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bigmacbear) wrote2006-06-04 06:45 pm
bigmacbear) wrote2006-06-04 06:45 pm
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On Judeo-Christian Hatred -- Resources
I spent much of today looking up resources on religious hatred -- specifically, Christian hatred of gay people and our relationships -- in response to a post from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ciddyguy. I thought perhaps I'd also post the results of my research here in my own journal and see what folks think.
My first thought was to try out my trusty resource, the Skeptic's Annotated Bible, and go look up the contradiction between "He that is not with Me is against Me" and "They that are not against us are for us" in the New Testament, but I got sidetracked and ended up with some light reading courtesy of God Hates Shrimp.
First off, a rabbi talks out both sides of his mouth on Some Of My Best Friends Are Gay. I'm not sure how to refute anything he is saying other than to say that his interpretation of both the Bible and the founding documents of the USA necessarily differs from mine.
Next, and perhaps a little more germane to the discussion I was responding to, we have Jesus Would Be Ashamed Of You. The author even encourages ministers who have asked to cite his page, with attribution or without.
And just for laughs, Sex In Christ goes into great detail about the very acts that get religious authorities in such an uproar. (Despite the absence of photos on the site, I would still NOT consider this work safe.)
Oh, and here is the contradiction I was looking for in the first place: Who is for or against Jesus?. My point is that it makes a difference as to what the default position is (a fact which the commentator on the second "Christian Response" site chooses to ignore entirely). Sort of like the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" in American law.
Ah well, something to do on a lazy afternoon trying to recover from the "creeping crud" that has been making speaking a chore and singing well-nigh impossible.
ciddyguy. I thought perhaps I'd also post the results of my research here in my own journal and see what folks think.My first thought was to try out my trusty resource, the Skeptic's Annotated Bible, and go look up the contradiction between "He that is not with Me is against Me" and "They that are not against us are for us" in the New Testament, but I got sidetracked and ended up with some light reading courtesy of God Hates Shrimp.
First off, a rabbi talks out both sides of his mouth on Some Of My Best Friends Are Gay. I'm not sure how to refute anything he is saying other than to say that his interpretation of both the Bible and the founding documents of the USA necessarily differs from mine.
Next, and perhaps a little more germane to the discussion I was responding to, we have Jesus Would Be Ashamed Of You. The author even encourages ministers who have asked to cite his page, with attribution or without.
And just for laughs, Sex In Christ goes into great detail about the very acts that get religious authorities in such an uproar. (Despite the absence of photos on the site, I would still NOT consider this work safe.)
Oh, and here is the contradiction I was looking for in the first place: Who is for or against Jesus?. My point is that it makes a difference as to what the default position is (a fact which the commentator on the second "Christian Response" site chooses to ignore entirely). Sort of like the principle of "innocent until proven guilty" in American law.
Ah well, something to do on a lazy afternoon trying to recover from the "creeping crud" that has been making speaking a chore and singing well-nigh impossible.