Problems with Religion

Day 6 - Did you face any problems regarding religion?


What? Seriously? This is a question for the LGBT 30-day Challenge? OF COURSE I DID...I mean, do. 


Every single day, I think about being gay and being Mormon, or Agnostic, or whatever it is that I am now. I'm not sure. 


However, for the most part of my young life, when I finally found out and understood what being "gay" meant, I was tormented with the thought of losing the love from my parents, losing friends, and expecting the Church to excommunicate me at any moment...not because I was doing anything "contrary" to its teachings, but simply because I was so different. 


Of course, it really didn't pan out like that, it was a little more "easier", I guess. As time goes on, and the older I get, I realize and understand that religion helps people deal with the hardships that life naturally brings us. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why is there so much sorrow in this world? What can bring me happiness? Religious people...even Agnostics...find some sense of comfort by adhering to certain morals created by Westernized cultures and societies. 


Anyway, my point is...I've had problems with religion. Yes. But, the problems are slowly starting to fade away as I adopt a more...level-heading way of thinking and life. 


Andy