Scottish born actor Alan Cumming, probably most famous for appearing as Nighcrawler in “X-Men 2,” has revealed in his memoir, “Not My Father’s Son,” that his dad physically and verbally abused him as a child: “My father was a monster…When he was abusing me, it was the only time he really noticed me. So there’s that whole weirdness that was going on. My whole life has been imbued with the fact that my father didn’t love me. It’s a huge thing in my life.” Cumming describes himself as bisexual, although he has been civilly married to his male partner since 2007. When asked if his “marriage” was monogamous, Cumming said: “I don’t believe that monogamy is feasible and certainly it’s much harder when you’re gay and you have so many more opportunities. And also, it’s not that important. I’m monogamous in my heart. And also, you know, we’re apart a lot. S**t happens. If something happens, it’s not a big deal. We met when we were both hitting 40 so we were grown ups and very pragmatic.”
X-Men Gay Actor Describes “Monster” Father
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Tragic that he suffered so much abuse from his father. And tragic that he shows so little respect for the beauty of leading a monogamous marriage. Is not monogamy one of the cornerstones of marriage? It also once again confirms that gay marriage are not like regular marriages. Even America's high priest of gay advocacy, Dan Savage, confesses that he is merely “monogamish”. And yet, the gay lobby is pushing harder than ever to have gay marriage legalized The Economist even runs gay marriage as its cover story. What a crazy, dark age we live in. May the Almighty help us.
FYI today's most read article on salon.com: “Gay porn’s most shocking taboo”, an article about the rising popularity of incest porn
https://www.salon.com/2010/05/21/twincest/
I am moved by Alan's testimony. Abuse is heinous. It wounds the soul, spirit, and the body. My question is, Is this man a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ? If he is, will he consider to welcome Jesus Christ into his heart by faith in his death, burial and resurrection? Will he consider to repent of his sins? If so, there is hope. Because he then can receive complete healing of his traumatic wounds, body, mind, and spirit, because Jesus died for these for him. Repentance will bring him the Holy Spirit. (“Repent and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” And the Holy Spirit is our comforter and will empower us to do what we cannot do in the natural, i.e. forgive and release all judgment upon those who have caused us tragic wounds. Walking in the feelings of the abuse will not heal. But walking in faith to believe that we have a God who will help us to forgive others knowing that it is Satan who is the enemy, not the person. For we war against principalities, powers, and rulers, not against flesh and blood. (Ephesian 6:12)The person who abused him was most likely abused himself and lashing out at his son because he himself was being tormented and controlled by demonic spirits of abuse. And he had not released and forgiven his abusers. Wisdom will bring release to Alan as he learns and obeys more what the Word of God teaches. Does he have a Bible?
The lack of a father figure is responsible for me being a confused and lost teenager as well. I have symbolically “killed my father” myself and moved on, even if I am still honoring him for the few good things I saw in him and for being my father, as God commands. Yet I now myself struggle to be a good dad because my ex wife and the court decided that I should only see my children every other weekends. This is the world we live in. The true war is not a war on women but a war on men and fathers.