tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post203204459720496306..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: STRIDENT HOMOPHOBIA STEMS FROM THE UNCONSCIOUSJerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-64431595341559418802009-12-14T14:31:54.146-08:002009-12-14T14:31:54.146-08:00Thanks so much, Don Charles! Best wishes, Jerry.Thanks so much, Don Charles! Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-77553012230403047072009-12-14T14:21:56.987-08:002009-12-14T14:21:56.987-08:00"Attitudes can only be changed by there first..."Attitudes can only be changed by there first being a change (even a forced change, if necessary) in one's behavior and then, over time, one's xenophobic attitudes will change. For example, regarding the African-American civil rights struggle, it wasn't until certain key court decisions and mandated integration in the military, public accommodations, and in schools occurred, and when Whites and Blacks were forced to work together as equals, that White attitudes toward Blacks became much more accepting and benign."<br /><br />The religious Right Wing can take a statement like that and call it fascism. I call it democracy. We must set a standard for how citizens are to be treated fairly, and we must adhere to it. The laws our society passes and the practices our society encourages must meet that standard. Bigots demand a lower standard of democracy, which is not democracy at all. If they truly want to live in a democratic society, then they must be held to the higher standard. In other words, I agree with you, Jerry.DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-77813619981566648792009-12-07T12:31:33.877-08:002009-12-07T12:31:33.877-08:00Thanks Hazumu. Take care, Jerry.Thanks Hazumu. Take care, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-71049957774452630722009-12-07T11:57:41.340-08:002009-12-07T11:57:41.340-08:00Those who are anti-gay (which, to them, includes t...Those who are anti-gay (which, to them, includes transgender because they make no distinction,) constantly use and re-use the phrase "shove [same-sex marriage/LGBT equality/protection from hate crimes/repeal DADT/ENDA] [in{our}face/down{our}throat(s)]"<br /><br />I've had a feeling for quite a while that their rhetoric is actually a guide as to how LGBT equality will have to be brought about. ENDA <b>will</b> be shoved down the throats of the anti-gay, if it is to happen at all. There simply is no easy way, no common ground to be found.<br /><br />Thank you for showing in this article why that is so.Hazumu Osaragihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830865823239787049noreply@blogger.com