Among Americans who left their childhood religion and are now religiously unaffiliated, about one-quarter say negative teachings about or treatment of gay and lesbian people was a somewhat important (14%) or very important (10%) factor in their decision to disaffiliate. Among Millennials who no longer identify with their childhood religion, nearly one-third say that negative teachings about, or treatment of, gay and lesbian people was either a somewhat important (17%) or very important (14%) factor in their disaffiliation from religion.
And yet many Right Wing conservatives continue to believe that denying marriage rights to the LGBT community is going to benefit them in future elections, and Fundamentalists continue to stubbornly cling to an outdated view of morality simply because some desert dweller wrote about it in the Bible.
You know it is not often that you can actually watch the last desperate gasps of a prejudicial mindset playing out in real time.
And yet at this moment in time, that is exactly what we are witnessing.
Unfortunately, even, dying, rabid dogs fear bite. These fuckers are still dangerous.
ReplyDeleteApproximately 10% of every animal population is gay........when it is in the genes,it is not a matter of "choice"......just sayin'
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, 4:14, you can NOT convince them that medical science says it is NOT choice!
Deletethe last desperate gasps of a prejudicial mindset playing out in real time
ReplyDeleteI just encountered this Cantonese expression, which seems appropriate: 死雞撐飯蓋[séi gāi chaang faahn goi](dead chicken pushing back the cooking-pot lid)
Wow, is that graphic ever powerful.
ReplyDeleteI've been remarking on Facebook to anyone saying there should be religious freedom to discriminate, that "religious discrimination" is an oxymoron, in the mind of anyone who has actually read the Bible (or is even a slightly decent person).
I challenge them to quote me a passage where Jesus commands us to "love one another, unless you think that other person isn't enough like you are, then its okay to hate his guts."
Of all the topics that have been politicized in my lifetime, I'm pleased and amazed at how (relatively) quickly public opinion on homosexuality has evolved for the better. Not shocked whatsoever on how slowly Religion seems to be adapting to Equal Rights for Gays and how they expect special rights for religion.
ReplyDelete