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Trying to judge Texas Hold ‘Em poker for an 8 and 10 year old. Can we start school now, please?

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I’m just like:

I seriously envision this dance in my head at all times.

(Source: crystlejohnson)

It’s totally out of character for me to post something like this, and I’d be much happier to just reblog other things I see, but I’m totally fed up.

I’m totally fed up with Christians using the love of Christ to harm others. I’m totally fed up with the whole gay rights issue in general, because no one is listening to each other - every side of this issue has simply been speaking out against the other side. Making your twitter pic about NoH8 doesn’t change anything - chances are, if people follow you, they agree with you. Yeah @Sean_Maher, I’m talking to you. I’m tired of seeing all this stuff everywhere I look - there are so many other issues, ones of life and death, in our country and abroad. Not to minimize the way the gay community might feel, but whatever happened to all the activism surrounding AIDS… has it been forgotten? No longer ‘hip,’ people have moved to a new social issue?

Christians and anti-gay marriage advocates alike have been making the same mistakes. By using Scripture to preach that “Jesus hates gays,” or something of the like, all you’re ding is making yourself and other Christians look stupid, ignorant, and backward. Jesus loves everyone - Christians, Muslims, Gay people, sick people, women, criminals - any and every person on this earth is surrounded by God’s love. Using the Bible out of context just makes the whole situation worse. But those who turn on these people are also at fault. If you’re going to criticize the people who use the Bible in this way, you ought to use examples that are accurate - for example, Christians can eat seafood (though Jews cannot) because Mosaic law was overruled by the sacrifice of Christ. Another example of this would be blood sacrifice, Christ was the ultimate sacrifice, so we don’t need to put lamb’s blood on the door jambs. If you’re going to get on people for doing it by doing it back, use accurate examples.

Being gay isn’t wrong by the writings of the Bible - it’s the sexual act that Christ teaches against. No proper and loving Christian would say that being gay is wrong, or that gay people are ‘bad,’ but they would speak out against inappropriate sexual activity. If you’re not making babies, you shouldn’t be doing it, it’s that simple - regardless of sexual attraction. I’m so sick and tired of people on every side of the argument saying things that are inaccurate about the Bible and the teachings of Christ and His Church. It’s not popular to say what I’ve said here, but it’s an accurate summation of the teachings. I just wish this position weren’t so taboo because so many people who claim to hold it are truly disrespectful and ignorant.

I’m sure I’ll get a ton of flack for writing this, but I’m just so tired of everyone on this issue just screaming and not hearing a damn word the other side says. If you don’t like the way I feel, respect my right to free speech, and I’ll respect yours. But don’t forget, no one made you read this. Unfollow me if you must, but I’ll not sit silently by any longer out of fear.

“For this is how God loved the world: he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believed in Him may not perish but may have eternal life. for God send his Son into the world, not to judge the world, but so that through Him, the world might be saved” (John 3:16-17).