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04/01/2015 10:59

Subject: stop comparing gay marriage and acceptance to race, only gay stuff is documented as wrong

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Anonymous wrote:I don't have a problem with gay folks; but I expect them to respect my right to live as a Christian.

That my friends is real tolerance.

As a fellow Christian, I find this offensive. Jesus dined with prostitutes and thieves. Do you really think he'd have a problem with you baking a cake for a gay couple? You REALLY need to read the red words in your Bible and think about how you can live your life in the spirit of Jesus.

I am so incredibly sick and tired of this perception that we are all like op and this pp. We are not. I go to an Episcopal church. Our congregation consists of gay couples and mixed race couples. Nobody even thinks twice about it. we also welcome the homeless man who sometimes joins us. We don't question why he has Nike shoes (newsflash: a REAL Christian probably gave him those shoes as a *gasp* handout!). Oh, and we tell our kids that of course they can pray in school any time they want...SILENTLY! We believe that it's our responsibility to teach others about our faith...but not through laws and politics. We do so by inviting people to our service, or to Vacation Bible School, or any other church function.

You need to go back and read your scriptures some more.

Jesus told the adulteress to GO AND SIN NO MORE ( John 8:11). He did not say prostitution, adultery, thieving were OK. I've been seeing these idiotic posters on the internet (and perhaps they are hanging them in your church) that suggest that Jesus dining with prostitutes is an acceptance of prostitution. Again, read John 8:11 -- it's really not that obtuse, you'll get it.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us specifically to be kind to gay people. However, gay sex is a sin. This is why Pope Francis has been accepting of the idea of celibate gays within the priesthood.

I treat all people with respect including gays, who I generally like and get along with very well.

Preparing and celebrating a meal with a prostitute might not be the same thing as packing a goodie bag for her to help her next trick go more smoothly. There are many areas of life where you could make a distinction between "loving the person" yet draw the line at participating in their sinful behavior. You can help a homeless pedophile with food, clothing and shelter, but you wouldn't make a cake for him to share with the child he was lusting after. You welcome your drug addicted (child, neighbor, relative) into your home and care for them, but you don't provide their pipe for them.

My parents always welcomed me and my boyfriend into their home, and even sent us all appropriate gifts. But, they refused to buy us furniture or even help us move into our apartment. My brother refused to read at my sisters wedding, because he disapproved that she had been living with her boyfriend before they got married. I thought It was a dick move, but he was following his own moral and religious code. There are fine lines and nuances in life which make all the difference. The government should refrain from interfering in those personal judgement calls unless there is a very compelling reason and there is no other way to achieve a given goal......sort of like these RFRAs state.

I did not say that Jesus said it was OK! Good grief! But did he not forgive them? Didn't Jesus tell us that it's not our place to judge?

I cannot even believe pp is implying that baking a cake is like giving drugs to a druggie, or helping a pedophile find his next victim. You disgust me, pp.

If you are a wedding vendor with any religious and/or moral views whatsoever, I guarantee you have served many couples who participate in behavior that you view as immoral/sinful. So, what's next? Will they get to refuse service to interracial couples? Previously married couples? Living in sin? Pregnant bride? non-virgins? You could use your Bible to make a case against each of these. Yet, nearly every couple I know falls into at least one of these categories. So how is not hypocritical to refuse gays but not the others?

Honestly, a part of me hopes these anti-gay laws pass in every state. It will weed out the intolerant, the haters, the false Christians. It will put them out of business. the vast majority of millennials will not tolerate this sort of hatred, and I think we will see bigots shunned by society more and more as more millennials come of age and the baby boomers die off. By the time they get through HS and college, just about every millennial will have multiple gay friends, biracial friends, etc. They won't accept haters. If you are raising your kid to be a bigot, you are setting him up to be an outcast. The world is changing. You would be wise to change with it and teach your children love and acceptance.