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| Name: | C. Jill Allen-Hood |
| E-mail address: | cjahood2003@yahoo.com |
| My message: | I wish to thank the creator and all who work to keep this website active and up-to-date in its content. As a Christian-Minister-Lesbian-Woman who has struggled with my sexual identity and preference, I welcome this website for the many articles posted by all who are just like me. For my entire life, I have always known that I am "different" from every else, in who I am and what I have been called to be in life. I was told that because I am a woman, I could never become a minister, let alone become a minister who just happens to be a Lesbian. I struggled to "fit in" and hide, only to end up very unhappy with the choices I had to make in my attempts to live a socially acceptable life. Once I decided that I could no longer live the life God intended me to live, only then did I find true happiness. To attempt to live in hiding was for me to slap God in the face. He created me to real, both "with Him" and with myself. |
| Name: | Paul |
| E-mail address: | pauluzzz69nl@gmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://momentjuhz.blogspot.com |
| My message: | Zo schitterend !!! De website , de 'meemakers' en de 'afkrakers' Ik heb hier vandaag erg veel gelezen op mijn vrijdag avond cq nacht nu :)) En ontzettend veel kracht opgedaan uit de vele mooie verhalen van jullie die het hebben mee mogen maken en ons daarover wilde schrijven hier. En ik ben erg blij dat de grootste boodschap van God ''de liefde telt'' hier wel bloeit in de vele reacties van iedereen. Zelf weet ik ''als homo'' dat God ontzettend dichtbij mij is. En dat ik van Hem hou... maar nog erg ver weg sta van Hem. Dit omdat ik zelf nog steeds geen weg durf in te slaan die mij dichterbij Hem brengt. Iets wat ik wel erg graag zou willen. Veel sterkte en plezier in jullie leventje. Vriendelijke groeten. Paul |
| Name: | Warren Copeland |
| E-mail address: | icemancopeland@aol.com |
| My message: | This is a wonderful site and after reading the many wonderful stories here I feel far more confident in being able to reconcile my homosexuality and my profound Christian beliefs. God Bless You All Warren Copeland icemancopeland@aol.com |
| Name: | Bishop Russell F. Coates, Jr., FDP |
| E-mail address: | Bishop_TCC@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.franciscansofdivineProvidence.org |
| My message: | Dear Friends, Sisters and Brothers, Greetings to everyone from the Metropolitan Diocese of Hope of the Trinitarian Catholic Church and our religious Order, the Franciscans of Divine Providence. What a great website! Please permit me to tell everyone Our Church is small but growing Autocephalous, Catholic Jurisdiction. Our Metropolitan Diocese encompasses the Northeastern United States, including New York and New Jersey. We are a valid Catholic Jurisdiction in Apostolic Succession, but we are not union with the Roman Catholic Church. Please visit our website if you'd like to learn more about us. I'm proud to say that I live in Connecticut, which is one of the few States that have passed a Marriage Equality bill so that LGBTI citizens can now legally and lawfully get married. We are actively seeking LGBTI Catholics who live within our jurisdiction who might be interested in joining with us to help us create parishes to serve the sacramental needs of our community. We also need women and men who feel called to become ordained deacons and priests in our Metropolitan Diocese. Clergy in our Order and in our Church are not expected to leave home, family, friends or loved ones in order to serve the people of God. We will consider all candidates for Holy Orders regardless of gender or sexual orientation or marital status. Our clergy may be single, married, civilly united or in committed relationships. In our Church, all of our members have equal access to all of the seven Sacraments. Our religious Order is non-residential, which means that its members do not live together in a single residence. Instead, our members live in their own communities where they work and minister to God's people. All of our Brothers, Sisters and clergy are self-supporting and self-sufficient. Please visit our website and learn more about us. We may not be in your State, however, there are many independent Catholic churches, jurisdictions and faith communities throughout the United States. I be happy to help you find one near you if you write to me. If you live in the Northeast, we presently have priests in New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts. I also want to remind all LGBTI youth that we love you and God loves you unconditionally. If you are the victim of harassment, bullying, or violence because of your sexual orientation, we encourage you to get help by calling the Trevor Project at +1-866-488-7386. You can also find a link to the Trevor Project on our website. I want you to know that we understand and we join with those who want you to know that, "It Gets Better!" It does get better! I pray that all of our GLBTI sisters and brothers have a very Blessed Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Joyous New Year. You are always in our prayers and we ask that you also pray for us. May you have Peace and God's blessings! +Russell Metropolitan Bishop Trinitarian Catholic Church |
| Name: | FunnyFriends |
| E-mail address: | youngdokang@yahoo.ca |
| My message: | Hi everybody and merry Christmas! Yes, I am a gay Christian. Might be condradictory for some, but it is lonely sometimes. Would love other e-penpals to chat with (dont we all?). My email is youngdokang@yahoo.ca Also would be more than happy to answer questions to anybody that wants to know how you can be Christian and gay at the same time. Feel free to send pics and videos too! In the name of Jesus Christ, youngdokang@yahoo.ca |
| Name: | Peeter Schubbe |
| E-mail address: | pets55@hotmail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://pets55.spaces.live.com/ |
| My message: | Hello! God bless you. Great THANKS!!! for this site. May Love and Light fill your days too :) Greetings from Estonia. |
| Name: | paul tatum |
| E-mail address: | paultatum77@yahoo.com |
| My message: | I am happy to come about this site by chance I am a gay and I am based in Haiti I am alone here now because I have lost some of my closiest friends in earthquake that devastating my country I almost lost all I have but I have life my life because God was able to let me be alive today I am grateful to God. you can send me an inspiration email to encourage me if you care .God bless. |
| Name: | keijo |
| E-mail address: | keijo.leppioja@hotmail.com |
| My message: | Thank you to the Lord for you all in salvation and in love of Christ who will be our rescue and joy daily with the millions of thanksgiving and pray answer in miracles and deeds of heaven in peace and hope an expect the lord for he is coming,thanks and bless and pray,your brother in faith,keijo sweden |
| Name: | Bill Goode |
| E-mail address: | goodebe@yahoo.com |
| My message: | as a former Catholic from early childhood Ilater joined a fundamental Cristian church, attended Bible college and was ordained a Christian Church minister, but some things still left me confused and empty. It took many long years and many hard knocks for me to understand what was missing in my life and how serving Jesus Christ as a witness to his finished work was my true "great commission." I am called and committed to be his witness in this world we live in and to show the blessings that acrue to us as his witess. As his witness I am called to love, not condemn, not approve and not to control. I am called to love, even wen I don't always like what others say, believe or espouse. Even so, I choose to love others ... saming and sinner alike. I'm seeking fellowship with others who love the Lord and those who can live the victory he died for in order to prove the depth of his live, life and comittment. If this sounds preachy forgive me. My purpose is to live a life grounded in him and to ejoy the beenefits and joy of being one with him. Yep! And that also means I want to share a life with him andothers and also have the freedom to find the joy and freedom we cam share with others... even with out clothes off. Hope to hear from you. |
| Name: | Casey |
| E-mail address: | ether-reality09@hotmail.com |
| My message: | Hi! I can't tell you how overjoyed I am to have learned of this site, I haven't read much(yet!) but already, I can feel the peace returning to my heart. I realize now that God made me just how he wanted me to be, he's presented trials for me to overcome, he wants me to become a testament for the glory. I'm not going to fill your guestbook with a long-winded and detailed summary of my life, but boy. . . I really wanna! Anyway, your site is doing a great thing. You're giving peace of mind to those like myself, you've even allowed me to accept who I am. God is very proud of you :) |
| Name: | peter |
| E-mail address: | peterenmark@home.nl |
| My message: | Al het geloof verkondigt uiteindelijk de liefde! daar is ieder geloof gelijk in. Maar de machthebbers van het geloof geven daar hun eigen interpretatie aan, en verkondigt dat als de waarheid! Jezus heeft gestreden voor de liefde! En al eeuwenlang strijden de homo's ook om hun liefde te laten erkennen. Wat het nog bijzonderder maakt is dat juist in iedere geloofs overtuiging homo's zitten! liefde is het enige geloof dat telt en de liefde zal ook altijd overwinnen, al duurt de strijd lang. Uiteindelijk is er het zogenaamde homo huwelijk gekomen ,en langzaamaan verovert dit de gehele wereld! En daar zijn de machthebbers van het geloof niet zo blij mee. Hun bedoeling was juist om zoveel mogelijk slaven te creeeren om zo hun geloof als enige waarheid te kunnen verdedigen. Ze maakten eigenlijk een soort leger van hun gelovigen! Eeuwen lang had het geloof de ultieme macht. langzaam is die macht over gegaan naar de politiek. Deze hebben op hun beurt het geloof van hun macht beroofd maar hebben het geloof tijden lang gesteund om de homo's als buitenstaanders te beschouwen. Nogmaals de ultieme liefde overwint, en dat zie je gebeuren in de gehele wereld! In de bijbel staat dat als een manspersoon met een andere manspersoon, met vrouwelijke bijligging hebben gelegen, dan hebben zij een gruwel begaan. Hiermee wordt altijd verondersteld dat dit het bewijs is dat homosexualiteit veroordeeld wordt door de heer. Maar wat betekent het woord bijligging? Volgens mij betekend dat : erbij ligt! Oftewel die gehele zin gaat over het feit dat het een gruwel is als 2 mannen 1 vrouw delen. Als je gelooft in de liefde, overwin je uiteindelijk, al moet je nog zolang wachten! En dat is dan ook de boodschap van al het geloof! |
| Name: | Paula |
| E-mail address: | lucky6754@lycos.com |
| My message: | Found this site by chance. Blessings to all. P. |
| Name: | Nick Mitchell |
| E-mail address: | glasmitch46@msn.com |
| My message: | Greetings to everyone who comes here to read. I would love some Christian fellowship, sharing, prayer and mutual support. Nick |
| Name: | fish |
| E-mail address: | Fishhsif1962@aol.com |
| My message: | I love this site |
| Name: | Suzanne |
| E-mail address: | suzannec@rdiguide.com |
| My message: | I have found this website by chance. It is real great idea. Thanks! |
| Name: | Kenneth |
| E-mail address: | keny-bay@hotmail.com |
| My message: | Hallo ik ben zelf ook homo en ik ga naar de kerk soms is het zekker lastig want bij mij in de kerk weten ze het ook niet ik zou hier graag een keer met een homo of iemand die zelfde heb als bij over willen praten als dat zo is voeg me msn gewoon even teo en dan spreek ik je Gr Kenny |
| Name: | PeterPeter |
| E-mail address: | caribcrow@hotmail.com |
| My message: | heb de Heer lief met heel je hart, heel je ziel, heel je verstand, en je naaste als jezelf. Ik ben hetero, getrouwd,grootvader en jeugdleider. Mijn naaste is homo. I rest my case! Jezus was duidelijk. |
| Name: | Adam |
| E-mail address: | markslov6@yahoo.com |
| My message: | You truly inspire me...it is people like you that give hope to those who need it out there..and there can be no life without hope..Thank you so much.. |
| Name: | jasonb |
| E-mail address: | jasonb@gmail.com |
| My message: | ik vind het behoorlijk zielig dat mensen nog steeds denken dat god de touwtjes in handen heeft. Mensen zijn zoals ze zijn, en daarin mogen mensen niet veranderd worden door welk geloof dan ook. Geloof is een kwade manier om andere mensen je mening op te leggen.. En daarmee is ook alles gezegd. Homo of Heteroseksueel, we zijn allen gelijk. Dat is het enige dat telt en dat is ook het enige wat we met zijn allen moeten onthouden. Voordat we het weten laten we "het geloof" de héle wereld vernietigen. Geloof in jezelf, en alleen in wat je zelf gelooft !! |
| Name: | Zoe |
| E-mail address: | zoegrace25@gmail.com |
| My message: | Hey, just wanted to say, that though I'm not a Christian, just want to point out the ridiculous assertions by those who want to freak out about homosexuality. Traditionally verses in the bible have been used to justify slavery and subjugation of women. And now they are being used on homosexuals to justify homophobia. I hope for the day when this sad sad backwoods stupidity goes away and people just get over it. I think people go on about homosexuality being a "choice" because they are TERRIFIED of some level of homosexual leaning they themselves may have. I believe 100% heterosexual or 100% homosexual is relatively rare and the vast majority of people are somewhere on a continuum. Like I would consider myself about 80% straight, and 20% into women. I guess my point is I think some level of bisexuality is the actual majority and the reason homophobia is so rampant is because so few people are able to accept some level of bisexuality in themselves so they think because being straight is a "choice" for them. (i.e. they are more straight than homosexual and therefore think they are making a "choice" regarding their orientation.) But I can say it would be very unnatural for me to go exclusively for women. And I couldn't really "choose" that. I think if these people were honest, even with a tiny bit of bicuriosity, they couldn't really "choose" to be straight or gay. Orientation is orientation is orientation. And it's beyond retarded to judge people for it. But take heart, I was once a fundamentalist Christian and believed homosexuality was a sin. I no longer believe that. So people's minds are changing. The world is changing. And hopefully for the better on this issue. Peace. Zoe |
| Name: | JUDY |
| E-mail address: | kabadebanks@yahoo.com.au |
| My message: | This is so interesting,i love it. |
| Name: | judy |
| E-mail address: | kabadebanks@yahoo.com.au |
| My message: | Ive been so happy to read and share with so many of you all this.Without fellow people its so hard to live on en push on in this difficult en complicated life.Seen en also learnt thatnoyhing is really bad as long as one backs it with areason.am so pleased en people keep on sharing experiences u never know what one learns from the others experience.With love from Africa. |
| Name: | andere aap |
| My message: | Ik blijf het vreemd vinden om gedachten, meningen, en vooral stellige overtuigingen te lezen van religieuzen in relatie tot homosexualiteit. In mijn ogen is het christendom iets wat verzonnen is door mensen incl de bijbel, God en alles wat er bij hoort. Daarmee is het voor mij en misschien wel alle mensen die geen- of geen vast geloof aanhangen volkomen stupide om mensen in alle ernst te horen zeggen "..als Paulus in de bijbel schrijft dat God het verafschuwt als twee mannen seks met elkaar hebben, dan weet ik gewoon dat dat het hebben van een seksuele relatie tussen twee homo's niet goed is.." Lijkt me niks dat je je mening niet zelf mag vormen.. Gelukkig hoef ik me geen zorgen te maken over zaken als hemel en hel.. pfff. |
| Name: | eugene skonieczny |
| E-mail address: | eskonie22@comcast.net |
| My message: | i was led to this site by a new friend i met on a christian gay dating website. his name is joe and i thank him for leading me here. i am a catholic but i have,not been a church goer for many years. the reason is the church does not accept the gay life style. i was also married outside of the catholic church and also divorced. wich i was told meant i could not partake in the sacraments.i have tried other churches, but i realy would like to be accepted in the catholic church. i pray a lot and say the holy rosary every night. i am also keeping my family , my mother & brother &sister from knowing the truth about me.they dont know that i am gay and i am afraid to tell them.but it is nice to be able to let all you people know about me.i dont know any where around here where i live that i can meet other gay men. so the only way i can talk any is on line. but this is realy a great site i am glad i found it. thank you for being here. gene |
| Name: | symonds |
| E-mail address: | symonds88@live.com |
| My message: | Very nice to visit this site. I enjoyed very much. ----------- symonds |
| Name: | aap |
| My message: | Wat een infantiele reacties van die zogenaamde christenen hier. De enige reden waarom jullie zo tekeer gaan , is omdat je denkpatroon totaal is vastgeroest. Alles wat er tegenin gaat , laat je simpelweg niet toe,zoals vaker gezegd : een monopoly op "de waarheid""denken te hebben. Hoe kan je in een genadige God geloven, en denken dat God mensen die elkaar liefhebben op hun manier , haat ? Ik kan niet anders concluderen dat je dan een verziekte , gehersenspoelde geest hebt, die we kennen van types als Adolf Hitler. Door jezelf als übermensch te profileren, maak je de ander automatisch tot untermensch. Denk daar nog maar eens goed over na, schaam je om homosexualiteit een ziekte te noemen. Alle mensen zijn gelijkwaardig, dat principe hangen de meeste weldenkende mensen aan, en wij zijn maar mensen, wij zondigen , wij hebben vooroordelen. Maar voor God is ieder mens even veel waard. Ooit vertelde Jos Brink over zijn coming out, op TV, hij zei dat zijn moeder tegen hem had gezegd : onze lieve Heer heeft iedereen het recht gegeven om gelukkig te worden, hoe dan ook. En zo is het maar net. Ik ben zelf geen homosexueel , maar ik heb wel mensen in mijn omgeving die het zijn , en ik pik het niet dat wie dan ook hier als minderwaardig wordt neergezet. |
| Name: | Ross |
| E-mail address: | Neokouros@aol.com |
| My message: | It was on this site, 1 February 2005, that I met the "love of my life." For that reason, alone, I am thankful to God for INSPIRITUS. I wish everyone all the blessings they so richly deserve. Never, never give up on Faith, Hope and Love. |