i always thought that if you were with God, you understood that ALL people are his children.. there are none of us that are better than others. it pains me to see that God gave us all the right to have our own minds, our own bodies, our own judgement, our own beliefs, yet... some people hide behind their religion as a way to belittle others

to me, if you are truely a person with God in your heart, you would not be able to hurt the people around you for something as small as who they choose to live their lives with. certainly noone came and picked out your partner, why should you feel you have the right to choose how others want to live ????

especially since, the woman we are talking about is a black woman married to a white male.. with 4 (?) mixed children. you would think that there would be a bit of a more open mind in that area i just dont understand people.
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I agree with you 100%.

MidnightFunk said:

I wouldn't have.

applekisses said:

Good..glad 2 hear it...

Rhondab said:

Tell the truth. You'd think Christians would be much more compasionate but so many of them are the ones who wind up being the bigots and use God as an excuse to be bigots or to be down right offensive. They don't realize that God isn't down with judgmental people and it'll come back and bite them in their behind if they don't watch their behavior. I'm a Christian too, but I got the revelation that God loves EVERYONE and not just certain people. It just bothers me when I read stuff like this cause this makes God look so bad to people when that's not a full or true view of Christians and God. I'm off the soapbox now.
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purplecam said:

I AGREE 100%....

And I agree with your comments too MF. I have Gay friends and I love them dearly. We are to love everyone as we love ourselves. I just wish other Christians would exercise more love instead of just talking about it continually. I do believe that there are more good than bad ones (Christians) out there.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Amen to that.

My hairdresser's straight!

purplecam said:

MOST CHRISTIANS ARE GOOD PEOPLE THAT MEAN WELL, BUT THE EXTREME IS WHAT SOOOO MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED TO...IF THEY COULD JUST HANG OUT WITH US.

MidnightFunk said:

Hanggggg.


Could you pass me a beer, please?

MidnightFunk said:

That's right.

MidnightFunk said:

That's a thought.

MidnightFunk said:

Sadly, I think it's the "bad Christians" that have the loudest voices. And they have some mad organizing skills- look at what "they've" done to the political landscape in this country.

it's refreshing to hear y'all piping in on this subject. I often lose faith in Christians because of all the examples of hatred. It's good to be reminded that the 'haters' aren't necessarily the norm, they are just LOUD about it.

endorphin74 said:

I hope that it's the same with the Gay population too.. I often feel like most of them HATE us..

but..threads like this are good 4 all...

Peace to u all

As awful as Christian respresent in 2005, Christians would kill Jesus all ova again especially since in would hanging out in the strip clubs, with pimps, hoes and 50 cent...


Unforunately, some truly don't understand the ministry of Jesus. We need to remember that it clearly states that the manner you judge others will be the same as you will be judged (along with forgiveness).

she said the gaylife style was creepy,weird some other stuff

nakedpianoplayer said:

When I asked my mother that (when I was still "questioning," I was 12) she said to me "People can choose to be whatever they want to be, it isn't my problem. I'll love my children either way, but I'll love them much more if they can give me a nice wedding to go to and grandbabies." I'm 16 and I still haven't told my parents I'm gay because of that.

the whole point of the show is to pick extreme families to represent their extreme beliefs. That black lady had a lot of nerve! I'm sure people feel the same way about her interracial marriage! Some ppl can only point fingers and they don't see that THEY themselves can be put in the same situation by society. had this crazy woman been living here before the Martin Luther king days she and her hubby would have been hung by sturdy rope from a tree...

However, eye don't think gay couples should be allowed 2 marry, but they should be allowed to have the rights that come along with having a partner (health benefits etc etc). these rights are human rights not rights for only straight married people. They should also be allowed 2 do a ceremony of some sort as long as they don't bring "a God" or "Gods" that don't support their beliefs (which is hard cuz all the major religions don't accept gay marriages) eye say make ur own god and he'll give u ur blessing LOL

Symbolina said:

This is ONE interpretation. Many, MANY religious folks (gay and gayfriendly) would disagree with you.

TheJourney4all7 said:

wow... first, im sorry that you feel you cant tell your parents... that must be a horrible thing to have to go through and feel i hope that you have someone that you feel comfortable talking to about your feelings, its not easy being 16 no matter if you are gay or straight.

second, not sure that it matters... but, i am old enough to be your mom and if you ever need someone to talk to, im here... or a shoulder to cry on... you can borrow mine

Symbolina said:

first, thats taking on a big job to be able to say what you think one group of people should/should not be able to do, are you sure you really want to do that ? second, you are so very correct, these are human rights, as is the right to decide who they want to be with. a ceremony of some sort ??? why cant they have a wedding ? isnt that a ceremony ????

and the whole God thing ?? why not let God decide all that for himself ? i dont know about you guys, but MY God is a God that loves all of us.... unconditionally... thats why we call him God

nakedpianoplayer said:

Thanks, the offer means a lot.

TheJourney4all7 said:

And you can always talk to one of us gay orgers. We know what you're going through

nakedpianoplayer said:

yeah, why can't there be God in the picture? I don't remember God saying gays can't marry
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gaydar? Is that what it's called? I must have it too.

That Christian lady is very immature in her faith. Plus that, did you see the house? Couldn't they downsize and give the extra money to charity?

Symbolina said:

What's gay marriage got to do with the discussion?

Symbolina said:

And this part is just ignorant. For the record a whole lot of our community loves Jesus and God particularly in the face of people who say things like you just did.

Rhondab said:

Yep.

thank you, rhondab.