It’s very typical behavior for me to take a sideline “wait and see” approach with most hot topics in the media. It’s my opinion that each side will argue their point with bias and that the media will cover it with whatever slant it wants. Over time a more balanced picture is painted with good and bad from both sides (or however many sides exist) of a particular issue. Once the facts are presented in that way I feel I can make a more informed decision.
One hot button that’s not really recent but that’s getting quite a bit of coverage is that the church groups are openly campaigning against gay couples. Evangelizing in front of their homes, their workplaces, or even at military funerals. Since when did Jesus say it was okay to be a bigot? Do the teachings of the New Testament mean nothing to these “Christians”? Why do they crusade against this but never against domestic violence? Rapists? Murderers?
Church groups will visit a murderer in prison to save his soul from his sins before he dies – but they won’t be civil to someone who’s only crime is a same sex relationship?
I don’t see any of you “saved by law” folks out there admonishing people for eating shellfish. I don’t see any of you kicking your wives out of your village for being “unclean”. I don’t see any of you offering your fatted calf up to the Lord as a sacrifice. Why, then, would you continue to try and punish these people? Why keep condoning and casting judgment? It is not your place or mine to judge other human beings or punish them for perceived crimes against God. I’m pretty sure he can handle himself.
Why no outrage over child molestation within the Catholic church? Why no strong outrage against these ministers who get caught with gay lovers? Why is your message of hate so strong toward this one particular demographic? Your job as men and women into the cloth is to save souls, bring in the lost sheep to the flock, and preach the gospel – you know, in the spirit of Jesus.
You can have your opinions but when your personal feelings of hate begin to alter the message of love that Jesus preached you’re simply turning more and more people away from God. You people are held to higher standards in the eyes of the Lord yet you act like the Pharisees that Jesus so often preached against. Not only are you turning people away from God but you’re making it harder on the rest of us. I am not ashamed of what I believe but now, thanks to the televangelists and hatemongers, I’m grouped into either being a nut job or hate anything or anyone that doesn’t share my beliefs.
Letting your children hold signs that says “God Hates Fags” – are you serious? You’re instilling hate generation after generation, you’re giving fellowship in general a bad name because “normal” people don’t associate with hatemongering assholes. Instead of a unified church movement it will stand further divided and each will continue to preach based off agenda and that truly breaks my heart. There is a beautiful message in the Word that is being lost and never told to the people that need to hear it. A message of love and peace in this day and age is what’s called for rather than further conflict and strife.
Your message causes hate crimes in the name of God.
Your message causes abortion clinics to be bombed, innocent people killed.
Your message causes segregation among the flock.
Your message causes people to walk away from the church.
What good are you doing out there in the world? What positive message are you spreading? Are you so certain you even have a relationship with God with all that hate in your heart? Why do you insist on fueling the fires of bigotry and spit in the face of basic human and civil rights?
I am disgusted by each and every last one of you who preach this message of hate and violence. You’re glorified KKK members in my opinion. What’s worse, the further you fall from relevance and into the realm of a punchline of a social joke – the further the perception of Christianity falls with you. People will make the conclusion that they don’t need God if he’s going to simply smite them all with hellfire, brimstone, and hatred. There is enough hatred in life, enough social outcasting, enough pain, enough suffering and you’re giving them one less place to turn to.
