On seeing the reviews and previews of "Brokeback Mountain"

The world is charged with the grandeur of God.
It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;
It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil
Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod?
Generations have trod, have trod, have trod;
And all is seared with trade; bleared, smeared with toil;
And wears man's smudge and shares man's smell: the soil
Is bare now, nor can foot feel, being shod. And for all this, (His love) is never spent;

There lives the dearest freshness deep down things;
And though the last lights off the black West went
Oh, morning, at the brown brink eastward, springs --
Because the Holy Ghost over the bent
World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings.

-Gerard M. Hopkins
"God's Grandeur" (parenthesis mine)

If you're reading this post and are struggling with this lifestyle I just want to say that God loves you and He doesn't love me anymore than He loves you. And, if you have ever put your trust in Him then He is still your Father but its up to you to decide whether or not what you feel inside you is really your conscience (telling you what's right and wrong) or just a product of living in this "morally conscious" society. We are rational beings. Let's look at some of the facts:

1) Biologically - to reproduce you need a man and a woman (even without a biblical interpretation of this fact the evidence does not favor homosexuality)

2) Spiritually - the Scriptures (both Testaments) speak against it directly (Leviticus 18:22; 1 Corinthians 6:9,10)

3) Emotionally/Psychologically -

• 30% of gay and bisexual adolescent males attempt suicide at least once[10]
• 83% of adolescent lesbians use alcohol, 56% use other drugs, and 11% use crack and/or cocaine[11]
• 68% of adolescent gay males use alcohol, 44% use other drugs[12]

[10] Remafedi, Gary, et al. “Risk Factors for Attempted Suicide in Gay and Bisexual Youth,” in Pediatrics, 1991.

[11] Hunter, Joyce, et al. Unpublished research by the Columbia University HIV center for Clinical and Behavior Studies, 1992.

[12]ibid

If these stats are really true (there's no reason for them not to be seeing as they came from a pro-homosexual article) then I truly feel for you. This doesn't seem like a very happy and satisfying life. Now, I know there are a lot of Christians out there drinking and selling all kinds of Hatorade when it comes to homosexuality but if you think about it, that is really a peripheral issue. The real issue today, right now, is are you doing what He thinks is right, not what you think is right? Do you have peace in your heart? Do you wake up in the morning excited about life? Or is your life characterized by these statistics? You can't continue to violate your conscience (not to mention biological and spiritual laws) and think that you will lead a happy life. I'm not looking for a way to pour my hate on you, I'm trying to talk to you simply, as a friend.

I know there are many who will read this and defenses and flags will fly--keeping them from seeing any of my points because they are caught in fighting for "The Great Cause" of the homosexual. And they will go on fighting for the cause and ignoring and suppressing the greater emptiness that's in their hearts. And there are many who will read this and defenses and flags will fly--keeping them from seeing any of my points because they are caught in fighting for "The Great Cause" against the homosexual. And they will go on fighting for the cause and ignoring and suppressing the greater emptiness that's in their hearts. Yes, there are a lot of Christians that are just as empty as the homosexual that they are preaching at.