Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Seriously?

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081104/METRO/811040369

If these protesters were to drop off the face of the earth in 2.5 seconds, I would be quite content.

The Laramie Project is one of the most moving plays I have ever seen. If you believe that homosexuality is a sin, I can understand that - but discrimination in any case is wrong, especially if it leads to violence such as the brutal beating and ultimate death of Matthew Shephard.

Here's the deal: do you really think that Jesus would want you to do this to another child of God? Do you really think that in the Bible you can find justification for the cruelty that is forced upon people? Do you really think that you are so far superior to everyone else, that God holds you so high up in his favor, that you can tell people exactly what his plan is and how they don't fit into it?

So, attention all protesters in this group. Here's the truth from one Christian to another: You're not God. You're not Jesus. And no matter how long you study the Bible or any Church doctrine, you will never fully understand all of the complexities of it. You're doing nothing but promoting the kind of divisiveness that has torn this world to pieces (not to mention you're making yourselves look like a bunch of pompous, arrogant, self-righteous people who spend more time holding a picket sign than actually doing something that might make this world a better place to live in). Do us all a favor - shut your mouths, throw out your signs, and spend all that time and energy that you would have wasted and build a community center, tutor a child, or work with the homeless.

Jesus befriended prostitutes and tax collectors. Chew on that for a while.

2 comments:

Gee_Dogg_24 said...

The Laramie Project is a very moving play.... i do agree... I had to do a monologue from the play and then RO High performed it a week later and i went to go see that... it was really moving...

as for the protesters i could not have said it better...

Monster Librarian said...

Woot that Pam!

I want to see this play. Why can't OU do anything interesting like this!!?