Letters to Leo the Patriotic Lion: #47
Leo's forty-seventh letter.
Chuong did the original letter here, and I wrote the response.
Chuong did the original letter here, and I wrote the response.
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Blitz Fox: Back in The Netherlands, many of us would disagree with your views and Levon's views about the Bible forbidding cross-dressing. Since 1811, we've been making progressive policies to support LGBT rights. This is why we have self-cleaning bathroom stalls, which also includes a changing station for the mother and her children. If someone wants to be nonbinary or bigender in my country, we let them be and we don't say anything against this. We let them live their own lives without interruption as long they respect our laws and the lives of others. Many people who are not male or female often wear pronoun tags, which are usually "they/them" so others will see the tag and address them properly. Ludomay share similar views with you about the Bible, but most of us Dutch would disagree with him on that part because socially in my country, we don't think that way. Even most of the die-hard nationalists in my country who voted Wilders dont think that way. In fact, one reason why Wilders got elected is to protect the LGBT from Islam, which notoriously promotes homophobia. Thus countries like Malaysia abolished Sharia Law and embraced LGBT rights.
Chuong: Vietnam has never outlawed LGBT rights and we've been making some progress on this matter. Today, we finally have anti-discrimination laws upholding LGBT rights at the workplace after we convinced Luong to sign that bill.
Catherine: In Spain, LGBT rights have been legal since the beginning but was only outlawed during imperial times for the sole purpose of encouraging our people to produce as many children as possible for our military back then. Today, LGBT rights are fully upheld in Spain so with your views, it might make some of us feel uneasy because it reminds us of our past during our time as the Spanish Empire. Family is important, but so are human rights. *To Leonio* And I'm sure the Pope has warned you and the rest of his cardinals to be mindful of LGBT people because he just fired a bishop in Texas for homophobia. Remember, the Vatican City works with several human rights organizations and the Pope is the last man you want to upset.
Chuong: Vietnam has never outlawed LGBT rights and we've been making some progress on this matter. Today, we finally have anti-discrimination laws upholding LGBT rights at the workplace after we convinced Luong to sign that bill.
Catherine: In Spain, LGBT rights have been legal since the beginning but was only outlawed during imperial times for the sole purpose of encouraging our people to produce as many children as possible for our military back then. Today, LGBT rights are fully upheld in Spain so with your views, it might make some of us feel uneasy because it reminds us of our past during our time as the Spanish Empire. Family is important, but so are human rights. *To Leonio* And I'm sure the Pope has warned you and the rest of his cardinals to be mindful of LGBT people because he just fired a bishop in Texas for homophobia. Remember, the Vatican City works with several human rights organizations and the Pope is the last man you want to upset.
Leonio: Yes; he has given me that warning. I do not want him or anybody upset.
Leo: I remember Ludo telling me about Wilders's hatred of Islam, because he hates it for the same reasons Wilders does. But the point of my response was that Christianity does not condemn those people. Instead, it wants those who follow it to take a more peaceful approach in explaining why the Lord condemns such acts.
Levon: Which He does.
Super C: I know it varies from culture to culture as well. If you mention the pronoun tag idea to a specific group of people here in the US, they'll think that's the dumbest idea they ever heard. Others might embrace it.
Leo: *to Catherine* If my views make you feel uncomfortable, that was unintentional.
Leo: I remember Ludo telling me about Wilders's hatred of Islam, because he hates it for the same reasons Wilders does. But the point of my response was that Christianity does not condemn those people. Instead, it wants those who follow it to take a more peaceful approach in explaining why the Lord condemns such acts.
Levon: Which He does.
Super C: I know it varies from culture to culture as well. If you mention the pronoun tag idea to a specific group of people here in the US, they'll think that's the dumbest idea they ever heard. Others might embrace it.
Leo: *to Catherine* If my views make you feel uncomfortable, that was unintentional.
Catherine: You never made me uncomfortable so you're fine. I'm just giving you a heads up because Spain has a very long documented history of LGBT activity that it goes back before the Common Era, or Anno Domini, which we are in.
Blitz Fox: *To Leo and Levon* Many of us Dutch don't think like that in terms of the Bible being against the acts of homosexuality and transgenderism though. To me and many Dutch, that kind of thinking is why we have people like Museveni, and we don't need anymore LGBT genocide today. We Dutch believe in helping people live their own best lives today.
Zax: *To Super C* As much as I would agree with you about the pronoun tag thing, I also understood why they exist, especially in some of our conventions. Nonbinary and transgenders are encouraged to use pronoun tags to help lessen the stigma against them.
Alpha: In Denmark, we have incredibly progressive policies for LGBT people. Yet, we still have extremely rare cases of homophobia and transphobia. But that's going away and we tell Lenarth to avoid using the Bible to convince LGBT people to change their personal lifestyles because we also don't think like that for the most part. Yes, Lutheranism is our state religion, but Denmark is a country that takes human rights seriously, so like The Netherlands, we dislike Islam due to how Sharia Law is practiced. For example, the idea of a woman's witness being worth half the value of a man's witness is incredibly sexist. Denmark is a country that values equality so much, we just passed a law that bans the burning of religious texts, not just the Quran. You can't burn the Bible in Denmark as well. We still strongly believe in the law of "what applies to one must apply to all". Denmark used to have blasphemy laws, but that's been repealed long time ago.
Zax: Wow so I guess freedom of speech is different there.
Alpha: Very. We're not huge on individualism like America is. We're about social good and social liberties. We also tend to keep to ourselves more.
Blitz Fox: *To Leo and Levon* Many of us Dutch don't think like that in terms of the Bible being against the acts of homosexuality and transgenderism though. To me and many Dutch, that kind of thinking is why we have people like Museveni, and we don't need anymore LGBT genocide today. We Dutch believe in helping people live their own best lives today.
Zax: *To Super C* As much as I would agree with you about the pronoun tag thing, I also understood why they exist, especially in some of our conventions. Nonbinary and transgenders are encouraged to use pronoun tags to help lessen the stigma against them.
Alpha: In Denmark, we have incredibly progressive policies for LGBT people. Yet, we still have extremely rare cases of homophobia and transphobia. But that's going away and we tell Lenarth to avoid using the Bible to convince LGBT people to change their personal lifestyles because we also don't think like that for the most part. Yes, Lutheranism is our state religion, but Denmark is a country that takes human rights seriously, so like The Netherlands, we dislike Islam due to how Sharia Law is practiced. For example, the idea of a woman's witness being worth half the value of a man's witness is incredibly sexist. Denmark is a country that values equality so much, we just passed a law that bans the burning of religious texts, not just the Quran. You can't burn the Bible in Denmark as well. We still strongly believe in the law of "what applies to one must apply to all". Denmark used to have blasphemy laws, but that's been repealed long time ago.
Zax: Wow so I guess freedom of speech is different there.
Alpha: Very. We're not huge on individualism like America is. We're about social good and social liberties. We also tend to keep to ourselves more.
Leo: *to Catherine* Okay; that's good, and thank you for the heads-up. I think I've always said Anno Domini because it means "in the year of our Lord," instead of Common Era. Likewise, instead of BCE, or Before Common Era, some prefer BC, or Before Christ. Rather confusingly, the birth year of Christ was somewhere between 4 and 6 BC according to what I've read, and not afterwards.
Doughty Dog: Was there ever a year zero?
Levon: Most historians don't document a year zero. It went from 1 BC to 1 AD. *to Blitz Fox* Just as long as there are no conflicts between you and me, I think we'll be fine. I don't want any genocides either; I want those people alive so we can reach them Jesus.
Super C: *to Zax* I get it, too. However, as you've seen, we have adapted the public restroom concept where they're one occupant only, and you pay to get it. All the old people fussed about it, of course, and some even said Mayor Jabowitz should have been impeached.
Cripto: Had my grandma lived to see it, she would have thrown a fit. Then again, she thought all change was bad. It isn't.
Doughty Dog: Was there ever a year zero?
Levon: Most historians don't document a year zero. It went from 1 BC to 1 AD. *to Blitz Fox* Just as long as there are no conflicts between you and me, I think we'll be fine. I don't want any genocides either; I want those people alive so we can reach them Jesus.
Super C: *to Zax* I get it, too. However, as you've seen, we have adapted the public restroom concept where they're one occupant only, and you pay to get it. All the old people fussed about it, of course, and some even said Mayor Jabowitz should have been impeached.
Cripto: Had my grandma lived to see it, she would have thrown a fit. Then again, she thought all change was bad. It isn't.
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