I can't believe how ignorant and presumptuous some of you guys are. One says I'm a homosexual, one says I'm a woman, and some of you talk about what God thinks. I hardly know where to start!
You don't know anything about me, who I am, who I sleep with, or anything at all. You condemn people for not conforming to your religious set of beliefs. Newsflash here, guys: There are lots of religions in the world, and just because one is the one you choose does not make it the only one or the correct one. Can't you even respect people's right to religious freedom even if you don't agree with it? After all, it is the American way, a Constitutional right. And addressing the issue of that particular religion, Christianity does not condemn homosexuality. And don't start with "The Bible says..." because Jesus never said one word about that. Neither did God. The passages in the Old Testament (Leviticus) were Jewish tribal laws designed for the tribe's health and survival, and also prohibited masturbation, birth control, and eating pork and shellfish. Don't tell me you don't eat bacon or jerk off. And presuming to know the mind of God, and condemning others on that basis, is the biggest sin of all. You're putting yourself on the same level with God, and that's nothing but arrogant. You want to call yourself a good Christian, then leave it up to God and shut your mouth. Judge not lest ye be judged.
TLH, you remind me of a guy I knew in the military a long time ago. He too was obsessed with gays, constantly calling others **** and homo, and bragging about how he raped girls who wouldn't sleep with him, but he was always wrestling the other guys to the ground and finding ways for full-body contact, no matter how violent. He was the only one who didn't realize what a big closet case he was.
As for your comments about the "homosexual agenda," there is none. Nobody wants you to "accept" their lifestyle, only to leave them alone with the same right to life as everyone else. You don't have to like it, just as you don't have to like the same foods. Nobody wants to undercut the family or steal your children. They want to have their own families and their own children, the same as you. And what you see at Gay Pride is not typical of the so-called lifestyle. It's a holiday, the meaning of which I know you haven't a clue, but because it's a holiday, some people get a little crazy. Just the same as the way they dress weird on Halloween, hang lots of shiny things for Christmas, and eat too much on Thanksgiving, or drink too much on St. Patrick's Day. When gay people show up for Pride, it's the one day of the year that they are not in the minority and they feel safe in a crowded public place, so they get up on floats and dance, some dress up, and some want to be in your face or go overboard in different ways. That's a small percentage of the local gay population. Most aren't out there in the street, most watch from the sidewalk or out the windows and lead the same lives as you, going to work and coming home and raising kids, and there are lots of gay people around you every day who you don't recognize because they don't look like stereotypes. If a same-sex couple wants to hold hands or exchange a kiss in a public place, it's for the same reason as you. There are some people, whether gay or straight, who don't have plain old common manners when it comes to public behavior, whether it's cutting in line, smoking on a train, sneezing without covering up, yelling into a cell phone, or groping each other, and yes it's all inconsiderate, but it's not because they're gay. A few people will do things just to be in your face because they're angry. Just like some young black folks will blast rap on their boomboxes, talk **** at the top of their lungs, or try to be intimidating because they "can," or because they think it's expected of them, or just because they're teenagers and have a chip on their shoulder and want to be obnoxious, but they are not representative of the black "way of life," and it would not be fair to brand all blacks as criminals and decide they don't deserve the same civil rights as everyone else. Likewise, I don't approve of gays or straights doing sexual things in public because it's just plain bad manners, but it's not a gay lifestyle or agenda thing and is not something that most gays do. You're making a judgement based on what you see, which is a small, visible minority, and there's a great deal that you can't see and don't know anything about. If you still don't have a clue, there's no point in my saying anything more, because the Bible also says not to waste your time arguing with idiots.
