Rambling, but relevant

Sorry Hal, I wasn't calling you a bigot; not unless you were in those pictures. If you were, I have no problem calling you a bigot, because it would be a statement of fact.

If you believe the people photographed were in the right, then I suggest you find your nearest black person and say "Hi, nigger". The word "fag" is derogatory, plain and simple.

And God most certainly DOES NOT hate "fags" as their posters proclaim. He loves them! They're His creation, after all! To say that God hates these people is, literally, a damned lie.

The reason for linking to your entry was as part of the over-all theme of the post. I can see only damage being done by those who throw hate in the name of Christ, and see as dangerously misguided attempts to convict people of their sins without a serious evangelistic effort (these are two seperate points). Why would anyone who does not believe in Christ believe that they were sinning? The very definition of sin - that one has missed the mark that God has set for us - requires a belief in God!

Emphasising particular sins is not a great way of preaching the good news, primarily because it gives the false impression that Christianity is really all about following a particular set of rules and laws. But why follow these laws if you do not believe in God? Why would any rational person believe these laws had any validity if they do not believe in God?

If a man where to pledge to never commit a sin again, for the rest of his life, and somehow he achieved this impossible aim, what is the worth? His past sins are already counted against him. He must be cleansed of his sins, but first he must accept Christ.

These are the primary reasons I hate this finger-pointing nonsense. What is the consequence? We come across as self-righteous and judgemental jerks convinced we are better (not better-off) than non-Christians.

I'll give you an example. Evangelism is something that is pressing more and more upon my heart. I met a girl once, whom after telling her I was a Christian asked "You think I'm a slapper, don't you" because she had had sex before she was married. Yet she had no reason to act any differently! I would be doing the same if I didn't believe, and what reason would I have not to?

If God doesn't exist, then truly the best policy is to eat, drink and be merry; because tomorrow we die. Now, both you and I know that God exists; but it is foolishness to follow His teachings (in fact, follow Him) without believing He exists.

And, are we really going out with a heart to help these people, or is our heart set on making sure they act "like good Christians"?

This is my problem with such actions as wearing a t-shirt saying "Homosexuality is shameful". What is in our hearts? What are the consequences?

But beyond that, does it really matter if a person has had homosexual sex or not? Every person has committed more than enough sins in their life to require God's grace, homosexual sex or no; we all naturally tend towards sin. The particular vice I suffer from is a strong urge to have sex before I get married. If I wasn't a Christian, I would be having lots of sex right now. If a Christian came up to me, and tried to convict me of lust, why would I pay any heed to him or her?