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Too bad we don’t have an LGBTQ friendly Mayor
Apparently, it's no longer good enough to be a member of a protected class in the eyes of most employers. Now this guy wants a religious organization to be forced to compromise on their principles.
It's wrong, and he deserves to lose.
And to the super progressive kneejerks who won’t donate anymore, “That’ll show those bigoted...ummm, homeless people???” Good one.
It’s a religious organization. It’s bigoted by nature. But they also believe in helping people who are suffering. Are you people waiting for the perfect lgbtq friendly charity to form up and solve the homelessness crisis in a non judgemental, super PC fashion? What’s stopping you from donating your entire life and being to the service of others for little or no pay? Oh right, that sounds like a shitty life choice and let’s just leave it to the Jesus freaks...who happen to not want to include homosexuals in their organization. Price you pay to pass the buck.
It’s like a blizzard there’s so many snowflakes around here.
I'll preface this by saying that I'm an out gay man.
A similar Mission to this one saved my life. They took me in at a time when the drugs were running completely out of control and I was swiftly spiraling downwards. They put me up, completely free of charge, helped feed me, gave me the space to get my head straight, helped me decide on a long-term goal (which I recently achieved), allowed me extraordinary freedom to explore my spirituality (both in Christian and non-Christian contexts), let me live rent-free while I saved up money for the next step in life, and gave me a car.
In return, they asked me to attend a church service every Sunday and they asked that I be open minded and listen to what they had to say about faith.
We did have discussions about my sexuality. We did disagree a fair bit. But those discussions were civil, and when my partner at the time came to visit me, they were friendly and welcoming to him as well.
They taught me what true Christianity is. Not the parody we see on TV, in Washington or elsewhere. These were people who had given themselves to Christ and were living extraordinarily humble lives of service to the lowest of the low. "Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." That was their watchword.
So frankly, I really don't give a damn if their politics isn't perfect. I don't care what they think of same sex marriage or bathroom laws or any of the rest of it. I owe them my very life. They are out there making people's lives better in ways I'd wager few of the people reading this blog ever will.
So on this question, I unapologetically stand with the Christians. Leave them alone. Let them do their work. If they don't want LGBT people working from them, then we can find another way to contribute instead of forcing the issue with them.
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