does your religion interfere?

[Ronnie M]

Deuteronomy 22:5: "A woman shall not wear anything that
pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment; for
whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God."
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okay...1st thing here, is, I am no bible thumper. but I do know, somewhere out there, are folks that do have a faith and I am merely asking,..does anyone here have a conflict or have had,..a conflict, with their own religion while dealing with their CD life?

I am mildly curious, about this. religion is something that can be very emotionally strong in someone and I know, so is being a CD.
they are both imbeded very strongly.

so, is there, are there, anyone herein with or had any conflict with themselves?

thank you
"ronnie"

[Karren Hutton]

Well since I'm kinda of agnostic I really don't have any problem like that... But living in the bible belt of Southern WV for a while I found out that people take all kind of things out of context from the bible and it gets pretty strange!! An employee of mine would wear long sleeve shirts year round because there was some reference to bare arms in the bible!! Then there was the church with the snakes!! Ekkkkk.. Talk about scarry people!!!

So times have changed... And I just want to thank that ancient woman who decided that her toga would look prettier with some lace, fringe, and a low neck line!! Hehe. Ohhh. And in pink!!

Love Karren

[DonnaT]

Just to make sure you all know, religious discussion will move this to Hot Topics.

A simple yes or no answer with a short explanation will suffice.



For me, the answer is no. Heck, I don't remember Deuteronomy ever being taught in church or religion classes.

[Carol Ann]

NO!

Donna can you fix me up with "hot topics"?

[Ronnie M]

I am sorry if this is something no one here can deal with. it just seemed like an intelligent ADULT question that seemed harmless.

"ronnie"

[Absaroka]

At one time I was troubled by that passage. I am not any longer.

At the risk of moving this to Hot Topics I'll give a bit of an explanation.

I do lots of things contrary to the teachings of the Bible. To cite a very troubling example it says that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go to heaven. By the standards of most of the world I am incredibly wealthy-almost all Americans are. We eat everyday and do all sorts of things that half of the world does not. I figure the fact that I spend my money on things like a nice home, clothes, books, CDs, furniture, and whatnot when half the world is close to starving to death is far more selfish and sinful than wearing a dress. So unless God is planning not to forgive a great many people I am in a lot of trouble. But the church I am in is heavy into forgiveness and I do try to treat others the way I would like to be treated. As to what I wear, I try not to hurt anyone. I figure God will forgive me for that if He will forgive me for paying taxes that go to pay for nukes.

Funny how that passage about the eye of the needle doesn't get that much attention anymore. It was emphasized a lot when I was a kid and used to scare the daylights out of me.

Absaroka

I'd love to continue this further via PM if you would like.

[DonnaT]

NO!

Donna can you fix me up with "hot topics"?

Takes someone with more power than me. Send SilverLady a PM and she'll set you up.

[Virginia]

First, if you look at this planet, as described in "What the (Bleep) Do We Know" as a small, "backwater" planet in a small area backwater of a planetary system with only 9 - 'er now 8 planets in a non-descript galaxy called (by us) the MilkyWay in this unfathomable universe and you believe that some "Power = God" that created all this, all by Herself, is the least bit interested in what some innane carbon unit on 'the third rock from the sun" wears --- well, believe on!!!
My answer to someone who may thump Virginia on the head with their Bible is simply this: "So, if I understand what you believe, that God is all perfect and God is incapable of making any mistakes - Well, here stands Virginia! What do you think?"
Love,
Virginia

[Aeryn]

Deuteronomy 22:5: "A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment; for
whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God."

Then most (all) women I know are doomed! jeans? T-shirts? Oh wait, society has deemed that to be okay. CDing will be deemed okay at some point, so...

But as to my religion (Buddhist/Taoist), no. We don't care how people dress.

[Kyra]

Sure I struggled with religion and crossdressing. As a person of faith (Christian) I struggled for a few years until I found the answer I was searching for.
The short of it is I am comfortable with myself and I know my God loves me for what I am.

There are several threads on CDing and religion in the Hot Topics area. A simple search will reveal them.

Hugs,
Kyra

[KristenS]

The books of Deuteronomy and Leviticus are perplexing for Christians. They also include such laws as the eating of pork and shellfish and the wearing of clothes with mixed fibers (what today we call "blends"). These laws have evolved into what today we refer to as "keeping Kosher". My perspective, and that is one of a liberal Lutheran (ELCA), is that these laws given to the ancient Israelites do not apply to us. While I'm no Bible scholar, my first thought is of the conversion of Cornelius who was the first Gentile to join the Christian faith who in his conversion was not expected to keep the old laws

[Sylvia H]

Before this gets put into hot topics (which I dont seem to have a button for, where is it?) This is my 2 cents.
I have studied the Christian bible at some length and it has always been important to keep things in their historical perspective. The Deuteronomy passage has a historcal context that most people dont even know i think mostly nobody asks. History is pretty boring to a lot of folks. he short version explanation is that it was a time when God was trying to organize a group of people who had been slaves for a long time into something a bit more distinctive and civilized.
Unfortunately there are some we all know who take every word in those 66 books and try to translate them into a list of "standing orders" with penaltys and such. It is unfortunate.
I still find it amazing the negative reaction to the one whos main message was to get us to love and respect one another. As if somebody looses if we do that!

Thank You and Good Night

Peace!!!!!!!
Sylvia

[SilverLady(SO)]

Before this gets put into hot topics (which I dont seem to have a button for, where is it?)

Hi, Sylvia -

Hot Topics is a hidden Usergroup. Anyone who has been a posting member here for at least 30 days may become a member of that Usergroup. However, that member must send a PM requesting access to the Site Admin - either myself or Sharon(SO) - although I am generally handling this aspect of the forum.

You do meet the requirements, so if you are interested just send me a PM.

- SL

[Virginia]

So, Sylvia, you're saying you don't have a hot button??
Sorry, could not let that one pass!
Love,
Virginia

[Sylvia H]

hee hee hee

Yes but I can never seem to find them when I need them....It was here a minute ago....

xox
Sylvia