Ministers, priests, pastors, rabbis, etc. aren't immune from being depraved, sick, insane, lustful, {sinners}, etc. They can and do say and do things out of their humanness. And, they are accountable for their preaching and their actions.

About certain subjects popping up at every turn... I don't see that to be happening. Maybe it's like seeing a million and one white cars on the road after you buy one. Or like my sister, after she got her divorce and remarried, everywhere she turned, she was confronted by what the Bible says about second marriages. It was a big issue for her, at one time. (PTL, she is settled in her heart, now.) But, I wasn't taking note of what was being said and written about second marriages, because it wasn't pertinent to my own life. I listened to her concerns and tried to help her through it, but I wasn't looking for the subject to pop up like she was all the time.

I cannot answer for society as a whole. But, if you are settled in your heart as to what is OK, what does it matter what others think? Again, refer to Hannelore's quote. But, never stop listening, because you'll be taking a risk. Your heart will harden. Resentment will flourish. Hatred can seed and grow... and the end result is no better than someone raping for power.

I feel we have failed you in some way. That's probably as much my fault as anyone else's. You are precious in His sight. You are His daughter, loved in a divine way. Would you be offended if I suggested you find a good Christian pastor to speak with... printing out this discussion and reviewing it with him/her. It's just a suggestion... not saying you need it or that I'm wanting you to convert to any particular way of believing. I just don't want you to think all Christians are bad. I know they are not.