Forgive me for I have sinned against you.
Often as Christians we get too wrapped up in hating sin and sinful things that we start to hate the sinner more then the sin. I fear that I am guilty of this.
Everyone knows what the bible says about homosexuals. If they don’t then they should. As it is pretty Blatant. Especially in the old testament. But the new testament introduced us to a kinder more gentler God.
Jesus loved the sinners, he hung out with them all the time. He embraced them and won them over with love. He didn’t beat them over the head with his carpenter hammer or straight rule. And that is what I fear we are doing with the homogays.
Early this morning I read the article “http://christwire.org/2011/05/how-to-homogay-proof-your-children/”. There was a comment on that article from a lovely young girl calling herself Xena and was a 15 yr old lesbian. She Wrote:
“So what if I’m a lesbian? I’m still a person. And this hurts. After bring shunned by family and most friends, this hurts like hell. I’m not horrible. I just like the same sex. I’m still a perfectly good, decent person. And I have feelings too. I get you all hate me just because I’m a lesbian.
That penetrated my cold sin hating heart. I have been thinking for a while now that my comments on the homogays bothered me. I decided that I would not participate anymore in the bashing of the homogays on this website (with the exception of Cody Wing Cowboy for Christ as he is an obvious plant of the homogay cowboy agenda).
I commented back to her:
I feel for you Xena. You have made me decide not to speak ill of homosexuals on here anymore. Sure the bible says it is wrong, but I don’t think it is right to give more credence to arguments for hating homosexuals. You have made an old woman see the error of her ways.
I will still fuss about other sinners, but there are plenty of other writers on here willing to gay bash.
Now I am sure that she is one of the Trolls that we hear about all the time on christwire, liberals who come here and post comments to infuriate us. But I have still decided to watch what I say about the homogays. I am sure I may slip from time to time, and encourage the liberals on here to fuss at me.
But I will continue to speak (write) proudly and loudly about other christian issues and matters of morality.
This is my personal decision, I am not asking anyone to join me, I am just speaking my mind.
Last year there was a giant increase in gay youth suicide.
In September 2010 alone, at least six gay youth — all of whom endured a relentless stream of taunts by their classmates — ended their own lives.
I do not wish to participate in any way to any additional torment to this group.
I would like to direct any gay teens on christwire to the “It get’s better” project on Youtube.
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Author: Susan B. Xenu
Although over 80 years old, she is still a woman of unparalleled intellect and passion. She brings this spiritual fire to every aspect of her life. "Sister Susan" joined our staff in 2011 and has a fiery writing style on a diverse set of topics. A widow she lives in Atlanta, Ga and has been active in her church for over seven decades! You can now add her on Facebook or Twitter. Also read her Personal Blog.
7:32 pm
Homosexuality is nasty.
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7:36 pm
If that is nasty then their is no word for how debased, evil and rude this site and its ‘contributors’ that would be you guys writing articles.
Now go ahead tell me I am liberal even though I am a republican, tell me I am a terrorist even though I was born and raised in NY city and believe in this country and our ideals come on I am waiting for you bible pumping rejects to actually give a good argument on something other then well my priest said it or I heard it from someone who read about it.
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7:59 pm
Shit lord, I feel that you have a lot of hate in your heart. I fear that hate is not compatible with your supposed love of Jesus. You must purge that nasty hate from your heart before you can have a true relationship with Jesus Christ. I imagine that I had been born and raised in New York instead of the true God Given SOUTH I would have hate in my heart as well, but you must learn to let go of it.
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5:46 pm
Well said sister Susan. The Goodness in the south and the pestilence of the north is truth that the world really is upsidedown right now
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6:57 pm
Your argument that God really gave YOU THE SOUTH JUST MADE ME PEE A LITTLE! Absurd claims like that is what makes this so funny for me. If I wasn’t so distracted by your ignorance, I would have released all of my fluids. Thanks again for the laugh!
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8:59 pm
You may be a Homegrown Terrorist.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0204/Homegrown-terrorism-a-growing-concern-for-US-intelligence
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6:54 pm
Blind following of religion is the greatest threat to mankind and this website is absolutely a terrorist to all of us.
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7:39 pm
With all due respect, Susan, the gays should know that it does NOT get better in the fiery pits of hell.
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8:00 pm
That is certainly one way of looking at it
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5:47 pm
Not so snug and warm in that hole Tom!
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8:06 pm
Yes! That’s just the way God wants his followers to act! He wants you to be respectful, forgiving and loving to everyone.
As you say, mrs. Xenu, ‘it’s never late to repent’, and the same goes for love: It’s never late to love your brothers and sisters!
A world in which everyone has the same rights and is treated with the same respect, patience and love is a world closer to God! Congratulations!
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8:21 pm
just because I am not going to bash gays doesn’t mean I am a hippie!
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8:24 pm
Trust me no one would consider you a hippie if anything a shrewd bible humping er pumping nasty old hag maybe.
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8:33 pm
I didn’t call you a hippie nor I think you are one. I know you are a woman with strong ideals and a great sense of loyalty towards many things. I’m just happy that you’ve decided in such a merciful way over a subject that many still consider taboo. You are a great example to follow because of this!
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8:39 pm
Well thank you, Praise be unto Jesus!
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8:48 pm
And peace be always upon you
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12:19 am
isn’t that islamic?
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2:46 pm
It is, but everyone deserves peace after all
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5:51 pm
I fear you underestimate the selectiveness of our One True Lord Nogalina
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5:49 pm
Well said. I for one am going to leave the burning of the homogays to the One True Lord from now on!
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8:52 pm
Somewhere rainbow hugging liberal disease swappers are dancing for joy.
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9:02 pm
Somewhere, a homosexual man/woman is being happy with the person he/she loves.
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12:20 am
probably at one of those hippy music festivals
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7:07 pm
Seems to me that in order to stop hating on them…. you could start by just referring to them as a man or a woman instead of your disgusting use of the term “homogays” which is clearly articulated to be rude.
Also, if you are done bashing them… maybe try not blanketing your thoughts and views on every lasting man or woman that made no choice in loving someone of the same sex. (Of course, you will all insist it’s a choice for some reason) Did you all make the choice to be straight? Or were you just so “lucky” (as you would say) as to be wired as a straight man or woman?
Grow a pair of ears and listen for the Lord. I bet if you got up off your knees and started listening to the world. You would hear God in much of what you condemn.
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10:20 pm
Jesus told us many times to stop thinking we’re better than anyone in the eyes of God. He told us to cast the first stone if we’ve never sinned. He also told us that children were better than us because they haven’t been corrupted. We need to step back as Christians and start to realize that we the bible is a book that gives us the way, but that it is NOT a book that gives us weapons to attack people. Don’t hate the player, hate the game. Don’t hate the sinner, hate the sin.
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12:33 am
Exactly the bible tell us to not hate the sinner but to tell them everything that they are doing in their life, thank you for that insightful post double homo. But lets keep it clean, I get what homoerectus means but I don’t even want to know what homosapien means….I am only going so far with this kinder gentler Susan…
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8:44 pm
‘Homo Sapiens’ means ‘Knowing Man’ (ie. acts by logic), and ‘Homo Sapiens Sapiens’ means ‘The Man that Knows he Knows’ (ie. acts by logic and it’s aware of it)
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10:48 pm
oh that is some of that evolution malarky
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5:53 pm
I believe Homosapiens are the chosen of Satan Susan
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1:12 am
Susan, when I have seen kids on this site I have had the same doubts. It is important that we deliver our message loud and clear, but children may not understand the subtleties of our message and take it as a personal attack. I don’t want to make any kids cry, that is for sure. And I fear that some have.
But I feel like the message that I am delivering is important and worthy of my time. I can’t make the same commitment that you have to lay off the gays, at least not yet, but I have to admit that the same issue of pointing out the biblical sin to children who don’t really understand the messenger is troubling.
This whole thing would be easier if it was adults talking to adults. I have tried ignoring anyone that is clearly under 18, but maybe I will try delivering a modified message to them that they will understand better.
I am actually not sure what do here. I will pray on it.
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2:00 am
I just had a great idea! Christwire cartoons! Much like the Hanna Babberra Bible story cartoons of old, but not so liberal, and without that annoying non Caucasoid kid.
Thank you for your thought and prayers.
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10:27 am
Mrs. Xenu, your statement was well-recieved. I am sixteen, I am Christian, and I am also gay. I have seen videos from the It gets Better project. I go to an all-guiys Catholic high School, and even there I experience bullying and name-calling. Then, when I began reading the comments, I realized that you are just a hateful old woman. I still thnk you for admitting that you sinned against one group. I would now ask you to issue apologies to liberals, single mothers, Muslims, Mexicans, and every other minority bashed here. Thanks
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2:17 pm
I fully agree sister Susan. We must obey the Lord. We should not hate the homogays, put the homo sin. But the Bible also says we shouldn’t be friends with sinful unsaved(specially homogays) people because “bad company corrupt good morals” (1 Corinthians 15:33).
God bless you.
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4:05 pm
Thank you Susan. My best friend is homosexual. Even though you don’t approve, it tells me alot about you that you will stop tormenting them. Now if only you could show the emos the same acceptance. And the Pagans. Then, I would love you.
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