Enough already.

Alright.

You say I'm wrong because I think it's possible for all people to go to Heaven? Fine. It's a theological-heavy argument, one that I'm not comfortable with, and I'll deal with on my own terms.

You say I'm wrong because I think the Universe is 14 billion years old and that Earth, in its current state, came to be through the beautiful process known as Evolution? Fine; I'll beat you in a scientific arena any day of the week.

You say I'm wrong because I'm perfectly alright with the idea of gay marriage, and that I don't consider homosexuality an abomination? No. Sit down. Sit down and just be quiet.
The words you want to use against me have nothing. Throw the Bible at me. Throw the Letter of the Law at me. I'll stand firm in my faith.

I'll start: Those people, especially the leaders, are using the Bible to justify their own personal, homophobic opinions about homosexuality. If the passages they bring up weren't there, they'd find some others that they could twist to suit their meanings. The fact that these leaders, that these shepherds and these policy-makers are using the Word of God to suit their own agendas makes me sick. I know I'm supposed to be slow to anger, but boy, this has been stewing for a long time. It angers me how many have fallen into their fold too. I used to accuse all religions of simply being brainwashing operations. In some sects, I'm not sure I was wrong.

Don't yell at me. Don't use the same tired attacks that have always been used against them and us who love them. I'll say this once (It's text, feel free to re-read it):
It's not a choice
It's not a lifestyle decision
It's not a phase
They've met the right person. That person also happens to be of the same sex.

I'm not gay. I can testify to this last section, but you're going to have to get out of your narrow-minded world and learn from someone who is gay. Don't worry: you can't catch it. Talk to them, you'll find out how ridiculous these arguments are.

The next time you hear about "scared straight" or "re-alignment camps" or Ted Haggard's ridiculous claims of being "cured" please realize that this is all bullshit. What's worse is the theories, practices and operations behind them. Enough to, well, scare you.

Isn't it easier to believe and accept that God has made each of us? It's easier than trying to reconcile the idea that God made some men attracted to other men and then set up specific laws that prohibited that. There's no childhood trauma in their history, nothing that "switched" their minds. We are all human and all God's beloved children.


God love us all,
Owen the Biologist

PS. Don't say you have no problem with gay people, in fact some of your best friends/family are gay. It makes you sound defensive and scared.

Finally, despite some examples to the contrary, we'd all (yes, as in every mature person on the planet) like to be known by something other than the label of what we do in the bedroom. There's some straight people out there that lead far kinkier lives than one would imagine. I'm sure they would not appreciate being known as "gimp-o-sexual"