What is it with the homophobia?
It’s one thing to believe–based upon a (highly selective) version of the bible–that gay people are immoral. You want to think that, fine. It’s a free country. As I used to say, if you don’t like gay folks, don’t invite any of them to dinner. Your loss.
Of course, most of these religious warriors aren’t “live and let live” people. So we have weird efforts to hurt the GLBT community by passing legislation that would deny them an equal opportunity to participate in the state specialty license plate program. We are treated to the seriously hateful spectacle of legislators refusing to pass an anti-bullying bill because it might protect gay children.
And now, there seems to be a movement to roll back human rights ordinances around the country.
I find it impossible to understand the animus felt by these people. I do understand not liking someone. I understand disapproving of the policies or tactics of a group of people. I even understand that people who are uncertain of their own sexuality, or unable to deal with social changes, may feel threatened by the emergence of gays from the closet. But for the life of me, I don’t understand people who seem motivated solely by the desire to make the lives of others miserable.
On the other hand, considering just how much time and effort these “Christians” are spending on their campaign to marginalize and demean gay people, maybe they don’t have lives of their own.
One of JJ’s rules: If you use the Bible or some other holy book to find the place where it says someone else is sinning, you are probably doing the wrong thing. If you use it to try to get closer to God and improve yourself, maybe you are doing the right thing!
I guess it must be those who are “uncertain”. Is there some correlation between religious fundamentalism and sexual self-doubt? Are these anti-gay folks stuck on an issue about their own sexual preferences and hence want society to resolve it for them.