Homosexual Outrage, Free Speech, Quit Bitching
I saw the single greatest and boldest t-shirt in the history of man yesterday. No, Richard, it was not the "Jesus is a C***" shirt that the disgusting black metal fags from Cradle of Filth sell, it was much more eye catching. Plain and simple, a red shirt with big bold yellow letters.
ALL HOMOS GO TO HELL
When I first saw it I cringed, that's the natural reaction. It was genius though. A very small band of traveling black preachers called "The Soulwinners" had come to PSU. And boy did attract a crowd. Single-handedly, those shirts caused more outrage and led more people to the crowd than anything else. People were actually asking the Willard Preacher for advice! And they hate him!
While I don't agree with the statement "All homos go to hell," it does have a certain ring to it. The catholic church teaches this:
1994 The Catechism of the Catholic Church
-homosexuality refers to men and women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction towards the same sex
-homosexuality has taken various historical and cultural forms and its cause remains largely unexplained
-homosexual people must be treated with respect, compassion and sensitivity
-all unjust discrimination toward them should be avoided
-the homosexual inclination is "objectively disordered"
-homosexual acts are portrayed in Scripture as a "grave depravity;" Tradition has always declared them "intrinsically disordered" and contrary to the natural law because they (1) are closed to the gift of life and (2) do not proceed from genuine male/female complementarily. They can never be approved.
1997 Always Our Children
(National Conference of [US] Catholic Bishops)
-Sexuality is a gift of God. Everyone should acknowledge and accept [his] sexual identity which helps us define the unique persons we are. One component, sexual orientation, is a deep-seated, relatively stable dimension of one's personality experienced as a given and not something freely chosen
-homosexual people of God, "gifted and called" for a purpose in God's design
-nothing in the Bible or Catholic teaching can be used to justify prejudicial or discriminatory attitudes and behaviors towards homosexual people
-the fundamental rights of homosexual persons must be defended and all must strive to eliminate injustice, oppression or violence
-homosexual persons have a right to be welcomed into the community, to hear the word of God and to receive pastoral care; homosexual people should have an active role in the Christian community; those who are leading a chaste life should have opportunities to lead and serve the community
-it is God's plan that every act of sexual intercourse occur only in marriage between a man and a woman and be open to new life
I agree with it, almost in its entirety. If that is something you don't like, then toooooo bad for you.
Now, the reason that I was writing this is because of some opinion columns over at the Daily If I agree with it, I'll print it in its entirety. Apparently people have not yet been able to decipher the cryptic and mystical rune-filled document known only as "The Constitution of The United States of America". Seriously, WTF.
I have to go and work. I'll finish this later.
ALL HOMOS GO TO HELL
When I first saw it I cringed, that's the natural reaction. It was genius though. A very small band of traveling black preachers called "The Soulwinners" had come to PSU. And boy did attract a crowd. Single-handedly, those shirts caused more outrage and led more people to the crowd than anything else. People were actually asking the Willard Preacher for advice! And they hate him!
While I don't agree with the statement "All homos go to hell," it does have a certain ring to it. The catholic church teaches this:
1994 The Catechism of the Catholic Church
-homosexuality refers to men and women who experience an exclusive or predominant sexual attraction towards the same sex
-homosexuality has taken various historical and cultural forms and its cause remains largely unexplained
-homosexual people must be treated with respect, compassion and sensitivity
-all unjust discrimination toward them should be avoided
-the homosexual inclination is "objectively disordered"
-homosexual acts are portrayed in Scripture as a "grave depravity;" Tradition has always declared them "intrinsically disordered" and contrary to the natural law because they (1) are closed to the gift of life and (2) do not proceed from genuine male/female complementarily. They can never be approved.
1997 Always Our Children
(National Conference of [US] Catholic Bishops)
-Sexuality is a gift of God. Everyone should acknowledge and accept [his] sexual identity which helps us define the unique persons we are. One component, sexual orientation, is a deep-seated, relatively stable dimension of one's personality experienced as a given and not something freely chosen
-homosexual people of God, "gifted and called" for a purpose in God's design
-nothing in the Bible or Catholic teaching can be used to justify prejudicial or discriminatory attitudes and behaviors towards homosexual people
-the fundamental rights of homosexual persons must be defended and all must strive to eliminate injustice, oppression or violence
-homosexual persons have a right to be welcomed into the community, to hear the word of God and to receive pastoral care; homosexual people should have an active role in the Christian community; those who are leading a chaste life should have opportunities to lead and serve the community
-it is God's plan that every act of sexual intercourse occur only in marriage between a man and a woman and be open to new life
I agree with it, almost in its entirety. If that is something you don't like, then toooooo bad for you.
Now, the reason that I was writing this is because of some opinion columns over at the Daily If I agree with it, I'll print it in its entirety. Apparently people have not yet been able to decipher the cryptic and mystical rune-filled document known only as "The Constitution of The United States of America". Seriously, WTF.
I have to go and work. I'll finish this later.
written by DrAwkwArD at 9:10 AM
3 Comments:
It is amazing how the "open minds" at PSU wanted the dissenting opinion to go away.
When I think of open mindedness this is what comes to mind:
To enhance each others depth of understanding of their own views by encouraging confrontation with opposing views. Carefully examining others' views can lead us to the understanding of the logical inconsistnecies of our own opinions. And possibly even come to grips on why we hold the opinions we do!!
That is why I am conservative, cause the more I stay on the PSU campus the more my world view becomes valid.
The shirts were inflamitory, but sometimes people need a kick in the pants, and maybe realize there is life outside PSU and their little clubs!!!!!
okay, well, perhaps the indicated part two to this post will mitigate some of the concerns i have, but i'm having a spot of trouble trying to figure out why the bits from the catholics are included.
i mean, whatever about the shirts. of course they had just as much right to wear a shirt that said 'all homos go to hell' just as much as i would have a right to wear a shirt that says 'if all homos go to hell, i look forward to meeting reagan and thatcher there.' not that i'd wear that shirt. i'm just saying.
i can also imagine the reaction of some of the gays on campus. having been at penn state for two years, i imagine this was the sort of thing that they could all get behind. which, you know, is fine. they can never seem to agree on anything, so why not throw them a bone (pun only slightly intended)?
but back to the post. i'd be interested to know exactly what your position is on the status of the souls of homosexuals. interestingly enough, the catholic church doesn't really have much to say about it, if you notice. no mention of heaven or hell, of grace or redemption, or any sort of soul-destination at all. neat.
there are a few sticking points, though - the catechism cites "tradition" in its last point, and it's unclear as to whether that's strictly catholic tradition or societal tradition. i want to assume the former, but then they throw in a phrase like "natural law" which confuses everything. does "natural law" mean "god's law"? or does it mean "ethics"? because if they don't mean just catholic tradition (or really, even if they do), then that last point is just fundamentally incorrect. tradition has not always declared homosexual acts "intrinsically disordered" and, indeed, tradition is changing as we speak.
sticking point number two: "all unjust discrimination toward them should be avoided" this one's just me wanting clarification - what exactly would just discrimination look like?
oh, but look! 1997 and things change, because now there's "nothing in the Bible or Catholic teaching can be used to justify prejudicial or discriminatory attitudes and behaviors towards homosexual people." sweet. see? tradition can change.
now, these are just a couple of things i thought were a bit odd about the catholic business you posted. you may agree with me, since you add the caveat "almost in its entirety." i'd be interested to know with which parts you don't agree, but perhaps that's still yet to come.
My apologiews Arkadin. I fully intended to write the rest of the post but I got sidetracked with work and school. I will hopefully have it finished this weekend. I will also answer your questions over the weekend.
Thanks for reading.
DrAwkwArD
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