Awesome:
LOUISVILLE, KY‚ÄîAt first glance, high school senior Lucas Faber, 18, seems like any ordinary gay teen. He’s a member of his school’s swing choir, enjoys shopping at the mall, and has sex with other males his age. But lately, a growing worry has begun to plague this young gay man. A gnawing feeling that, deep down, he may be a fundamentalist, right-wing Christian.
“I don’t know what’s happening to me,” Faber admitted to reporters Monday. “It’s like I get these weird urges sometimes, and suddenly I’m tempted to go behind my friends’ backs and attend a megachurch service, or censor books in the school library in some way. Even just the thought of organizing a CD-burning turns me on.”
Added Faber, “I feel so confused.”
Read every word.
Maybe we should start our own ministry here at TWO to help such gays leave Christianity behind. I mean, they obviously weren’t born that way, but we don’t believe they chose it. It’ s more something that happened to them. Usually it has something to do with the way they were raised, or maybe an older man, like a priest or a Sunday School teacher, seduced them into it. Regardless, they can change. Thousands of people have left Christianity behind and folks, their testimonies are inspiring. Above all, we have to protect the children from the Fundamentalist Christian agenda. Seriously, do you want your kids to be taught about Fundamentalist Christianity in school? Soon, they’ll be hearing it’s “just another worldview, equally worthy of consideration.” Children need to be taught about the dangers of Fundamentalist Christian behavior in school!
Also, I heard Fundamentalist Christians have been responsible for some of the most heinous genocides in human history.
(Actually, yes.)
(h/t Allison Kilkenny)
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I agree Evan. It was in this spirit that I reached out to readers of the new PFOX blog (how it got through the sensor I’m not sure), reminding them that ‘change is possible’ and recommending the website of a famous English evolutionary biologist as well as a long list of atheist authors. It was underneath a ghastly love-the-sinner video by some punk called Jason Mitchell. http://pfox-exgays.blogspot.com/2010/01/do-you-have-gay-friends.html#comments
Comment by adrianT — January 12, 2010 @ 9:46 pm
This is amusing, but it’s important to remember that Christianity is not the problem. Radical anti-gay activists perverting Christianity to justify their sin of homophobia is the problem. Homophobia is a sin like lying, stealing and murder.
As a Christian gay man, I love God and have absolutely no problem reconciling my faith with my sexual orientation. There are thousands of pro-equality churches in the US and thousands and thousands of pro-equality Christians–gay and straight.
As gay people, we need to make up our own minds about God–not allow a bunch of angry, unrepentant homophobes to make up our mind for us. They are not God, don’t represent God and don’t even know God.
Comment by Michael — January 12, 2010 @ 10:53 pm
I would argue with you on that point, but that’s not my purpose in posting this.
Comment by Evan Hurst — January 12, 2010 @ 11:01 pm
Hi Evan
I agree with all most all of Michael’s post. Please don’t paint all us Christians with the same brush. Many of us are VERY concerned about the religious and political right.
I recently responded to a “pastor” on PFOX’s Facebook page:
‘”Homosexuals are already imprisoned in their behavior thinking and believing that it is normal” … “Homosexuals are notorious for claiming that Christians are closed minded, bigots” … “[homosexuality] is a death sentence against the individual” … “no open season on homosexuals” … “open season on Christians in other countries” … “There is no benefit to homosexuality for society or culture” [my particular favourite] + some content of some of your links. Christ wept!
‘***As a sibling in Christ I have to lovingly rebuke you. *** Given that you are a *pastor* even more so. Using pejorative, unsubstantiated & generalised statements such as these shows anger, arrogance, hatred, prejudice & little attempt to understand what gay people endure. “Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not *arrogant*” 1Cor 13:4
‘Alas, it is little wonder us Christians are being persecuted. Sometimes I think we do bring some of it on ourselves. “Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all transgressions.” Prov 10:12.
‘As a fellow Christian ministering to the gay community, trying to bring them the inclusive gospel of Christ, pastors like you do us a huge disservice. Not only do your statements feed others people’s homophobic attitudes that materialise in attacks, rapes and murders of gay people, your statements also cause gay people to dismiss the gospel out right: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.” Rom 2:24
‘I beg of you, heed Christ’s warning in Rev 2:2-7: “… I know that you cannot tolerate evildoers*; …But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember then from what you have fallen.” *Assuming, as you do, that being gay is a sin.’ [Posted under the PFOX link "Eastern Michigan University persecutes a Christian African-American counseling student for her views" 4 Dec 09]
(Unfortunately only last night PFOX removed one’s ability to comment on their FB page.)
Appreciate that is a tad bit religious but hope to show that there is great concern among Christians for what is going on supposedly in the name of Christ.
Thanks for all the work you do in challenging the political and religious right.
Paul
Comment by Paul — January 13, 2010 @ 1:32 am
Hey Paul.
I’m really not attempting to paint all Christians with the same brush.
It was a funny piece that made a good point. That’s really all I was doing.
And as I said above, I’m open to having the argument about religion in general, but I don’t really think this is the forum for that. We probably disagree, and that’s okay.
Comment by Evan Hurst — January 13, 2010 @ 2:12 am
I appreciated the original post was meant in humour and that we will have differences of opinion. I did see the funny side the post, as well as the truth being said in humour. I do love a little irony.
Just wanted to share my concerns about my siblings in Christ. Sometimes you can’t “choose” your family … and “family”. :)
Keep ‘em coming.
Comment by Paul — January 13, 2010 @ 2:53 am
“Seriously, do you want your kids to be taught about Fundamentalist Christianity in school? Soon, they’ll be hearing it’ ‘just another worldview, equally worthy of consideration.’”
The Texas State Board of Education is working on that right now, and their decisions will affect textbook standards across the US. The Texas Freedom Network has good information on that: http://www.tfn.org/
Comment by David Estlund — January 13, 2010 @ 11:07 am
Good call, David.
That Texas situation is seriously screwed up, and it’s awful that one loon on a school board can damage the quality of education for millions of students all because he believes fairy tales are meant to be taken literally.
Comment by Evan Hurst — January 13, 2010 @ 11:11 am
Excellent article in The Onion. And I must say, Evan, that your suggestion of starting a ministry is also excellent. What we need is an avalanche of love, enabling us to reach out in true compassion to people who have been caught up in the “Christian” fundamentalist, homophobic lifestyle. We must let them hear the redemptive truth that tens of thousands, nay hundreds of thousands, have come out of this lifestyle; and that, no matter how long they have been in its bondage, FREEDOM IS POSSIBLE! And if we can actually prevent this condition of brokenness in today’ youth, so much the better. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
Comment by William — January 13, 2010 @ 2:34 pm