Gay Hating Christians Confronted by "Wall" of Gay Loving Christians at Gay Christian Conference.

[cbayer]

http://religiondispatches.org/gay-hating-christians-confronted-by-wall-of-gay-loving-christians-at-gay-christian-conference/

BY BECKY GARRISON JANUARY 13, 2015

As reported by The Advocate and the Oregonian, on January 10, a smattering of Westboro Baptist Church members journeyed from Topeka, Kanas to Portland to protest against the 11th annual Gay Christian Network Conference.

While the majority of conference offerings focus on supporting full equality for gays and lesbians (trans issues were seldom addressed), they do offer a smattering of workshops designed to appeal to those they term “Side B Christians,” a phrase used to designate those Christians who do not support same-sex relationships.

Yet the inclusion of Christian conservative voices failed to appease the Westboro protestors who chose to “hate fags” while other Christians held up signs offering a counter message.



Evangelical parents formed a strong contingency at this conference with an increasing number siding with loving their children over obeying church doctrine that damns those they love to hell.

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[cleanhippie]

1. Hmmm, two groups of religious people, both thinking that their interpretation is correct...

What religious argument could be made by one side that cannot be made by the other?

[trotsky]

2. Well the whole point of these threads is for us to all get on the same page...

and praise and support and commend the "good" Christians, while condemning the "bad" ones.

If you try to talk about the bigger picture, or how complicated this actually is, you are a "bad" atheist and will be marginalized.

[AtheistCrusader]

3. I eagerly await a good-faith, honest answer to this question.

I will not, however, be holding my breath.

[cleanhippie]

4. You're probably more likely to be presented with evidence of a god.

[hrmjustin]

5. Good for them for standing up to these bigots.

I remember encountering bigots at the gay pride parade here. There is no reasoning with them.

[cbayer]

6. There is no reasoning with them but there certainly is standing up to them.

Their signs are so disgusting.

[hrmjustin]

7. I was so glad they didn't show up to my cousin's funeral.

He was killed in Iraq and we were worried they would show up.

[cbayer]

8. I'm glad as well. I can't even imagine how horrible that would be.

[Warren Stupidity]

9. I thought I learned on DU that if you object to the opinions of some group of religious people

or to their actions, or both, you could just declare them out of the faith. So that headline should read:

Gay Hating Non-Christians Confronted by "Wall" of Gay Loving Christians at Gay Christian Conference.

amirite?

[hrmjustin]

10. You are entitled to your own opinion Warren.

I learned that on DU.

[Warren Stupidity]

11. So do you think the gay hating christians are real christians?

[hrmjustin]

12. I would call them fundamentalist Christians.

They follow an extreme interpretation of Christianity imo.

[Warren Stupidity]

16. You didn't really answer the question.

Are they real Christians?

[hrmjustin]

20. Well that is a matter of personal opinion.

As a gay man I find it hard to have Christian thoughts about those who hate me.

Are they acting Christ like is the better question, and my answer is no.

[Warren Stupidity]

22. Ah so if you think they are not christians, then they are not christians to you,

and if they think that you are not a christian, then you are not a christian to them. And if you think you are a christian then you are a christian, and if they think they are christians, then they are christians. In other words, "being a christian" is pretty much a completely subjective condition. Have I got that right?

[hrmjustin]

23. In the end it is all a matter of opinion but as the bible says:

"show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works."

[rug]

13. Do you think religion hating atheists are real progressives?

[hrmjustin]

14. Now that is a great question.

[rug]

15. Which are the ones he'll never answer.

Much easier to simply snark about Leviticus.

[LiberalAndProud]

17. Yes. Do you?

[rug]

18. No. Hate is not a progressive value. Especially ignorant hate.

[LiberalAndProud]

19. Would you say then that there is nothing you hate?

At all? I don't hate the religious, I just detest many of the ideas immortalized by their religion. I find a great many of those ideas regressive (the opposite of progressive.)

[rug]

21. Only assholes. But that passes.

There are many ideas I dislike. The vehemence of my dislike is in proportion to the ideas.