I have tried the exgay movement and found no “healing”. I have found some healing in my long term relationship with Christ. In God’s time I will be whole and in his eyes I am already whole by the blood of his son Jesus.

I like your idea of standing with gay students. The church needs to find something in common with the gay community in order to reach them. All I have ever felt from most churches is hate. It does not matter that I am not sexually active they still hate me.

Christians need to realize that Christians and gays have a common enemy. Satan and his forces want to keep us apart. He wants Christians the Church destroyed, unable to accomplish her mission of going into all the world and preaching the gospel to all people. He also wants gays to burn in hell (note that is what satan wants not what God wants).
Satan is accomplishing his mission by bringing hate between the church and people who identify as gay.
How can you tell me about Jesus and his love for me if you hate me?
How can I hear you if all I perceive from you is hate?
If my identity is gay and you say you love me but hate my sin it still registers as hate to me.
The church has to somehow get past this if she is going to reach gay men and women for Christ. Your idea is a step to build a relationship between Christians and gays. A small step in the right direction.
The problem is there are very few Christians that have any desire to reach the gay community – most like satan want to see us burn. (not exactly Christ like in my opinion).

Awareness is important due to the fact ignorance is the way that many hate crimes and intolerances begin. They don’t have to “push” being gay or lesbian your childs choice and convert them but they have to be aware of it and accept those people and treat them equally in society. If you remember back in biblical times, Christians were persecuted because of their faith. The more we use tactics like the protesters the more we are going to push away potential people from the church by casting a negative image on ourselves.

God has promised to forgive those who ask for forgiveness. He also loves those who are not yet strong enough in their faith to ask for that forgiveness. He is not going to hate someone because they have sex with the same gender, only we humans are going to do that. To show God’s love, we need to accept others as they are and try to show them the way to God. Then, if it is His will, they will be changed.

I do not think that homosexuality is a sin. I think that homosexual “actions” are a sin. Loving someone – even someone of the same sex – is not a sin in the bible. Plenty of men loved other men, and women loved other women in the Bible. I could give you examples, but I would really encourage you to read the Bible for yourself and let the Holy Spirit speak to your heart.

Your sister in Christ.

also i think a lot of us christians need to get over ourselves. we are no better than a practicing homosexual and yet we don’t bat an eye over the fact that Christ stood with us and is standing with us to the point of eternal life. we feel like we deserve it more or something. so i’m not sure what i believe about taking the day of silence but i do believe that either way we need to realize we are no better than the practicing homosexual and not allow the stream of grace and love from Christ stop in us.

While I think the orignal post of this thread has the best of intent. I’m not so shure that it was prayed out very well. I have taken the time to read through this entire thread and I have found people using scripture for both parts of the argument and presenting very good arguments. The question is not weather or not picking on someone is wrong. The question is do we want to stand up for something that is blatently against scripture. So you want to stop other kids from picking on gays? How is a day of silence going to do that? The only thing accomplished during this event will be those participating are showing support for the lifestyle. I myself cannot imagine a Christian wearing a shirt that says “Gays go to Hell”, this is something that you other Christians around need to take the offending brethren behind the shed and have a good talking to them.

We are to live our lives above reproach. This means that the Homesexuals should know that the Christians are not going to be the ones throwing stones, but it also means that we are not agreeing with their lifestyles. The members of the gay community that call me friend know where I stand. They do not come around me unless they need something simply because they know the conversation will turn to their lifestyle. And, Yes is a big deal because it is also public rebellion against God.

In conclusion, if any of my students participate in any event sposored by the gay community, or any other anti-God/anti Biblical principle group, They will do such without my blessing.

I am a Senior at San Juan High School where protests against the Day of Silence are still currently going on. In fact, these protests are occuring as I write this.
Out of curiousity, I decided to research the media coverage concerning the recent protests and the accuracy of the coverage. I was very disheartened to find that on the whole, the coverage has been widely misconstrued.The media seems to believe that the anti-gay protestors have been suspended for Bible verses on their shirts, but I can assure you that the reasons for their suspensions go so much deeper than that.
As a student at San Juan High, I have had the chance to witness the events that have lead up to these protests and suspensions—and I have to agree with my high school administration’s decision to suspend the anti-gay protestors.
I, who consider myslef a Christian and a conservative, was greatly offended by the anti-gay shirts. Not because of the Bible vereses, but by the attitudes and the arrogance of the protestors. Some of the anti-gay protestors I know personally, and I have been observing their hateful actions, and words since almost the very beginning of the school year. To be perfectly honest, I feel like they are taking the Day of Silence and are blowing it completely out of proportion. In fact, I doubt that many of them even know the truth about what they are protesting. Most of them just seem like a bunch of rowdy kids who want to feel like they belong to a cause—even though they may know nothing about what they are protesting.
I am very sad that the faith that I share with these students, a beautiful and wonderful faith, is being tainted by their hate and pride. They seem to have forgotten that we are ALL sinners, and if we are guilty of one sin we are guilty of ALL SINS. How can they expect God to look upon this display of hate for their fellow man with approval.
Jesus died for us all. I find it hurtful that these protestors think that they are serving God’s will by wearing shirts that say ” Gays Go to Hell” and think that is okay as long as they have loving Bible verses on the back of their shirts. they claim that they are being suspended simply for Bible verses, but in actaullity they have been suspended because they have broken guidelines they agreed to with GSA concerning what each organization’s shirts can and cannot say. They went back on their WORD so they wer dually suspended. How is that unfair?
Not only are these protests continuing to make learning difficult in school, they have also tainted unbiased students against Christians. I even hear students saying things like ”... it’s those dumb Christians protesting again…” It seems that these protestors are pushing people even farther away from Christ, and are putting a label on every Christian our school.

I, for one, am deeply saddened by that.

I think that these protestors have a valuable lesson to learn, and that is one of Respect for your fellow man. Jesus died for all of us, and further more, He loves all of us.
In no way am I saying that these protestors should be forced to support Gay Rights or the Day of Silence. In fact, thats not even what the Day of Silence is about. The Day of Silence is about respect, about being treated humanely and respectfully. Not about becoming gay for a day! And shouldn’t Christains support humane treatment anyway?
Another thing I woudl like to note is the maturity of the GSA of SJHS in this whole ordeal. They have not counter protested, they have not acted out in violence, and they have complied to all orders from the administration. Even the head of the Christian Club at school sent the head of the GSA advisor a boiuquet of flowers in support and respect for the GSA and the students in the Day of Silence, and their respect toward those who disagreed with their silent protest.

I am sad that these anti-gay protestors who avidly call themselves Christians, feel that it is okay to parade around with God’s holy name on their shirts as they continue to display hate, pride and arrogance toward fellow students and EVEN the staff of our school.
How can they believe that that is okay?
How can they spit in the face of a faith that I love, and say that they are doing it in the name of God?

Faith is wonderful. Hate is not. Hate is not of God.

The events that have occurred at my school may not have been the same as those in other schools, but I just wanted you to know my side of the story.
I just think that more people need to remember WWJD in all that they do. In fact, it seems that these anti-gay protestors have been acting the most un-Christian during this entire ordeal.

Thank you for taking the time to read a young teen’s views.

Concerning the day of silence. I’m all for it. In fact, let’s extend it the other 364 days of the year. That would be a dream come true for the majority of us.