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okay. so, tonight i'm going to be covering a few different things.
This is my first video,of course. That is, the first video recorded with my laptop.
so, I spent a good deal of today just browsing the web. Youtube, mostly, and I found a few things that I didn't like
at all. You see, I happen to be gay. I also happen to have grown up in the Church. Which
means that I know a little bit about both sides. I'm a pastor's worst nightmare. I can
find scriptures, too. I find it interesting that Fred Phelps, and yes, I am going after
Westboro Baptist Church, because they're ignorant, hateful, and they have no idea who the savior
really is. And yes, it is possible to be gay and also be a Christian, because it's all
about having surrendered to the Savior, and having forgiven yourself. See, His blood is
powerful enough to wash it away, all of it. That's not the point. The point is... I've
gotten off track. So, back to the point. I read a post on, what was it? RepentYouSinners.
That if you ask for forgiveness three times, if you confess three times, you will be forgiven.
Which is.....It's ludicrous. You ask once, truly believing, forgiving yourself in the
process, and you are forgiven. You've already been forgiven by the Almighty. He died once,
for all. You're asking for forgiveness so that you can have the power to forgive yourself.
If you don't forgive yourself, what's the point? Forgiveness is for you, for your peace
of mind, so that you won't be filled with hate, anxiety, depression. And again, it's
okay to be gay, because it's also okay to be exactly who you are. To be loved just the
way you are. that goes for everybody.
One thing He doesn't like, that I don't like, is a pastor in a video that I watched today, who advocated
using fists against a child if he happened to be the least bit effeminate. Using the
limp wrist... Stupid. And please don't quote the part of the Bible that says spare the
rod and spoil the child, because that was meant to reference discipline. Discipline
with love, and compassion, and understanding. All the things that people who hate don't
understand. And that is truly tragic. The same people who went to Matthew Shepard's
funeral and yelled "*** deserve to die." They used it as a springboard to spread fear
and hate. The two go hand in hand, they're not mutually exclusive.
See, the problem is that four letter word. I'm not talking about ***, or ***, or Damn.
I'm talking about Hate. But there's another four letter word that will trump Hate every
time, and that is Love. Along with things like acceptance and tolerance, which will
win, every time.
Oh, you people who think we should die can go ahead and beat the crap out of us, I suppose.
But it doesn't make you any better. Than us. We will always succeed. No where in scripture
does it give you the right to judge us. That right is reserved by the Savior. Scripture
tells us that if we Judge, we will be judged, and if we condemn then we will also be condemned.
But, if we forgive then we, too, will be forgiven.
There are also those who say that God hates Fred Phelps. If we don't want people to hate
us because we're gay, then why would we advocate the same toward someone else. Would you really
wish that on someone else? Love them, accept them, and be yourself. Because that's really
what it's all about, isn't it? Not being afraid? That is how you will overcome everything that
they want to make you feel. They want you to be afraid. They want control. They want
to make you feel this big. Are you going to let them? Be yourself. I will. If they want
to hate me, then let them. It's no skin off my back. The answer isn't to hate them back.
The answer is to love them in spite of themselves. Be yourselves. And vote! If there's something
you don't like, you have Freedom of Speech. Which Youtube is great for. But en masse.
In groups. If you want to change something, if you want legalized marriage, take it to
the streets. I'm not going to because no one else cares. Get rid of hate. Let it go already.
Quit posting. The more that you respond with anger, you will get anger back. Fuckem. My
flame burns bright. What about yours?
So, what's your choice going to be? For the pastors of the churches, if you're going to
keep preaching hate and intolerance, I suggest you take another look at scripture. Will you
continue to spread hate, or will you finally come to realize that it is not your place
to do more than teach? And for all of those wonderful *** and faries out there, are
you going to let them turn us into hateful, spiteful, judgemental pricks, responding to
every hateful thing that comes out of their mouths? Brush it off and go on with your life
because they're not really effecting you. Let them post. That's part of the game, isn't
it? Just let them talk till they're blue in the face, it won't matter.
I challenge Westboro Baptist Church to make a coherent response to this video to me. You're
probably going to lose.
For everyone else, like this, don't like this. Subscribe, don't subscribe. This is here to
inform and educate. Live in love. We all deserve it.