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quietnoise3 -> RE: -=An alt lifestyle milestone victory - gay marriage legal today, DOMA overturned. Are we next?=- (6/28/2013 9:35:26 PM)
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ORIGINAL: njlauren
And yes, almost all the hysteria against gays can be traced back to religion, whether atheists are homophobes is meaningless, because the bias can be traced back to religious belief, there is no doubt on that. That said, I would be careful about claiming how the problem is Christianity or Christians as a whole; there are more then a few Christians fighting for the rights of gays to marry, I belonged to an Episcopal church that did same sex weddings and considered it fully sacramental, the Episcopal Church as a whole, the UCC, support gays rights to marry as do every Jewish tradition except the orthodox. Among Catholics, almost 60% support same sex marriage despite what their church says, and apparently vote that way, too. As far ad "In God we Trust", that came about in the 1950's along with "under God" in the pledge, a piece of mischief that was primarily promoted by the Knights of Columbus (and folks, do yourself a favor, if you ever see K of C's collecting money supposedly to support mentally retarded kids and such, walk the other way; the Knights of Columbus spent about 3 million in California supporting gettting prop 8 passed, they are extreme right wing uber Catholics and no friend to anyone who is different). In any event, there are a lot of people of faith who aren't the way you think.....and it isn't fair to paint them that way. The irony is, as an issue, homosexuality in the bible appears a couple of times, but you would think it was all Christ thought about (which he didn't, since Christ never mentioned it)....
Hey!! I used one of your quotes in my profile!
I am glad you took the time to defend the Christian side. There really are many, many fighting for the rights of gays to marry. Painting them all in the same picture is the definition of stereotype. I don't like how people who are so openly against bias and judgment can be so quick to serve it.
I just wanted to comment (because I felt so... unique? reading your post) that when I was in high school, I held atheist beliefs (my parents were Catholic but I never identified with religion in any way) and was "homophobic" at the same time. My attitudes have since changed drastically, and not always in the same direction. I assume this and similar attitudes are inconsistent and mutable in every other person. If you adhere to the same set of beliefs since adolescence, and throughout adulthood, then what could you have possibly learned? :-)
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