Thanks, Stringer - you might be giving me too much credit, but I appreciate your kind words. Same to joll, Ra1, and others. I don't feel anywhere near as relieved as I thought I would, but I do know that this is something that needed to be done and I just hope that it pays off, eventually. My stepmom told me that after this weekend, he doesn't want me to come visit them, any more. I hope that changes with time.
You don't think you turned out so bad except that you're gay? I realize this is probably an emotional time, but being a gay person isn't a defect, it isn't wrong, and it is thoughts like that which keep the cycle of degradation of gay people going.
The only plan my God has is for beings to experience life and to find joy here, as it is in Heaven. I will also say that if/when the Christ does return and judgement day does happen, all will be forgiven as He has promised.
To be fair, out of everything I said in this topic, that was the one part that was actually supposed to be taken very light-heartedly, or so I intended it to do so. I mean, my dad raised me to be a good person of whom he is proud. But, I guess to him, me being gay is one of the worst things that could happen.
There's a lot more to the story, but I don't really want to talk about it, at the moment. He's had some words with me yesterday and there is so much I wanted to say to him, but I would have done nothing more than caused an argument and I don't want that to happen. I want to have a mature and civil conversation, but unfortunately his thoughts and beliefs on homosexuality are just too narrow and he won't take anything I say to be true.
I think all he needs to do is educate himself and learn to accept me for who I am. I just don't know how long that will take.