The Bubble

I have said for a few years now, that people often become part of a church for the same reasons they become part of the gay community, or a gang for that matter: people seek love and acceptance. 

But...

The thought really shouldn't stop there.  Out of the groups mentioned, the church is the only one that claims that its purpose is to GIVE love and acceptance.  While groups are often something that people join FOR love and acceptance, the church maintains that it exists to reach out to others outside of it. 

The church is a sociological bubble.  The most difficult thing about this is that people within the church simply don't see it.  The bubble cannot be seen until you step out from it.  People from the church will read this and completely agree with me, but all along not understand what I really mean unless they have done significant things outside of the church already, immersing themselves in other cultures. 

I'm reading an amazing book right now called "Love is an Orientation" and the author, with a conservative background and being straight, refuses (at least so far) to answer the question about his moral belief of homosexuality.  And why?  Because he maintains that it is not his question to answer.  Only those that face this dilemma, someone like me, must answer that question for themselves.

Could it be possible that sexuality (or even actions) don't actually have to be something that divides so many people?

Wait.  No.  That question can't be answered yet, because the answer would be obvious.

Could it be possible that an INDIVIDUAL's sexuality or actions don't have to be the dividing factor for YOU when talking with a person who's sexuality is different from your own?

I often wonder of my conservative friends:  Would you go to a gay bar with me?  Just hang out and shoot some pool?  How secure are you in your own sexuality to be able to do so?

Thanks for reading...

-unresolved