I think that we're a transitional couple of generations, some of us have held to traditional views, some of us, like you, like me to a slightly lesser extent (in that I haven't quite lost my faith, just the Church), have moved on because we can't accept a Church that doesn't offer equality for all, and a lot are stuck in the middle, having moved to greater or lesser degree, because society as a whole has moved, while remaining part of the church. (And in many ways it is a lengthy maturing process, I say that disability is one of the best things that happened to me because it kicked me further down the equality for all path than I might otherwise have made it from my straight, white, middle-class male starting position)
Siobhan will likely have grown up before/during gay lib, so will have had to reform her opinions, as Rysmiel suggests moving away may have been key to that. But some of us of that age group have moved on, have rejected the church's position, and without it necessarily being too traumatic. (Which is not to say there weren't family screaming matches over other issues!)
I love Skygiants' point, Siobhan's comment is indicative of someone who did question the system she was brought up in.
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Re: Content note: abuse, suicide
Date: 2014-10-01 04:58 am (UTC)Siobhan will likely have grown up before/during gay lib, so will have had to reform her opinions, as Rysmiel suggests moving away may have been key to that. But some of us of that age group have moved on, have rejected the church's position, and without it necessarily being too traumatic. (Which is not to say there weren't family screaming matches over other issues!)
I love Skygiants' point, Siobhan's comment is indicative of someone who did question the system she was brought up in.