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The thing I don't like about it is the PRIDE thing. No one should have a PRIDE parade IMO. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
More like "proud to be something you disagree with." There are plenty of Christians who are very PROUD to be Christian and are more than happy to let you know. That's fine, but acting like pride is something that Christians try to shy away from is being dishonest. A lot of Christians are very proud to be who they are--and there is nothing wrong with that.
I don't really think that the idea that you can love someone out of being gay crossed very many of the marchers' minds. If you were to ask each of the 300 participants who marched why they did, you may very well get a whole variety of different reasons. I didn't march because I wasn't even aware that it was going to happen (I knew about the parade, but not about any LDS people participating). Had I marched, it would have been as a statement that I don't believe we as Americans have the right to impose our own moral standards on society. In other words, while I believe that homosexual intimacy is sinful, I believe it is up to God -- not me -- to punish the sinner. And we are attempting to punish people when we deny them their civil rights for not conforming to our own ideas of what's right and what's wrong.
I disagree with Christianity but I defend the right for all Christians to practice their religion, have their beliefs, and have all the same rights I have as a non-Christian. I am glad that there are Christians out there, specifically LDS in this case, that have the same perspective.
For the folks who are confused and trying to claim that Mormons aren’t exactly preaching “out and proud” (as in being sexually active), that’s not what it’s about. It’s about putting aside your personal beliefs for a minute in the name of the greater good, because someone could just as easily try to take away your rights in the name of their beliefs. Instead of doing that, if we can all suspend our beliefs for just long enough and step outside ourselves just enough to grant other people their human rights, we will have a much more peaceful society.
As Voltaire said: “I disagree strongly with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” The same goes for not just speaking, but letting people live their lives harmlessly, the way they want to.
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