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Line 1: − {| class="infobox bordered" style="font-size:95%; width:25em;"+ − ! style="font-size:120%; background:lightgreen; text-align:center; padding:5px 0;" | "being gay" vs. just a man − |- − | style="padding:15px;" |''"[[Same-sex attraction]]s have as much power over my life as I allow them to have. This is one reason I have chosen not to be [[gay]], and not to come out as a gay man. No doubt my same-sex attractions impact other areas of my life, but I believe I place them in a far healthier place by refusing to "come out" and thereby placing "being gay" at the center of my life. That holds no interest for me.'' − ''I'd rather know myself — and be known — as just a [[man]], just the way [[God]] created me."'' − <div style="padding-left:40px;">— Daniel C. Mattson<ref name="Mattson2017"/> − </div> − |} − '''Daniel C. Mattson''' is a writer and a public speaker who proclaims the [[Good News]] of the [[Catholic Church]]'s teaching on [[homosexuality]] and from time to time, he is invited to give his personal testimony to groups around the country. His story is told in the award-winning documentary ''Desire of the Everlasting Hills''. A professional [[orchestra]]l [[trombone]] player, Mattson has performed and presented master classes around the world, including at the famed [[St. Petersburg]] Conservatory in [[Russia]]. He also blogs under a pseudonym at ''LettersToChristopher.wordpress.com''. − − ==Publications== − *Mattson first began writing about [[faith]] and [[homosexuality]] in 2012 in an article for ''First Things'' called "''Why I Don't Call Myself a Gay Christian''".<ref>{{cite web |title=Why I Don't Call Myself a Gay Christian |author=Daniel C. Mattson |publisher=First Things |date=27 Jul 2017 |url=https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2012/07/why-i-dont-call-myself-a-gay-christian |accessdate=12 Oct 2017}}</ref> − *In his 2017 frank memoir ''Why I Don't Call Myself Gay: How I Reclaimed My Sexual Reality and Found Peace'', Mattson chronicles his journey to and from a [[sexual identity|gay identity]], finding peace in his true identity, as a man, made in the image and likeness of God. Part autobiography, part philosophy of life, and part a practical guide in living [[Chastity|chastely]], the book draws lessons from Mattson's search for inner [[freedom]] and [[integrity]], sharing wisdom from his failures and successes. His lifelong search for [[happiness]] and peace comes full circle in his realization that, above all else, what is true about him is that he is a beloved son of God, loved into existence by God, created for happiness in this life and the next. Mattson's book is for anyone who has ever wondered who he is, why he is here, and, in the face of suffering, where to find joy, happiness, and the peace that surpasses all understanding.<ref name="Mattson2017">{{cite book |title=Why I Don't Call Myself Gay: How I Reclaimed My Sexual Reality and Found Peace |author=Daniel C. Mattson |publisher=Ignatius Press |year=2017 |chapter=Preface, Part two: The Empty Promises of Coming Out|pages=xiii, 159 |isbn=978-1-62164-072-1 |url=https://www.ignatius.com/Products/WMGC-P/why-i-dont-call-myself-gay.aspx |accessdate=12 Oct 2017}}</ref> − − ==See also== − *[[ABC Theory of Emotion]] − *[[Ideomotor effect]] − *[[Metanoia]] − *[[Sexual abuse being a contributing factor for homosexuality]] − − ==References== − <references/> − {{DEFAULTSORT:Mattson, Daniel C.}} − [[Category:Ex-Homosexuals]]
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