If God Had Wanted Me To Be Accepting Of Gays, He Would Have Given Me The Warmth And Compassion To Do

[La Lioness Priyanka]

By Jane Kendricks
October 13, 2009 | Issue 45•42

I don't question God. The Lord is my Shepherd and I shall put none above Him. Which is why I know that if it were part of God's plan for me to stop viciously condemning others based solely on their sexual preference, He would have seen fit—in His infinite wisdom and all—to have given me the tiniest bit of human empathy necessary to do so.

It's a simple matter of logic, really. God made me who I am, and who I am is a cold, anti-gay zealot. Thus, I abhor gay people because God made me that way. Why is that so hard to understand?

Here, let's start with the basic facts: I hate and fear gay people. The way they feel is different from how I feel, and that causes me a lot of confusion and anger. Everyone knows God is all-powerful. He could easily have given me the capacity to investigate what's behind those feelings rather than tell strangers in the park they're going to hell for holding hands. But God clearly has another path for me. And who am I to question His divine will?

Compassion, tolerance, understanding, basic decency, the ability to put myself in another person's position: God could have endowed me with any of those traits and yet—here is the crucial part—He didn't. Why? Because the Creator of the Universe wants me to demonize homosexuals in an effort to strip



http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/if_god_had_wanted_me_to_be

[Neecy]

1. Love it....

It's actually pretty astonishing how many complaints to the school board you can make regarding the new band teacher you've never met when you are filled with the Light of Christ and devoid of any real kindness or mercy toward His other children.

lol

[joeybee12]

2. Great...and why does satire always get it right...

...when the MSM gets it wrong?

[Zomby Woof]

3. Holy crap

I almost thought that was real. It's getting to be where the Onion is less satirical, and more... prophetic.

That really isn't far from their mindset.

[galledgoblin]

5. I had the same reaction

I always fall for satirical articles like this, they're just a little too close to the reality.

[pundaint]

4. Godless Mo

;)

[jonnyblitz]

6. you are preaching to the choir when you post this in here.

this sort of thing should be posted in a main forum.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

7. i can deal with homophobes offline but online they are all warriors

frankly, i dont think this forum is used to expand ones mind or anything. i prefer to talk to people i like (more or less)

it why i dont engage in GD. what will it accomplish?