DREADBOOK: DREADNOUGHTERS On Facebook III - Join The Conversation

:: Welcome! ::

New visitors have further swelled the ranks of the DREADNOUGHTERS Facebook group, which just passed 150 members. Recent discussion topics there, some started by new DREADNOUGHTERS, have included:

Click bold title to join the conversation.*

Should SSA Catholics Have Boyfriends?

- What is the difference between a relationship characterised by brotherly philia and a relationship that is more properly amatory, conjugal or erotic? In line with a letter DREADNOUGHT received recently, should a faithful SSA Catholic in a long-term same sex relationship break up with his boyfriend? Should he move out of a shared house?

SSA and Christian Marriage: Can a person with SSA marry someone of the opposite sex?

- A DREADNOUGHTER writes: "Many people with SSA have stated that they are still somewhat attracted (sexually) to members of the opposite sex. Some, however, are only attracted to those of the same sex. Provided impotence is not an issue, should SSA Catholics be allowed to seek marriage? Should they be encouraged to do so? Ought the Church's exhortation to chastity be restricted to those SSA Catholics who are not at all attracted to the opposite sex?".

Are there any "gay" saints?

- DREADNOUGHT wrote recently on John Henry Cardinal Newman and Ambrose St John. Who do you look to? Who models chastity, and obedience in a manner that might appeal to same sex attracted men and women? Is there a saint who fits "gay" sensibilities?

:: Previously ::

Identity?

- A DREADNOUGHTER asks: "Does anyone else have a problem reconciling their 'sexual orientation'^ with their religion?"

Are there fewer SSA women than SSA men?

- A DREADNOUGHTER asks: "Do men have a greater tendency towards SSA than women?"

Does anyone march for Pride anymore?

- Do DREADNOUGHTERS know of (official/unofficial) Catholic groups that participate in 'gay Pride' events? How can they justify that participation? Do DREADNOUGHTERS go? What offends religious people, especially Catholics? Would DREADNOUGHTERS take family members, or let children watch 'Pride marches' on the television?

Should religious (esp. Catholic) organisations be permitted to discriminate against 'gay' employees?

- In some places, the Catholic Church (and other organisations) request (and, often, receive) exemption from so-called anti-discrimination rules (in the case of the Church, it is almost always as the laws apply to 'sexual orientation', however defined). What do DREADNOUGHTERS think of this? Have DREADNOUGHTERS (or someone they know) ever experienced anything like this? Should anti-discrimination laws cover 'sexual orientation' alongside race, gender, etc.?

Is there a 'gay gene'?

- What kind of impact would the discovery have on the Catholic teaching on human sexuality?

:: The Upshot ::

Join DREADNOUGHTERS on Facebook today. Share your story. Change the world.

* (DREADNOUGHTERS without Facebook access and DREADNOUGHTERS who wish to contribute anonymously may send an email / message direct).

^ (As DREADNOUGHTERS will know, I find this designation unhelpful).