This is about the only picture I've seen that I agree with. The whole thing 'tastes like hate' to me.
Here's my recap:
So let me get this straight - One person said something that was interpreted as sounding like hate so the group who was appalled by this hate retaliated with hate and then the group who was supposed to support Christian beliefs and the bible responded with more hate. Does that about cover it?
Yeah, about that......For those of you who are leaning on the bible for your quotes, let me throw this one out there for you.
One of the teachers asked Jesus "Which of the commands is most important?"
Jesus answered, "The most important command is this; Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. The second command is Love your neighbor as you love yourself. There are no commands more important than these."
No commands are more important than these huh? Interesting....I don't recall it saying "Love your neighbor as yourself unless they are gay and then hate them instead."
Some of you are cheering right now and saying "Yeah, that's right!" But I'm not done yet - I still need to address the flip side of this argument. If you don't fit in the category above, you might fit into the other group of people who were throwing around hateful comments, pictures, etc. Believing in God or the bible aside, what is the logic behind retaliating what you feel is hateful with more hate? It all sounds a bit hypocritical to me. If I'm going to support something that you believe in, YOU'VE got to believe in it too. By that I mean don't respond to what you feel is a personal attack by posting pictures of a man standing in front of Chick Fil-A with a shirt that says "Jesus is a Cunt" (yes, there was a picture that actually said that), or "We didn't invent chicken, we just serve it with hate", or one of the most disturbing pictures I saw that said "You'd never see that many Christians lined up to help at a food bank or homeless shelter and that's something Jesus actually said to do".
Really? I mean, really? C'mon now.....
I try to love everyone - I try to support my friends and family in every decision that they make. I don't see color, race, sex, etc. when it comes to love but I will tell you that I lost a lot of respect for a lot of people (both Christians friends and gay friends) when I saw how they reacted to this issue.
Final Thoughts:
For those of you who pushed yourself further away from God as a result of this situation, I would like to apologize on behalf of all Christians. God is not about hate and you should never feel like He doesn't love you because of who you are. The God I know is loving and forgiving and literally died to have a relationship with you. So regardless of ANYTHING you have going on in your life - who you are, where you've been, what you've done - my prayer is that you come to know Him.
For those of you who already have a relationship with God but have maybe fallen into the category of a hypocrite, remember this verse: "But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect." People are watching you, looking up to you, and waiting for you to guide them. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get back to doing what He's called you to do.
And lastly, for those of you who handled this situation with love and respect - THANK YOU! I realize that not everyone responded hatefully and it makes my heart happy to know there are people (gay, straight, Christian, Non-Christian, etc) that can overcome hate and respond with love instead.
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