tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185359589996642805.post4970715902043839100..comments2019-02-25T06:33:33.782-08:00Comments on Les is More? : Quick, someone bring me some wine!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185359589996642805.post-73615664015577090482014-01-13T10:12:34.296-08:002014-01-13T10:12:34.296-08:00BTW, do I know you? Please email me if I do. :) BTW, do I know you? Please email me if I do. :) Less Extreme Couponinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792386829891542059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185359589996642805.post-44918031535922667582014-01-13T09:37:17.707-08:002014-01-13T09:37:17.707-08:00This post wasn't about congratulating anyone s...This post wasn't about congratulating anyone so much as it was about correcting a common misconception about the history of my church. <br /><br />I know the church has a lot of work to do and I'm doing something about it. I'm staying and fighting to change the way things are so we live more fully into the kingdom of God. I'm doing the best I can to make sure the bad things that happened don't happen again. Of little consequence? Maybe to some, but for that five year old kid down the street who just figured out he fancies other boys? It's a big freaking hairy deal. Hopefully he'll. never realize what a big deal it is because by the time he comes of age it won't be a big deal.Less Extreme Couponinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792386829891542059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2185359589996642805.post-59244818996964915412014-01-12T23:54:29.571-08:002014-01-12T23:54:29.571-08:00It is not about who is first at recognizing they&#...It is not about who is first at recognizing they've been wrong on issues of equality and human dignity, it is about who puts in the work to make-up for all the spiritual abuse and trauma that was inflicted upon those people whose dignity was trampled with your assistance. The real work of the Church (or other religious institutions) is to have their mea culpa moment and then work to fix what they helped break, abuse, destroy, rob, etc. Of course it's messy and doesn't make the news, but that is actually of greater value than statements by the institution saying they are now in favor, etc. The Episcopals and Methodists, UCC, and the rest can boast about firsts.....but to the people who survived the spiritual torture it is of little consequence. It would be better perhaps for these institutions to work to ensure that next time (and there will be a next time) they will side with human dignity first and discrimination last. So all religious groups can stop patting themselves on the back that have finally come around to stop discriminating against LGBT people on the issue of marriage. It is entirely inappropriate considering that there is still a lot of other issues lingering with LGBT people in our society, let alone other discrimination that continues with some of it unchallenged by any one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com