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Jozrael · 11-21-2008, 03:41 PM

I'm spiritual but not particularly religious.

I think it's a mix of genetic and environmental factors (so partially a choice, but not entirely).

I'm bisexual and don't think it's wrong (the reverse is not mutually exclusive).

I think it's perfectly fine for parents to teach their kids that it is not ok with their religion, so long as they're not encouraging intolerance. I.e., I can tell my kids "There's nothing wrong with kids who stay up til 4am but you're not doing that in my house." I understand it's not a perfect parallel, but I think there's a VERY fine line between teaching that you (because of your religion) don't support something/think it's a sin, etc., and preaching intolerance.

11-21-2008, 03:41 PM	#18 (permalink)
Jozrael Junkie	I'm spiritual but not particularly religious. I think it's a mix of genetic and environmental factors (so partially a choice, but not entirely). I'm bisexual and don't think it's wrong (the reverse is not mutually exclusive). I think it's perfectly fine for parents to teach their kids that it is not ok with their religion, so long as they're not encouraging intolerance. I.e., I can tell my kids "There's nothing wrong with kids who stay up til 4am but you're not doing that in my house." I understand it's not a perfect parallel, but I think there's a VERY fine line between teaching that you (because of your religion) don't support something/think it's a sin, etc., and preaching intolerance.