http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=47881126632
this struck me as bazaar. this isn't a post about prop 8 or my views on it, this is not to talk about what is and is not acceptable.
for those of you who try to stay away from facebook-- good, keep doing so, this is a group called "Stop persecution of the LDS church for prop 8!" This came across absurd to me for several reasons.
Mainly this--- who is the victim here, really? Supposedly everyone is, but the more i read and come to know i have realized that the Yes campaign used a lot of unrealistic scare tactics, the biggest being that they will teach children about homosexuality. I don't know, even if people did, if it was done appropriately i dont see how thats damaging if done appropriately. I dont think it should be advised or taught just as many issues are left alone in public schools. I was not taught acceptance as a child, which is why my mentality was that the whole thing was 'not normal' and 'wrong' again this isnt a question of that, its just about in general the honesty of all of this, if you use tactics like that, of course people are going to vote against it, even homosexuals would if they didnt understand that thats not true.
Being a part of a group that says that you are a victim of persecution, honestly? As a member of the LDS Church you should understand that your opinions are different and not popular by now, I sure have, its been that way since it started. This is also how homosexuals are--- they have been told they are wrong by lots of people, but its a frustrating feeling. I am not saying they are the same things, because they arnt, but the hate others have built even when saying they 'love the sinner but hate the sin' is a frustrating feeling. I think we have all felt this to some degree.
So basically here is my beef-People protested at lots of places, just because they protested in front of the temple, the temple means something different to some people than it does to you. Dont pretend that you are the victim, and you are hated, and that there is absolutely no reason people would be upset with the church, because it is within your rights, but to me---- there is no denial that $20 million dollars does help tip the scales.
Extremists--Its our right to protest, but you have to understand why certain things rub people the wrong way, all of this cannot be summed up in a sign that says 'bah bah bah', its ineffective, foolish, fighting. Stuff like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJYn3BoZkcQ) is not 100% honest either.
I received this email from a person i hardly know by simply saying that I am sad that marriage equality does not exist yet.
"I don’t want to sound rude, but you obviously aren’t a *faithful*
Mormon. A Mormon you may be, but you must not have much in the way of
faith if you don’t trust that the Prophet speaks for God in instances
such as this. And if you don’t believe that, then your trust in the
Church in general sort of unravels. God does not believe in marriage equality, why should we?"
So because a prophet says something, i am not allowed to think otherwise? I support Thomas S. Monson. We have to realize he is mortal too, Prophets make mistakes. I'm just saying if it doesnt feel right to you, and you dont get your own 'revelation' or whatever you would like to refer to it as.(fuzzy feeling, "at peace with it", etc) Sorry, I can't dig on that. I cant push away my own thoughts and compromise to confusion. Faith plays a huge role in a lot of my views, but this one i cant seem to again, have my own 'revelation' of.
is anyone else bothered by the attitudes of people on this issue? both sides, im calling you out.
so people, lets learn respect for one another, thats the biggest issue as far as im concerned.
i love you, no matter what you think.
b.
