Anonymous OP 4w

…difference being who we want to share our bed with at night. I don’t know, maybe I’m just too optimistic about what the world is capable of in 2025, but I do genuinely believe that by showcasing what all people have in common, the more likely we’d see more support than ever before. The hate some of you all have in your hearts is genuinely disgusting and being lgbtq+ is not an excuse to be a horrible person. Do better and give people a reason to want to support us.

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Anonymous #1 4w

or is it the fault of christians who try to use their religion to perpetuate hate? This obviously does not encompass every situation, i have seen lgbtq+ people say terrible things that should not have been said, i’m just talking more broadly

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Anonymous #1 4w

“Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬ This verse is referring to false teachings that mutilate ones relationship with God. The Bible talks numerous times about how we shall love one another and love the people around us who are not of Christ. Those who spew hatred and violent words are victims of these false teachings. It’s a sin to have hatred in your heart as it is seen as the equivalent of murder.

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Anonymous OP 4w

In the Bible that is. This is why I find it incredibly easy to fall into the trap of labeling the entire religion as a problem, however I’d like to make it a point to clarify that real Christianity is about love and about guiding others to learn about the love of Christ.

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Anonymous OP 4w

I understand what you’re saying, and I also hope people get more understanding, but “give people a reason to support us” is not an effective mindset. You may be able to influence change on an individual level by being nice, and you should definitely do that where possible, but the institution of christianity is not going to become more accepting just because we’re nicer about how we phrase our descriptions of the harm they cause. We should speak out where there are problems.

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Anonymous #2 4w

Real Christians don’t want death on anyone

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Anonymous OP 4w

I mean a lot of self proclaimed christians do though so

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Anonymous #3 4w

You’re right about that, and I apologize for my word choice. I think it’s better to say “give people a reason to want to advocate with us” instead. Rather than trying to show people that we are worth accepting, we should invite people who are genuinely true allies to help join the mission for rights. I know a lot of parents and family of LGBT+ individuals are out there helping, but I think it’s important to show that anyone can help advocate with us, not for us. (If that makes no sense I’m srry)

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Anonymous #2 4w

Doesn’t mean that we should respond to hate with more hate. Nothing gets resolved that way. It’s also unfair to those that are Christian that aren’t problematic.

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Anonymous OP 4w

I think one of the best ways to challenge and confront the hateful christians’ beliefs/actions towards others is to throw their own scripture back at them, such as love thy neighbor, and ones OP has already discussed. Especially the teachings of Jesus, and how he stood for love of all, standing up against tyrannical greed, and especially love for those that were outcasted from society. If Jesus was alive today, many of these hateful so-called “christians” would hate him.

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Anonymous #4 4w

I have a very varied and unique spiritual experience and belief system, basing my own spiritual beliefs on my own experiences, but… In my experience, Jesus and the Heavenly Father is all about unconditional love, forgiveness (most times forgiving yourself), and freedom—or rather being all that you were meant to be, in a world where you existed without fear, or “sin” (which really only means to go against thyself, your highest good, or rather, love). Jesus/God to me is freeing yourself from the

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Anonymous #4 4w

…shackles of fear, shame, negativity, and giving your power of your life to love instead of fear—To have the courage to assume positively for yourself and believe that you can experience all that your heart/soul ever dreamed of, and to also spread that love in your heart to others, and not let the whispers of doubt or fear get to you. It is doubt and fear and shame that seperates you from God, and forgiving one’s self of the times you went against yourself can allow you to let it go and

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Anonymous #4 4w

be “born again”. To call something “god” is to give it power over your life, I feel. Jesus/God should be anything but fear, or hatred, which is often born from fear. But.. there are so many of these “”christians”” who give their life, their power, to fear. So many of them worship the devil and have no idea. The devil is the epitome of living in fear, hatred, and letting whatever bad happened in your life keep you down and ruin your life, to the point where you drag others down to hell with you.

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Anonymous #4 4w

So many of these hateful “christians” give their power of their life to the thing they fear and call the enemy the most, and are completely clueless to it. Sorry for the long ass replies lol, thanks for listening to my ted talk lmao 😅 hope that was insightful or interesting in some way to someone haha

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Anonymous #4 3w

This was explained wonderfully

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Anonymous #6 3w

sure, but this isn’t just about calling for death. Christian parents who have gay kids should be supportive of them,the goal isn’t just ambivalence to their existence. “I don’t agree but I don’t hate you” is not support. Personal beliefs about what is natural or right do not apply to others at all. You should not view being gay as worse than liking pork, for people who believe partaking in either isn’t wrong.

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