Lately there has been a lot of hoopla in Brazil about
a law that was passed where people who are homosexuals can be psychologically
treated as to cure them. (That’s what the media printed, but when you go and
read the law it states that they have the right to be treated without
connecting it to a cure.)
The first thought that came into my mind was: how can
there be a cure or treatment for something that is not a disease? It makes no
sense to me why the government does all of this instead of using their time and
power to work on improving education, health and safety.
People are people and everyone is entitled to
psychological treatment if they wish to undergo a treatment or any kind of
treatment for that matter. I have no doubt that a true professional will not
turn away a person who wants to discuss any turmoil that they may be going
through and confidentiality is a respected part of psychology's code of ethics.
(I feel comfortable talking about private and revealing information, or about
anything I'd like with my psychologist, without fear of that information
leaving the room.)
On the other hand, by passing a law like this you are
opening the doors for cons to come up with miracle remedies to cure homosexuals
and parents who are against this will pay any price to make their children “normal”
. ( Once again, how can there be a cure for something that is not a disease?)
The more I read about it the more enraged I got. After
some time, the media said that the law was passed by someone who was a
Christian. Then people on social media started attacking Christians. I started
questioning why the media made it a point to mention that therefore, connecting
governmental issues to religious beliefs.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary a
Christian is defined as one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus
Christ.
From what I have studied about Jesus Christ is that He
is not someone who segregates but someone who is there for anyone who reaches
out to Him. (I use the present tense
here because I am a Christian and I believe in the Holy Trinity and that Jesus
is alive.) In John 13: 34 Jesus says "A new
command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one
another.” Love one another as I have loved you, such a simple idea. Why is it
so hard for people to do that? There are many forms of showing love and respect
is one of them. We do not need to agree with everyone (life would be boring if
we did) but we should respect everyone despite their belief, race, sexual
orientation, body shape, age, social class etc. etc. etc.
So LOVE one another. Let people love. Live and let live.
Written September 22, 2017 Todos os direitos reservados a Meire Marion
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