I love that people quote Leviticus and yet in the same section they are quoting, it covers all the sanitary laws about what to eat and not eat, men's cutting of their hair, women attire and actions in public, what types of clothing to wear. Still almost all Christians and many Jews forgo many of these things and hold onto only one part of the entire passage. Since youare not without sin you have no right to " cast the first stone" and you are acting pius and judgemental when as a Christian you should accept what God has made, including these people that you all seem to fear so much.
To jgisme2....wow, are you out of touch with reality; you should be ashamed for being part of the problem instead of being part of a solution. This kid could have possibly been saved if we as a society did not treat people who are different as if they are less than human. What would you say if this were your child? This has nothing to do with religion; however, many religions spew hate and condemnation vs. "thou shalt not judge". For those of you who say "but it's part of my church's teaching" remember - our churches taught for years that women were property, that slavery was acceptable, that women and blacks should not be allowed the same civil rights as white males. As we have (hopefully) evolved into a more intelligent and civilized society, we have learned that those previously held beliefs were wrong. It took people like us standing up and saying "hey, this is not okay" to change things. Children are dying - all because they have been openly gay. It's time we stop making our kids feel like they are somehow wrong or damaged if they are attracted to same sex; I personally feel that homosexuality is genetic and they don't "choose" to be gay any more than I "choose" to be "straight". It's time we stand up and say what we feel - so nobody's child has to die because of homophobic bullying and discrimination. Many teens struggle with all types of disappointments, expectations and pain. Homosexuality is only one of many struggles for a lot of them. Five gay teens have committed suicide as a result of bullying in the last TWO WEEKS. RIP Asher Brown, Seth Walsh, Billy Lucas, Tyler Clementi, and Raymond Chase. We failed you. We failed you by allowing messages of hate and intolerance towards gay people to flourish in our society. Please think about this folks: You don't have to understand or approve of homosexuality. That is your right. What is not your right is to treat gay people as something less than human. Straight or gay, God made us all. And straight or gay, everyone deserves kindness and respect. We are all someone's child, grandchild, brother, sister, or friend...what if one of these gay young people had been one of yours? We all need to be more outspoken against intolerance such as this. We all need to teach tolerance to our children...tolerance of differences in religion, sexual orientation, handicaps, politics, etc. This is where it begins. This is what will stop the "stigma" of being different. Our churches and politicians need to stop the condemnations and begin living by the rule of "Thou shalt not judge".
Totally well put it's those self rigious idiots who tyhink God hates anyone who is different while those of know that is not the case. God loves everyone even child absuers! I persoanlly have no problem with Gay people or lesbians. I work with some and am friends with some they are people no different than anyone else on the planet....it's ignorant ***** who force the Gays to marry and have children... they feel they have no choice but to lie to everyone is this what our Lorna would want for people to Lie?? i think not
I hope these people who did this get more than five years in jail after all they murdered Tyler if not by thier hand but my actions
I think it's disgusting what they did to that poor guy. it's bad enough that gays feel they can't be themselves and have the highest suiside rate of anyone. I would think in 2010 that people would be more accaepting of Gay people. to video tape something so private between to people and posting it on the web is a violation of privacy. My people feel homosexuality is wrong is beyond me. God made them the same as he made all human beings on this earth. Gay's have been around since time began and I don't understand why the entire world is obessed with who is gay and who is not...why question is who cares? there are far more important things to worry about in todays world. that kind of ignorance in my opinion is unacceptable in todays world...we should have evolved more than this since in the 50's when homosexuals could not be who god made them to be. can't people just "Get Over It? already?"
Five gay teens have committed suicide as a result of bullying in the last TWO WEEKS. RIP Asher Brown, Seth Walsh, Billy Lucas, Tyler Clementi, and Raymond Chase. We failed you. We failed you by allowing messages of hate and intolerance towards gay people to flourish in our society. Please think about this folks: You don't have to understand or approve of homosexuality. That is your right. What is not your right is to treat gay people as something less than human. Straight or gay, God made us all. And straight or gay, everyone deserves kindness and respect. We are all someone's child, grandchild, brother, sister, or friend...what if one of these gay young people had been one of yours? We all need to be more outspoken against intolerance such as this.
I'm actually a Rutgers University Student and i did a social experiment researching this topic. I'd appreciate it if everyone watched my video and provided their input. It's at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlDBR7TxvM4 Thanks in advance.
I'm actually a Rutgers University Student and i did a social experiment researching this topic. I'd appreciate it if everyone watched my video and provided their input. It's at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlDBR7TxvM4 Thanks in advance.
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Many teens struggle with all types of disappointments, expectations and pain. Homosexuality is only one of many struggles for a lot of them. Five gay teens have committed suicide as a result of bullying in the last TWO WEEKS. RIP Asher Brown, Seth Walsh, Billy Lucas, Tyler Clementi, and Raymond Chase. We failed you. We failed you by allowing messages of hate and intolerance towards gay people to flourish in our society. Please think about this folks: You don't have to understand or approve of homosexuality. That is your right. What is not your right is to treat gay people as something less than human. Straight or gay, God made us all. And straight or gay, everyone deserves kindness and respect. We are all someone's child, grandchild, brother, sister, or friend...what if one of these gay young people had been one of yours? We all need to be more outspoken against intolerance such as this. We all need to teach tolerance to our children...tolerance of differences in religion, sexual orientation, handicaps, politics, etc. This is where it begins. This is what will stop the "stigma" of being different. Our churches and politicians need to stop the condemnations and begin living by the rule of "Thou shalt not judge".
I hope these people who did this get more than five years in jail after all they murdered Tyler if not by thier hand but my actions
My people feel homosexuality is wrong is beyond me. God made them the same as he made all human beings on this earth. Gay's have been around since time began and I don't understand why the entire world is obessed with who is gay and who is not...why question is who cares? there are far more important things to worry about in todays world. that kind of ignorance in my opinion is unacceptable in todays world...we should have evolved more than this since in the 50's when homosexuals could not be who god made them to be. can't people just "Get Over It? already?"