"The vast majority of conservative Christians are not hateful bigots at all."
Joel Send a noteboard - 15/10/2012 10:55:34 PM
What about the majorities electing legislators specifically to pass laws against homosexuals (and majorities passing referenda imposing such laws)?
The rest of that article did not make it sound like the bigoted self-professed Christians he met were a minority. He lost many supposed "friends" and his own mother wished he were "merely" dying (though context means a lot there; I can understand the logic in saying losing ones life is preferable to losing ones soul.) This strikes me more as denial and/or excuses for bigots masquerading as Christians than as a genuine criticism or epiphany: Because one Liberty University alum pretended to be gay for a year and will likely make a tidy sum off his own version of "Black Like Me" most fundies are not bigots (notwithstanding that passing so many anti-gay laws gay marriage ballot measures in OH and other swing states probably re-elected George Bush.) After all, some of his best new friends are gay.
The rest of that article did not make it sound like the bigoted self-professed Christians he met were a minority. He lost many supposed "friends" and his own mother wished he were "merely" dying (though context means a lot there; I can understand the logic in saying losing ones life is preferable to losing ones soul.) This strikes me more as denial and/or excuses for bigots masquerading as Christians than as a genuine criticism or epiphany: Because one Liberty University alum pretended to be gay for a year and will likely make a tidy sum off his own version of "Black Like Me" most fundies are not bigots (notwithstanding that passing so many anti-gay laws gay marriage ballot measures in OH and other swing states probably re-elected George Bush.) After all, some of his best new friends are gay.
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This message last edited by Joel on 15/10/2012 at 11:01:32 PM
A Bible belt conservative spent a year pretending to be gay
14/10/2012 12:25:34 PM
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OK, I thought that was cool. Put his money where his mouth is, so to speak. *NM*
14/10/2012 12:37:55 PM
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Plenty of the comments are really disheartening
14/10/2012 07:23:42 PM
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There was one that I thought pretty good:
15/10/2012 10:57:42 PM
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I have to agree with that one. Most people come out in order to be more honest with their family.
16/10/2012 02:39:46 AM
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"The vast majority of conservative Christians are not hateful bigots at all."
15/10/2012 10:55:34 PM
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He does say his mother came around in the end.
15/10/2012 10:57:50 PM
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Maybe most conservative christians...
15/10/2012 11:44:13 PM
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Sorry, that is just an attempted role-reversal; objecting to hatred is not the "real hatred."
16/10/2012 01:26:39 AM
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In addition, the bible doesn't forbid it. The bible is not a monolithic work, but an anthology.
16/10/2012 02:32:59 AM
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What I said is correct.
16/10/2012 05:49:13 PM
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Dude, the "You're intolerant of intolerance!" argument is so played out
16/10/2012 08:34:35 PM
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I think he has a good point. It just shouldn't be generalized so far as he is doing.
16/10/2012 09:23:13 PM
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Wrong. I am talking about labels and what they are used for.
16/10/2012 10:42:11 PM
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And on the other hand, various "logical justifications" tend to boil down to one thing:
16/10/2012 11:01:50 PM
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I actually DO believe that anti-gay-marriage people eat babies ;-) *NM*
16/10/2012 11:32:35 PM
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We use "bigot" like Christians use "sinner."
16/10/2012 09:12:39 PM
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You can't just assume someone has the motivation you want them to have.
16/10/2012 11:08:09 PM
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For me it is as simple as looking into my own heart, several years back.
17/10/2012 04:51:13 AM
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