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08.29.04 - 12:17 a.m. My last entry, I have to admit, was a baited entry. I was actually just a bit curious what spritopias (another diaryland chap) would say if I put anything biblical into my diary in regards to homosexuality. To be honest, I really don't care what the bible says says about being gay, and I also know it's completly pointless to debate the issue with any christian who actually knows the bible...which I bet is fewer than those that do. For every biblical quote brought up on the side of 'judge not' someone else could bring up 2 on 'man shall not lie next to..." So, it's pointless, really. The truth is none of knows if there is a golden path to God, or even if the God we've been prayin' to is actually there listen'n to what we have to say. What we do know is we got this life we're living and we better do right by it. Learn from each other the best we can and realize we're all here, alone...lost trying to find some kind of way. Spritopias wrote some entry and invited me to read it, and it doesn't completly matter the context, but the one comment he made that stuck with me was this, "My religious views on homosexuality aside, because they have no bearing on a civil rights debate, being gay does not disqualify you from being able to do a job." See, people say this thinking they're doing gay people a favor by saying, "sure they're entitled to civil rights...might as well enjoy rights on earth, cause they got none in heaven." Regardless if that is the intent, and I'm sure that's very debatable, but seriously it's a bit condescending...in a spiritual kind of way. If I remember correctly a sin is a sin. I don't remember any handouts dictating degrees of sin..."Murder 1,000 sin points, lying 500 sin points, anal sex 1,000,000 sin points." The way I look at it, if you're gonna be a follower of the bible, and have judgemental thoughts about others...you had better be pretty damned close to sainthood, cause I'm sure you're racking up just as many sin points in your daily thoughts. I've got more to say on this...but honestly, I am really tired. Spiritopas, sorry, just wanted to see what you'd say... I honesly just cut and pasted that from some random web page after googling "religion gay." One more thing: :snip: If you're going to bash Christianity to promote your agenda make sure you do it correctly because while you rile up your base, which supports you anyway, you alientate those you wish to persuade, as my poor spelling does. :: I don't have an agenda...I'm not wanting to recruit...I just don't want people killed cuz they're thought of as less-than souls, dirty people. I don't want people to look at my boyfriend and I thinking we're digusting, and I don't want people praying for my gay soul...unless for reasons other than being gay, in which case pray away. Finally, I would be a fool to think I could pursuade people with words. I just live my life if that isn't good enough, fuck 'em.
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