Your Messenger message:

"Good day!

"I've been your fan. I have several Cubao books I've used to read til now. I really enjoy and appreciate your thoughts thru 'weekly reminders', truly, your intellectual level is beyond normal.

"I wanna hear your wisdom and opinion about ' homosexuality and what advice can you give to gays serving their church? Is spiritual life of gays aligned with the moral conviction set by churches? Thank you."

My reply:

Hello _____________!

Gender has never been a problem to me and I sometimes believe that there is too much fuss is about it, perhaps because many people tend to be melodramatic. On other planets there are varieties of genders--on some there is only one. On Earth, unfortunately, gender is used by leaders, including religious leaders, to wield power over others.

It is perfectly all right to be yourself and to be true to yourself--I certainly have been all these years and I'm quite happy. As to discrimination, it will continue to exist for the shallowest reasons, not only with regard to race and gender and economic status and sophistication but also for the most trivial things such as clothing and mispronunciation.

Spiritual life is never dictated by any church. It is a personal connection between God and the self, and it is the only connection that will matter on your deathbed. You may of course continue to serve your church if you wish. The best thing that can be said about homosexuality in that context is that Jesus said NOTHING about homosexuality. It was Paul of Tarsus who did. So, live your life as a Christian, not as a Paulinian.

While doing so, also live your life NOT WITH PRIDE BUT WITH HUMILITY. It is all right to be gay, but you don't have to scream it out to the world and flaunt it in the streets.

It turns off other genders and is perceived as inconsiderate.