Dan Savage Nails It
Like a lot of people, I like to read Dan Savage every week. His column this week really nails it, as far as the whole “jesus cures the gay” debate.
I’ve mentioned before that I have a lot of nterest in religion and spirituality. I’ve found this to be true of many of the men I’ve met and spent time with over the years. I grew up in a protestant family, one that wasn’t terrifically religious, but enough so that I got the same basically christian upbringing that many people in this country get. I’m sure I’m not the only one who finds the teachings of the Jesus of the gospels very profound and moving.
But boy those Christians can be meaner than a bag of snakes, can’t they?
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“In his mea gulpa (Haggard gives lousy head, according to Jones), Haggard copped to “sexual immorality” and described himself as “a deceiver and a liar.” … “Describing a lifelong battle against temptations that were contrary to his teachings,” says The Denver Post, “[Haggard] had sought assistance ‘in a variety of ways,’ and while he had stretches of ‘freedom,’ nothing proved effective. … I’ve been warring against it all of my adult life,’ Haggard wrote.”
If you believe that Jesus Christ can change the sexual orientation of a believer, why on earth did he refuse to cure Haggard? Thousands were brought to Christ by Haggard’s preaching. Mixed in with Ted’s meth-fueled gay-sex romps and hypocritical gay bashings were, without a doubt, thousands of good works.
Did Jesus help Haggard out? No. Haggard struggled with temptation all his life. … There was no cure for Haggard, no miracle. No matter how long he struggled, no matter how much faith he had, Haggard’s sexual orientation remained unchanged.”
http://www.villagevoice.com/people/0646,savage,75030,24.html
In this same Column Dan talks about the vote against Rick Santorum - that’s also worth reading.
“…Santorum said something obnoxious about gay couples: An anti-gay-marriage amendment was a homeland security measure, Santorum said, which makes gay couples terrorists.”
This ones for you, Ricky : santorum
