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Post by Cynus on Jun 14, 2017 9:05:08 GMT -5
So, I only really learned this recently, but I think this is one of the coolest things ever. Tyler Glenn, the lead singer of the band Neon Trees, came out of the closet a few years ago, but only a short time ago he finally left his childhood faith, Mormonism.
He then created a solo album dedicated to both leaving the church and his coming out process. The whole album is titled "Excommunication" and I highly recommend it, but here's a sample I think a lot of us could relate to.
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Post by TeddyBower on Jun 18, 2017 20:35:08 GMT -5
Yes, I can definitely relate to this one. A friend and I have been talking about this artist recently. He originally shared the music with me a couple months back or so. We've downloaded the music and have come to appreciate it a great deal. He was raised SBC and in fact was an ordained minister in the denomination for a few years. I was born and raised SDA and had considered going into the ministry for that denomination after graduating from high school but ultimately chose not to because I could not reconcile my faith with my conflict concerning my sexuality.
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Post by PaulR5 on Jun 18, 2017 22:52:26 GMT -5
Teddy Bower, I was raised SBC (Southern Baptist [Convention]) and have a lot of SDA (Seventh-Day Adventist) relatives. As a young teen I was given two books by Ellen G. White by a favorite SDA aunt and uncle and remember thinking something like, "Why is E G White explaining this in 5,000 words when 150 more than covers it?" While it was a lot later that I admitted to myself that I am bisexual, I was fortunate to grow up at a time when LGBT issues were more ignored by the churches than mishandled (at least in my part of the country).
But I can identify with much of what you said-- except that I NEVER felt any desire to be a minister in any denomination.
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Post by PaulR5 on Jun 18, 2017 22:53:46 GMT -5
By the way, Cynus, fascinating song in the video link. Tyler Glenn really makes his points.
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Post by TeddyBower on Jul 10, 2017 14:55:11 GMT -5
Teddy Bower, I was raised SBC (Southern Baptist [Convention]) and have a lot of SDA (Seventh-Day Adventist) relatives. As a young teen I was given two books by Ellen G. White by a favorite SDA aunt and uncle and remember thinking something like, "Why is E G White explaining this in 5,000 words when 150 more than covers it?" While it was a lot later that I admitted to myself that I am bisexual, I was fortunate to grow up at a time when LGBT issues were more ignored by the churches than mishandled (at least in my part of the country). But I can identify with much of what you said-- except that I NEVER felt any desire to be a minister in any denomination. Thanks for sharing that, Paul. So much could be said in response. So much baggage. So may old tapes playing in my head. In the end I'll just note that it says a lot about the grip the church had on me that I considered the ministry. In retrospect it was probably, at least in part, the same reason why so many other young men do it; an attempt to exorcise the sexuality demons. In the end I realized that, I think, but always used a different excuse. I've actually got a story in progress and nearing completion in which I pricess some of those things, not that i'd not already processed them years ago, but I find that in writing so much more comes to the surface. It's been an interesting journey, this story. I hope to complete it soon and get it submitted. |
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