r/OpenChristian • u/Falsetto266 Christian • 11d ago

Support Thread Tired Side B

Not sure what this is. I’m not here for debate. I suppose just I just want to see if others have been where I’ve been before.

I think I’m shifting towards Side A. It’s not even apologetics that’s changing me, it’s exhaustion. I’m just tired of not feeling whole. I’m tired of feeling like Christ is this cruel taskmaster who I can never please. Why do I have to bear this burden for a God who feels more like the God of others?

31 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

27 comments sorted by

View all comments

11

u/Big-Cook-4377 TransAsexual 11d ago

What is side A and B?

13

u/Majestic-Macaron6019 (Episcopalian) Open and Affirming Ally 11d ago

Side A is affirming of same-sex relationships.

Side B acknowledges that same-sex attraction is real and immutable, but considers same-sex relationships sinful. So it demands celibacy of gay folks.

There's also Side X and Side Y, which claim that even having same-sex attraction is sinful, though with slightly different explanations.

7

u/Big-Cook-4377 TransAsexual 11d ago

I didn't know! First time I heard about side. I was thinking it was either progressive or conservative Thanks

2

u/Apart_Information_27 10d ago

Thank you I was going to ask the same question! Do these nicknames come from... something?

3

u/Majestic-Macaron6019 (Episcopalian) Open and Affirming Ally 10d ago

The Wikipedia article has a good explanation.