Camp Counselor (5SOS Cake) *DISCONTINUED*

Chapter Fourteen

 WARNING: LOTS & LOTS OF HOMOPHOBIA

              It was about a month into the 2 months I was staying at camp. So much had already happened. So many amazing, incredible things. I would have never thought that anything would have gone wrong, but then I had to sit through that hour long sermon. It's so hard being a homosexual Christian.

                The sermon started with the pastor saying, "This week, we'll be talking about relationships. We'll be talking about friendships, romantic relationships... and our relationship with God."

                Not so bad, right? Just wait.

                "A marriage between a man and a woman is traditional, and man and woman both have specific roles to play in marriage. The bible says the woman must be submissive and respect the man. The man must control the household and not allow the woman to stray from God, even if this means taking control of friends and careers."

                Not only was heterosexuality being shoved down my throat, but so was sexism. I was about to yell out something when Luke beat me to it, "Okay, so if relationships are so dependent on what your gender is," he gulped, "then how do same-sex relationships work?"

                I could tell he was trying to be sassy, but the nerves in his voice made it sound more frightened and anxious. The pastor's response wasn't any comforting, "Well, God doesn't mention how same-sex marriages would work, so he doesn't support it. God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve."

                "It's the bible not the straightble," I whispered to myself. Charlotte giggled.

                "What was that?" the pastor asked, "Charlotte, what are you giggling at?"

                Charlotte looked over at me with wide-eyes before saying, "Uh... Calum just... he said something amusing."

                The pastor shifted his gaze over to me, "Really? Do you have something to say on the topic of same-sex marriage?"

                I cleared my throat, "Well, if you want to bring my opinion in here, you're going to need an extra hour. Let's just leave it at the fact that you're an arse using the bible to justify your bigotry, and I'd rather not listen to this bull."

                I heard sarcastic "Ooohhh"s from around the room. Luke looked over at me and smiled. The pastor's face went red and his eyebrows furrowed, but he took a deep breath and calmed himself before saying, "Leviticus 20:13 says, 'If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.' I didn't say it, the bible did."

                I cringed. I literally cringed, "So you're saying homosexuals have to be put to death?"

                "Well, the bible is quite outdated, so I wouldn't precisely say put do death..."

                I wrinkled my eyebrows together, "You just admitted it was outdated, the bible is. The bible more misogynist than homophobic, are you claiming to be better than all of the women in here, specifically because you're a man?"

                "Well, the bible says that the wife has to be meekly obedient and is under the husband's control..."

                "That's a sign of an abusive relationship. If someone is power-hungry and wants to be in control, they are abusive and in the wrong."