Comments for Eric and the Adams http://ericandtheadams.com Eric and the Adams Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:30:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on A LITTLE MESSAGE TO YOU FROM ANGEL! by Patti Dry http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=399&cpage=1#comment-401 Patti Dry Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:30:02 +0000 http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=399#comment-401 Hi Angel.... I didn't get to see you all in OKC when you performed for the block party. Hope to see you all at the Boom this coming weekend! We'll see you this weekend!! Hi Angel…. I didn’t get to see you all in OKC when you performed for the block party. Hope to see you all at the Boom this coming weekend!
We’ll see you this weekend!!

]]> Comment on My Thoughts about the Right and the Left. by Dusty G Monet http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566&cpage=1#comment-396 Dusty G Monet Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:22:56 +0000 http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566#comment-396 Dear Angel, This is probably the 10th time I've opened this page and attempted to coherently gather my thoughts and put them into an understandable and more importantly relevant message. It is no surprise to me that the "Gay to straight" programs didn't work for you. What attracts you to the same sex is encoded into your dna. So, listening to others tell you why and how to be straight is about as affective as telling your hair to be blue. So why does the extreme right "take"? Because the world they have created through personal experience and the opinions of their peers does not call for them to have an understanding of homosexuality. To ask them to explore what genetically causes one to be attracted to the same sex is like asking them to rebuild their world with information they do not believe nor do they want to believe. (If you recall the church accepted Galileo's ideas with open arms...... hundreds of years later) These are the people that crucified Jesus.... As for seeking for answers or approval from the Solomans of our day.... you don't need it. - Job 32:8 (Thats right I'm going to make you look it up) Dear Angel,
This is probably the 10th time I’ve opened this page and attempted to coherently gather my thoughts and put them into an understandable and more importantly relevant message. It is no surprise to me that the “Gay to straight” programs didn’t work for you. What attracts you to the same sex is encoded into your dna. So, listening to others tell you why and how to be straight is about as affective as telling your hair to be blue.
So why does the extreme right “take”? Because the world they have created through personal experience and the opinions of their peers does not call for them to have an understanding of homosexuality. To ask them to explore what genetically causes one to be attracted to the same sex is like asking them to rebuild their world with information they do not believe nor do they want to believe. (If you recall the church accepted Galileo’s ideas with open arms…… hundreds of years later)
These are the people that crucified Jesus….
As for seeking for answers or approval from the Solomans of our day…. you don’t need it. – Job 32:8 (Thats right I’m going to make you look it up)

]]> Comment on My Thoughts about the Right and the Left. by RedHedgehog http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566&cpage=1#comment-390 RedHedgehog Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:39:39 +0000 http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566#comment-390 it was very interesting to read. I want to quote your post in my blog. It can? And you et an account on Twitter? it was very interesting to read.
I want to quote your post in my blog. It can?
And you et an account on Twitter?

]]> Comment on My Thoughts about the Right and the Left. by Michael http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566&cpage=1#comment-385 Michael Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:53:01 +0000 http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566#comment-385 Well I meant it! I've always respected the work you have done as a missionary and your passion for life! Love ya Girl!! <a href="#comment-366" rel="nofollow">@Angel </a> Well I meant it! I’ve always respected the work you have done as a missionary and your passion for life! Love ya Girl!! @Angel

]]> Comment on WE NEED YOUR VOTES:), Tulsa Pride wrap-up video, Lady Gaga show, and congrats to TONY Winning, LEVI! by ninja 650 lady http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=573&cpage=1#comment-380 ninja 650 lady Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:28:06 +0000 http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=573#comment-380 In truth, immediately i did understand it. But after re-reading I think i comprehend Sent from my iPad 4G In truth, immediately i did understand it. But after re-reading I think i comprehend

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]]> Comment on My Thoughts about the Right and the Left. by Angel http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566&cpage=1#comment-366 Angel Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:50:37 +0000 http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566#comment-366 Mike, I gotta say that your comment made me tear up. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I wish more people had the compassion and thoughtfulness you shared with me. Your words mean more to me than you'll ever know. Mike,
I gotta say that your comment made me tear up. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. I wish more people had the compassion and thoughtfulness you shared with me. Your words mean more to me than you’ll ever know.

]]> Comment on My Thoughts about the Right and the Left. by Angel http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566&cpage=1#comment-365 Angel Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:47:42 +0000 http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566#comment-365 Steph, thanks so much for this. I love the fact that we have lived such different lives yet can be such great friends and understand and respect where we've each come from. I LOVE your blog by the way! Steph, thanks so much for this. I love the fact that we have lived such different lives yet can be such great friends and understand and respect where we’ve each come from. I LOVE your blog by the way!

]]> Comment on My Thoughts about the Right and the Left. by Christie http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566&cpage=1#comment-363 Christie Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:53:05 +0000 http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566#comment-363 I, too, have struggled with Christianity and hypocrisy lately. Sadly, the so-called "Christians" (as well as some of the "liberals") in my life are also the ones who have treated me the most poorly. They have withheld love and forgiveness, have abandoned me, have not answered my pleas for support, have ignored my apologies and attempts to make amends, have not allowed me to honestly express my beliefs/doubts, and have acted righteously yet continuously judged me (and have made no attempts to understand, sympathize, or God-forbid, empathize with me). I am certainly not perfect. I'll be the first to admit my shortcomings when it comes to attempting to adhere to a religious, moral, or most simply, human, lifestyle. I mess up...a lot. I say and do hurtful things. Heck, I say and do some downright stupid things. I don't read religious texts very often; in a word, yawn. I sleep in some Sabbaths. I accept some doctrine from this faith, some from that, and even create some of my own. I could go on. Although it is not something I actively study now, I have studied Christianity in the past. And I know that the treatment you and I have experienced is not in line with the teachings of Jesus. I also know and admit that everyone falls short of Him. But I do question (question, not judge) the followers of Christ who do not use Him as their yardstick when it comes to comparisons. Good for you for speaking up for yourself and others! I, too, question the "chasm" that religion has created, as well as the concern of the religious to be "right." If God truly loves, accepts, and forgives everyone (as taught by Christianity), would He really sentence anyone to an eternity in "Hell" (a disbelief of mine) simply because they didn't ever profess faith in Christ? And another problem: why can't we pick and choose? If I want to believe that God and Jesus are one in the same, but also believe in reincarnation, support gay marriage, and not believe in "Hell," well, I'm not going to let anyone tell me I can't...especially if their argument is, "Well, this is what the Bible says..." My heart tells me something different sometimes, and I'm OK with that. I just wish everyone else were. Don't let anyone tell you your "calling" is wrong! Remember, "love is love is love is love." Always. I, too, have struggled with Christianity and hypocrisy lately. Sadly, the so-called “Christians” (as well as some of the “liberals”) in my life are also the ones who have treated me the most poorly. They have withheld love and forgiveness, have abandoned me, have not answered my pleas for support, have ignored my apologies and attempts to make amends, have not allowed me to honestly express my beliefs/doubts, and have acted righteously yet continuously judged me (and have made no attempts to understand, sympathize, or God-forbid, empathize with me).

I am certainly not perfect. I’ll be the first to admit my shortcomings when it comes to attempting to adhere to a religious, moral, or most simply, human, lifestyle. I mess up…a lot. I say and do hurtful things. Heck, I say and do some downright stupid things. I don’t read religious texts very often; in a word, yawn. I sleep in some Sabbaths. I accept some doctrine from this faith, some from that, and even create some of my own. I could go on.

Although it is not something I actively study now, I have studied Christianity in the past. And I know that the treatment you and I have experienced is not in line with the teachings of Jesus. I also know and admit that everyone falls short of Him. But I do question (question, not judge) the followers of Christ who do not use Him as their yardstick when it comes to comparisons.

Good for you for speaking up for yourself and others! I, too, question the “chasm” that religion has created, as well as the concern of the religious to be “right.” If God truly loves, accepts, and forgives everyone (as taught by Christianity), would He really sentence anyone to an eternity in “Hell” (a disbelief of mine) simply because they didn’t ever profess faith in Christ? And another problem: why can’t we pick and choose? If I want to believe that God and Jesus are one in the same, but also believe in reincarnation, support gay marriage, and not believe in “Hell,” well, I’m not going to let anyone tell me I can’t…especially if their argument is, “Well, this is what the Bible says…” My heart tells me something different sometimes, and I’m OK with that. I just wish everyone else were.

Don’t let anyone tell you your “calling” is wrong! Remember, “love is love is love is love.” Always.

]]> Comment on My Thoughts about the Right and the Left. by Stephanie http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566&cpage=1#comment-361 Stephanie Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:06:34 +0000 http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566#comment-361 Aw, Angel, though we've lived very different lives I understand this so well! Aw, Angel, though we’ve lived very different lives I understand this so well!

]]> Comment on My Thoughts about the Right and the Left. by Michael Smith http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566&cpage=1#comment-360 Michael Smith Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:53:37 +0000 http://ericandtheadams.com/?p=566#comment-360 Angel...SO WELL WRITTEN!!! Its sad to me to think that Christians are in fact turning people away from God in their quest to save souls. So many people, when faced with the scrutiny you have been faced with turn away from God as there is, in their mind, no hope and no love. I think you very effectively point out that your struggle has not been with God, but the institution. God has never left you and loves you no less today than when you were 16. A friend of mine and someone I do respect, wrote on her blog about her dissapointment in Jennifer Knapp for coming out of the closet, and though I thought what she said was well written, I couldn't help but feel she did not see the big picture. She spoke of how we as Christians should as the bible says, deny ourselves, take up the cross and follow him. She went on to speak of how she had to deny her desires until she married. The point is she was allowed to marry, and no longer deny her desires, she had that hope and that privilege to look forward to. The institution does not allow you to marry. God knows your heart as he has always and will always !! Angel…SO WELL WRITTEN!!! Its sad to me to think that Christians are in fact turning people away from God in their quest to save souls. So many people, when faced with the scrutiny you have been faced with turn away from God as there is, in their mind, no hope and no love. I think you very effectively point out that your struggle has not been with God, but the institution. God has never left you and loves you no less today than when you were 16. A friend of mine and someone I do respect, wrote on her blog about her dissapointment in Jennifer Knapp for coming out of the closet, and though I thought what she said was well written, I couldn’t help but feel she did not see the big picture. She spoke of how we as Christians should as the bible says, deny ourselves, take up the cross and follow him. She went on to speak of how she had to deny her desires until she married. The point is she was allowed to marry, and no longer deny her desires, she had that hope and that privilege to look forward to. The institution does not allow you to marry. God knows your heart as he has always and will always !!

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