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tejas

Can we please be DONE with the bigotry?

Feb 29, 2012 12:36

This morning has been an emotional roller coaster. The trigger was something so incredibly trivial, but the response I've seen online has me alternating between white hot anger and unutterable sadness.
( behind the cut for the sanity of my flist )

religion, politics, life in the 21st century, bigotry, ncis

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campylobacter February 29 2012, 19:08:22 UTC

I'm a United Methodist, and supportive of the UMC's recent "Open Hearts, Open Minds" policy.

More non-fundamentalist & non-conservative Christians must stand up to endorse inclusivity & acceptance (not merely tolerance) of LGBT congregants. Because nowhere in Christian scripture can anyone find a quote of Jesus condemning non-heterosexuality. Jesus sat to lunch with prostitutes, tax collectors, Pharisees & "sinners" of all stripes. For Christ's sake, faith is not about making everyone a religious robot; it's about loving one another & helping them in time of need.

PS: Claudia Black still hasn't accepted my marriage proposal. :(

tejas February 29 2012, 19:17:25 UTC

Thank you! The faux-Christians tend to be on my radar because there's one very closely related to me, so it's something that's in my face and has been for decades.

No, we don't talk much any more. LOL

But there are so MANY Christians in the world whom I respect, even if I disagree with the religion they practice or even just follow (possibly a difference as makes no difference). Where I start to lose respect is when they, too, give the bigots a pass.

So sorry she hasn't accepted. I tried proposing to Jack and Daniel (they're a mated pair, after all, wouldn't consider breaking them up, after all), but they're, y'know, fictional. LOL!

campylobacter February 29 2012, 19:33:35 UTC

Religion is a construct divorced from morality.

Morality is & should remain a secular but universal concept determined by how it eradicates preventable suffering.

Faith is the personal journey to seek Truth. (But I'm in a tiny minority on those beliefs. I am the captain of my own Christianity.)

I would SO marry SG-1, Classic AND New Teams, in a heartbeat. In fact, I probably already have. ;D

tejas February 29 2012, 19:49:25 UTC

LOL! Someone left kudos on a bunch of my shorter SG1 fic this morning. I'm destressing some by rereading a few of my own old favorites. I love that "Oh, wow! Did *I* write that? COOL!" feeling. LOL!

campylobacter February 29 2012, 19:57:24 UTC

You're on AO3? w00t!

::goes to AO3::

I just left kudos for Wardrobe Love, one of my favorite SG-1 anthropomorpfics ever.

tejas February 29 2012, 20:09:55 UTC

Oh, yeah! I LOVE AO3! :-)

Thank you! That was such wonderful crack to write. :-)

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