Comments on: Southern Baptists to gather in Kentucky

By: REBEL Comx

REBEL Comx — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:01:23 +0000

Kentucky Fried Bigot anyone?

By: ForReal

ForReal — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:54:00 +0000

“healthy marriages and family” is just more CODE like “Family Values” that the ACT (American Christian Taliban) are going to use to cover up their Hate and Bigotry… again, if marriage is so great and important to them, why don’t they BAN divorce in the Hetero ACT community?

By: Todd

Todd — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:04:43 +0000

And this is a gay issue WHY????? If we don’t give it credence, then it won’t take our thoughts to the negative side. They are meeting, surprise, surprise…doing their best to say that they don’t HATE! And that is all they are…a bunch of HATE and FEAR filled people…Have a GREAT TIME!!!

By: Trace

Trace — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:38:09 +0000

Living in Georgia, I can assure you that Southern Baptists can not be trusted. They want to intrude upon every aspect of EVERYONE’S life.

I find it interesting that they are reshaping their speech in order to deceive people that may fall into their trap.

Just as the far left has changed the name of Global Warming to “Global Climate Change” it seems that the Southern Baptist’s are reshaping anti-gay marriage to “a growing concern for healthy marriages and families.”

I really hope that no one falls for this “kinder/gentler Southern Baptist’s.”

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:56:28 +0000

Perhaps if they stopped trying to impose their religious beliefs on the rest of America, they could stem the decline in membership. The problem is that more and more Americans realize that homophobia is a sin. In fact, it’s so unnatural that no member of the animal kingdom even engages in it.

By: ForReal

ForReal — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:23:33 +0000

guess what i never understood is if jesus was “god” and so smart, why didnt he just write what he wanted us to know himself? why has MAN written 50 plus years after his death what he SUPPOSEDLY said? hmmm.

the myteries. i wonder if the tooth fairy is green or a lil white chick with red eyes and blue hair? who knows. pff.

By: David W

David W — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:12:14 +0000

You know it’s funny all the other Protestant Christian Churches kicked out the Ku Klux Klan out of their denomination, except one. Hmmm. The KKK keeps bragging they have people in all walks of life. The best place to hide is in the obvious. Makes you wonder when Southern Baptist is going to clean house? North American Baptist don’t have that problem. I got my northern eyes open in a little town in the mid west. 8 of the deacons were KKK, and the 9th was freemason. I was an assistant deacon.

By: Wayne M.

Wayne M. — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:43:33 +0000

Dan: It is clear from the information you have given that while the religious right is quite homophobic, people of faith in general, INCLUDING CHRISTIANS, are our allies. We will not fight religious bigotry by being anti-religious bigots. We will fight religious bigotry by working with our religious allies. We must fight all bigotry to end homophobia.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:55:21 +0000

Tax the fuckers.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:48:13 +0000

Since the subject of religion has come up, I’ll post some results from the huge Pew Center survey released at the end of March. I posted this some time ago, but it was so far down in the comment section that most people wouldn’t have seen it.

Is all religion pretty much the same, or is it diverse? What do religious people think about homosexuality, or does it vary from group to group? The survey included this question: do you think homosexuality should be accepted or discouraged by society?

According to the survey, 56% of mainline Protestants and 58% of Catholics think homosexuality should be accepted. That’s compared with the national average of 50% for all Americans. Only 40% of all Americans think homosexuality should be discouraged.

Of the few Orthodox Christians, only 48% think homosexuality should be accepted. However, even fewer at 37% think it should be discouraged. Evangelicals, Mormons, and the few Jehovah’s Witnesses also are unlikely to think it should be accepted: 26%, 24%, and a tiny 12% for Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Of the small Other Christians group, 69% think it should be accepted. Historically Black churches are at 39%, vs. a somewhat larger 46% who think it should be discouraged.

Large majorities of Jews, Buddhists, and Other Faiths think homosexuality should be accepted: 79%, 82%, and 84%. Unaffiliated Americans are also likely to think homosexuality should be accepted: 71%. This group includes atheists.

Hindus are at 48%, but that’s compared with just 37% who think it should be discouraged. Results for Muslims were unavailable. The report shows Muslim acceptance at only 27%, but it turns out that this figure was from a 2007 survey. All the other results are apparently current.

Remember, Americans are MUCH more likely to support gay rights than to think homosexuality should be accepted. For example, 67% supported same-sex marriage or civil unions in an April CBS/NY Times poll. That’s 42% for marriage (a 9% increase in one month) and 25% for civil unions. In the Pew Center survey, 58% of evangelicals aged 18 to 29 supported same-sex marriage or civil unions.

Pretty encouraging results