OPEN OUR HEARTS TO LOVE
Bigotry against gays exists everywhere. It is good to see that in one church in England the congregation stood up against the hatred in a peaceful way.
I am so sick of the hatefulness of the religious right, the fundamentalists and the fanatics. I always wonder why it is that they seem to be so preoccupied with sex? Why do they seem to have such a need to designate people who are different as agents of their fearsome devil? What makes them so ready to believe there is an "Enemy"?
What I don’t get is why they worry so much about the Antichrist. If the God they worship is supposed to be omnipotent, all powerful, omnipresent, all good, all knowing, immortal, and the creator of everything that is, how is it that there could be any power that is capable of challenging the great Almighty? Don’t they see the contradiction?
Why is it that instead of preaching so much about 'sins' of same sex couples, these 'agents of intolerance' don’t use their time, energies and treasure to feed the hungry, cloth the poor and care for those around the world who have been made victims of their inglorious wars.
Why is it that they are willing to bomb, kill, and imprison other people's fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, cousins and children who may live in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran and elsewhere in the world. I am disgusted with their flimsy excuse that it is better that “it is over there then over here”. What cowardice!
Why do they seem so afraid of people who believe differently? Their God sounds like a mean and vindictive and abusive parent. A King-God, who lives in the sky, who tempts innocents, and then condemns them to everlasting hell for making a wrong choice. They seem to believe that their God is separate, apart, and we are his playthings. They don't seem to understand allegory, or the fact that the words of their bible has been changed and changed again over the years.
I once mentioned to a niece that I thought it was easier to be a Christian in this country (thinking that because they are in the majority.) She objected and I now think rightly so.
At that time I wasn’t thinking how difficult it must be to go against the natural urge for kindness of the human heart, and instead force oneself to condemn and dehumanize others because they aren’t heterosexual or who simply choose another religious path. How terrible it must be to be filled with so much fear, judgment and hate!
Please help me to stop hating the haters. Please take away my judgment and open my heart to Love. Please bless all those I speak of, and please open all of our hearts to Love.
Posted by Judi at July 13, 2008 7:58 PM | TrackBack