Today, I am gay. Today, I choose to love Joanie, not
Joey. Today, I desire the touch of another woman. Today, I long to the kiss the
lipstick soft lips of my lover, while smelling my own perfume as I explore her nakedness.
Today, I choose love over make believe, passion over sex, and courage over
acceptance. Today, I will shout in every Cathedral, every Church of Christ,
every Assembly of God, and every dwelling that claims to worship Jesus Christ
that I love a member of the same sex. Today, I respect my predecessors who have
suffered at the shame of family, degradation of society, and the immense condemnation
of Christians who hide their hatred behind my God.
No longer will we, the Homosexual-American, commit
suicide from the depression of non-acceptance, harassment, and hatred. No
longer will we cower, hide in the proverbial closet, or feign heterosexual
relationships to please others or to gain acceptance. No longer will we play don’t
ask don’t tell within a military full of patriots, as I too, am a patriot. And today, I will not hide and I will openly show love to my partner. Today, I am free.
Today, as a Homosexual-American, a lesbian, or to some
of you, a bull dike, I am going to
tell some people exactly what I feel inside my carpet munching heart.
Representative Lynn Luker (R-Boise) proposed an anti-homosexual
bill. This bill would allow doctors, lawyers, police personal, or any other licensed
professional to deny services to anyone in the LGBT community if our way of
life offends their religion. It bans pulling the license of those who discriminate
against us, via their religious views. Considering many male Christians, and
Christian leaders, (not only Catholic) has had indiscretions with young boys
and girls, (which trumps our non-pedophile homosexuality) you should check
yourselves, not exempt yourselves, in the same vein.
You are hypocrites. You are not followers of the Christ
you claim to worship or you speak with a forked tongue. If God is the Creator,
I was equally created. I am your sister, you are supposed to love me, not pass
judgment on my sexual desires in the privacy of my personal life. As a
homophobic, are you not hiding your real desires of homosexuality? Are you hiding
deeper than in a closet, but in the locked deep cellar of your mind? Don’t you know the same
God you claim to worship knows what’s in your heart? Will you be damned
to eternal Hellfire alongside of me, my brother? Or will you burn deeper and
at a higher temperature? I hate no one. I don’t discriminate or push my
lifestyle onto you. Am I following the true word over your words that spread hate and injustice?
This excerpt is taken from the original article:
The Cornerstone Family
Council is backing Luker’s proposal, which is now awaiting a full hearing, to
prevent the state from passing laws to block people from “living out their
faith.”
“The free expression of
religious freedom is no longer understood for what it was intended,” said Julie
Lynde, executive director of the conservative Christian group associated with
Focus on the Family. “There’s a double standard against people of traditional
religious faiths.”
As an American, I fully agree that every American has a
given right to live out their personal faith, but that isn’t faith that
imposes sanctions on others. It’s their personal faith, between themselves and
their God.
Julie Lynde needs a history lesson if she believes that
freedom of religion justifies condemnation of others as if Christians hold the septor
to the gates of Heaven. The reason for the freedom of religion clause was based
on everybody’s right to believe as they chose to believe. It was to keep people
from imposing their religions on other sects or believers. It was written because
of all the violence and death caused by the believers that killed anyone who believed
in a different road to the same God. It was created so people would be free
from religious persecution on all levels. It was also written well enough to
allow all readers to know, without a doubt, that America was a nation of diverse
religions and did not and never would, have a national religion. In this regard,
Christianity fails. It was written outside of politics and it was well
documented that religion had no place in government. The founding father's could foresee the insanity in fundmentalist beliefs.
Unfortunately, this bill passed through the State
Affairs Committee with an 11-5 vote and now moves on to the House.
Just for today, I understand how far from American constitutional values we've grown. I have learned, in just a day, what a travesty our nation is. We live in a state of the imaginary illusion of freedom. Just for today, I vow to vote against any republician, or anyone
that represents any republican, that chooses to impose sanctions against the
very crux of America, Freedom.
Just for today…
not just for today but always & allways .
ReplyDeleteI believe that none of this would be happening if people would keep their preferences to themselves and not make such a spectacle of their sexual preference. I don't really give a rats butt about it. If everyone was gay we wouldn't have to worry about Nations. There would not be any. I am not a logical person but two people of the same sex together, just doesn't add to the worlds population. Yes they adopt and I think that is a good thing for the homeless child. Something is better than nothing. Some do very well in that situation. Someone in that relationship has a chemical imbalance. It is happening more and more. Some people are gay because they like the life style of today and go either way. That to me is being promiscuous. Maybe there are some who hide behind God but the fact remains it is not normal but we have to live with it. And we should but we don' have to like it. If a person's religion dictates no abortion, no room for a city of salt then gays have to accept that. Life is tough and if you can't play by the rules then you have to expect criticism as we we taught all through our childhood. As I said, I don't give a rats butt but I find it tasteless for gays to blatantly through it in my face and dance in the street half naked and make a spectacle of themselves.
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