randythib

In light of being raked over the coals and blasted by "Christians" for being born gay, I am starting to doubt Christianity.  Agnosticism is becoming more appealing and is congruent with my scientific proof with rationales as I was taught in nursing school.  I'm beginning to feel that it would have been a cruel joke to create me gay then call my entire existence and my falling in love a sin.   The Bible, written by man as remembered by God centuries later, is filled with ridiculous mandates which if were practiced today would certainly get one arrested.  What if it is all folklore legend?  Why are the clobber passages (which don't even include the words "gay" or "homosexual") regurgitated ad nauseum by "Christians", but the ones regarding divorce or eating of certain foods simply ignored?

The Bible says both that a woman must not marry her deceased husband's brother, and that, in certain circumstances, she must do so. If you have the misfortune to be a childless widow with an unmarried brother-in-law, it is logically impossible for you to avoid disobeying `God's law'.

Samuel ordered Saul, in a war, to kill not only every man, woman, and child of the enemy, but also all the sheep and cattle. Saul, however, let the sheep and the cattle live, and for this we are told to condemn him. I have never been able to admire Elisha for cursing the children who laughed at him, or to believe (what the Bible asserts) that a benevolent Deity would send two she-bears to kill the children.

Would God have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence?

 

It's been almost two years since i started blogging here.  Fox is one of the only sites that not only allows the peasants to blog but actually gets us involved and interacts with us through e-mails, chats, interviews, and featured posts.  There is nothing better than exercising that good 'ole first amendment right.  However, everything in life has consequences. 

Throwing out one's own opinion can only expect other opinions to be thrown back.  Some are pleasant when they disagree and some are not.  If only we could all be as diplomatic as PBMom - including myself.  Even when vehemently opposed to an opinion, she sticks to the topic and never lets it get personal. 

Most bloggers are tolerant and accepting of others even when opinions vary.  Some are not.  The Rev and I remain polar opposites on our interpretation of what the Bible says and doesn't say about being gay.  We have had some heated moments but still respect one another.  There are some whose hatred for an entire mass of people boggles my mind and truly frightens me.  The indifference of a (Fox) weekend co-anchor in his blog was shocking.  I thank God that I have never encountered the hatred and intolerance in my personal life that have encountered here. I hope none of them have a gay son or daughter.  It is their mentality that causes the suicides of gay teenagers who are told over and over that they are worthless and an abomination. 

I was lucky and perhaps naive to the evil out there because never have my parents, syblings, friends, teachers, clergy, or employer told me I was broken and needed to be fixed because I was born gay.  I am not afraid to be honest and I will always be proud. 

i finally watched the movie, "sugarland express" this past weekend.  was KRIV around (nearly 40 years ago) to report on the actual case in fort bend and harris counties?  i coulda sworn i saw a  young moustached reporter chasing the chaos.  lanny?  LOL

i think some people have mistaken their second amendment right for a right to execute.  i hate guns.  i have seen too many gunshot wounds at work - intentional and accidental - and the outcome is never good.  i would have no problem with a mandate for "law enforcement only" to carry a weapon.  there are too many guns on the street and too many people carrying a gun that can't even spell "gun".  did you read the story recently of the eight year old who accidently shot himself with an uzi?  an eight year old with access to an uzi is beyond my comprehension.  there are other ways to settle an argument than blowing a hole through someone.  is the national rifle association just a nice name for a national murder association?

melva and carmen are good contributors, but i am sooooo proud when i see (PB)mom giving her opinion on FOX26 news family matters.  i come from a large family, but whenever we could, my mom was the one who made sure we sat down to dinner together.  when i was growing up, Thanksgiving was really the only time ALL six of us sat down at one time as we span 20 years apart and my older siblings had their own families.  my sister and i grew up together in the family home as the older ones were already gone.  but like she said, it doesn't even need to be dinner, just getting together to play a board game or discuss the day kept us close.  again, i admire (PB)mom. although she's close to my age, she reminds me of my own mom.  fearless leader, protector, and provider. and like i tell my own mother "there is nothing better than a mom hug!"

 

i just found out that jerry reed has been dead for a week.  with all the news i watch i don't know how i missed that til now.  i guess the storms took precedence over his death.  i read it in the newspaper.  they didn't even mention that he met my sisters backstage at the grand ole opry which i'm sure was the highlight of his carreer - LOL!  thats debbie on the left, wendythib in the middle, and diane on the right.