Lets Faith It

It's been a couple of months. Hope everyone is still there and not starving for information. It's been a weird couple of months. I joined the mormonstories forum and that has taken much of my attention away from this blog. however, I am ready to come back and invite my readers to consider being a part of a research project I am trying to put together. I am going to send this request out to facebook friends too and hope to hear back some responses.

Hi Everyone,

I am doing a research paper exploring the topic of societal, cultural, family and religious attitudes towards homosexuality. I am working to build bridges of understanding between individuals, families, communities and religions who desire to come together and understand these issues within a framework of love and respect for others differences. I was wondering if you would be willing to share your feelings or relevant stories about this subject. I am most interested in how this issue has affected and or is playing out in your personal, family, friend, work and religious relationships. Please do not feel you have to align your opinions/attitudes with any certain individual or organization or to any particular standard.

While it is perfectly acceptable if you do share opinions and attitudes that are espoused by certain others/organizations, please share as much of your own personal feelings and experiences as possible. I would ask that you tell your story with respect and dignity, refrain from using any derogatory, threatening or accusing language.

I recognize this issue is dealing with potentially personal, deeply held emotional, and religious feelings and attitudes. Your privacy is important to me. Your responses are confidential. Please note in your response if you give me permission to share your stories with others, or if you would like to be notified before I share any or part of your stories, or if you would like your response to remain confidential.

thank you in advance for your thoughtful consideration.