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When religious doctrine conflicts with unconditional love for family

My teenage daughter came out as gay and I love her completely but my church says homosexuality is sin and I feel torn between my child and my faith community.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Your heart's immediate knowing clashes with inherited moral frameworks, forcing you to choose between love and belonging.

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