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Orlando Shooting thoughts
9 years ago
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A couple years ago, I had a nightmare that my family and I were stopped in traffic by armed christian soldiers, who took us out of the car and walked us into a concentration camp. Things like the recent Orlando shooting scare me because I never felt my dream was too far off from the truth considering our countries history of things like Japanese concentration camps around the time of pearl harbor, or the heavy amounts of violence during the rise of black civil rights. I worry that with the rise of lgbt civil rights breakthroughs in the US lately, christian bigots will get more and more aggressive about the fact that their outdated views are losing their grip on our culture. We've already had (thankfully failed) presidential candidate Ted Cruz paling around with a preacher who wants the gays put to death, all year murders of transgender people in 2015, all sorts of violent threats in response to transgender bathroom usage and now this shooting by a man documented to have a history of homophobia...
*sighs*
This is why I have an issue with certain organized religions, particularly christianity - rather than keep to them-self, many are trying to enforce their views on others, including any children they have. I would like to see people stop indoctrinating their children and peers with harmful and dangerous ideas about their bodies, gender, sexuality and the world around them. I'd like to see a world where lgbt people can feel safe and respected... someday...
All you lovely little gayfolk and transgenders be safe out there, okay?
*sighs*
This is why I have an issue with certain organized religions, particularly christianity - rather than keep to them-self, many are trying to enforce their views on others, including any children they have. I would like to see people stop indoctrinating their children and peers with harmful and dangerous ideas about their bodies, gender, sexuality and the world around them. I'd like to see a world where lgbt people can feel safe and respected... someday...
All you lovely little gayfolk and transgenders be safe out there, okay?
The incident simply got me thinking about the escalating hostility of homophobic christians that goes largely unchallenged in our country, and how much uglier things might become..
Hon, I never accused you individually of being such. We'd always gotten along fine. It is a tad hurtful, then, to hear you say this. If you want to be an ally to lgbt folks, then I'd appreciate it more if you would do something about the Christians who do go around hurting your lgbt peers. You can help by calling homophobia out when you encounter it, or trying to help educate people. If you instead jump to defend yourself against gay people who feel angry or threatened by your Christian peers, it comes across as self-centered and makes, me, atleast, feel rather abandoned.
I hope you understand.