A Story of Leaves

When summer leaves change colour in the fall, they can be very beautiful. But the leaves soon fall off and die afterwards. Have read it can be like that with sin--it's enjoyable for the moment but the effect doesn't last.

If there's no harm to others, we should be able to make our personal choices in life. And it's the only real way to grow--there isn't a lot of point in living a life that's forced on us by others or society. God wants us to CHOOSE to live a good life, according to my understanding. [According to the Bible, He also helps us with our choices, if we want Him to. The Bible helps us understand more about God.]

Where gay issues go, it has been my position that people need to have the freedom to move forward.--To live their lives as they see fit--whether or not we agree with them. In making their choices, there will be a live-and-learn process, as there is with most of us. In Canada and some other countries, there has already been a lot of freedom for gays; but issues are still being debated in places like the USA.

If some Canadians think they've reached the limit for gay rights, they're mistaken. There's still more to be done; and I've seen that many Canadians, with their usual generous spirit, have been willing to reach upward to give gays their fullest possible benefits. On the other hand, Christians don't need to be afraid. Enlightened Christians know that Christianity helps to give us freedom while setting healthy boundaries. [It's by accepting the realistic limits of homosexuality--like of gay couples not being able to bear children together--that freedom is more likely to be found, in my opinion.]

***A final point I'd like to make here is that even though winter follows fall, spring also follows winter! We don't want to be reckless or presumptuous but there is often forgiveness even when we've failed very badly! Some Christians believe in a final Judgment Day at an unknown point in the future; and our personal fate could be closed without warning--we never know. But in the meantime, there's forgiveness and renewal--we have chances to start over again. And we need to be able to experience life on an individual basis--not to have others' unreasonable values placed on us, in my opinion. [Most of us already have a right to full freedom but many gays haven't been in that position, it seems. The subject doesn't apply to me personally but am attempting to speak for those who need help!]