I just read a bible verse (Leviticus 20:13) and now i’m really scared that I am gay and that my doctors were wrong about the ocd (hocd included) diagnosis. One of my driving fears about being gay is that I won’t go to heaven. I really don’t want to be gay and I try hard but have trouble accepting and moving on from the thought.

unfortunately there is punishment for living that lifestyle but that doesn’t mean God doesn’t love regardless of the sin. i find it kind of offensive that you would try to push away this post because of its spiritual nature .. does it really matter that that verse and other verses would offend people? just because something offends you and others doesn’t mean that person doesn’t have the right to speak about the Gospel and it’s truth.

Sorry to offend, I didn’t think it was bad until you said something. I’ll take it down i guess once I know you’ve seen this.

@ihateocd no it wasn’t you! it’s alright don’t worry!

I completely understand where you're coming from. But with love I respectfully disagree. You see, censoring yourself will get you nowhere with OCD. People who suffer from POCD feel the same exact way." I can't tell people what I really think because people are going to think I'm a ...". Young Christian men and women who suffer with HOCD have this fear of not going to heaven because of the way they think. That's their core fear. We need to shine light on that and allow room for healing. But in order to do that we have to be raw and vulnerable. That also means we might offend someone or make them feel uncomfortable in the process. But that is just how life is.

@Connie101 Sure, you can share what you want. But there’s the counterpoint that for many people, that exact sort of rhetoric is incredibly damaging emotionally to them. To tell someone that the literal creator of the universe would subject them to eternal torture for the non-crime of being gay is damaging, and deserves to be challenged.

@holley Yes. It does matter that someone chooses to interpret a Biblical verse than condemns someone for a fundamental nature of their character that also isn’t remotely objectionable in any way.

@NOCD Advocate - Carl Cornett i find that absolutely ridiculous

@holley You’re free to have whatever personal religious views you choose. If they make you happy or you find them fulfilling or enriching in some way, that’s great. Just because that particular ideology suits your wants/desires or that you find it believable or compelling, doesn’t mean that an element of that ideology (like the notion that being gay is sinful, and therefore, worthy of condemnation or punishment) isn’t damaging or harmful. There’s also people that don’t share your religious views. I, for one, have no religious affiliation and don’t believe that the Judeo-Christian god exists. So, sure, you can have whatever views you want. But I’ve seen firsthand in my own life the damage religion has inflicted on the queer community. For that reason, I’ll always challenge claims that being gay is wrong or deserving of punishment.

@NOCD Advocate - Carl Cornett i just don’t see how that is true. how do you personally view God? if you think He sits on a throne and dictates the world and lets bad things happen you’re wrong. i’ve seen firsthand how terrible our society has become because of the lack moral values. “Love is love” they say. people need to stop trying to be their own person and live life according to how they want to. religion is amazing. Christianity is beautiful.

@holley Well, I don’t personally view god any particular way because I don’t think there’s a god. That’s all besides the point, though. Love is, in fact, love. Again, just because you find it personally fulfilling to practice Christianity doesn’t mean it’s for everyone.

Thank you for your comment, I appreciate it!