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DeSwiss

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147. Dear ''Dad''

Wed Aug 8, 2012, 11:53 PM

Aug 2012

Seeing how you're on such great terms with God and you know what he intended for your son to be (a plain and ''naturally manly-man'' like yourself, of course), here's a little something from your bible to think about -- you know something for you and God to discuss the next time you see him. I'm sure Jesus will love explaining to you what he meant by this one:

Luke 1 - 11 thru 13

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Sincerely,

DeSwiss
(Not judging, just giving you medicine from your own cabinet)

- Hang in there James. It really does get better........

K&R

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THIS is what intolerance looks like, imagine how it feels... [View all] kpete Aug 2012 OP

My neighbors disowned their gay son. phantom power Aug 2012 #1

2 of my brothers disowned my 3rd brother when he came out. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2012 #69

Anymore, I find myself thinking... phantom power Aug 2012 #70

THankfully he still has you. NT a la izquierda Aug 2012 #98

My parents literally threw me out into the rain. Occulus Aug 2012 #134

I'm so sorry that that happened to you, Occulus. yardwork Aug 2012 #138

How can a parent be so mean to his own child? DontTreadOnMe Aug 2012 #2

Deliberate ignorance. The Doctor. Aug 2012 #29

combine intolerance, meaness and the Bible Whisp Aug 2012 #51

For some people, hate is more valuable than love n/t Scootaloo Aug 2012 #57

Ugly stuff. nc4bo Aug 2012 #3

I hope he finds himself in great need one day MattBaggins Aug 2012 #125

This makes me cry gollygee Aug 2012 #4

Same here... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #12

I'm sure that would have been OK n/t RT_Fanatic Aug 2012 #39

+1 Chorophyll Aug 2012 #35

+ 1 Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #105

I could never see this from a gay perspective.... physioex Aug 2012 #5

walked away from my family skydive forever Aug 2012 #44

Right On...EOM physioex Aug 2012 #72

I did the same thing CoffeeCat Aug 2012 #93

I had close to the same thing happen in the 70's azurnoir Aug 2012 #45

Good for you, standing up for your beliefs....EOM physioex Aug 2012 #74

I also could never see this from a gay perspective d_r Aug 2012 #66

That is the sad state of affairs..... physioex Aug 2012 #73

I can see this from a gay perspective MotorCityMan Aug 2012 #91

it chokes me up too d_r Aug 2012 #99

If you've ever lost a child, then you know why I would shake that father through my tears... Tikki Aug 2012 #6

These are the consequences... physioex Aug 2012 #8

I hold no warrant for the arch-conservative Huckabee, but I must say in his coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #87

Yea.... physioex Aug 2012 #88

You know, I disagree with Huckabee on just about every thing that matters. But I'll bet if he coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #89

I am not impressed by the new wave.... physioex Aug 2012 #90

+1 HiPointDem Aug 2012 #95

Read up on Wayne DuMond and Mike Huckabee. You will never, ever doubt the msanthrope Aug 2012 #120

The name Wayne DuMond does not ring a bell. Actually, I may have seen or heard it somewhere, but coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #146

HEre--- msanthrope Aug 2012 #150

Thanks for links, will review in detail later today. The name coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #155

{{{{{HUG}}}}} HangOnKids Aug 2012 #27

((((((((Tikki)))))))) Chorophyll Aug 2012 #37

(hug) proud patriot Aug 2012 #56

Hugs right back to you all....it is always there.. Tikki Aug 2012 #80

many hugs Tikki MJkcj Aug 2012 #81

choking up mrs_p Aug 2012 #107

There are no words... FourScore Aug 2012 #112

me too. barbtries Aug 2012 #116

Hugs sweetie.... Tikki Aug 2012 #117

holy shit quinnox Aug 2012 #7

Republican Christians are lying about Homosexuality being a lifestyle choice. alfredo Aug 2012 #9

be honest... which of the following is a choice? ldf Aug 2012 #79

You said that so well. alfredo Aug 2012 #86

Shame On "Dad" WillyT Aug 2012 #10

Ugh. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #11

Well..... Jeff In Milwaukee Aug 2012 #14

"...even if they came home and told me they were Republicans." Wait Wut Aug 2012 #22

Truly pathetic! Strega Ribiera Aug 2012 #13

And some wonder why suicides are so high reflection Aug 2012 #15

What a horrible, horrible man. LeftofObama Aug 2012 #16

He's better off without that dipshit. Scuba Aug 2012 #17

What an asshole....James is better off without him... truebrit71 Aug 2012 #18

you are right. and that letter says more about the father than it does the kid. ejpoeta Aug 2012 #130

The hatred is beyond belief when a father rights this kind of letter. sarcasmo Aug 2012 #19

Holy fuck. Wait Wut Aug 2012 #20

Oh, how sad. GardeningGal Aug 2012 #21

Sad. I hope the dad some day realizes the destructive nature of the attitude that he has chosen. slackmaster Aug 2012 #23

One can't help but wonder if there's a bullied cali Aug 2012 #24

That's one of the saddest things Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #25

I agree with the article that the signature is wrong sarisataka Aug 2012 #26

Shortly after Dad�s passing, he finds a note tacked to the Pearly Gates: 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #28

Brilliant gollygee Aug 2012 #30

Love it sarisataka Aug 2012 #31

Well done! Chorophyll Aug 2012 #38

That dad already lives in hell! murray hill farm Aug 2012 #55

I don't know if you intended it; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #60

Beautiful! I may have to borrow that, if ya don't mind :-) Care Acutely Aug 2012 #85

Excellent. Thank you, Strong Black Man. Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #106

Perfect. n/t FourScore Aug 2012 #113

Some minister put those words in that father's mind. yardwork Aug 2012 #32

Bigotry is sad and dangerous to life and family. Lint Head Aug 2012 #33

That is a f*cking horrible thing for a parent to write to a child. Chorophyll Aug 2012 #34

This dad is a complete fucking coward. Initech Aug 2012 #36

I think of the message and remember the sharing of this poem by my mother MrMickeysMom Aug 2012 #40

Very Sad... liberallibral Aug 2012 #41

James, wherever you are... a la izquierda Aug 2012 #42

Sad. nt ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #43

Maybe this dad should have "come to visit" his son one more time... mike dub Aug 2012 #46

he's a chicken shit. couldn't even say it to the kid's face. ejpoeta Aug 2012 #131

Dad may be in the closet. That's a lot of hate. And most people hate themselves first McCamy Taylor Aug 2012 #47

Straight people are very capable of that much hate. (n/t) gollygee Aug 2012 #48

Thank you saying that. I get tired of the excuses Lex Aug 2012 #62

The "all homophobes are probably gay" thing is getting a little old. (nt) Posteritatis Aug 2012 #114

I recently came out to my RW dad Sick of the GOP Aug 2012 #49

That's terrific -- all respect for you and your dad! VOX Aug 2012 #52

Thanks for the welcome Sick of the GOP Aug 2012 #143

HI ...and Welcome to DU... Tikki Aug 2012 #124

Thanks for the welcome Sick of the GOP Aug 2012 #144

Welcome to DU! yardwork Aug 2012 #133

Thank you Sick of the GOP Aug 2012 #145

That's fine. A lot of us do that. No problem at all. yardwork Aug 2012 #157

It seems the thing about these kind of people (the Father) is that feeling right and superior azurnoir Aug 2012 #50

It's the same logic as honor killing TrogL Aug 2012 #61

When my kids were teenagers Freddie Aug 2012 #53

just awful proud patriot Aug 2012 #54

I cannot begin to imagine the pain the son felt LibDemAlways Aug 2012 #58

Don't worry-- he'll want to reestablish contact when he's old and infirm and WANTS something. Marr Aug 2012 #59

Still hope naturallyselected Aug 2012 #63

If James does leave the door open just a bit . . . Lex Aug 2012 #64

Agreed naturallyselected Aug 2012 #68

I can't say that my father actually disowned anyone for being gay, but... derby378 Aug 2012 #65

I would think disowning a child would be more unnatural and degrading than anything the 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #67

I can imagine what it felt like... TheAmbivalante Aug 2012 #71

"Dad" blames himself for his son being gay ... and rather than deal with reality, JoePhilly Aug 2012 #75

If he could reject him now, spotlight Aug 2012 #76

"What is wrong with people?" doesn't being to cover it. DirkGently Aug 2012 #77

James never had a real Dad to begin with. Ikonoklast Aug 2012 #78

Must be nice to have other people do your thinking for you. HughBeaumont Aug 2012 #82

I've read about so many here 'disowning' RW relatives. Zax2me Aug 2012 #83

The two aren't even in the same galaxy of meaning Occulus Aug 2012 #122

Link? yardwork Aug 2012 #132

The major difference being that being RW actually is a choice Downtown Hound Aug 2012 #136

Sorry, but you're conflating being born gay with choosing to be a Republican. Selatius Aug 2012 #152

What a pathetic loser. Here's what totally awesome dads do ~ Zorra Aug 2012 #84

A neighbor woman of mine in Wyoming frogmarch Aug 2012 #92

Hate to be a wet blanket but . . . RZM Aug 2012 #94

According to the article: Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #97

Thanks so much for your concern. nt Zorra Aug 2012 #108

How do you know that it's happening less and less? For all we know it is happening more. yardwork Aug 2012 #121

There's no way to know for sure. I don't think that data is collected on this type of thing RZM Aug 2012 #126

Data is collected on 'that sort of thing'. Bluenorthwest Aug 2012 #140

Why the disapproving quote marks? RZM Aug 2012 #142

Without exception the most important job any man can have is being a father Major Nikon Aug 2012 #96

I really hope Missycim Aug 2012 #100

Whether it's a real letter or a hoax, Bertha Venation Aug 2012 #109

May the old man die alone BlueToTheBone Aug 2012 #101

Amen!!! jillan Aug 2012 #104

Just more of that unconditional love Jesus preached about..... kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #102

It's funny; no where in the Bible does Jesus advocate shunning people because you disapprove of them 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #111

Doesn't your bible say these things? Jesus hated just about everyone. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2012 #118

For some reason those parts go unread. JNelson6563 Aug 2012 #154

The Bible is a bunch of superstitious crap. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2012 #158

My daughter. hamsterjill Aug 2012 #103

I don't think this "dad" ever loved his son mrs_p Aug 2012 #110

I believe you are correct. eom yawnmaster Aug 2012 #135

where is the love? barbtries Aug 2012 #115

OK, deep breath.... MountainMama Aug 2012 #119

Thank you for posting this. People need to know. yardwork Aug 2012 #123

Thank you. MountainMama Aug 2012 #137

Thank you for hanging in there for your nephew. yardwork Aug 2012 #139

Bless you.... MountainMama Aug 2012 #151

My recommendation is to say it to her. jeff47 Aug 2012 #148

Why would it have been released and allowed to go viral? I don't get it. virgogal Aug 2012 #127

Because it's 5 years later, and James lives with his boyfriend who's an activist. jeff47 Aug 2012 #149

so then god does make mistakes? i thought he didn't. ejpoeta Aug 2012 #128

Hopefully, when he is on his death bed (or before then) LibAsHell Aug 2012 #129

He's better off without that asshole father in his life... Blue_Tires Aug 2012 #141

Dear ''Dad'' DeSwiss Aug 2012 #147

If jesus were alive DonCoquixote Aug 2012 #153

Makes This Guy Seem Almost Magnanimous On the Road Aug 2012 #156

That is a male who never loved his son Maeve Aug 2012 #159