NakasGirl

Some Christians believe everything in the Bible is infallible. Why? I believe in God with all my heart, he is the centre of my life. I read the Bible too and it's very important to me, since it records the words and deeds of Jesus. But I have never understood why the entire book is supposed to be exactly true, especially when we know how confused its history is. God has never told me it is infallible either - why do so many Christians believe that it is? And don't just say "because God is using all these people and books to show his true word" because that doesn't answer the question of how you can know that.

i grew up in a non-religious catholic household. (yes this maybe only makes sense in Scotland lol). my parents and my siblings despise the church, although we have always gone with relatives at christmas and easter etc.

since I was about 16 (am 21 now) i have strongly believed in god and identified strongly with catholicism. since in my background it's normal to call yourself catholic even if you're not baptised (in a way it's more a culture than a religion) i happily refer to myself as catholic among friends and people i don't know. even though, technically speaking, i'm not and it's a lie.

a couple of years back i plucked up the courage to tell my mum, who is extremely scarred by catholicism, that I wanted to get baptised. she flipped out and almost drove off the road, and I've never mentioned it since. yet i still think i'd really like to join the church.

on the other hand, i will always believe some things that are against church doctrine, eg being gay is ok. what should i do?

As a kid I was always a tomboy, in fact I wished I was a boy up until I was about 13 (I'm 20 now). Since puberty I've always been terribly uncomfortable with my body and appearance - even though objectively speaking, I don't think I'm bad looking. I've always been embarassed to touch either girls or boys and feel awkward hugging. In fact, I've never kissed anyone unless I was drunk or playing a game... and only had sex once, when I was really drunk (can't remember it very well). I just can't imagine how anyone (male or female) could like me.

At the same time I've had crushes on both girls and boys, though probably more on girls... and always been frustrated with boys. If they like me, they're always weird. If I like them, they're invariably way out of my league. I started wondering if I was gay but have always repressed it since I'm so uncomfortable with myself, coming out would be really hard. Right now I'm really hurting inside, I just can't imagine what love is really like.

As a kid I was always a tomboy, in fact I wished I was a boy up until I was about 13 (I'm 20 now). Since puberty I've always been terribly uncomfortable with my body and appearance - even though objectively speaking, I don't think I'm bad looking. I've always been embarassed to touch either girls or boys and feel awkward hugging. In fact, I've never kissed anyone unless I was drunk or playing a game... and only had sex once, when I was really drunk (can't remember it very well). I just can't imagine how anyone (male or female) could like me.

At the same time I've had crushes on both girls and boys, though probably more on girls... and always been frustrated with boys. If they like me, they're always weird. If I like them, they're invariably way out of my league. I started wondering if I was gay but have always repressed it since I'm so uncomfortable with myself, coming out would be really hard. Right now I'm really hurting inside, I just can't imagine what love is really like.

As a kid I was always a tomboy, in fact I wished I was a boy up until I was about 13 (I'm 20 now). Since puberty I've always been terribly uncomfortable with my body and appearance - even though objectively speaking, I don't think I'm bad looking. I've always been embarassed to touch either girls or boys and feel awkward hugging. In fact, I've never kissed anyone unless I was drunk or playing a game... and only had sex once, when I was really drunk (can't remember it very well). I just can't imagine how anyone (male or female) could like me.

At the same time I've had crushes on both girls and boys, though probably more on girls... and always been frustrated with boys. If they like me, they're always weird. If I like them, they're invariably way out of my league. I started wondering if I was gay but have always repressed it since I'm so uncomfortable with myself, coming out would be really hard. Right now I'm really hurting inside, I just can't imagine what love is really like.

As a kid I was always a tomboy, in fact I wished I was a boy up until I was about 13 (I'm 20 now). Since puberty I've always been terribly uncomfortable with my body and appearance - even though objectively speaking, I don't think I'm bad looking. I've always been embarassed to touch either girls or boys and feel awkward hugging. In fact, I've never kissed anyone unless I was drunk or playing a game... and only had sex once, when I was really drunk (can't remember it very well). I just can't imagine how anyone (male or female) could like me.

At the same time I've had crushes on both girls and boys, though probably more on girls... and always been frustrated with boys. If they like me, they're always weird. If I like them, they're invariably way out of my league. I started wondering if I was gay but have always repressed it since I'm so uncomfortable with myself, coming out would be really hard. Right now I'm really hurting inside, I just can't imagine what love is really like.