I’m happy to share them, I only ask that my beliefs are respected the same way I respect those of others. I know we have vastly differing beliefs in some areas, and are not likely to reconcile those, though I will continue to pray that we will some day. I will always respect your skill and knowledge when it comes to trees, especially the big ones!
Personally, I believe that birth control is just fine. Nothing wrong with it because it is simply preventing (physically, chemically, or however) the sperm and egg from coming together. Before the sperm and egg join, they are just two individual cells, neither by itself is a human and neither has a soul, so preventing them from joining is just fine. My parents used birth control for years - it failed twice, so I have an extra brother and an extra sister who were planned by God, but not by my parents.
As for same sex relations, I believe those are wrong. The Bible clearly says so, and so I must believe that they are wrong, because I believe the Bible to be completely true. The law in this nation says otherwise, and I will respect that law, but I will disagree with it. I will not fight that law the way I will the laws legalizing abortion, because same sex relationships are relationships between two consenting individuals, and do not involve the murder of a defenseless child.
PS, my apologies in advance if I any of my words are confusing, I’m a bit high on Percocet today after two days in the hospital and having surgery yesterday to remove a kidney stone that was injuring my left kidney. I’ll try to clarify anything that I say that doesn’t quite make sense.