(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.
