The second paragraph piqued my interest. I am transgender and Christian and what I hear what some Christians say about LGBT folks. My being transgender is part of God's plan for my life. God has a plan for each person's life even if it may defy convention.

I never believed that there's a war on Christianity. Christians have always been persecuted so this is nothing new. What bothers me is when people use the bible as a weapon against LGBT people. That is very unChristian and not something that Jesus would do.

Belief in persecution is a central part  of the Gospel.

QuoteMATT 5.11-12    Blessed are ye when they shall revile you, and persecute you, and speak all that is evil against you, untruly, for my sake:
Be glad and rejoice for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

So some people come to believe that if they have made everyone mad they are doing something right.

This became a problem for the Church in the 4th century after Constantine legalized the Church and the persecutions under Diocletian ended.  Some Christians wanted to be martyred so badly they went out deliberately provoking others.  Some even killed themselves while invoking persecution.  The Church finally had to step in and tell everyone that martyrdom doesn't count if you deliberately provoke it.

Some bad ideas never die.


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Quote from: gennee on January 08, 2016, 03:30:35 PM
The second paragraph piqued my interest. I am transgender and Christian and what I hear what some Christians say about LGBT folks. My being transgender is part of God's plan for my life. God has a plan for each person's life even if it may defy convention.

I never believed that there's a war on Christianity. Christians have always been persecuted so this is nothing new. What bothers me is when people use the bible as a weapon against LGBT people. That is very unChristian and not something that Jesus would do.

Couldn't agree more gennee. Those who are not LGBT often fail to understand the force within in us .This is how we are mysteriously and wonderfully made.