The treatment of gays on conservative forums
 

For those of you who don't care, please just move on to the next 'would you hot it' thread, but if you are concerned with homophobia of the far right, this might interest you. I posted to a forum I have been banned from several times under a new nick and with a contrived identity, as an older gay church attending man. As you can see, I was polite and offered to debate and play nice, and immediately I was denounced as a wicked and evil piece of shit. If you want a good reason why we should eliminate religion from the face of the earth, this would be it.

http://www.renewamerica.com/bb/viewt...st=0&sk=t&sd=a

NOTE for those of you who are inclined to reply with a claim that I am no different than they are because I want to rid the world of Christians, please keep in mind that it is not people I want to eradicate, but the philosophy of hate and intolerance and the things that are used to justify it, like organized religion. I am not so naive as to believe that eliminating religion would eliminate hate and intolerance, but it's at least a good start.

I love how they trot out leviticus right away. You should ask them if they eat lobsters. You don't get to pick and choose which silly rules you obey and still call yourself a "true christian."

The problem with quoting anti-gay statements from the Bible is that they are in relation to laws and customs of that time period.

Even the statements attributed as being directly from God seem to fall under that if you read the context they are being made in (and that may involve having to read the whole chapter).

These people pick and choose isolated anti-gay verses to get their point across.

Maybe I shouldn't be so obsessed with these people, but the Terri Schiavo incident woke me up to the power they had harnessed. They were able to get congress involved in what should have been a private matter. That particular site was extremely pro-Schiavo. It use to be a ground roots site for Alan Keyes and his movement to renew America by bringing it back into the dark ages. The right is very organized and the average conservative is much more likely to vote than the average liberal. That scares me.

just turn the other cheek ...

Just don't mind them. Its more of their problem than yours. As long as you are loved by people who matter most to you... you should be okay.

The ignorance of the blindly religious is their own problem. When that ignorance becomes policy...well, then the real problems come about. All one needs to do is look at countries like Iran, Afghanistan, and pre-WW2 Japan to see what happens when religion and policy intermingle.

That is why the lies and propaganda have to be denounced.

I dont know how you can even be on a hate board like that except you want to have some fun with them :)

I viewed some other threads. Everything comes down to hatred and fear.

Unfortunately, the more you try, the more entrenched they become in their own self-defeating dogma. The only way to deal with it is to ignore it and allow them to swallow themselves in their foolish pride...something they're supposed to shun.

on the flip side Omaba wants to teach 3rd grade kids about gay sex

Those people are sick and should be eradicated from life..

it's revealing that you post on forums as a gay old man.

you post pics of justin timberlake and ask if they would "hit it?"

So let's all just sit by and watch them take control of the government.

Does he? Prove it. I think he wants to teach them about TOLERANCE, a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THING. You sound like one of the Jesus train sheeple.

until humans progress past religion, the rest of us will suffer under these jewish, christian, and muslim wars.

non stop death and violence upon the rest of us civilians because jews and muslims hate each other.

death and hatred between brothers of the earth because christians want to kill us all

and here we stand bystanders to their bullshit holy war, hope they all meet the fate of those they hate

Here is a post from another thread. A guy who never participates in the forums and only posts links to updates on he seriously wacked website. This particular link promotes an article that deals with Holocaust denial, a topic on which he has dealt before, and NOBODY on that forum has ever said a single word to him about it. I have numerous times, and only ever get denounced as a perverted lefty.

http://www.renewamerica.com/bb/viewt...hp?f=2&t=11397

They CLAIM to not promote bigotry and racism but they allow racists to post their poison propaganda with impunity. What a bunch of fucking CUNTS!

I understand where some of you are coming from, but as evil as organized religion can be faith can also be a very positive force.

I am 100% for a further separation of church and state, I hate how the "moral majority" and the christian coalition seem to still have such strong pull on our legislature. But as mad as they make me, I wouldn't consider myself anti religion.

Some people just need to believe.

First off, when did I EVER post any pics of Justin Timberlake? Second, why does my taking the identity of a gay old man bother you so much? Are you also a homophobe? For the record, I am not gay, but would it matter if I were? And finally, are you some kind of a fucking troll? All you ever do is post shit trying to piss me off and get a reaction. You have the maturity level of a fucking fourth grader.

I guess I am becoming a softie in my old age ;)

Allow me,... in America you can believe what you want. And its fine, soldiers die in Iraq daily so we have FREEDOM to deny things. And even post them on forums, like GFY. There are threads on this forum right now at the top bashing blacks, arabs, etc... pot?

LOL

Dont they have minority hate crime laws to fix shit like that ? oh yeah, that bothersome free speech clause, seems in the US you are free to say anything regardless of who it hurts ?

Anti vilification laws have a place in a civilized society.

America, when it fits your agenda people love it, when people say what you dont want to hear, they want to shut you up!

LOL

Denying the holocaust is not a crime in America, nor will it ever be. Freedom of thought and Speech is what makes us a civilized society. While we may not enjoy the message the Deniers promote, soldiers defend that freedom daily (at least they want you to think they do)

you hate religious nuts because they mirror your own fanatic atheism.

First off, I am NOT an atheist. Second, I don't HATE or DISCRIMINATE against people. My problem is with the philosophy and ignorance it produces. I also fear the power of their movement, not because I believe that most people in the USA are idiots who believe in talking snakes, but because liberals and moderates are too fucking apathetic.

You don't know me at all. What the fuck is your problem anyway? Would I be on the mark if I assumed that you sympathize with these neanderthals and their stupid superstitions, or are you just trolling for attention again.

Fred Phelps has the freedom to go to the funerals of recently killed US servicemen with picket signs telling their families that their loved ones are rotting in Hell because God hates homosexuals and is judging the USA for allowing gays in the military. I doubt that you can say anything more despicable and yet we allow them the freedom to be fucking morons. But spreading false and misleading stereotypes about a groups of people for the purpose of causing hate should not be protected. Free speech would be something like 'I believe that all gays are perverts.' You would cross the line if you said something like 'All fags deserve to die and it is your duty to kill them', if that speech directly leads to violence.

Denmark is the happiest country on the planet... and also the least religious... it must be true... I heard it on Oprah.

It isn't organized religion that has the positive effect. It is the personal belief in a higher power, which I have no problem with whatsoever. I am a theist myself, but my concept of God is not based on some outdated racist book of fairy-tales that tells me to shove my religion down the throats of others. My problem is with the ignorance of people who on the one hand say that the theory of evolution is a ridiculous, unproven, unlikely theory, and on the other have no problem believing that Eve was magically created when God took one of Adam's ribs. That is just stupidity on a level that is simply inexcusable. But that isn't what really bothers me. It is the way that these fools have been duped into a political ideology by people looking to control others. Outside of government, there is no institution the controls people like religion. The way of life in countries like Iran and Afghanistan should be more sobering to Americans. Iran was a secular state until radicals decided to speak for everyone and overthrow the Shaw. In the USA, religious conservatives are FAR MORE involved in the political process and are systematically looking to dismantle secular government and force a religious theocracy on everyone. They are fond of calling Muslims brutal beasts, but do you honestly think they would be any better? Many within that movement advocate the execution of abortion doctors and unrepentant homosexuals.

Which is precisely why anti-vilification laws are a good thing. We have implied freedom of speech in the Australian constitution, but we as a society also understand that it's not a thing to be abused. So while I can say quite freely all Mormons are fruitcakes, I can't use speech that is likely to cause those people harm.

It all comes down to tolerance.

no you are a fanatic. just as bad as the people you hate.

They might want to rethink publishing cartoons about the beloved prophet in the newspapers in the future if they want to remain happy. On the other hand, the west could just nuke Mecca.

We have established the fat that we will likely never be friends, but you are clueless. You don't know anything about me, troll. Why don't you just go somewhere else? There are lots of people to troll on this forum. I am not going to keep taking your bait. Get lost!

And tolerance is one thing that religious fanatics are COMPLETELY without, except for their own kind.

From the same thread. These neanderthals never cease to amaze.

Iran today is run similarly to how Catholic countries ran in the middle ages, most large issues went through Rome and the Pope had final say over legislative matters much as the Ayatollah runs things now. It's refreshing to see some push back to this form of leadership. I follow this all the time and hope that they will finally see change.

But back on the religious tip, ALL religions have extremeists. Muslims are no more brutal than catholics, they both have committed genocide in the name of their god, they both have sects that self mutilate, flagillate, etc.

There will also always be a need for organized religion. Similar to how some people sign up for the service, there are individuals that need structure in their life. As incomprehesable as that may sound to some of us, there are people that require someone else telling them what to do and how to live to survive. Religion keeps people in check, it gives them something to look to, it gives them guidance and something to do. Just as some people are born leaders some people are born followers.

pretty sad they are

Fun forum. It got everything from Iranian style religious nuts, to fascists to neo-nazis. Guess like minded people like to hang out with each other.

These people cannot be made to come to their senses through logic and debate, they can only be marginalized and left to rot in their own hate. Hanging out these peoples' view in public (like you are doing now) is the best way to distance them from normal political life.

When you cut their attempts at social acceptance, you also cut their life support. In order to get heard they will be forced to do things like tell grieving families their sons are rotting in hell. Good luck gaining ordinary peoples sympathy with that approach.

Seems in America they like to hide their antisocial drivel behind the bible and christianity. In Europe they hide their morphed view of the world behind fears of immigration and unemployment.

A duck is a duck and a fascist is a fascist.

you are one of the most hateful, angry, bitter, intolerant people on this board. :1orglaugh

funny how you go after religious extremists for the same thing. :1orglaugh

yep just turn the other cheek and those "in the closet" conservatives will probably slip their dicks between them

that's the problem, they usually spread instead of turning