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Torn by Justin Lee
Torn by Justin Lee











Torn by Justin Lee

If this was to be the battle of the gays versus Christians, where did I fit? Those who claimed they “used to be gay” are speaking about their behavior not their attraction. None of us can choose to whom we are attracted, we just are.Ħ – Justin in ex-gayland This was what it meant to be a Christian, broken, hurting, imperfect people united in love and grateful to God. How could I share this with my parents? They believed that being gay was a choice.ĥ – Why are people gay Let’s define homosexuality. I was sure that God didn’t want me to be gay I didn’t want it for myself. But how could this be, I was a Christian. I had to get rid of these feelings, my faith required it.Ĥ – The truth comes out I was becoming aware that I was gay. Night after night I cried myself to sleep, begging God to change me. I was not attracted to girls, but to guys. It was, I thought, the worst secret I could not share it with even those closest to me, ever. I believed that God loved the gays, but He did not want them to remain gay.ģ – The struggle God boy had a secret.

Torn by Justin Lee

I got the nickname God boy from those who disliked me. If they view the church as an unsafe place for them, we just might be raising the most anti-gay Christian generation American has ever seen.Ģ – God boy I was a very committed Christian and everybody knew it. This has left many gay people more hostile to Christianity than ever. Its results show 91% of people say that the church is anti-homosexual and 80% of churchgoers agree. A 2007 study by the Barna Group determined that the church is very judgmental and hypocritical. A mother just finds out that her son is gay, she is afraid for his soul, his eternal future, for AIDS and hate crimes, but most of all she’s afraid of her church. 1 – Battle of the century The battle of the century is the gays versus the Christians.













Torn by Justin Lee