My toes ache.
It's not really a big deal, but it's funny that late at night, when something hurts, it demands your full attention. You're trying to go about your business and your toes are constantly declaring their presence. "Hey!!! I'm a toe!!! I hurt!!! You gotta go back to your computer job!!!"
Stupid toes.
Anyway, today Jen (my gay manager at Starbucks) and I got to talking more. It's really kinda strange for me to deal with her as she is the first gay coworker that openly discusses their relationships with me. I worked with a gay guy named Chester at the Southtown, but he never really went into any detail concerning his life. I will say that Chester and Jen both seem to be the boys in their relationships and I am thankful for that. The prissy gay people really get on my nerves. It seems like they have all the annoying habits of both sexes rolled into one completely obnoxious person. Jen's aware that I'm not going to beat her senseless with my Bible, and since we haven't discussed my opinions on the gay equation, she doesn't really know of my opposition to her lifestyle. This creates a conundrum, simply because I don't really feel all that comfortable discussing and treating as perfectly fine, something I see as sin. I don't feel comfortable with stealing, or lying or any other sin, and wouldn't sit around talking about it and acting like it's ok... It's a weird place to be in. Maybe we'll talk about it soon, and I can clarify my position better.
Well, I'm off to bed.
Later.
Jim
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3 comments:
I think that risking a good working relationship by alienating someone by expressing your religious views is dangerous. I think you should (and probably do and have) make it clear that you are a church-goer, a Christian, etc. However, unless she intentionally seeks out your opinion of her lifestyle, I wouldn't recommend presenting it. You've worked with many, many heterosexuals, and many of them have likely openly spoken about their unwed sexual affairs and such. I imagine you haven't confronted many (if any) of those people, so confronting this person would not only be detrimental, it might even border on hypocrisy.
But that's just my thought.
I wasn't planning on "confronting" her, per se. And I would only express my views if asked. I have, in fact, done the same with straight people who have asked my opinion about their non-biblical actions, and I don't feel that I should pocket my views when asked, simply because they're based on the Bible.
As you said, I've faced many situations like this before. The only differenciating factor in this one is that the longer I stay in silence concerning her sex-life, the more it appears to be agreement. I feel that if she were to pour her heart out about this kind of personal information for a length of time, only to find out that I disagree with the whole thing, she might feel betrayed. I simply want her to know where I stand, but don't want to do so without being asked. Hence, the dilemma.
Understood. I have to respect that, and I can't disagree with that choice. My personal view is different, but those are personal views. You have yours, and you have a responsibility to yourself and your beliefs.
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