I was very surprised by some of the postings concerning homosexuality and homophobia. I amazed me that people are so close minded and ignorant. I’m sure they would say that I too am ignorant for thinking the way I do. This is the 21st century and we all still hold prejudices against one another.
Everyone brings up religion when they are talking about homosexuality and they reference the bible. But considering the bible is not even close to the original text, as it has been rewritten so many times, who know what it really says about anything. For me the bible is just another story book the people believe as the rule book how to live their lives. I like to think of Scientology and how crazy everyone who is not a Scientologist thinks they are for believing what they believe. Don’t you think they think christians are crazy too.
Back to my original thought, homosexuals are not trying to get married so that they can be like all the straight people in the world. Believe me, they don’t want to be straight or take anything away from straight people. They want to be afforded the same rights as straight people. They want to have children together. They want to named them as their spousal benefactor. They want to be able to see them in the ICU if something happens to them. They want to be able to share health benefits through employers just as straight people do. Homosexuals are not trying to be straight or take anything away from straight people. They just want things to be fair and equal.
Having someone very close to me be gay has turned me into a huge Gay Rights Activists. I could go on and on about Gay Rights and where we need to go and where we need to be. I take things personally that people say which is one reason I try not to get involved in these gay/straight debates. Then when I take things personal, I attack people on a personal level. And I know that is not right. So just sit back and read and remember that arguing on the Internet is pointless.
But don’t tempt me because I will say something…:)
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I feel the same way as you do about the translations of the bible. I also find it amazing that some people think it’s okay to pick and choose from the bible as to how to live their lives. If people want to holler about how homosexuality is so wring, they need to also stop wearing polyester blend clothing or eating shellfish, because those things are also said to be wrong as well.
Gandhi said “I like your Jesus. I do not like your Christians; they are so unlike your Jesus,” and I think that there is some merit in that quote.