A couple of other posts worth considering:
http://rachelheldevans.com/win-culture-war-lose-generation-amendment-one-north-carolina
http://www.danoah.com/2011/11/im-christian-unless-youre-gay.html
From Rachel Held Evans:
"And when it comes to homosexuality, we no longer think in the black-and-white categories of the generations before ours. We know too many wonderful people from the LGBT community to consider homosexuality a mere 'issue.' These are people, and they are our friends. When they tell us that something hurts them, we listen. And Amendment One hurts like hell."
From Dan Pearce:
"No, what makes somebody love, accept, and befriend their fellow man is letting go of a need to be better than others.
Nothing else.
I know there are many here who believe that living a homosexual life is a sin.
Okay.
But, what does that have to do with love?
It has nothing to do with encouraging them in their practice of what you or I might feel or believe is wrong vs right.
It has everything to do with being a good human being. A good person. A good friend.
That’s all.
To put our arm around somebody who is different. Why is that so hard?"
Fantastic points of view that you're bringing up. I just want to throw another one into the mix--not because it says anything new, but it just adds in.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.patrolmag.com/2012/05/10/jonathan-d-fitzgerald/you-cant-win-the-public-on-homosexuality/