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Date Posted: 21:57:40 03/11/09 Wed
Author: EC
Subject: Marching toward my Spring break

I will have my last 3-hr class tmw which marks the end of all classes in this qtr. Two more papers and I will be done. Yeah~~~ can't wait to savor the peace and joy in Spring break.

Two significant things happened today:
1) I did my first lecture. Yes, I was teaching. Out of my surprise, I actually taught for 1.5 hours. Let me tell you, it's exhausted to stand for 2 hours and kept talking in English and answered questions at the same time. It's really neat that I actually like teaching and interacting with class. I definitely would like to be adjunct professor at some points :)

2) I can tell that my concept of "homosexuality is sinful" is changing. The model of attachment disorder introduced by my professor helps me to see the psychological impairment may underlie the sexual orientation. At the same time, the notion of "considering homosexuality as the highest level of functioning that they can attain" totally get me out from the loop of the "sinful" concept.

Plus, he pointed out that the rejection from church is parallel with the experience being rejected in early childhood which was the foundation of attachment disorder. If we think attachment disorder, similar to all the other disorder, can be explained in terms of the original sin and the brokenness of the world, the experience being rejected in early childhood is one expression of the brokenness. When the church think that abandoning homosexuality is one of the way to advocate that Christianity cannot tolerate sinful behaviors, the rejection and abandonment from church actually brings more harm than healing.

I am still processing his model. I dun want to draw any conclusion for myself before I think through it. Yet, his point of view definitely brings me some new insights which I have longer for.

PS: just some side notes, I cannot see how I can fully communicate my points of view with Chinese church. I almost can tell that everybody will hate me. On the one hand, I understand it's a long difficult journey. I do not come to the point where I am at in a day. On the other hand, I feel sad that it's very hard to open constructive dialogue if people are not willing to hear sth which is more than what they think it's right. I am not saying that people need to loosen on the standard provided in the Bible. However, people never know the standard that they are holding is valid if they do not evaluate it continuously with discernment.

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[> Re: Marching toward my Spring break -- ernus, 10:50:06 03/13/09 Fri

i also had a lot of struggling inside when i studied about homosexual in sociology. it's hard for me to agree with any side (church & sociology). but recently there're quite a lot of fight between church and homosexual groups in hk, then i think it through again and again and make my mind clearer. hope there's a chance to share with u.

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[> [> Re: Marching toward my Spring break -- EC, 15:40:57 03/14/09 Sat

Definitely look forward.....

I think that homosexuality is not natural. People has to acknowledge the etiology. At the same time, "correcting" the unnatural may not be the possible, just like all humankind are sinners still. Yet, we can have hope and trust in the work of the Holy Spirit. We live our life now and here and look forward to the time when Jesus Christ comes again.

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