In honour of Pride Month, News24 in-depth and profile writerIt was June 2016 when I stood scared, cold, and alone at a campsite at Wemmershoek, roughly one hour's drive from my university in Stellenbosch, considering whether it was worth living.
I was a youth councillor at a Christian camp, and hours earlier, I told a best friend – a fellow councillor – that I was gay. Her response was:"James, you know I'll never be able to condone it." Hours were spent in prayer groups trying to get to the"root" of what might have been the"open door" that allowed the"demon" of homosexuality to enter my life. Days were spent at"freedom weekends" where the church studied every bit of my family tree to see whether I might have had a gay uncle or aunt who might have led to me being queer.
In small groups dedicated to"recovering homosexuals", we were made to watch documentary upon documentary about how gay people can never be happy and can never have healthy relationships – a ruthless fear I carry to this day.But Sundays at church were always the worst. Every week, like clockwork, the pastor would call upon his congregants to"repent" for their sins. I would go to the front, lying on the ground, crying – pleading with god to relieve me from my curse.
pejames
pejames No one gives two shits
pejames No pride poeste should do better to stay out of society and go do their sick shit behind the doors of a strip club.
pejames Yes, you are correct, Christians in general should learn to do better spiritual warfare to the level like Jesus did.. He just spoke, and the enemy fled into swines... Next level goals
pejames Watse nonsens is die?
pejames Any advice for the Muslims?
pejames WTAF . Pride Month isn’t even a South African thing. Btw, you can’t force people to like or accept you. We all have to deal with that at some point in our life and move on. Live your life the way you want but don’t force others to applaud it.
pejames No one cares
pejames Who cares.. You made a choice, get on with it and live your life without shouting about it..
pejames Pride comes before the fall.
pejames So you can change your sex, but not your sexual orientation?
pejames Mankind: “I was born this way” Jesus: “you must be born again”
pejames What these people do not realise is, is they are not insulti g or coming against Christians, they are coming against Yahweh himself...good luck with that, your day is coming.
pejames Go woke, Go Broke!
pejames Need to remind some, Pride is one of the deadly sins. Enjoy, I prefer Gluttony.
pejames
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