believe in God and believe Jesus is the son of God and died on the cross for our sins and resurrected, and repent your sins. But I can't picture God putting people in hell for these things, it doesn't make sense to me. I don't want to believe it. But like I said before... God doesn't put us in hell, the choices in life we make put us in hell b/c they don't comply with what God wants.
It says in the bible not to mark up your body, (ear piercing according to my grandmother, is okay, but not tattoos b/c it's permanent) that our body is a temple and that we were bought at a price and to honor God with our bodies.
With me being non religious I am not sure if my words are of any value here. I have thought about religion a lot and have read many books and looked at many views about it. Lets just start at a point every religious person agrees: God is perfect. What I find amazing is that many people think so illogical about religion. Some people claim that only people who accept Jesus will pass through the pearly gates of heaven. Doesn't this sound strange? It says that God puts what you believe over the way you live your life. So Socrates, Buddha, Marcus Aurelius and countless others who lived with great moral would be tossed in hell without a second thought, but a murderer would go to heaven if he only accepted Jesus and repented at the latest moment? Forgive me, but I refuse to believe in a God that would do such horrible things. It is not the way of a perfect being. People say that heaven is a place without sorrow. Imagine you and your mother die simultanously. She goes to heaven and you go to hell just for taking T. Do you think your mother would be happy in heaven, knowing you are in eternal pain? Just one of the things that don't add up.
Lets go further on this, many people agree that man is imperfect, but how could a perfect God make an imperfect creation? It does not make sense. Either God is imperfect or we are perfect. The latter would be the most logical. Then why all the sorrow? Teachers try to put this on our freedom of choice, the original sin. But honestly, does freedom really exist when one option leads to heaven and the other to eternal damnation? This image is actually close to a little kid burning ants with a magnifying glass, or an armed robbery. Isn't this mockery of your relationship with God?
It is not illogical for a perfect God to toss you in hell for just being what he created in the first place. You are only trying to be yourself how can this possibly be a sin? How are you hurting others with your transition? A very religious person I spoke on the airport told me it was a sin for 2 reasons:
1) It prevents you to have children.
2) It will hurt people who prefer traditional values.
Honestly, these aren't valid arguments when you look at present day overpopulation, the many children looking for a loving family and to put this in favor of close minded people is just laughable.
Can you imagine a loving God actually wanting you to suffer your entire life in a body that does not match your gender identity and forbidding you to overcome this?
For your own sake, be yourself and live the way you see fit. if you can do this with religion as your guide that is great for you. But never go against your own reason and feelings. I am afraid it will only hurt you in the end.
If you ask me I think that the knowledge of good and evil is actually our greatest gift. For how could we ever know what love is if we do not know hate, would you know what warmth is if you do not know the feeling of cold? A few years ago I asked a child if he was sad that the summer holidays were over. He answered: "I am happy to go to school because else I would not even have a vacation". This child knew more about life than many adults. I am positive that this knowledge of good and evil actually allows us to have emotions, it allows us to experience ourselves. This led me to believe that if there would be any goal in life, it would be to experience ourselves. And this is all you are trying to do. If I after my death find out I was wrong and a God actually does exist I will face Him/Her with the same reason. If this puts me in hell I will at least have the comfort of knowing I will join the many lovely people in history, including my better half.
Sorry for the long blabbing, I'll stop typing now.
