Chris Broussard is for lack of a better word a bigot

[SeanL]

Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

I thought the Christian doctrine was that everyone was a sinner. So although heterosexual relationships are not categorically forbidden in the same sense homosexual ones are, such lifestyles only served to put homosexuals in the same boat as everyone else, rather than make them inferior. Of course, the bottom line shows historically they have not been treated as such.

Heck, it would even make sense for one to support gay rights even if one believed homosexuality was wrong, to retain the spirit of free will which we are all supposedly endowed. But for some reason the fundamentalists don't seem to get that either.

Whatever. I find the religious angle to be pretty useless anyway, and moreover a dying breed. This is just another one of those growing pains that will eventually lead us into a more enlightened, accepting society.

Not all sins are created equal though. Some sins are mortal sins, such as homosexuality.

[Dirkadirkastan]

Originally Posted by SeanL

Not all sins are created equal though. Some sins are mortal sins, such as homosexuality.

I thought they were all like that though. So once little Johnny lies about who knocked over the Lego tower, he's doomed to a punishment of hellfire and damnation for all eternity. Unless he fills up his soul with some Jesus, of course.

As if that wasn't comprehensive enough, they go on to say we were all born sinners before we even have the capacity to do anything. So to say homosexuals are the exception because they were born in sin... well, I don't think I need to point out the cognitive dissonance here.

This is probably looking at it from the wrong angle though. The part about everyone being born sinners probably stems from the religion's own goal to convince everyone they just have to have it, and the part about homosexuals being condemned probably stems from the fact they just don't like them very much. The mental gymnastics required to justify both positions simultaneously can be entertaining to watch one attempt.