Morning all,
This rant has been partly inspired by a blog post by the wonderful PZ Myers, but also because it’s something very important to me. I have a few gay friends, not to enhance my SATC credentials – they are just friends of mine who happen to be gay – and it pisses me off when I read shite like this.
I was raised a Catholic, in a deeply religious family. As a child, I used to vounteer to read at mass. When I was older I led the church choir and taught Sunday school. To me, Jesus always seemed like a really cool guy. He talked about loving and respecting people, regardless of their past misdemeanors or place of birth or status in society.
Somehow, I cannot imagine Jesus approaching an openly gay couple, telling them that god does not love them, or that they are going to hell. Sites like this just don’t sit in with Jesus’ general “Live and let live” ethos, surely?
Why is the sexuality of others so offensive? I am not a christian any more (because I was sick of the hypocrisy and inequality that the church talked about a lot, but did very little to help) but I reckon Jesus would rip the piss out of any one of these nutjobs preaching hatred towards other human beings. Let’s not forget here, that it was in this Bronze Age manual (John 8:7?) where Jesus openly criticised the hypocrites? Correct me if I’m wrong.
