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I would hold him/her and reassure them that I love them..
Being a parent who notices the actions and behavior of her children and having raised them not to be ashamed or afraid to talk to me about anything on their mind or in their hearts without fear of a lecture or sermon, I would already know..Then we would sit at the kitchen table and have a good long honest and loving talk..about the hate he would encounter in the world..Above all I would ask him to continue to follow the morals he learned at this table and to continue to walk with and pray to the Lord...
No, I would not tell them they had made a sinful choice, because imo, it is not a choice..
Only one is appropriate for a Christian and even it is not completly compatable. You cannot remain neutral because you love this child and want this child to have a better life and remain in the Lord. I raised my children loving the Lord, they are not perfect and they backslide from time to time but they believe the Lord and His book. If one of them came to me and said they were gay I would talk with them and see why they believe this and then we would go from there. I have many friends at Church and in the community to help support this child while making sure he understands the truth.
I would probably have a talk about the danger of promiscuity......of course I would do that if I discovered my kid was heterosexual too.......actually I DID do that.......I would probably give up on the idea of grandkids, and that would sadden me a lot......if I had known how much fun grandkids were, I would have had them first.....
Regarding their sexuality, as long as they don't ask me to participate, what they do is between them, their partner and God.
I would hold him/her and reassure them that I love them..
Being a parent who notices the actions and behavior of her children and having raised them not to be ashamed or afraid to talk to me about anything on their mind or in their hearts without fear of a lecture or sermon, I would already know..Then we would sit at the kitchen table and have a good long honest and loving talk..about the hate he would encounter in the world..Above all I would ask him to continue to follow the morals he learned at this table and to continue to walk with and pray to the Lord...
No, I would not tell them they had made a sinful choice, because imo, it is not a choice..
Miss Blue I respect you opnion but what does the bible say?
Robin is right, when it comes to sin, neutral is not an option. I would talk to them, pray for them, and I would make sure they understand I do not approve of that lifestyle, but still love them.
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OMG, artsyfartsy what is your obsession? As a devout Christian, I would do exactly what Jesus would want me to do, I would "love thy neighbor as thyself".
True Christians would never spew alienation or condemnation. We were all made in HIS image.
True Christians leave all judgement to our loving Father, God.
Miss Blue I respect you opnion but what does the bible say?
The op didn't ask for a bible study on the issue..I believe he was wanting our opinions and I gave mine
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