"Don't feed in to the sin"
Sometimes, I just really hate people. So here's the story. Just got out of class and went to check the MC lounge for people I knew because usually my friends are hanging around down there. I ran into Marc, my gay buddy from GLASA. So I sit down and we're chatting about a variety of different things, but mostly revolving around gay topics. Next to us, a man sits down at an opposite table and lays out three portfolio things in front of him. Marc gets a call from Sloane and needs to go visit her because she's sick. So as we say goodbye and get up to leave, the man asks if we have a few minutes to spare. Marc politely agrees, thinking he's just going to ask a few questions about those portfolios. I on the other hand dismiss the man because I have studying to do before my next class. Probably five minutes go by then I get a call from Marc. Apparently that guy was sitting there listening in on our conversation and then had the audacity to try and convert Marc into a normal, unsinful member of society. He wrote three "books" about religion and sinning and that sort of thing. I'm not sure what all he said to my friend, because Marc got another call before he could explain, but basically, I think he told the man off.
I know I shouldn't be surprised by this sort of behavior, but it's still frustrating. He sat there and listened to our entire conversation for a half hour and then decided it was his responsibility to change who we are. Ugh, ridiculous. I mean, honestly, I get that many people were raised to those beliefs and aren't as accepting as others, okay, fine. That's your business though. Do not try and tell me how to live my life and push your beliefs onto me. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's that. Yes, I know it's a bit hypocritical, because I preach acceptance and tolerance, but I'm not pushing my lifestyle onto you. I'm just asking that you respect human differences. This world is far too diverse for such pointless arguments. Everyone is different, get over it, dammit. We are all human.
Anyway, I don't have time to sit here and rant about this, because I have to get to class soon. So I will leave you with some food for thought.
"The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision." Lynn Lavner
"Why do we have to endlessly recycle the old conflicts: first we fought about slavery, then segregation, then gender, and now sexual orientation, while gender identity is in the wings waiting. Why can't people look at the phrase 'liberty and justice for all' and simply accept that 'all' means 'all.'" - Anon
WHY WE SHOULD NEVER SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE
* Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.
* Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
* Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.
* Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn’t changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can’t marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.
* Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Britany Spears’ 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.
* Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn’t be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren’t full yet, and the world needs more children.
* Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
* Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That’s why we have only one religion in America.
* Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That’s why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.
* Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven’t adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.
Why homosexuality is NOT a sin
www.gaiaonline.com/forum/extended-discussion/homosexuality-is-not-a-sin-what-christ-said-and-more/t.22055569/
Gay Rights and Why We Need Them
www.gaiaonline.com/forum/extended-discussion/homosexuality-marriage-adoption-rights-birth-and-more/t.21933283/
I know I shouldn't be surprised by this sort of behavior, but it's still frustrating. He sat there and listened to our entire conversation for a half hour and then decided it was his responsibility to change who we are. Ugh, ridiculous. I mean, honestly, I get that many people were raised to those beliefs and aren't as accepting as others, okay, fine. That's your business though. Do not try and tell me how to live my life and push your beliefs onto me. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's that. Yes, I know it's a bit hypocritical, because I preach acceptance and tolerance, but I'm not pushing my lifestyle onto you. I'm just asking that you respect human differences. This world is far too diverse for such pointless arguments. Everyone is different, get over it, dammit. We are all human.
Anyway, I don't have time to sit here and rant about this, because I have to get to class soon. So I will leave you with some food for thought.
"The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision." Lynn Lavner
"Why do we have to endlessly recycle the old conflicts: first we fought about slavery, then segregation, then gender, and now sexual orientation, while gender identity is in the wings waiting. Why can't people look at the phrase 'liberty and justice for all' and simply accept that 'all' means 'all.'" - Anon
WHY WE SHOULD NEVER SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE
* Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.
* Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.
* Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.
* Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn’t changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can’t marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.
* Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Britany Spears’ 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.
* Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn’t be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren’t full yet, and the world needs more children.
* Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.
* Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That’s why we have only one religion in America.
* Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That’s why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.
* Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven’t adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.
Why homosexuality is NOT a sin
www.gaiaonline.com/forum/extended-discussion/homosexuality-is-not-a-sin-what-christ-said-and-more/t.22055569/
Gay Rights and Why We Need Them
www.gaiaonline.com/forum/extended-discussion/homosexuality-marriage-adoption-rights-birth-and-more/t.21933283/