tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post2809230620617126102..comments2024-03-28T08:03:32.297-07:00Comments on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters: ENOUGH with the game of lies being played on the lgbt communityBlackTsunamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02349560427762283170noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-48639050597340143552016-07-05T07:41:08.285-07:002016-07-05T07:41:08.285-07:00I too am tired of the lies and religious hate bein...I too am tired of the lies and religious hate being permitted to be broadcast daily through the lies of haters. Bryan Fischer, Tony Perins and Pat Robertson are some of the worst. Brian Brown focused his energy on marriage to hide his all around hate and when he lost he is still trying to change it. He travels the world spreading lies and creating danger for innocent LGBT people. I have 2 'adopted' Trans sons and I appear rather ambiguous so these Bathroom bills have affected our lives. While we are lucy enough to live in a state that not only voted for equal marriage long before SCOTUS, we also have trans protections so our children don't have to worry about discrimination. I do wish the branches of religions that are LGBT welcoming would find their voice and get louder and busier that the haters. We do have momentum on our side now and more people are coming around every day. BJ Jackson Lincolnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047127771068969215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-44661786461426201412016-06-09T10:25:50.043-07:002016-06-09T10:25:50.043-07:00I feel so frustrated today. It seems this war has ...I feel so frustrated today. It seems this war has been going on forever. We live in a time and place where people can pretty much do what they want to do, as long as it is not hurting others. Whether that is right or wrong, I don't know. When I was a kid, brought up in church, I was taught that it was our Christian responsibility to show someone who was living in sin that they, indeed, were living against God's commandments. Whether THAT is right or wrong, I don't know. <br /><br />But in this country, "right" and "wrong" have nothing to do with "legal" and "illegal." Fortunately, the pendulum seems to be almost in the middle, and as many voices that scream "You're wrong!" are met with as many screaming,"This is illegal!"<br /><br />There's a difference in "wrong" and "illegal." "Wrong" is a matter of judgment. "Illegal" is a matter of the law. "Wrong" is subjective. "Illegal" is objective. "Wrong" is vague and depends on interpretation of some scripture. "Illegal" is clearly written and is expounded upon--and available--in places such as the library, internet, and books. <br /><br />"Right" and "wrong" change with location, religion, denomination, and have a myriad of shifts and conditions. Like I said, "vague." <br /><br />"Legal" and "illegal" are debated, voted upon, discussed, and are a result of consensus of SEVERAL people. "Right" and "wrong" come from interpretation of a text, often a holy text, and can have as many interpretations as there are people who read it. <br /><br />What I am getting at here is obvious. Gay rights to ANYTHING are OBJECTIVE. Gay sex is private. Keep your Christian view of marriage. Nobody wants to take that away from anyone. But leave other people alone. That's not difficult to do. Just leave other people alone. One thing I learned in church a long time ago, "God does not have grandchildren." What that meant to me was "take care of your own stuff and leave the rest to God." Leave people alone. Gays are none of anyone's business. It is statistically proven that child molesters are heterosexual males. Not gays. Those "trans-sexuals" that Franklin Graham keeps warning you about...well, guess what? There is NO evidence that they exist. NO case of a transgender person attacking and preying upon women and children in a public restroom exists. None. Nada. I challenge you to find ONE.<br /><br />It is just sensationalism, coming from people who have based their lives on interpretation of vague holy texts. The Bible has as much validity as the Quran, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., etc. YOU may not think so. But the objective fact is that the Bible is a holy text. Written because of the inspiration of God. Another holy being who speaks through people who say they are CALLED to service. <br /><br />Dolly, if you have had bad experiences with gays, I am sorry that you have. I've had bad experiences too. We all have. There were houses of ill repute, strip shows, porn, and night clubs with naked women dancing around long before there were public gay nightclubs and gay porn. Life is messy and there is no one answer for everyone. I ask you to reconsider your opinions of right and wrong and perhaps research a little more before you post with what you consider as "the problem."Susan Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00978664774346765224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-15819259251979310352016-05-16T04:56:12.586-07:002016-05-16T04:56:12.586-07:00Dolly, you are ignorant as hell and you deliberate...Dolly, you are ignorant as hell and you deliberately ignored the rest of what I was saying. Lgbts did not bring sexual behavior in public. THAT is a product your ridiculous mind and that is the reason why so many like yourself oppose our equality. Your stereotypes are not and will never be OUR problem.BlackTsunamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349560427762283170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-87421600130469932692016-05-15T03:02:59.571-07:002016-05-15T03:02:59.571-07:00"They tried to keep penalize our private sexu..."They tried to keep penalize our private sexual behavior. We beat them in the courts."... No, nobody cares what you do in private. But you brought it into the PUBLIC, and there's the problem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06307078626978249519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-44581310261751683492016-03-11T06:44:21.323-08:002016-03-11T06:44:21.323-08:00Powerful post and comments. I have said many times...Powerful post and comments. I have said many times, we shouldn't let them get away with their lies and twisted arguments. Enough!Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058312079036935995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-22845291764744588782016-03-10T09:24:58.029-08:002016-03-10T09:24:58.029-08:00Hello All:
It happens that I was at a meeting whe...Hello All:<br /><br />It happens that I was at a meeting where Russell Moore was the keynote speaker. I'm in Alabama, and he was here at the Southern Baptists "Church and Sexuality" conference as the President of Ethics and Religious Liberty committee for the SBC. I endured the conference (no small feat) just to be able to speak to him face to face. I heard a lot of talk prior to his "sermon" (because that's what it was, really) that emphasized insurance coverage, policies and procedures---you know, for when all those GAYS break down "our doors and try to force us into marrying them in our churches..."<br /><br />His point of brilliance was that they were under no obligation to marry "the gays" because "the gays" are not under the authority of Jesus Christ. That is their out now. <br /><br />I did get to talk to him. Part of the conference was promoting his book "Onward" (as he sold more than 500 copies--because that was part of the $25 fee to be able to participate in the conference---that, and a meal from CHICK FIL A----no lie). After his sermon, all the fans lined up to get him to sign their book. I got in line and did NOT have a book, and when it came my time to talk, he reached for my book. "Oh, I don't have a book. I don't want a book. I just want to know when yall are gonna have a big meeting on clergy sexual abuse of parishoners---now that yall can come together to tell everyone how to respond to challenges to 'religious liberty' I just know yall have figured out the 'church autonomy' thing and you can now address clergy sexual abuse as a church body and we can finally get all the pedophiles out of YOUR church...You DO believe clergy sexual abuse is wrong and unethical, don't you?"<br /><br />At which point felt some hands on my shoulders to push me along because "Dr. Moore is in a hurry..." My response was "Please do not touch me, I have as much right to talk to him as any other person who came up here to gush and get his autograph..."<br /><br />In the end, "there's a committee to address clergy abuse."<br /><br />Now, it was enough for me to just get him to look at my face and to make them understand that they don't have authority of every person on Earth and there are some of us who don't give a damn about their self-aggrandizing back-slapping boy's club rules. I left feeling like I had at least put a dent in their plans to feel warm and fuzzy because they had come up with yet another method to deflect their imaginary warfare against "the gays."<br /><br />Some of them do not fear gay people. But to remain in the boy's club, they have to go along. Cowards. One and all.<br /><br />I was trying to act. Trying to make the world better for my gay children. I will never give up the fight. People don't realize, their children save them---gay or straight. My children (and I have 5--3 of which are lesbians) are absolutely the best people I know and I resent the hell out of people who see their lives and liberty as something that is contrary to everything good and perfect and true. <br /><br />Thank you for your blog.<br /><br />Susan Castillo<br />Birmingham, AlabamaSusan Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00978664774346765224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-77330992777280329202016-03-09T22:05:52.279-08:002016-03-09T22:05:52.279-08:00Tears streaming down my face. "I'm tired...Tears streaming down my face. "I'm tired of the fight. I'm tired of justifying my life to strangers and hypocrites. It's time to give this country a" come to Jesus" talk, as my grandmother would say. <br /><br />Bless you Alvin for saying what I can't millions of readers. To them I say.... "When are you going to act? "Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210226542845132453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855769.post-11565938343911858372016-03-09T20:02:07.374-08:002016-03-09T20:02:07.374-08:00Well said, Alvin.Well said, Alvin.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03130395285178587472noreply@blogger.com