Memo: To “Christians” working hard to explain away the blood on their hands.
Not all Christians are actively homophobic and transphobic - but the explicit teachings of your faith are indeed antithetical to establishing the humanity, dignity and worth of LGBT people.
Full disclosure - I don't, on first meeting, trust Christians. Historically, as a faith you've not shown me much to trust or respect. So you have a rather significant burden to overcome with me individually. I suppose if I saw more of you actually succeeding in "acting like Jesus" I might think differently.
That not withstanding, being described in your sacred texts as an "abomination" worthy of death makes it clear what your faith and by extension your (g)od thinks of me . . . and indeed all LGBT people. You may not teach to those texts but they exist in your Bible like bitter vile poison nonetheless. So I challenge each of you so-called “enlightened” Christians . . . you know who you are – you’re the folks who say proudly and loudly that “I’m not a bigot.”
I challenge you to stand up in your houses of worship and denounce the xenophobic and genocidal ranting of your erstwhile invisible warrior chieftain (g)od of the desert wastes. Strike out those passages in your Bible and focus instead on this:
Without dissembling or exception . . . I Shall Unreservedly Love My Neighbor As I Love Myself.
You want to do something of lasting value for LGBT youth - that's the only teaching you’ll need. Kids are dying because you lack the simple courage of your convictions.
We'll see just how many of you have the courage to take up THAT cross and follow Christ
I'll wager it’s not many of you, which of course makes my point.
It’s getting close to clobberin' time
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