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The only issue I have with gay folks is that they've stolen our rainbows. You can't display a rainbow flag or window decal these days without someone bringing up gay. Sigh! They also seem to think we care who they sleep with. I don't think they are really gonna be accepted as mainstream until they quit being in your face about it. Hey, for that matter, they stole the word "gay" in the first place. Back mid-century, "gay" used to mean happy and frivolous. So, as a tribe, they seem a bit light fingered, but that should go along really well as a politician.
Now IMHO evangelical folks are very scary. To me it seems that their levels of intolerance are widespread and they'd like to cover much more than just the folks in their specific religion. Give them the power of politics and they'd be able to go way overboard with it.
I totally agree. Forty years ago, President Jimmy Carter ran as a "born again Christian" and some people questioned his religious views, but Carter always kept his personal religion out of the political arena and never tried to impose those views on the country although he was a very committed Christian as his post-presidential life has shown.
I have little doubt that the current crop of political idiots from the Religious Right would relish forcing their religious views on the country in the name of "religious freedom" because they don't respect anybody's beliefs but their own.
A gay president wouldn't try to convert the country to homosexuality. An evangelical would try to convert the country to Christianity, and there are too many versions of that.
What do people see wrong with being a Christian? We don't claim to be perfect, were as human as everybody else.
We have faults and issues like everybody else, we just depend on God in every area in our life.
With the different corrupt Churches that are out there, getting nationwide negative attention it makes other Christians who out there doing amazing things in their community and all around the world in different nations look as if they're the problem.
Huh? Do you honestly not realize that religions change their viewpoints, too? You think the Christianity you believe in today looks is the same as in past generations? Why do you think progress is only something governments are capable of? Sure, religions commonly attract people who are more traditional/close minded, but eventually even religions have to catch up to society or they become extinct.
The Bible does NOT change in Viewpoints, that is where Christianity fundamentals stem from.
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People being Close-minded choosing to Worship is a Huge Generalization.
Most Christian religions are not anti-gay rights. It is the over the top fundamentalists that scare every one, including the rest of us Christians (yes I am one) that are not always going overboard.
There are two really scary religious groups in this country, and both are radical. This the radical fundamentalist Christians, and the radical fundamentalist Muslims. Both want to be in charge of how the country is run, and convert the whole country to their way of thinking. Both hate gay people.
The majority of people in this country, would gather up as many votes for the other side as they possibly can.
A gay president wouldn't try to convert the country to homosexuality. An evangelical would try to convert the country to Christianity, and there are too many versions of that.
What do people see wrong with being a Christian? We don't claim to be perfect, were as human as everybody else.
We have faults and issues like everybody else, we just depend on God in every area in our life.
With the different corrupt Churches that are out there, getting nationwide negative attention it makes other Christians who out there doing amazing things in their community and all around the world in different nations look as if they're the problem.
K-Train there is nothing wrong with being Christian but those that seek to convert others I prefer not to associate with, an evangelist by definition is one that seeks to convert others to the Christian faith by public preaching, that isn't someone I would vote for since I prefer to have as little religious influence in government as possible.
What do people see wrong with being a Christian? We don't claim to be perfect, were as human as everybody else.
We have faults and issues like everybody else, we just depend on God in every area in our life.
With the different corrupt Churches that are out there, getting nationwide negative attention it makes other Christians who out there doing amazing things in their community and all around the world in different nations look as if they're the problem.
Oh, stop it.
What a sampling of people say they'd do, and what they do, are often different things.
And an "LGBT" candidate....Wow. That's specific.
Those pushing this agenda for barely 1.5% of the population shouldn't be cheering yet because Americans won't be voting for an openly gay/"trans" candidate for president anytime soon. You can make book on that.
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And an "LGBT" candidate....Wow. That's specific.
