When I was in hs, I was the opinion editor for our newspaper and a little firebrand progressive liberal (which went over big in Orange County =) ). Anyway...I knew this kid who was a class below me because he was always writing letters to the editor (usually because something I said pissed him off). Totally hated gay people and on other positions he was very right-wing (even for the OC). And very very religious. Anyway I found out later that he came out of the closet to my hs English AP teacher (who I used to go out to lunch with). Of course I heard rumors to that effect...but I didn't believe them. He was always getting beat up on in PE class by other kids because he was different (and some thought he was gay). But lots of kids in hs have that happen and most of the time it's just because they don't know how to fit in and won't fight back.
But why take the side of people who are making life hell for you? And why look for proof in the Bible about homosexuality being a sin and quote references to Sodom and Gommorah? And incidentally, most of the Biblical quotes seem to come from the Old Testament. Jesus was all about love thy neighbor and stuff. I mean - religion is supposed to be something that gives you strength to overcome hardship, and gives you a place in the community. I don't think it should be a tool to murder a part of yourself.
Of course if some churches don't want gay people among them - that's fine with me. It makes me sick though that some gay people are drawn to certain churches that are like this. It's like a black person showing up to a Klan rally asking to be accepted.
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Date: 2005-05-20 06:26 am (UTC)From:County =) ). Anyway...I knew this kid who was a class below me because he was always writing letters to the editor (usually because something I said pissed him off). Totally hated gay people and on other positions he was very right-wing (even for the OC). And very very religious.
Anyway I found out later that he came out of the closet to my hs English AP teacher (who I used to go out to lunch with). Of course I heard rumors to that effect...but I didn't believe them. He was always getting beat up on in PE class by other kids because he was different (and some thought he was gay). But lots of kids in hs have that happen and most of the time it's just because they don't know how to fit in and won't fight back.
But why take the side of people who are making life hell for you? And why look for proof in the Bible about homosexuality being a sin and quote references to Sodom and Gommorah? And incidentally, most of the Biblical quotes seem to come from the Old Testament. Jesus was all about love thy neighbor and stuff. I mean - religion is supposed to be something that gives you strength to overcome hardship, and gives you a place in the community. I don't think it should be a tool to murder a part of yourself.
Of course if some churches don't want gay people among them - that's fine with me. It makes me sick though that some gay people are drawn to certain churches that are like this. It's like a black person showing up to a Klan rally asking to be accepted.