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Culture shock!
12 years ago
I moved to Missouri, about 7 years ago from Los Angeles, where the 2 cultures are as far apart as the States are. I was born in Los Angeles California, and lived there most of my life.
In Los Angeles we are more liberal in religious views because there are so many and to gay people and stuff of that nature but here in Mo, they are very conservative religiousley. Los Angeles has the second largest Jewish community in the entire world outside of Jerusalem, my brother is Jewish; my teachers were Jewish; I have friends that were Muslim too and I knew a lot of people that didn't even believe in God. My culture in LA, was respect. I want to say that I totally love God and Jesus, and all, but I don't go to church, and I don't care for religion at all.
The a large minority of people who I associate with via work school etc, are very religious. It is scary honestly it is such a culture shock for me. People have Bibles on then wherever they go and say things like, I'm married to Jesus, or God is watching you. Quite literally, no joke, and they really mean it. For example this person I know named TJ, he sits next to me in computer science class. I was asking him what video games he plays and he said back "well, I am not allowed to play xbox, because my parents feel that it will lead me to sin. So that part of our conversation was over about video games. I wanted to know what else he wasn't allowed to do. So we sat there and gave me a list like he can't have a Facebook or watch TV after 8 o'clock he can only read Christian books. He said, if I want to watch a movie it has to be a Disney film or on a couple different channels he gets on TV, and really the list just goes on. I then asked him what he thought about sex and he said that his parents were actually okay with him having sex. No just kidding! lol what did you expect? and of course his parents won't let him even have a girlfriend :c poor guy. I have met a lot of people like this her in Missouri, I think its freaking child abuse ignorant and ridiculous to think like that honestly, but that's my culture VS their culture. I have nothing against religion the church and God but this is pure oppression and this person is 19 years old by the way and can't have a girlfriend and has never had one either. I asked him one last question before I had to leave to my other class. I said TJ, would your parents be okay with you being gay if your guy. In response he said.
"Well if I was tempted with that I would chose not to sin like I choose not to sin now. I would pray for strength from Jesus to overcome being gay, and my parents would support me with that challenge."
O_o seriously he actually said that to me....
Now I'm not gay but I really love people not sexually of course I'm talking spiritually. I I'm just 1 of those people who has so much love in them. I know TJ, does not hate gay people he just sees them as sinners and people who are sick where I see the as people and I really don't care what the hell any one does in the bedroom, but I don't see them as being sick or flawed but a lot of people here in Missouri like TJ, have that same point of view. It is just a total culture shock for me. I was stunned that he feels that gay people can 1 chose and 2 view homosexuality is a sin, but I am getting used to people like this.
Anyway I know this is long but TY, for reading pleas give me a comment on what you think that would be grate. I'd love to read what you think.
In Los Angeles we are more liberal in religious views because there are so many and to gay people and stuff of that nature but here in Mo, they are very conservative religiousley. Los Angeles has the second largest Jewish community in the entire world outside of Jerusalem, my brother is Jewish; my teachers were Jewish; I have friends that were Muslim too and I knew a lot of people that didn't even believe in God. My culture in LA, was respect. I want to say that I totally love God and Jesus, and all, but I don't go to church, and I don't care for religion at all.
The a large minority of people who I associate with via work school etc, are very religious. It is scary honestly it is such a culture shock for me. People have Bibles on then wherever they go and say things like, I'm married to Jesus, or God is watching you. Quite literally, no joke, and they really mean it. For example this person I know named TJ, he sits next to me in computer science class. I was asking him what video games he plays and he said back "well, I am not allowed to play xbox, because my parents feel that it will lead me to sin. So that part of our conversation was over about video games. I wanted to know what else he wasn't allowed to do. So we sat there and gave me a list like he can't have a Facebook or watch TV after 8 o'clock he can only read Christian books. He said, if I want to watch a movie it has to be a Disney film or on a couple different channels he gets on TV, and really the list just goes on. I then asked him what he thought about sex and he said that his parents were actually okay with him having sex. No just kidding! lol what did you expect? and of course his parents won't let him even have a girlfriend :c poor guy. I have met a lot of people like this her in Missouri, I think its freaking child abuse ignorant and ridiculous to think like that honestly, but that's my culture VS their culture. I have nothing against religion the church and God but this is pure oppression and this person is 19 years old by the way and can't have a girlfriend and has never had one either. I asked him one last question before I had to leave to my other class. I said TJ, would your parents be okay with you being gay if your guy. In response he said.
"Well if I was tempted with that I would chose not to sin like I choose not to sin now. I would pray for strength from Jesus to overcome being gay, and my parents would support me with that challenge."
O_o seriously he actually said that to me....
Now I'm not gay but I really love people not sexually of course I'm talking spiritually. I I'm just 1 of those people who has so much love in them. I know TJ, does not hate gay people he just sees them as sinners and people who are sick where I see the as people and I really don't care what the hell any one does in the bedroom, but I don't see them as being sick or flawed but a lot of people here in Missouri like TJ, have that same point of view. It is just a total culture shock for me. I was stunned that he feels that gay people can 1 chose and 2 view homosexuality is a sin, but I am getting used to people like this.
Anyway I know this is long but TY, for reading pleas give me a comment on what you think that would be grate. I'd love to read what you think.
Gets so complicated
:/