Warbler said:
CP3S said:
Warbler said:
I may not approve of homosexuality, but I don't hate homosexuals.
I don't approve of theism, but if you are going to be theist, I will love you anyway. But I'd rather you not (because I don't approve).
Oh yes, and I support your rights as a theist (even though I don't approve. I honestly think theists ought to be allowed to marry one another, and I will always vote in favor of this).
and your point of posting this is?
TV's Frink said:
CP3S said:
Warbler said:
I may not approve of homosexuality, but I don't hate homosexuals.
I don't approve of theism, but if you are going to be theist, I will love you anyway. But I'd rather you not (because I don't approve).
Don't forget that you support his rights (even though you don't approve).
and your point of posting this is?
My point is, I am saying the same thing you are saying. But you feel we are being too harsh on Christianity.
If the other non-Christians here and I were to seriously feel that theism was wrong and to say we disapproved of it, you'd probably find that offensive. You might say something along the lines of, "I am free to believe in and worship whatever God I please!"
Yet you justify saying that homosexuality is wrong, and claim your stance on this shouldn't be taken offense to, because you don't hate them, even though you disapprove of them.
Disapproving is still a judgment, I see no reason not to take offense. Especially since homosexuals have gone through, and are still going through, a lot of hardship thanks to ancient men God writing that it is wrong in their His book.
Right now I have an extremely strained relationship with my family. I am fully supportive and accepting of their theism, but they have a really hard time with the fact that I no longer go to church (I've never told them I don't believe in God. All they know is that I don't go to church. If they knew of my unbelief, and of the way I live my life, I'm not sure they would even talk to me anymore). It sucks, it is a major issue to them, and creates a huge rift between us. I feel really bad about this sometimes, but really the issue is them. I'm perfectly fine with them and love them very much. This is one of the many bad things religion does. It creates issues where they shouldn't exist. It is really sad. And why? Because God said so. At least I am real. It makes me really sad my family misses out on being as close to me as they could because of something that isn't even real.