Just because I am a hetero-sexual male does not give me the right to hate those who are gay. I knew gay kids when I was growing up. A few didn't know they were gay until they reached adulthood. Did that make them not my friends? Did I throw Jesus at them? Did I invite them to church? Do I believe their "demons" can be exorcised through religious intervention? The answers are no! I simply understood then as I understand now that my business is my business just as their business is their business. What do I think of gay marriage? I think marriage is marriage. Those who happen to like the same sex have just as much right to be miserable as any other couple.
I understand that homosexuals scare those who were raised with the Bible. They refer right away to Leviticus; a political favorite. By the way, how much would you sell your daughter for? I hope you're not left-handed or have any tattoos. I am sorry, but you cannot pray the gay away. I have gay family members. Are they not worthy of my love and respect just as I would give any member of my family who wasn't a prick? The point is, this whole gay thing is old. The religious argument is old. We need to move past it. If you own a business that makes cakes, for example, and you find out that one of your cakes is a wedding cake for two women and you then protest using your "religious freedom," then you belong in another time and are using God to cover what you don't understand or may be hiding yourself. Loving God is personal. It is NOT national. We have to remember what time we live in. We need to refer to reality once in a while.
The earth is billions of years old. Get over it. The earth is not flat. Deal with it. The earth is but a floating speck caught in a tiny beam of sunlight way out in the middle of vast space and vast time. Get over it. It's time for us to be cool with one another. None of us had a choice as to what color we are or what part of town we were born in. We had no control of our family's economic status. We just came from two horny people who were either looking for a child or simply made a mistake. In either case, it is the choice of those affected by that one night of fun to keep the child or adopt it out, or choose the abortion route. The consequences and choices are solely the responsibility of the parties involved, period. It is nobody else's business. We do not live in Heaven. We live in an imperfect world with leadership that refuses to accept certain truths and a population that has been so propagandized they can't think straight.
Now, from the church stage, a pastor can recommend and endorse a political candidate. And yes, it will usually be a Republican. Why? Because they have more money and want to keep that money rolling in. If it is a show or tied to business or social standing, then it can be called something less genuine.
I understand that homosexuals scare those who were raised with the Bible. They refer right away to Leviticus; a political favorite. By the way, how much would you sell your daughter for? I hope you're not left-handed or have any tattoos. I am sorry, but you cannot pray the gay away. I have gay family members. Are they not worthy of my love and respect just as I would give any member of my family who wasn't a prick? The point is, this whole gay thing is old. The religious argument is old. We need to move past it. If you own a business that makes cakes, for example, and you find out that one of your cakes is a wedding cake for two women and you then protest using your "religious freedom," then you belong in another time and are using God to cover what you don't understand or may be hiding yourself. Loving God is personal. It is NOT national. We have to remember what time we live in. We need to refer to reality once in a while.
The earth is billions of years old. Get over it. The earth is not flat. Deal with it. The earth is but a floating speck caught in a tiny beam of sunlight way out in the middle of vast space and vast time. Get over it. It's time for us to be cool with one another. None of us had a choice as to what color we are or what part of town we were born in. We had no control of our family's economic status. We just came from two horny people who were either looking for a child or simply made a mistake. In either case, it is the choice of those affected by that one night of fun to keep the child or adopt it out, or choose the abortion route. The consequences and choices are solely the responsibility of the parties involved, period. It is nobody else's business. We do not live in Heaven. We live in an imperfect world with leadership that refuses to accept certain truths and a population that has been so propagandized they can't think straight.
Now, from the church stage, a pastor can recommend and endorse a political candidate. And yes, it will usually be a Republican. Why? Because they have more money and want to keep that money rolling in. If it is a show or tied to business or social standing, then it can be called something less genuine.
Religious extremism is not limited to Islam. It also includes Christianity. Neither is tolerable.
