Okay. We all know that homosexuality is a sin. Homosexuals are sinners. It’s wrong. Just wrong. Because the Bible and Kirk Cameron say so.
Oh, wow! You guys don’t know this, because I heroically kept typing. But, I tried so hard to type that with a straight face. I just couldn’t do it. I started chuckling at the ‘homosexuality is a sin’ part and was laughing out loud by the ‘Bible and Kirk Cameron’ part.
Here’s my issue with the Bible saying, Kirk Cameron saying or, for that matter, anyone that wasn’t on a 1980’s sit-com saying that homosexuality is wrong…I’m going to use the Ten Commandments for my talking points. Well, a few of them anyway. Have any of you ever actually seen a Bible? It’s ridiculously long! Damn! Ain’t nobody got time for that! And besides, there seem to be a whole lot of really well-informed Christians out there who seem to be able to quote any Bible passage at the drop of a hat. Wait. Let me re-state that. They seem to be able to quote any Bible passage in such a way that it seems to support their point at the drop of a hat.
So, anyway. The Ten Commandments don’t mention homosexuality. However, they DO mention not taking the Lord’s name in vain. Done on the daily. Keeping the Sabbath Day holy; example, not working on Sundays. Done on the daily, er, I mean Sundays. Not committing adultery. Done on the daily. Like, a lot.
Those things are wrong because the Bible and Kirk Cameron say so.
Sooooo…..When anyone says, “Goddamn it!” When anyone works on a Sunday. When anyone has an affair. Where’s all the uproar? Where’s all the self-righteous indignation? Where’s all the self-entitled judgment of others? Isn’t a sin a sin? Or do all of those well-informed, not ignorant or hateful at all, individuals get to rank the sins; with homosexuality being number one?
Look. Here’s the thing. Homosexuality is NOT wrong. However, if all of the self-righteous, well-meaning people out there are intent on continuing to stomp their feet, shut their eyes, put their fingers in their ears and yell, “lalalalalalala” and, in general, throw a major hissy fit…I can only hope that they don’t forget to scream about each one of the sinful, horrible, ungodly things that they ALL do on the daily. You know, at least give ALL of the “sins” equal air-time.
In closing, I’ll leave you with three things. Two from the Bible and one definitely not.
1. Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto You.
2. Let He Who Is Without Sin, Be The First To Cast A Stone.
And…3. A really charming clip about Kirk Cameron ministering to those horrible, sinful gay people.