Sentences with phrase «well as gay people»

I'm not sure promoting a holiday of a religion that demonizes free artistic expression as well as gay people (both in the Koran and the Hadith) fits what New York, as well as America, is all about.

Not exact matches

As for gay people — the only thing you think they are destroying is the sanctity of marriage — and they don't even need to be involved in that conversation — straight people are doing a good enough job in that department (50 % divorce rate)... marriage is taking a hit in the respectability department... but it's not because of gay people.

Michael «As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the furthest thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.»

and apply the same principle to gay persons as well.

What good are morals if the one giving them supports morals that most people consider to be awful like slavery and discrimination against women, gays and the handicapped, as well as beating children and slaves without punishment in some cases?

As a gay man I appreciate there efforts and support, but I think putting up this sign isn't really the best way to get through to people, all it does is create more hate, intolerance, and separation, I am not a christian but I am very spiritual, and putting up this sign implies that all gay people are atheists which is the furthest thing from the truth, I have no problem with religion, I have a problem with those who use there religions to control and hate others, same applies with atheism, if you don't want to believe in anything than fine, just don't push your non beliefs on me.

As Christian clergy we proclaim the Good News concerning Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) persons and publicly apologize where we have been silent.

Drunkards and gluttons as well, so next time you see one of the 30 % of the Souths population that is extremely obese, please treat them the same way you and your Christian friends treat gay people.

After telling stories of knowing several gay and lesbian congregants during his time as a pastor, he said, «I know a lot of people who are gay and lesbian and they seem to have as good a spiritual life as I do.

Gonnerman, for his part, seems to assume that these categories of the human person are foregone conclusions in several of his writings, as well as in his recent discussion of reparative therapy, in which he calls himself «a chaste man who is also gay.»

If you were active in opposing things like gay rights people a hundred years from now will remember you at least as well as we remember slave owners these days.

But to think a preacher or what even you'd like to call these people who think gays should be all dead maybe they should take a step back and look at their own life before saying things about others as well.

He makes a good point that he uses the terms «gay» and «homosexual» as adjectives, not as nouns, as in «gay Christian» or «homosexual person.»

Here is a link to a video that is a powerful speech its from an older movie called the dictator, very good movie by the way, Anyway Charlie chaplin plays the part of hitler and uses a very powerful and memorable speach about equality and the way life is moving,» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WibmcsEGLKo» you have shown nothing but malice in these comments and you wonder why gay's are protrayed as the «bad guys» in video games and movies and if you don't believe that then watch this» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdmJXHJLZ6M» the point is I will respect the person who is silent, holding a flag that has ever color before i Can or Will ever respect someone like yourself.

While that debate is important, so too is the need for congregations to meet the immediate pastoral needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, as well...

But, over the years, the congregation did, in fact, become more diverse, and by the time I had been there for 12 years, there were maybe 50 gay and lesbian persons, there were about 30 Hispanic individuals, there were a number of African Americans and African natives, and there was other diversity as well; and we talked a lot about how pleased we were that this was all happening.

He said: «There can be exquisite people in these conditions [being gay], but that's not the same as saying that this is a good union and should be blessed.

As far as attending the marriage ceremony of gay people i have two points of view the first is that that is there choice to live how they want to but to me that is clearly not Gods best and sin is sin and needs to be repented of but that is my standard not theres.As far as divorced people remarrying why shouldnt they if they have repented of there past God forgives them not condemns them.As he said to the women caught in adultery do they condemn you and she answers no and he says and neither do i.Go and sin no more.This was not just for the women causght in adultery this lesson was for every one of us he was addressing our sin publically for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God that being his son Jesus Christ he is telling us that we must make the same decision to go and sin no more to repent in our hearts and the only way to do that is to give our hearts and lives totally to Jesus Christ other wise we are no better than the hypocrites in JESUS day.brentAs far as attending the marriage ceremony of gay people i have two points of view the first is that that is there choice to live how they want to but to me that is clearly not Gods best and sin is sin and needs to be repented of but that is my standard not theres.As far as divorced people remarrying why shouldnt they if they have repented of there past God forgives them not condemns them.As he said to the women caught in adultery do they condemn you and she answers no and he says and neither do i.Go and sin no more.This was not just for the women causght in adultery this lesson was for every one of us he was addressing our sin publically for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God that being his son Jesus Christ he is telling us that we must make the same decision to go and sin no more to repent in our hearts and the only way to do that is to give our hearts and lives totally to Jesus Christ other wise we are no better than the hypocrites in JESUS day.brentas attending the marriage ceremony of gay people i have two points of view the first is that that is there choice to live how they want to but to me that is clearly not Gods best and sin is sin and needs to be repented of but that is my standard not theres.As far as divorced people remarrying why shouldnt they if they have repented of there past God forgives them not condemns them.As he said to the women caught in adultery do they condemn you and she answers no and he says and neither do i.Go and sin no more.This was not just for the women causght in adultery this lesson was for every one of us he was addressing our sin publically for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God that being his son Jesus Christ he is telling us that we must make the same decision to go and sin no more to repent in our hearts and the only way to do that is to give our hearts and lives totally to Jesus Christ other wise we are no better than the hypocrites in JESUS day.brentAs far as divorced people remarrying why shouldnt they if they have repented of there past God forgives them not condemns them.As he said to the women caught in adultery do they condemn you and she answers no and he says and neither do i.Go and sin no more.This was not just for the women causght in adultery this lesson was for every one of us he was addressing our sin publically for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God that being his son Jesus Christ he is telling us that we must make the same decision to go and sin no more to repent in our hearts and the only way to do that is to give our hearts and lives totally to Jesus Christ other wise we are no better than the hypocrites in JESUS day.brentas divorced people remarrying why shouldnt they if they have repented of there past God forgives them not condemns them.As he said to the women caught in adultery do they condemn you and she answers no and he says and neither do i.Go and sin no more.This was not just for the women causght in adultery this lesson was for every one of us he was addressing our sin publically for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God that being his son Jesus Christ he is telling us that we must make the same decision to go and sin no more to repent in our hearts and the only way to do that is to give our hearts and lives totally to Jesus Christ other wise we are no better than the hypocrites in JESUS day.brentAs he said to the women caught in adultery do they condemn you and she answers no and he says and neither do i.Go and sin no more.This was not just for the women causght in adultery this lesson was for every one of us he was addressing our sin publically for all have sinned and fall short of the Glory of God that being his son Jesus Christ he is telling us that we must make the same decision to go and sin no more to repent in our hearts and the only way to do that is to give our hearts and lives totally to Jesus Christ other wise we are no better than the hypocrites in JESUS day.brentnz

The gay rights movement needs to clean house to win a better public image of itself so that people stop contemplating scenarios where their children will be exposed to something as horrifying as some of the messages out there.

Another preacher preaching what ever goes is ok with Christianity... If your going to preach Christianity based on the Bible, then you might as well forget gay marriages are ok... If you want to twist it around then thats up to you... Paul said, «The Berens were of noble charachter because they didn't believe what they heard, but they took what they heard and confirmed it with the Bible... So its like the Yen or Yang... Its either Gods church or Satans Church... Can't be any other way... Do I hate gays, no... I have some very close friends that I have had for over 30 years that are gay, but I think they will be accountable for their life styles... Thats the thing about Christianity, we are held accountable, its not an everything goes belief... Its rules we have to follow... And rules we will be held accountable... So maybe this preacher needs to start a dfferent faith or religion... One where there are no rules and where its people are not accountable for their actions...

as well as afraid of ultra-conservative advocates of sending gay people directly to Hell, the «Modern Church» promotes a castrate Gospel with no power of transforming sinners.

«I wouldn't have said this 20 years ago, but now I know a lot of people who are gay and lesbian and they seem to have as good a spiritual life as I do.

As Christian clergy we proclaim the Good News concerning Lesbian, Gay, Biseixual and Transgender (LiGBiT) persons and publicly apologize where we have been silent.

And as I intimated in my first paragraph, gay people for hundreds and thousands of years have served us well by blessing our cultures with beauty, art, literature, philosophy, science, and religion.

I do question the education levels of people, but if you are going to make sweeping negative generalizations about gay people, you better be able to defend that position (as I have friends and family that are gay and they are amazing people who don't deserve what is said about them).

and if gay people want to be respected, then shouldnt they respect others as well?

but if you expect people to respect you, then shouldnt you respect others who have a different opinion as well??? the truth is, not everyone thinks gay marriage is right.

And as a gay man as well as an Atheist, will your religion leave me alone along with the rest of the gay people in the country and allow us to marry?

People who are in submissive positions to authority, actual or perceived, including women, racial ethnic persons, as well as lesbian, gay and bi-sexual persons, are particularly vulnerable to violence.

So when you start talking about evangelicals, the image that comes across in the American press and, as I understand it, in the British press as well, is that these people hate gays, are opposed to women's rights and are anti-environmentalist.

Says Peterson, «I wouldn't have said this twenty years ago, but now I know a lot of people who are gay and lesbian and they seem to have as good a spiritual life as I do.

Gay people might as well bring the world into their private lives on a daily basis.

I have many experiences as well, none of which relate to being obsessed with gay people.

Well Duh Bob, that has absolutely nothing to do with gay people as we know and understand it today.

However, the world would be a much better place if religious people of all stripes would keep that opinion to themselves and not use it as a stick to beat gay people with.

I'm sure, he says, that Rusty Reno knows as well as anyone that almost no gay people (certainly no openly gay people, or at least none that I can think of)....

«As long as people believe the Bible is anti-gay, they will continue to believe the church is anti-gay as well,» writes Justin, «and the war between gays and Christians will continuAs long as people believe the Bible is anti-gay, they will continue to believe the church is anti-gay as well,» writes Justin, «and the war between gays and Christians will continuas people believe the Bible is anti-gay, they will continue to believe the church is anti-gay as well,» writes Justin, «and the war between gays and Christians will continuas well,» writes Justin, «and the war between gays and Christians will continue.

Davel, you probably know many people who smoke MJ recreationally, as well as many gay men, but don't know it.

Do you have any idea how easy it is to take down your notion of bigotry... The majority of Christians do not hate anyone — but do not agree with the gay life... just as many gays would not choose the christian life — right!!?? People like you pride yourself on these little ideologies that you make feel better and sleep at night... stupid and sad.

«I think that the Church not only should apologise... to a gay person whom it offended but it must also apologise to the poor as well, to the women who have been exploited, to children who have been exploited by [being forced to] work.

«The presence of these two capable, community - oriented, active councilmen has shown that gay legislators will do a good job of representing their constituents across the board, which in turn reinforces the idea of gay people as members of the community,» Queens College political science professor Michael Krasner said in an e-mail.

And then I think that there was a gender and a gay issue here that is not homophobia or sexism per se, but is the way society and people view women and gays and how they relate to them and I think that was an element to this as well.

Sen. Brad Hoylman plans to announce legislation today that would push for more state contracts to go to small businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, as well as veterans and the disabled.

«Piece together the different statements from Mr Farage and his gang and think about what it says: «working mothers aren't worth as much as men; life was better when there wasn't equality for gay and lesbian people; you feel safer when you don't have someone who is foreign living next door; the NHS should be privatised; rights at work, whether they come from Europe or from here, are simply a barrier to economic success.

New York state Sen. Brad Hoylman plans to announce legislation on Wednesday that would push for more state contracts to go to small businesses owned by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, as well as veterans and the disabled.

People with low cognitive ability tended to express prejudice towards groups perceived as liberal and unconventional (e.g., atheists, gays and lesbians), as well as groups of people perceived as having low choice over group membership (e.g., ethnic minoriPeople with low cognitive ability tended to express prejudice towards groups perceived as liberal and unconventional (e.g., atheists, gays and lesbians), as well as groups of people perceived as having low choice over group membership (e.g., ethnic minoripeople perceived as having low choice over group membership (e.g., ethnic minorities).

On gay hook - up app Grindr, the team accessed data about people the user had checked out, including dates of birth, their distance from the user on last viewing and a database of sent and received messages, as well as the user's email address.

It was harder still, because I was (and still am) often met with comments like «well you don't look gay» or «you're too pretty to be a lesbian», as though the way I look could have anything to do with the people I love or find myself attracted to.

While we have the privilege of celebrating diversity on the fashion runway, let us not forget the people who are facing extreme brutality today in Russia, where LGBT teens have been ambushed by vigilante mobs and humiliated; Uganda, which has some of the harshest anti-gay laws in the whole of Africa; and Nigeria, the most homophobic place on earth, according to the Pew Research Center, where gay people are stoned to death; as well as countries like Afghanistan, Turkey and Iran, to name a few.

He said, «If I had a nickel for every time I heard a well - meaning friend say some version of «I don't even think of you as a gay, I just think of you as a person,» I could pay so many parking tickets.