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Quote by Dani
In reference to the original post, I don't completely believe that Christians are 'now' more accepting of homosexuality and homosexuals than they were in the past.
I don't think much has changed in terms of opposition, acceptance, and indifference towards homosexuals.
For the most part, it's just no longer socially acceptable to discriminate against homosexuals, so people are becoming more vocal about their acceptance. And in turn, there are those who have become less vocal about their non-acceptance of homosexuals because that's being socialized away.
first off, to be fair, there is no way of telling who is Christian and who is not without asking or checking out other obvious signs (they're wearing a t-shirt that says "Jesus Rocks").
that said, my wife and i often tone down any obvious pds (which includes such simple things as holding hands or a quick kiss) depending upon the enviornment - yes, there are still places where the risk of offending someone doesn't seem worth it. *shrugs* it's gotten better, but that is the reality of it - it's mostly older generation that concern us - the younger generations seem less concerned by our sexuality in my observations.
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Quote by Annamagique
How dare you make disparaging remarks about MY religion.
just one more thing... i have to agree with this, but when you say stuff like this, think of all the comments that we, as gays, have had to endure, and not just comments. ever been spit on? cursed at? called names? harrassed? physically threatened for your beliefs? i'm guessing not. can you not see why we feel the need to fight for equality? and that is, really, in the end all that i ask - to be treated like anyone else. nothing more, but i will accept nothing less.
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Quote by Buz
Annamagique, the pendulum of so called progress swings from right to left, from one most radical side to the other most radical side and then it swings back again. That is how history is made and will continue. If one is lucky they will live in the time that the pendulum is most moderate.
I only go to church occasionally these days. I was raised in church and I am a Christian. When I do go I attend a large Baptist Church that has gay & lesbian members as some deacons/deaconesses and staff members that are gay. There are many active members who are gay & lesbian (I assume some are bisexual). And yes, I live in the deep south, heart of the Bible belt.
I live in Atlanta and we're rated the 3rd best LGBT city in the USA.
1. San Francisco
2. Seattle
3. Atlanta
i converted 2 cities to super gayness, Buz - you've only done one - you're slacking ;)
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Quote by Annamagique
You are making far too much of this and showing that you appear to be intolerant of anyone who does not agree with your life style.
One thing i have to point out. being gay is not a lifestyle, it's not a choice. you either are, are you are not. no one just wakes up one day and thinks 'ya know? think i'm gonna be gay. ya know, i'm going to start sleeping with men.' it's who we are and it's not something you can change. that's fact, not opinion.
also, i need to point out that people like simmerdown and myself are outspoken on this subject because we have to be. personally, i'm all about live and let live, but when i find my basic rights being denied, when i find myself being discriminated against, when i see others like me bullied and abused and beaten and murdered, i find that i have two choices. accept it or fight it. i choose to fight it, and it's frustrating, because those entrenched in their beliefs that being gay is a sin - and think about that; as i said, it's not a life style, it's who we are. it's like saying being a woman is a sin - often don't have open minds, and simply reject us based on who we love.
think about it - rejected based on who we love. can you even imagine what that feels like? all too often the church sees gays as running around sleeping with anything that moves - promiscuous fornicators. sure, some do. so do some straight people. i hear that straight people have affairs, or sleep out of wedlock too. a lot of us simply want to be left alone, to fall in love, to marry that one person, to live out our lives with them, and for people not do condemn us for it. is that really so much to ask? why should a hotel care if my wife and i rent a room? we're married. do they care if two single people rent a room and have sex in it? do they care if some guy rents a room and invites a girl to spend the night? do they check to see if the couple renting the room are jewish? nope. they single out gays, and that is the crux of the issue. they discriminate against a specific group.
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Quote by stephanie
Happy Holiday Season to MY FELLOW TRAVELLERS.
(Another year here REMINDS me why I stay. Quite simply, being here makes me feel better than I often think I should.)
My USUAL couple of FUCK UPS this year; that none were apparently unforgiveable says more about the site than it does me. Continued support in the main for the work I've posted this year, continued inspiration from enviously reading the work of others. The usual pleasure at watching some Newer Writers raise the bar still higher.
The Magnificent Seven, (there are nine of them really but fuck it) constantly and kindly amaze me. To single ONE out would be UNGALLANT. (So obviously I will...)
Lady Rae Sprite, despite both our every efforts, consistently reminds me of what true friendship really means.
Shout Out to Nic, Gav and the Mod Teams who make LS what it's become.
Roll On 2016.
Peace, Love, Regard, Respect and Understanding to all.
xx Stephen Flashman
That's it, i'm done with you...
seriously, though, i can't imagine Lush without you, even when one or the other of us wants to smack the other one about the head with a frying pan. love you, Steph. wishing you the best and looking forward to another year to torment you. *hugs*
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Quote by stephanie
(MIGHT I SUGGEST you tag a LINK upon this thread so people can access you easier?)
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https://www.lushstories.com/stories/love-stories/the-villa-chapter-one.aspx
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Quote by Annamagique
All I am trying to say is that where there are ten hotels with available rooms but one of those is Christian, why go there? Why not just use one of the other nine hotels and leave the small one to itself?
just to sort of put a different spin on it, how would you feel if a hotel had a sign up saying: no blacks? in my eyes, it's the same thing. do you think blacks should just accept that they are not welcome at that hotel and go stay at one that's not as nice, or not as conveniently located, or what have you? what about if the sign said: no Christians, and it was the only one in town with a vacancy. how would that make you feel?
these are the questions that need to be considered. what about if it wasn't a hotel, but a hospital?
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Something else i'd like to point out - being sued over religious beliefs is not equivalent to being bullied, beaten, or killed because of your sexuality. i don't think all christian's behave like that, btw, but enough do that it effects us. i work as a volunteer with lgbtq kids, as well as having grown up with gay friends and being queer myself. i have stories. *shrugs* the truth is, if there's a war on christianity, perhaps the issue is that, for once, we are pushing back.
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a few thoughts. Christians, in this country, have had rights for roughly 250 years. gays have had equivalent rights for, roughly, 6 months. can't really remember the last time i read about an actual hate crime vs someone because they were christian, while i recall, vividly, the hate crimes committed against lgbtq folk. forgive me if don't show a lot of sympathy - btw, i was raised christian - i left when i realized i wasn't welcome.
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And yet, i am still working for free... lol
on a serious note, yeah, i do work for free, but it's a labor of love - i've seen so many changes here, so many amazing writers, met so many good friends - this is home, in a sense, and seeing it thrive and flourish gives me warm fuzzies. thanks, Nic, Gav, and the posse of amazing moderators for all your hard work and thank you everyone for your support and everything you bring with you to make Lush what is is and will be. merry christmas all.
xo
rachel
on a serious note, yeah, i do work for free, but it's a labor of love - i've seen so many changes here, so many amazing writers, met so many good friends - this is home, in a sense, and seeing it thrive and flourish gives me warm fuzzies. thanks, Nic, Gav, and the posse of amazing moderators for all your hard work and thank you everyone for your support and everything you bring with you to make Lush what is is and will be. merry christmas all.
xo
rachel
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Quote by Tnadnuder
I have no clue where our nearest Trader Joe's is... Nor Sonic, Carrabba's Italian Grille, or 1000 other places I see ads for constantly. At least it's not election time, when I see a million ads for people & issues I can't vote up or down on where I live (Cleveland stations have better sound, it seems, so I watch them.)
please read the very first post about the rules of Rage Cage and kindly follow them. in other words, don't post comments about other people's posts in here. thank you.
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Quote by MonsoonMicky
We've gone completely off tangent now. I think we've had a few too many sherbets and are getting a little over excited.
I don't know what you guys are on, but I'm knocking back lager and cider, and that's strong enough for me.
Does this sort of thing usually happen at the end of a thread?
actually, what usually happens is i wash a couple tabs of acid down with a bottle of tequilla, go all Alice in Wonderland/Fight Club on everyone and one of the forum mods are forced to come in, clean the place up, and lock the thread. being a saturday night, i think that could happen at any moment now...
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Quote by MonsoonMicky
A punch bag? Bloody hell. I won't be getting on the wrong side of you.
I envisioned you as a sweet little princess, sitting up on your throne with a tiara and a wand, sprinkling fairy dust all over Lush, making everybody feel all horny and happy.
lol - umm.... yeah, talk to my fellow mods and you'll get a different opinion - you got the fairy dust and tiara spot on, but i tend to terrorize them (when i'm not making them horny and happy). ;)
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Quote by MonsoonMicky
I wish we were talking about cat videos. This thread's driving me to distraction. There's nothing wrong with the voting system. The voting systems great, couldn't be better. It's a good job you're here to put a smile on my face, otherwise I'd be banging my head on a wall by now.
don't mess up your head of the wall - do what i do - i have a punching bag up (i'm serious, btw, i really do) that i work out on regularly when the crazy starts to get to me here.
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Quote by MonsoonMicky
I honestly don't think there's anything wrong with the voting system. The voting feature on this site is pretty standard, it SHOULD work well and there is nothing wrong with it. I can assure you of that. It's the fact that certain people are misusing it and it's caught on, became etiquette to vote 5 and anything less is an insult.
A small minority of people misuses the voting system and thinks everybody should be giving perfect scores. Those people get offended by a 4 vote and retaliate with tit-for-tat and a few hostile messages, then that sets the tone for the entire site, and before you know it, people are scoring 5s 95% of the time.
That's all there is to it at the end of the day.
in all seriousness, the voting system has been kind of broken for ages - it's been talked about. the one thing that has been agreed on is that we prefer it to be broken in a positive way (people getting high scores and feeling good about themselves and encouraged) than negative ways as i've seen on other sites, where writers get hateful comments and low scores leading to being discouraged. is it, in the end, representative of the quality of everything posted here? probably not, but it does create a better and friendlier atmosphere for the writers who are, in the end, mostly amateurs still learning their craft.
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Quote by MonsoonMicky
We've gone off tangent here.
If we're talking about improving the voting system, we should be posting here instead: https://www.lushstories.com/forum/yaf_postst12279_Which-improvements-or-features-would-you-like-to-see-added.aspx
i thought we were talking about cat videos... sorry, my bad. don't i feel silly.
