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User Profile: Darren1
Darren1 April 29th, 2021

Hi I posted a few days ago about associating with people who aren't LGBTQ+ friendly and being a better ally and I have another question. As I said in that message I grew up in and still attend a church that's pretty Conservative and grew up with the beliefs about LGBTQ people you'd expect. For various reasons I am still attending that church for now and have people in it I genuinely like. I can't tell if this is my OCD/anxiety talking or if it's a legitimate concern. But part of me feels like I can't give any time or financials to the church without also supporting the specific views I don't agree with yet there are also parts of the church I still want to be involved with. For context if it matters the church isn't like the Westboros or something where the issue is heavily preached against, it's rarely even mentioned in services but it is their stance nevertheless. I sometimes feel really torn and anxious about still remaining in the church and helping with things but also knowing their stance. It becomes a problem for my OCD and drives me absolutely nuts to the point it isn't helpful anymore. Thanks in advance. You guys helped me a lot on my last post.

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User Profile: KatePersephone
KatePersephone May 9th, 2021

@Darren1 honestly, being part of the church is not bad at all! supporting a religion has nothing to do with you supporting the people who are throwing the shade towards the lgbtq community, as the religion itself is causing no harm, but many people that follow the religion and/or have made rumors about the world generally

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User Profile: Darren1
Darren1 OP May 13th, 2021

Hey sorry for the delayed response. Thanks for this. I see comments on social media that are like "if you attend or support such a church you're homophobic" and like there's certain things I don't support and Im torn on if I should support them financially when I get a job but I don't find it fair to paint every one who attends a more Conservative church as automatically hateful either.

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