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Jesus said to love thy neighbor, yet all the christians I’ve met are extremly intolerant of gay people. Can someone explain this before a christian decides to kill me?
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Name : norbertneuman, Gender : Male, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 17, City : mahtomedi, State : MN, Country : United States, Social class : Upper middle class,Ok, I do get where you are comming from because I live in the south and alot of my friends are religious. However, it is mostly the fundamental christians. There are a few churches here in Memphis, mind you that is the buckle of the “Bible belt,” that have programs that reach out specifically to the gay and lesbian community. There is a non-denominational religisous youth group for gays and lesbians called Memphis Area Gay Youth (MAGY). And my sister lives in Chicago and there are a few openly gay people in her congregation at her church. Its not that all christians want to kill you. Like I mentioned earliear it is mainly the extremely fundamental christians, and the Westborough Baptist Church. "Drugs are funny. We fought a war for our freedom and another for slavery. Then
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Name : RobertD, Gender : Male, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, City : Memphis, State : TN, Country : United States,Most religions have taken a turn toward the hateful during the past 25-50 years. Islam was never such a political force as it is now. The creation of Israel has caused some Jews to wrap themselves in Biblical text to justify political actions. Some Christians have become extreme since the advent of people like Atwater and Rove in their midsts, stirring up hatred as a way to get them to the polls.
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Name : Dot, Gender : Female, Age : none, City : L.A., State : CA, Country : United States, Social class : Middle class,I went to a catholic high school and I, myself, am a non religious person. I used the terms “priest” and “pastor” interchangeably and people gave me some funny looks. Is there a difference? What about the word “preacher?”
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Name : RobertD, Gender : Male, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, City : Memphis, State : TN, Country : United States,
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