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11. Do you ever wonder why some gays are so heavily closeted?

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Tue May 1, 2012, 07:05 PM

May 2012

This is Exhibit A. Imagine growing up in a family that sticks to these twisted beliefs, with the full endorsement and encouragement of some demented pastor pretending to speak for God almighty. Yeah, it's easy to ridicule this nonsense from the safety and comfort of a far different environment, but for a person growing up with this, there's so much more alienation and self-loathing. Toss in some "well meant" child abuse, and Sean Harris gets to officiate at the memorial services for a lot of suicides.

Just plain nauseating.

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NC pastor says punch and break the wrist of your child if you suspect he might be gay [View all] muriel_volestrangler May 2012 OP

And when you get arrested for child abuse Turbineguy May 2012 #1

absolutely sickening maddezmom May 2012 #2

So...he says abuse your children to make them straight? CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #3

What a creep Guy Montag May 2012 #4

YEAH! Punch the little fucker to knock some sense into him, then break his damned wrist so ... 11 Bravo May 2012 #5

Geez, even James Dobson only went as far as telling men they should shower with their sons tanyev May 2012 #6

Hmmm. What would Jesus do, I wonder? n/t DLevine May 2012 #7

Any church participating in this horrific 'Marriage Sunday should immediately lose tax exempt status. Initech May 2012 #8

Good fugging grief malaise May 2012 #9

Yeah, because all of that shit has worked SO WELL in the past. YellowRubberDuckie May 2012 #10

Do you ever wonder why some gays are so heavily closeted? gratuitous May 2012 #11

A Day in the life of LGBTIQ folk. xchrom May 2012 #12

Repugnant! salin May 2012 #13

What a scumbag asshole. nt. MineralMan May 2012 #14

Or you can bathe with your gay son... longship May 2012 #15

If your pastor says something like that, you shoot him in the foot. Reign him in. nt TheWraith May 2012 #16