Honestly im not sure why her parents would have let her do that in church. She could have given a presentation about it elsewhere. I'm not sure why she would have picked the church when the church specifically teaches that acting on homosexual urges is immoral. It wasnt a very appropriate place to go up there and give a speech that directly contradicts a fundamental teaching.

(August 7, 2017 at 9:57 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Honestly im not sure why her parents would have let her do that in church. She could have given a presentation about it elsewhere. I'm not sure why she would have picked the church when the church specifically teaches that acting on homosexual urges is immoral. It wasnt a very appropriate place to go up there and give a speech that directly contradicts a fundamental teaching.

CL that is not the point. This is like saying to a rape victim, "Why would the prosecuting lawyer put the victim on the stand?"

Instead of blaming the girl or the family for supporting her, maybe the blame should be on that church for their bullshit religious based bigotry.

Yes it was very appropriate and brave, on the girl's part and the parent's part. 

I would only say now that it is done, if the Church chooses to continue to be dicks to that family then I would simply leave that church and take my business elsewhere. But no, neither that girl or the parents owe that church any submission or silence. The religious based bigotry of that church is not their baggage and that family does not owe them any silence or blind loyalty.

(June 18, 2017 at 10:28 am)Kit Wrote: At least her parents are accepting of her.

They accepted her because they don't know she's a homo sapiens.

(June 13, 2018 at 11:52 am)rado84 Wrote:

(June 18, 2017 at 10:28 am)Kit Wrote: At least her parents are accepting of her.

They accepted her because they don't know she's a homo sapiens.

Quote:There was no poll. This was intended to be satirical, but appears to have missed its mark in many places.

It was originally posted on a Facebook page for the The Atheist Advocate.

In response to complaints, the poster writes:

"The original meme is a caricature, based on the fact that many conservative Christians think about homosexuals in a negative way. The statistics are exaggerated, much in the same way a caricature of a portrait is an exaggeration of one's facial features."

Did a survey of conservative Christians show 85% would disown their child if they turned out to be homo sapiens?

Don't you just love it when old threads are necroed? 🤣🙃😂😀🤔

(June 13, 2018 at 5:09 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: ...........................

Go to a hospital for a humour transplantation, so that next time you know a joke when you see one.

(June 13, 2018 at 5:47 pm)rado84 Wrote:

(June 13, 2018 at 5:09 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: ...........................

Go to a hospital for a humour transplantation, so that next time you know a joke when you see one.

I fail to see the humor in a young girl being brave and coming out. It isn't funny because for every one person who comes forward to say they are gay, there are countless others who can't.

(June 18, 2017 at 1:16 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote:

(June 18, 2017 at 10:33 am)vorlon13 Wrote: I wonder if back in the multiple wifey era if some of them availed each other (tee hee) when hubby appeared spread too thin in his harem ??

As for the 12 year old this occasion, sounds like she has her shit together, and that is a great arrow to have in one's quiver when subjected to Mormon piffle, dreck, folderol, crapola and perfidy.

Is twelve too young to know for sure?
I genuinely have no idea, this is not supposed to be judgemental.

By 10 I was very attracted to a female classmate of mine. By 11 I had a hard on that embarrassed me in public at times. I was jerking off by then thinking about girls I knew. I don't think 12 is too young to know who your attracted to.

(August 7, 2017 at 9:57 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Honestly im not sure why her parents would have let her do that in church. She could have given a presentation about it elsewhere. I'm not sure why she would have picked the church when the church specifically teaches that acting on homosexual urges is immoral. It wasnt a very appropriate place to go up there and give a speech that directly contradicts a fundamental teaching.

Maybe she did it at church in recognition that most homophobic bigotry has it's roots in one religion or another.

Perhaps it's time that backwards, outdated, judgemental and yet, fundamental teaching gets re-thought if not outright discarded.