A historical perspective

Hypocrisy and the religious right

The fucking hypocrisy of the religious right in America is practically vomit-inducing at this point.  

Religious right households have a tendency to kick GBLT children out on the street so that they're homeless at a VASTLY higher rate than any other segment of the population.  At the same time, the people within the movement are attacking anyone who is homeless as lazy bums who need to get a job.  However, when the GBLT young adults try to get a job, the religious right is firing them from it just for being GBLT in the first place, and fighting tooth and nail against putting protections against that so that they can actually work and make a living-- all the while they're also also trying to tear down hate crime laws so that the violent criminals who attack homeless people can be as violently homophobic as they want and practically get away with it.

Jesus wept.

"I'm a good Christian"

Derpy links from the culture wars

Came across a surprising number of these today, so I figured I'd share them. They amuse me in a mildly depressing manner, so read at your own risk.

So a hate group ("American Border Patrol"), well known for being racist, homophobic, misogynistic, and antisemetic, is now suing people for calling them a hate group. No one is worried.

Speaking of antisemitism, here's what my state's legislature is doing. Isn't Texas grand?

No, Todd Starnes, we're not as big of donkey-caves as you and your friends are.

Santorum came up with an idea that, for once, is good. But it's "socialism" so it won't be put in to law.

Oh no, you didn't shout "God Hates Muslims", you just organized a protest where you whipped up a mob to the such a frenzy that they said it, instead! Because that's so much better.

Apparently, it's offensive to put up a sticker at your business saying "we don't discriminate" now, because that violates the first amendment rights of businesses that do want to discriminate for religious reasons. Or something.

"Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin"

If you believe in this, you are a liar.

By saying this in response to gay marriage, you are explicitly saying you believe that the love they share between them is a sin against God and that it should be torn apart, ripped asunder.  It is unequal, it is lesser, and they are less human because of it.  Using mistranslations and re-translations (don't think that everyone has forgotten that American protestants changed the wording of the bible for the sake of politics) to justify hate is nothing but an attempt to defecate on Jesus' message.

I am not as gentle as others are about this topic-- nor do I claim to be.  Actively hurting people because you call them sinful is, itself, a sin against God.  As is preferring children to starve than to associate with "sinners"-- if there are fiery pits of hell like many such bible-thumpers believe in, then that is a sin explicitly stated in the bible that you will be thrown in to it for committing.  Lying is also a sin, ESPECIALLY lying in order to hurt people-- which is something that bible-thumpers love to do.  Reducing people to nothing but their sex drive is nothing but hate as well.

Love though, is not a sin.  Be it the gentle, playful love of a close-knit family, the passionate love of newlyweds, or the everlasting love of lifelong partners, love is the opposite of sin.  Love is, in fact, God.

There is too much pain and suffering in this world.  Stop spreading more...

An Orwellian Trick

And for the last three weeks I have been denounced from the floor of parliament to newspaper columns to the seething morass of internet commentary for “hate speech” because I dared to use the word “homophobia.” And a jumped-up queer like me should know that the word “homophobia” is no longer available to gay people. Which is a spectacular and neat Orwellian trick because now it turns out that gay people are not the victims of homophobia — homophobes are the victims of homophobia. 

 She brings up a sadly common response to pointing out bigotry.  I recommend you watch the entire performance, myself.