Tuesday, December 30, 2008

The Commandments for Gay Christians

Mel White says we should always know what the other side is doing. For that reason I read the websites of people like Focus On The Family, The Christian Coalition, The Christian Broadcasting Network, and other sites that oppose civil rights to gays in the name of Christ and love. I also read what my side is publishing so that I can attempt to have a balanced view of the current situation. On one of the pro-gay sites, I found the following: 

The Commandments for Gay Christians!
1.Do not commit RAPE. 
2.Do not engage in PROSTITUTION. 
3.Do not take CHILDREN as sex partners. 
4.Do not MUTILATE YOUR BODY to conform to human concepts of gender. 
5. Do not LIE about your LGBT status. 
7. Do not refer to yourself or others of your kind as PERVERTS, FAGGOTS, QUEERS, DYKES, TRANNIES, B***** or other derogatory names. 
8. Do not enter into “EX-GAY” THERAPY, be it secular or religious in nature.
9. Do not engage in sex practices that ENDANGER YOUR HEALTH or the health of others. 
10. Do not attend or support an ANTI-GAY CHURCH. 
11. Do not follow the doctrines of any religious teacher except JESUS CHRIST, your SAVIOR

Commandment number 3 really angers me. The fact that as gay men people still believe we are a danger to children. I love kids, I love working with them, I love teaching them, and I love making a positive impact in their lives. When I come home, and am looking for sexual intimacy, I want a man. A bulky, beautiful, man. I understand that there are pedophiles in the world, and that there are same sex pedophiles, but why do we get lumped into the same category as them. Then we have to defend ourselves, making sure that people who aren't familiar with gays know that we aren't pedophiles. It is still so big of a deal that the writer of the Commandments felt that it needed to be included. On this topic, let us not forget this shining moment in gay history. 


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