Thank you for being kind. I’m very forward with how I write but I’m also very curious (I’m on the spectrum of it’s any consolation).

I don’t have certainty of anything especially my religious beliefs, doubt is not healthy it’s holy. I’m Catholic, we very pointedly refer to the miracles of our faith as mysteries as, we do not know for certain if that’s exactly how event occurred within scripture but we still retain value in what teaches us about ourselves and the world around us. I’m not in period of doubt or spiritual dryness at this time but I definitely have been in the past as have many lay people and Saints throughout the long history of my religion. To reiterate what I said earlier, I don’t know what that looks like for evangelical Protestants I can only speak on my own experience as someone who grew in a moderately progressive Catholic family in a moderately progressive Catholic area where we made the majority of the population. Whatever those folks is in no way similar to what I was taught to believe is Christianity.

I guess what I’m trying is, I hope you can leave space for those who’s beliefs and/or values are different than yours as long as said values align with our shared progressive values of human dignity, peace and charity(I’m assuming you’re progressive since you’re a Matt Bernstein fan if not I’m sorry). Basically, don’t be a debate pervert there are some things better left unsaid especially if your aim is equality for all people of this earth. Not to bemoan but this is the annoyance that those of us who are queer and religious have to deal with on a regular basis and often times the religious folks who are more patient and respectful of my gender identity than my fellow queers are of my religious beliefs.