Violence is almost never the way to solve a problem. But if anyone was ever begging for a punch in the nose, a certain homophobic North Carolina pastor making news today fits that bill. During a Sunday sermon, Berean Baptist Church pastor Sean Harris voiced his support for an anti-gay amendment up for debate in the state capital by telling fathers that they need to punch their toddler sons if they are acting "girly" and "rein in" their "butch" daughters.
Of course now that the Internet has called him out for his vile suggestion that dads crack their son's limp wrists and put his stamp of approval on child abuse straight from the pulpit, Harris is backing off. Don'tcha know he was just kidding?
Uh huh. He sounded real hilarious when he said he was giving parents a "special dispensation" to treat their kids like punching bags. Take a listen:
With "jokes" like that from Christian pastors who are supposed to be proclaiming the Good word of a Lord who advocated turning the other cheek, is it any wonder violence against LGBT members of society continues to rise? Any surprise that LGBT youth are at a four times higher risk of committing suicide than their straight peers?
Disagreeing with someone else's lifestyle is protected by the U.S. Constitution and the right to free speech. Getting violent against them for it, on the other hand, is still against the law -- and rightfully so. And hurting children, in particular, is just plain sick. You walk over the line from ignorant ass to scum of the earth when you start picking on 4-year-olds.
When -- if ever -- is it OK to make jokes about child abuse?
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Wirehangers, where is your proof for such a claim? Please list all the rapes and murders committed in the name of Christianity in the last year (or just the ones you can find on the internet). Now who's being hateful and spreading hate with lies? You are. If the rape of a male by a male isn't homosexual what is it? Every act is predicated by a choice. Regardless of where the desires come from acting on those desires is, of course, A CHOICE.
@ Floridamom96 - I would think the fact that the "Bible Belt" states all have a significantly higher rate of violent crime (rape, murder, aggravated assault, and robbery) than all of the other states would speak for itself. And rape isn't about sex, therefore it cannot be motivated by a sexual bias--an act of forced sex on someone of the same sex isn't automatically homosexual. Straight men have been known to rape other men, and straight women to rape other women. Rape is about power and control, which transcends all sexual orientation.
Your argument about homosexuality being a choice is inherently flawed, as is anyone who tries that flimsy argument. You did not wake up this morning and decide to be straight. You feel zero sexual attraction for women. You are sexually attracted to men, which makes you a heterosexual. The same way you feel about women is the same way a gay man feels about women....there is no sexual spark. He doesn't feel the urge to flirt with a pretty girl in the check out line because he is not sexually attracted to women. Gay men and women do not choose to be gay...in fact, I'm sure many of them wish they weren't because of the hate they receive from people like you. Spreading hate is not what it means to be a Christian. And not to quote the article about the Bible from a few days ago, but you can't just pick and choose which parts of the Bible you follow. Did you know the Bible forbids wearing clothes of mixed fibers? Or that cutting your hair or beard is outlawed? Or that having a variety of crops on your field (aka your average vegetable garden) is also forbidden? Christians don't follow those tenets either. Not to mention the Bible wasn't written by God--it was written by man, which all Christnas are taught are sinful and fallable. I take it as a guidebook rather than quibbling over text, especially since it contradicts itself so much. If I live a good life and be a good person, I don't really think God sweats the small stuff. If so, Heaven would be pretty empty.
Oh hi Florida mom,what a suprise to see you on this post.I realize from all the crazy posts you write that you are extremely homophobic.Am I wrong about that too?If you want proof about rapes and murders done in the name of religion then all you have to do is climb out from under the rock you seem to live under and look it up.You can go to any library and check out history books if you need a break from your ill thought out online posts.I'm pretty sure when someone is put to death in another country where being gay is a crime, that would be a murder carried out for the sake of religious beliefs.How about gay people that are murdered by crazy over the top people that are blinded by their religion?I really could keep this up all day but I know from your previous(and insane)posts that you are also someone that is blinded by what an old book that was written before we knew the earth was round tells you what to believe.No it's not gay men raping men in prison.It's violent and horny felons with a power trip and will rape anything with a hole.Male rape in prison is not a "gay"act.Right now I'm thinking of a comment on another post someone wrote about you.It said"the crazy lady has entered the building!"and I agree with them that you should keep posting.Hilarious!If being gay was a choice I think all the lesbians would "turn"straight because you are a real turn off
Hurray GlowWorm889!Put her in her place!It's under a rock in case you didn't know.I think you are really going to enjoy reading Floridamom's posts like I do.You could call them"bat****crazy" but very neccesary for entertainment purposes.
What hate did I spread? Seriously. If neither of you do anything else, explain what I've said that is hateful. Glowworm and wirehangers make asinine, unsubstantiated claims that "should speak for themselves". Well, they do. They show liberals to be what they are, uneducated ignoramuses uninterested in facts or evidence, driven simply by feelings, lacking completely in intellectual curiosity and any connection to reality.