every once in a while...
Jan. 4th, 2008 06:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
swingchickie...i get a quick reminder of why i'm not a practicing catholic anymore.
jack and i went to a lovely wedding last weekend. it was in a catholic church, and i have to say, a few times i got a little pang of nostalgia... especially for when i was in high school and sang in the guitar masses. that was a fun time for me, and while religion wasn't a HUGE part of my life then, it was something i factored in when considering choices i was kicking around in my teenaged brain. thankfully i remembered all of the prayers for the mass at the wedding, didn't know all the songs but did okay.
then about 2/3 of the way through, the priest led the "lord, hear our prayer" section... and one of his statements is still stuck in my head. without remembering the exact quote, it was pretty much like: "we pray that our lawmakers, when making decisions, do so while keeping in mind the true purpose of marriage." which, unless i'm interpreting it totally wrong, meant "gay marrage is a no-no and we hope it doesn't become legal". i did not reply with "lord, hear our prayer" for that one.
it makes me sad that i heard that. i know that christianity does not condone homosexuality... but it's really tough to see gay friends of mine who just want to get married (heck, my cousin has been with his partner since i was 17) and can't because we have some outdated laws based so heavily in religion. these people are loving and committed to one another, and would have longer-lasting marriages than a whole lot of straight people. it just makes me sick to my stomach.
anyway. this post isn't meant to bash a religion. it's just a reminder to myself of why i choose to follow my own path, rather than that of an organized group.
jack and i went to a lovely wedding last weekend. it was in a catholic church, and i have to say, a few times i got a little pang of nostalgia... especially for when i was in high school and sang in the guitar masses. that was a fun time for me, and while religion wasn't a HUGE part of my life then, it was something i factored in when considering choices i was kicking around in my teenaged brain. thankfully i remembered all of the prayers for the mass at the wedding, didn't know all the songs but did okay.
then about 2/3 of the way through, the priest led the "lord, hear our prayer" section... and one of his statements is still stuck in my head. without remembering the exact quote, it was pretty much like: "we pray that our lawmakers, when making decisions, do so while keeping in mind the true purpose of marriage." which, unless i'm interpreting it totally wrong, meant "gay marrage is a no-no and we hope it doesn't become legal". i did not reply with "lord, hear our prayer" for that one.
it makes me sad that i heard that. i know that christianity does not condone homosexuality... but it's really tough to see gay friends of mine who just want to get married (heck, my cousin has been with his partner since i was 17) and can't because we have some outdated laws based so heavily in religion. these people are loving and committed to one another, and would have longer-lasting marriages than a whole lot of straight people. it just makes me sick to my stomach.
anyway. this post isn't meant to bash a religion. it's just a reminder to myself of why i choose to follow my own path, rather than that of an organized group.
