Surprising Redemption
Apr. 4th, 2012 11:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
weswilson"I'm Christian, Unless You're Gay" came out last year, and to me it went largely unnoticed. I already believed the things in here and figured those who didn't feel that way would never sincerely take what was said in the article to heart.
But today I went and read some of the response posts, and they made me weep for about 30 minutes. Redemption like this is hard to find. I've known people who rejected gay family members. Hell, I've watched people reject family over something as trite as political belief. The willingness of others to reject their neighbors and loved ones, to degrade their character because of dogmatic opinion, is beyond my comprehension.
Everyone deserves love and consideration. Even those who believe so differently as to threaten what we perceive as the fundamental constitutional elements of the nation, home and faith. So in case there is anyone out there who hasn't read this, and there is a slight chance that their heart can be reminded of the love it deserves, I'm posting this to you. I hope it reaches the people who need it most.
Follow up response that kicked this off: http://www.danoah.com/2012/04/a-teens-brave-response-to-im-christian-unless-youre-gay.html
Other responses to this: http://www.danoah.com/category/im-christian-unless-youre-gay/
But today I went and read some of the response posts, and they made me weep for about 30 minutes. Redemption like this is hard to find. I've known people who rejected gay family members. Hell, I've watched people reject family over something as trite as political belief. The willingness of others to reject their neighbors and loved ones, to degrade their character because of dogmatic opinion, is beyond my comprehension.
Everyone deserves love and consideration. Even those who believe so differently as to threaten what we perceive as the fundamental constitutional elements of the nation, home and faith. So in case there is anyone out there who hasn't read this, and there is a slight chance that their heart can be reminded of the love it deserves, I'm posting this to you. I hope it reaches the people who need it most.
Follow up response that kicked this off: http://www.danoah.com/2012/04/a-teens-brave-response-to-im-christian-unless-youre-gay.html
Other responses to this: http://www.danoah.com/category/im-christian-unless-youre-gay/
