http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/full-disclosure/ An online community sharing our lives and faith within a place of grace Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/full-disclosure/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 Esther Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:34:16 +0000 http://www.sisterfriends-together.org/?p=293#comment-1210 I am so glad you are addressing these issues. I grew up in fairly conservative churches. As an adult, I have examined most of what I was taught growing up in church in many areas: what I believe about the Bible, about science and Christianity, about salvation, about other faiths, etc. I've kept some parts of what I was taught as a child and dismissed others, but I have thought through them and challenged them. Lately I've been trying to do the same thing with sexual ethics. Not about whether it's okay to be gay, but about where the boundaries should be and why, and where my convictions are coming from. I've actually been working on this for several months and I now am feeling pretty good about my personal code of sexual ethics (which seems very similar to yours.) I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to say about it too. Have you read "Love Does No Harm"? I can't remember the author right now, but it was the most helpful resource I have found. I am so glad you are addressing these issues. I grew up in fairly conservative churches. As an adult, I have examined most of what I was taught growing up in church in many areas: what I believe about the Bible, about science and Christianity, about salvation, about other faiths, etc. I’ve kept some parts of what I was taught as a child and dismissed others, but I have thought through them and challenged them. Lately I’ve been trying to do the same thing with sexual ethics. Not about whether it’s okay to be gay, but about where the boundaries should be and why, and where my convictions are coming from. I’ve actually been working on this for several months and I now am feeling pretty good about my personal code of sexual ethics (which seems very similar to yours.) I’m looking forward to hearing what you have to say about it too. Have you read “Love Does No Harm”? I can’t remember the author right now, but it was the most helpful resource I have found.

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