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Related: About this forumGay Hating Christians Confronted by "Wall" of Gay Loving Christians at Gay Christian Conference.
http://religiondispatches.org/gay-hating-christians-confronted-by-wall-of-gay-loving-christians-at-gay-christian-conference/BY BECKY GARRISON JANUARY 13, 2015
As reported by The Advocate and the Oregonian, on January 10, a smattering of Westboro Baptist Church members journeyed from Topeka, Kanas to Portland to protest against the 11th annual Gay Christian Network Conference.
While the majority of conference offerings focus on supporting full equality for gays and lesbians (trans issues were seldom addressed), they do offer a smattering of workshops designed to appeal to those they term Side B Christians, a phrase used to designate those Christians who do not support same-sex relationships.
Yet the inclusion of Christian conservative voices failed to appease the Westboro protestors who chose to hate fags while other Christians held up signs offering a counter message.
Evangelical parents formed a strong contingency at this conference with an increasing number siding with loving their children over obeying church doctrine that damns those they love to hell.
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cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)What religious argument could be made by one side that cannot be made by the other?
trotsky
(49,533 posts)and praise and support and commend the "good" Christians, while condemning the "bad" ones.
If you try to talk about the bigger picture, or how complicated this actually is, you are a "bad" atheist and will be marginalized.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)I will not, however, be holding my breath.
cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)I remember encountering bigots at the gay pride parade here. There is no reasoning with them.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)Their signs are so disgusting.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)He was killed in Iraq and we were worried they would show up.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)or to their actions, or both, you could just declare them out of the faith. So that headline should read:
Gay Hating Non-Christians Confronted by "Wall" of Gay Loving Christians at Gay Christian Conference.
amirite?
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)I learned that on DU.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)They follow an extreme interpretation of Christianity imo.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)Are they real Christians?
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)As a gay man I find it hard to have Christian thoughts about those who hate me.
Are they acting Christ like is the better question, and my answer is no.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)and if they think that you are not a christian, then you are not a christian to them. And if you think you are a christian then you are a christian, and if they think they are christians, then they are christians. In other words, "being a christian" is pretty much a completely subjective condition. Have I got that right?
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)"show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works."
rug
(82,333 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)rug
(82,333 posts)Much easier to simply snark about Leviticus.
LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)rug
(82,333 posts)LiberalAndProud
(12,799 posts)At all? I don't hate the religious, I just detest many of the ideas immortalized by their religion. I find a great many of those ideas regressive (the opposite of progressive.)
rug
(82,333 posts)There are many ideas I dislike. The vehemence of my dislike is in proportion to the ideas.