Father Geoff Farrow: Every Biblical Argument Against Being Gay, Debunked Biblically

Father Geoff Farrow: Every Biblical Argument Against Being Gay, Debunke...: 

¨This election year the states of Washington, Maryland and Maine will vote on Marriage Equality. The state of Minnesota will vote to prohibit Marriage Equality in its constitution.

Father Geoff Farrow, Washington D.C.

Some Christian church leaders will encourage members to vote against Marriage Equality citing the Bible as their reason. This presentation debunks their arguments and makes a compelling case for Marriage Equality. I urge you to watch it, take notes and incorporate these arguments when debating this issue.¨ HERE

¨From one black man to the black community – stop the homophobic madness! And as a gay man, I especially hate it...¨

Many in the African-American Community publicly support marriage equality

¨...I hate the idea of us lgbts having to put the history of our oppression on some sort of display. I hate the notion that lgbts are put on a witness stand where we have to list how many times we have been beaten, disrespected, or denied our basic humanity in order to somehow prove our “worthiness.”

¨During last week’s legislative session in Maryland when lawmakers were pondering the idea of gay marriage, a few black lawmakers took the time to not only criticize gay marriage but also the notion of lgbt equality in general.

We’ve all heard the hurtful sayings before – “you can’t compare gay rights to black civil rights because you can hide being gay,” “gays and lesbians were never oppressed in the same manner in which blacks were oppressed,” etc., etc.

It would be an awful generalization to say that all in the African-American community have these beliefs. In Maryland many African-Americans, including Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo, publicly supported marriage equality.

However, statements voiced by some Maryland lawmakers unfortunately stand out and not in a good way. In answer to these comments, I could go on about the many lives either crippled and lost at the hands of gay bashers like that of Matthew Shepard, or the wholesale genocide of lgbts by the Nazis in German, or the suicides of lgbt youth such as Tyler Clementi, or the present day usage of junk science by religious right groups to demonize the lgbt community.

But why bother. I’ve reached the point where I hate having to do it...read it all, HERE

·  Thanks to Alvin McEwen
·  Thanks to AlterNet, sidebar

The Reverend Jesse Jackson: Gays and Lesbians are "America's newest second-class citizens".

The Rev Jesse Jackson has called for California’s ban on gay marriage to be struck down.

The Baptist minister and civil rights activist spoke at a gathering outside the San Francisco appeals court where the latest hearings on the ban are taking place.

Rev Jackson has previously opposed Proposition 8 but stopped short of supporting gay marriage.

But in a speech on Monday, he said: “Marriage is based on love and commitment – not on sexual orientation. I support the right for any person to marry the person of their choosing.”
The gathering outside the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals courthouse was organised by Marriage Equality USA. HERE

· Thanks to The Reverend Jesse Jackson
· Thanks to Marriage Equality