Quote from: JLT1 on April 29, 2013, 10:04:04 PM
Shawn,
I read somewhere that a person will transition when the pain of not transitioning is greater than the pain of transitioning. I do not know where you are at in that rather simple to write but very complex to evaluate equation. Yet, I think that equation governs our lives.
Adam and Eve – garden – sin – the fall. All of creation fell. None of us were born with perfect bodies because all mankind was born into an imperfect world. I do not believe it is sin to be intersexed. I do not believe it is sin to be trans. I do not believe it is sin to be cis. I do believe we live our lives in this rather imperfect world, trusting that the work of salvation is complete with what Christ did on the cross, loving God with all our hearts and loving our neighbors as ourselves. Anything less is sin.
Having said that, I don't think transitioning is a sin. It is just like any surgery that a person has to correct a problem. That is what I have told my family. That is what I have prayed about and what I have searched the bible about. I keep coming up with the same "no problem". It only seems to be some people that I know that really have the problem. Yet, for those people with problems, I look at their lives and actions and I see that they are having aproblem with eithr trusting or loving. Then, I tell them what's up and love them anyway.
I have to agree with this. Forgive me if some of the people already covered this in the above posts as I was just skimming since I just got through typing up a 3 page paper for my final exam. Shawn, Ive seen a lot of your posts since the day you have joined and I found many of them interesting because you asked a lot of the same questions that I was afraid to ask. I have even seen you on another website that I went to and saw how you stood up for what you believed in, at the expense of having some very nasty comments sent your way. You have A LOT more courage than you give yourself credit for.
I'm thinking maybe part of what's stopping you has to be the religious side of it, not that you necessarly doubt yourself that you're a woman or that you think it's inherently wrong to transition, but the side of all of the religious people that casts scriptures and opinions at you like stones (and they are pretty much stones-it can hurt) that make you requestion yourself . I could be wrong though but this is the feeling I'm getting based off your previous posts.
You will have to live your life for yourself and not others. Those who would tink you're an abomination or a sinner doesn't have to walk in your shoes. Since this isn't the Christian side of the forums, I'm not going to get deep into religion but just remember....People mocked Jesus.
