tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post1482742794289027087..comments2024-03-05T23:31:44.106-08:00Comments on Gay Family Values: My Favorite "It Gets Better" VideoGFVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02950236433262366445noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-83936791310420820282010-10-29T10:36:28.574-07:002010-10-29T10:36:28.574-07:00I grew up (sounds odd) non-denominational fundamen...I grew up (sounds odd) non-denominational fundamentalist christian. I no longer believe, but if there is a god or gods (and there's no way to know one way or the other)then people are born as they are to be. It would be a powerful irony if the gods were trying to send Oral Roberts a message by giving him gay descendants. I'd be curious to know who else is gay in that family, and also if any female relatives are especially fertile.Ted Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01444981787696788777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-20934328717936494802010-10-28T18:40:07.667-07:002010-10-28T18:40:07.667-07:00Fortunately I realized religion was bovine effluen...Fortunately I realized religion was bovine effluent by the time just after my first communion. <br /><br />Went along with the motions for all my years of Catholic schools but it came to a crux when I was 15 years old. I was doing confirmation classes and towards the end one of the parish priests counseled us individually. <br /><br />I went in and told the priest that I had a major issue with the faith thing. Told him that I didn't believe in God, that it was all worthless mumbo jumbo. <br /><br />And I was pretty adamant that I didn't want to be confirmed in a church and faith which I had no faith or belief in thereof. Took a $500 cash bribe to get me to go along. <br /><br />They confirmed me. Doesn't mean a damned thing.But it did give me one strength, I know their Bible as well or better than they do. <br /><br />Always fun to argue with Catholic priests when they're taking biblical quotations out of context to justify their bigotry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-36151299613365126742010-10-28T17:03:34.448-07:002010-10-28T17:03:34.448-07:00Thanks Bryan. This video is definitely one of the ...Thanks Bryan. This video is definitely one of the best. Well made, well thought-out, and genuinely sincere and open. I agree with you, that with two gay descendants, Oral Roberts needed to think about what it meant...perhaps a message from God to him...these are my creation, your flesh and blood. Why can't you love them like I commanded?<br /><br />If the two greatest commandments both start with the word "Love," why do so many priests and evangelists teach hate? If Jesus only taught us to love, to be humble, to serve one another, why do these leaders demand hatred, self-righteousness, and domination over others?<br /><br />Can these "Christians" really be called Christians, when they do NOT following the teaching of Christ?Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700398252723780578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-19364739196028505082010-10-28T16:08:15.492-07:002010-10-28T16:08:15.492-07:00I grew up Mormon... went on a mission to Brazil, m...I grew up Mormon... went on a mission to Brazil, married in the temple, had four children and lasted about 11 years as a straight very active Mormon. Then, I followed Randy Roberts Potts' path and came out. I left the religion and essentially lost every friend and almost every family member. Fortunately I grew up in a place with not so many Mormons and I have been able to reconnect with old friends and re-nourish those relationships. <br /><br />I have 4 children who are still being raised Mormon...except when they're with me. My biggest challenge now is dealing with their indoctrination by their mother and on the other hand creating some semblance of a social life for myself from scratch.<br /><br />I love this blog because you are a dad too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-11771297780606347392010-10-28T14:15:05.581-07:002010-10-28T14:15:05.581-07:00I hadn't seen this one yet. Thanks for pointin...I hadn't seen this one yet. Thanks for pointing it out. It's powerful and moving.Thttp://links-of-love.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587902609826926070.post-37950633825890589312010-10-28T14:10:07.579-07:002010-10-28T14:10:07.579-07:00have you heard about the story of Clint McCance?
y...have you heard about the story of Clint McCance?<br />you should do a video about it once you learned some more about it. This guy is a SCHOOL OFFICIAL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com