Christianity.. Gay marriage.. and voting
I am a christian. (notice the full stop) I am not a “good christian”, although I aspire to be someday. I hear christians and christianity taking a pretty good beating these days over the remarks of individuals.
Firstly, no group ever speaks for me. I feel qualified to speak for myself on all aspects of.. me-ness. Some people that are pretty high up on the christian-public-figure pyramid have made some harsh remarks, and had them recycled to be some of the worst crap anyone has ever said. People tend to group other people together, its human nature. If you got robbed by a short guy, you may just not like short people.. or have trust issues with them. Does that mean that shorty mcgee is a bad guy too? Nope. Just like you shouldn’t lump all christians together when someone says something you find “offensive”. I say TONS of offensive stuff all the time. I don’t TRY to, but I feel no deep concern to cradle other peoples feelings. I am as polite as I can possible be, most of the time. If you are in my inner circle of friends, you guys are exempt from this because I feel NO need whatsoever to color my commentary in such a way as to not be offensive to someone outside our group. There are misconceptions about what christianity means and what it would really say about things like gay marriage and stem cel research.. Being one person, I can’t say what Susie biblethumper thinks about it. I can break it down for you like I see it, and being a christian, hope this is the way it is to God.
Gay marriage. Go get it. This is a LEGAL aspect, socially it is pretty much accepted anyway so what would a christian fight? I PERSONALLY don’t think, hm.. maybe those two guys should get hitched.. Maybe I think its gross, cause I do. I know of at least 1 gay guy who thinks kissing a woman is gross. His perogative.. not mine, der.. Thats a personal preference (being gay) and not something I get involved in. Will I laugh at you? Yes. I laugh at all things I find funny and absurd, like women who leave the house with thongs showing. They chose it, and they have to live with it, but if I see it.. I am crackin up. (which is another discussion on the odd name “homophobic” which will be another post)
I don’t endorse it, nor do I approve of gay marriage.. but I’m not the government and its not my place to condemn it. I am allowed to think what I want and so are you.
Voting.. It seems that just because christians vote, they are almost feared. I don’t find anything the hardcore-lobbyist christians say offensive. If you do.. Sorry. That’s all you’re getting from me. I don’t begrudge your right to not like them, but don’t say “christians suck” or “christians should be on a rocket to the sun” or crazy stuff like that. That is akin to racism to me. (yes I realize christians aren’t a race, but the broad stroke and hate that goes with racism does apply, even if we are not a race unto ourselves)
Personally, I don’t vote. I did when it was Bush V Kerry and voted for the winner. Mostly because I thought “lesser of two evils”. After Kerry’s bonehead statement about stupid people going to Iraq, I think the world would come pretty close to agreeing with me. Why don’t I vote? Because I have not seen/met/heard a candidate ever endorse my ideals. I feel my ideas are best (thats why they’re MINE, der), and want to vote for someone that has them. Since no such person exists at the moment, or even a reasonable facsimile, I choose not to vote. Some christians do, and they do it LOUDLY. I don’t kick dirt in peoples face for what they do. I may not like it, but its what you do, not me.. I find it interesting that Christians in specific get picked on about this.. When they are merely doing what everyone else is. Pushing for what their “group” wants, and screw everyone else. Thats what the “pro choice” movement is about. I want an abortion, and I should be able to have one. Does anyone see that? The people that kick the christians around are either on the other side of the coin, or not caring about that issue. You should as a voter/citizen not have any more problems with Christian Coalition as you have with any other lobbying group. They are all self-serving and pushing for only what THEY want. Some want good stuff, some don’t. Don’t get me started on everyone in government being invested in oil and gas prices keep going up.. When no real work has been done in alternatives yet.. (This issue of mine should have been over by the time I was 15, by the way..)
But I digress…