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"Anti-gay bullying is a theological issue because it has a theological base. I find it difficult to believe that even those among us with a vibrant imagination can muster the creative energy to picture a reality in which anti-gay violence and bullying exist without the anti-gay religious messages that support them."Read more at Sexuality/Gender: Religion Dispatches
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Date: 2010-10-14 02:01 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-10-14 02:08 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-10-14 11:51 pm (UTC)The message I get out of the article is that as long as the church says homosexuality is a sin, and refuses to ordain gay ministers - even if it speaks against physical violence - it's still sending a strong message that there's a group of people that aren't as good or deserving as other groups. And ultimately such a message is supportive of the attitudes that let people think they can get away with violence. (And which let people actually get away with violence, too.) If we actually want to end the violence, we need to do a heck of a lot more speaking out - not just about the violence, but about the attitudes that support the violence.
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Date: 2010-10-15 09:58 am (UTC)