I was on the coast for the Occupy "Shut Down The Ports" actions, and dropped in to visit my sis and her hubby. We were discussing Occupy. Hubby stated that Occupy was nothing but a group of anarchists. I had begun an explanation of Occupy when he got really angry and said:
"I don't care! I don't want to hear anymore! I believe in my bible, and that's all I believe."
I looked him in the eyes and calmly replied, "OK. Then I guess this conversation is over."
He was taken aback by my response; he's not a stupid man by any means. He's actually not a conservative, I know this because he has the ability to rapidly come to logical conclusions. But this ability is blocked by his belief that every word in a book is part of the indisputable truth about human existence. And while that truth may be in that book, I know he can't explain how the Book of Leviticus is part of the absolute truth of human existence.
Later, my sis worked on him, and I'm glad to say that he listened to her, and he started coming to an understanding that Occupy was actually trying to help him.
But the point is, keeping your mind locked up in a book, and not exploring your mind and ideas, is one of the most crippling handicaps a human being can experience.
I'm fine with what anyone wants to believe. But when those beliefs cause the true believers to actively hurt people because of their beliefs, especially, but not necessarily only, on a mass scale, then it behooves me, and, IMO, all decent people, to prevent them from causing further harm.
No progressive alive today can truthfully say
"We didn't know" about the oppression of the LGBT community and widespread acts of violence perpetrated against us on a daily basis.
The entire progressive community, especially progressive Christians, really, really, needs to come to the defense of the LGBT community
right now, as a collective united power of human decency and fairness, in order stop the religious bigots from continuing their focused and direct active campaign of hatred and persecution against us.
The hour is getting late.
There is no "plausible deniability".
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