If someone else is allowed to marry their same-sex partner, the anti-gay marriage advocate is affected in no way, oppressed in no way, their right to hold those beliefs is violated in no way…
You are expecting a level of cultural dominance that is completely unreasonable. You are expecting the right to to demand that your religious practices be taken as civil law and that the prohibitions of (I assume) Christianity be enforced on everybody — including non-Christians and Christians of denominations that accept equality in gay rights.
Our refusal to be dominated is not persecution of Christians. Our demand that the government be neutral and secular on matters of religious belief is not the persecution of Christians. If a man is beating us with a club, slapping that club out of his hand is not “running roughshod over his beliefs.”
As for why they should be allowed to have “marriage,” why do you care what they call their legally recognized relationships? Why do you need to put a velvet rope up around heterosexual relationships to put them in a restricted area so that you don’t have to share a word with anyone else? Why don’t you change the name of your marriage to a “civil union?” Why isn’t that good enough?Other than the genders involved, there is no difference between a heterosexual marriage and a homosexual one. Both are generally based in love, respect and a desire to spend your lives together.
- 29th June
2011 - 29
- 26th June
2011 - 26
(Source: ansichtssache.gulli.com, via happyfeminist-deactivated201208)
- 21st June
2011 - 21
- 29th April
2011 - 29
Hordes of women are having abortions to achieve a level playing field with their lesbian sisters, Pat Robertson ranted recently.
The television evangelist and ex-Baptist minister said married women were “aborting their babies” so they could catch up to homosexual women in the career world, and so lesbians wouldn’t be forced to feel bad about their “deficiency.”
While Robertson’s comments are confronting we mustn’t allow the lunatic fringe to become a basis for our understanding of the Christian right. Let’s keep in mind that Robertson is a media mogul employed to provoke controversy, and does not serve officially for any church.
From Lesbians Taking Over The World by Brianna at Morning Quickie
- 28th April
2011 - 28
A small Toledo church is taking a big step toward sparking public debate with a billboard campaign that proclaims, “Being Gay is a Gift from God.”
“We’re expecting a vigorous conversation in this community in many forms,” said Dan Rutt, a member of Central United Methodist’s lead team.~
“Members of the congregation have experienced places and times where being lesbian or gay was tolerated — kind of ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell, I know God forgives you,’” Barnard said. “We’re saying, ‘This is the way God created you. There’s nothing to forgive.’ “
Both Mr. Rutt and Mr. Barnard, who described themselves as “straight allies” of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, pointed out that Central has had a long history of supporting gay rights. The church joined the denomination’s Reconciling Ministries Network, a national grass-roots organization of congregations supportive of LGBT rights, in 1984.Look at the billb. It’s great! Power to Toledo, OH!
(Source: youjoqueer)
- 7th April
2011 - 07
In 1989 when I was ordained as a minister to serve a small church in North Carolina, homosexuality was an invisible issue. Gay rights were barely on the radar of mainstream churches. The idea of an openly gay pastor was beyond the pale. I knew there were “gay churches,” of course, but I did not believe one could be a practicing homosexual and a Christian. The Bible was straightforward on this issue. It all seemed incredibly obvious to me…
With distance, I could see the mean-spirited nature of the anti-gay movement, and the naked way large Christian organizations used the “gay threat” to raise money. Free from the constraints of a congregation, I could spend more time actually looking at the biblical texts that deal with homosexuality, and I was surprised to find they were not as clear as I had supposed they were. At this point, I have done a 180 on the topic. And I believe it’s a change for the good.
- 4th April
2011 - 04
Adam Hood claims he has been freed from homosexuality through faith. His videos, like the one above, break my heart.
According to Hood, ‘Homosexuality is an abomination. It’s a sin that God will damn. If they stay in that sin they will be damned to hell and rightly so, because they need to be quarantined. Because they will continue in their rebellion and they’ll try to bring that gangrene into Heaven. God’s not having it.’
Adam was supposed to spread his message at upcoming shows in Victoria and Queensland, Australia, but as of April 1 all three venues set to host him canceled their bookings.
Further reading:
“Not gay anymore” guy preaches in Oz
‘Ex-gay’ guy not welcome here
Adam Hood, ‘Converted’ Gay Man, Denounces Homosexuality While Wearing an Ascot
