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Dear Abby: Son upset that dad's started dating men
Philly.com ^ | May 19, 2009 | Jeanne Phillips and some unfortunate guy

Posted on 05/19/2009 12:58:22 PM PDT by End Times Sentinel

DEAR ABBY: My father is 83. My mother has been dead for more than 30 years. Since then, Dad has been involved with many women.

But, since he turned 70, he has become involved with men, which he says he finds very rewarding and much less complicated.

Dad and I always had an open and honest relationship. We have a lot of homosexual family members and friends.

At the same time, I'm shocked that the fact that he is gay has been so difficult for me to accept.

Have you any suggestions on how I might better deal with this?

- Caring Son in Miami

DEAR CARING SON: Your father appears to be bisexual, which means he is attracted to both men and women.

Whereas he may not have wanted to admit to himself or to you years ago that he had feelings for people of the same sex, it is no longer shocking to be open about it. Times have changed. Today a person's sexual orientation is no longer considered something to be kept hidden.

One constructive way to "deal with it" would be to realize how fortunate you are to have the kind of relationship you have always had with your dad. Be supportive, don't judge and love him for the parent he has always been.


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: dearabby; homosexual; homosexualagenda; moralabsolutes; notreallyabby; samesexdesire; sodomite
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To: CaliforniaCon
Do I need to tell you...

LOL, nope.

61 posted on 05/19/2009 2:00:51 PM PDT by Travis T. OJustice (I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
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To: RepublitarianRoger2

Well, here I’ll be consistent. I do not condemn the man (that’s for God to do) — and I’d invite a homosexual to church so that he could learn the Word of God and find out why he needs to repent — but you clearly cannot ignore “sin no more” no matter how loudly you scream and put your fingers in your ears.


62 posted on 05/19/2009 2:18:43 PM PDT by rom (Obama '12 slogan: Let's keep on hopin'!)
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To: RepublitarianRoger2
To me, the most significant portion of the Jesus quote, which you two left out, is “Neither do I condemn you.”

Except that he said both. And we don't get to pick the half we like. Either half.
63 posted on 05/19/2009 2:27:46 PM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: TalonDJ

We simply disagree on interpretation of the entire quote. Which is fine.


64 posted on 05/19/2009 2:34:12 PM PDT by RepublitarianRoger2
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To: RepublitarianRoger2
We simply disagree on interpretation of the entire quote. Which is fine.

I never stated an 'interpretation'. I stated that Jesus said both things. It is not an 'interpretation' to ignore part of it. We might differ in application but since I have not stated how I apply it there is not way for you to assume that.
65 posted on 05/19/2009 2:38:41 PM PDT by TalonDJ
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To: RepublitarianRoger2
So, if you are not actually committed to what" the Christ
story" is about to those who follow him, you probably
ought not use Him to bolster your arguments. Otherwise,
you should expect “disagreement”.
66 posted on 05/19/2009 2:41:48 PM PDT by Bainbridge
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To: Owl_Eagle

What in the world is going on with our society?? Sick.


67 posted on 05/19/2009 2:43:33 PM PDT by JSDude1 (DHS, FBI, FEMA, etc have been bad little boys. They need to be spanked and sent to timeout!)
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To: Owl_Eagle

Maybe he has dementia and really isn’t gay at all.


68 posted on 05/19/2009 2:46:10 PM PDT by DallasDeb (USAFA '06 Mom)
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To: RepublitarianRoger2

you either accept ALL of scripture or you reject it..there is a warning somewhere in The Revelation about this!!(I Think toward the end!).


69 posted on 05/19/2009 2:47:10 PM PDT by JSDude1 (DHS, FBI, FEMA, etc have been bad little boys. They need to be spanked and sent to timeout!)
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To: Bainbridge

There are multitudes of disagreement even within Christianity itself, thus the splitting of it into countless factions, each with their own specific ideas of what constitutes the “truth.”

As for my spiritual “commitment” (your word), it does encompass the Christ story but that constitutes only a part of it. This is not to diminish the Christ scenario, only to say that my beliefs are not limited to it.


70 posted on 05/19/2009 2:49:24 PM PDT by RepublitarianRoger2
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To: MEGoody

This proves that every gay person makes the choice? You are a very logical person, aren’t you? (/sarc)


71 posted on 05/19/2009 2:51:28 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: JSDude1

And which interpretation/translation/revision of scripture do you accept?

Multiple interpretations, translations, revisions of the Bible, even within different congregations — or within different individuals, for that matter.

The Book of Revelation is actually a prime example of a book that has been interpreted in countless ways by different sects and religious factions or groups. All of them convinced of their truth, of course.


72 posted on 05/19/2009 2:54:49 PM PDT by RepublitarianRoger2
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To: Owl_Eagle

I think that this Abby gets scammed a lot more than her mother used to.


73 posted on 05/19/2009 2:56:07 PM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: RepublitarianRoger2; L,TOWM
To me, the most significant portion of the Jesus quote, which you two left out, is “Neither do I condemn you.” For you, it appears to be the other half.

This is predicated on following His command to, "go and sin no more."

74 posted on 05/19/2009 2:57:58 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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75 posted on 05/19/2009 2:59:57 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: RepublitarianRoger2
Yeah, yeah I get it.
There are essentials that transcend
the factions, tenents within the pale (small o) of orthodoxy and all of the 3 (RC, Orthodox, and Protestant) branches adhere to them. Not going to digress any further, but if you do
not adhere to Christianity as it has been understood
for a couple thousand years, at least be upfront about
what you are. I don't go around saying, “ Buddha said
this, and Mohammad said that “ because I do not follow them.
76 posted on 05/19/2009 3:03:24 PM PDT by Bainbridge
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To: RepublitarianRoger2

Your “spiritual commitment encompasses “the Christ story”,
says it all.


77 posted on 05/19/2009 3:06:40 PM PDT by Bainbridge
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To: Owl_Eagle

Why am I not surprised by the answer?


78 posted on 05/19/2009 3:42:37 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: DogBarkTree
ewwwww Or did he ever wonder WHY he has many gay family members and friends?? It started somewhere!

This agenda, as well as the abortion agenda, presumes that all people NEED sex, no matter what the age, and if you think of something, no matter how wrong you should act on it, cuz hey you were born that way, or you can't be expected to behave responsibly! Consequences?? What consequences. We will just get them banned, and do whatever we want. The new “morals”.

Granted everyone wants sex, it is NOT A NEED! Unless you are a serial rapists or some such mental disorder.

79 posted on 05/19/2009 3:44:59 PM PDT by gidget7 (Duncan Hunter-Valley Forge Republican!)
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To: CaliforniaCon; Travis T. OJustice

Totally and completely, 100% selfishness.


80 posted on 05/19/2009 4:01:38 PM PDT by gidget7 (Duncan Hunter-Valley Forge Republican!)
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