| Alumiyum |
03-29-2010 07:41 AM |
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Originally Posted by deepimpact2
(Post 1911258)
Why would that be against the law?
And why are people characterizing homosexuality as a political issue? VOTING on the issue of gay marriage is a political issue, but generic homosexuality isn't.
As for this church organization, I don't agree with their tactics, I don't agree with their choice of words. I disagree with homosexuality for religious reasons, but I think there are other ways to express that viewpoint. But what annoys me is that the general public likes to use people like this as an example of "what is wrong" with Christianity and the church. These people are a SMALL part of the Christian community.
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I don't count myself as Christian because since I don't practice any religion I don't think I should associate with one, but I was raised in the church (Methodist). My parents grew up as Southern Baptists, but as far as I can tell, their church was very conservative, but not to the point of being extremist, and my parents themselves are fairly liberal even for Methodists. They do believe that homosexuality is wrong, but my mom explains it this way-they believe that the act contradicts God's law, but that Jesus said to love everyone, so under no circumstances should someone be persecuted for being gay. They are pro-life, but are very much against the vilification of women who choose to (or have to have) an abortion. It's frustrating for her to have to justify her beliefs because people assume that she hates gay people, thinks women who have abortions are bad people, or that people who aren't Christian are automatically going to hell. Every religion has their extremists and they are not representative of the majority of the practitioners. Most Christians believe these WBC people stand for everything Jesus was against just like most Muslims don't agree with suicide bombing. Extremists ruin the reputation of religion in general. |
