Phony Christians shedding crocodile tears over the bullying of LGBT teens

[marmar]

from AlterNet:



Phony Christians shedding crocodile tears over the bullying of lgbt teens
Posted by alvinmcewen on @ 4:41 am


Of all religious right responses to the recent suicides of gay teens and bullying against lgbt youth in general, the following has to take the proverbial cake:

Real Christians Say ‘No’ to Bullying and Homosexual Behavior

A coalition of pro-family leaders today urges Christian families to be faithful to biblical morality and discerning in the face of false and irresponsible accusations. Christianity and traditional values are not the cause of teen suicides, and attempts to link the two are deceptive and will ultimately harm children.

“Gay” activists nationwide are fueling an effort to indict traditional moral values as “guilty until proven innocent” in some bullying incidents involving teens. Their proposed solutions end up sexualizing teens at young ages into known high-risk behaviors and silencing concerned parents.

Now, the U.S. Department of Education seems to be joining the effort, setting the stage for implicating traditional morality as the cause of some cases of bullying, and using the force of federal government to force pro-homosexual, pro-”transgender” indoctrination programs onto local schools.

“Just say no” to these outrageous and unsubstantiated claims, said Buddy Smith, Executive Vice President, American Family Association (www.afa.net). “Bullying can be prevented without endorsing homosexual behavior. Activist adults essentially are saying that American parents who want their kids to avoid high risk homosexual sex acts and remain abstinent until traditional marriage, are harming kids. This is preposterous, and local parents and communities need to resist enforced political correctness.”

Authentic Christians will remember several key concepts from Scripture:

1. Homosexual behavior is always a sin, God’s plan for sexuality is male/female marriage, and God has not changed His mind about this (Genesis 19; Leviticus 18:22; Matthew 19:4-6; Romans 1:24-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11)

2. Jesus described marriage as the union of one man and one woman, and that humans were created male and female “from the beginning.” Gender change is a defiant and ungrateful sin against God’s direction and design (Matthew 19:4-6)

3. Violence against children is wrong. Jesus was very clear in his protection of children and also had harsh words for those who would forbid children from knowing His truth and love ( Luke 17:2; Luke 18: 15-16). “Gay” activists want to keep children from knowing, loving and following the real Jesus Christ. At the very least, schools must not interfere in the desires of parents to raise their own children to follow Christ and live out biblical morality.

4. School boards aid child corruption and insult faithful families when they allow “gay-straight alliances,” homosexual indoctrination programs, permission for use of opposite sex restrooms, and any of the other ridiculous demands of the “gay” lobby.

So in other words, in spite a CNN poll which says churches contribute to the problem of gay teen suicide, these folks who call themselves “real Christians” continue to play the “it’s the rabid homosexual activists” card.

Personally, I’m astounded by the audacity of these folks because you see, I don’t necessarily blame the church for this problem. And of course I don’t blame the lgbt community.

The problem is staring us all in the face. It’s these “real Christians” that are to blame. For years, they have bent over backwards to demonize the lgbt community, making us look like the other, and basically calling us evil. Their actions and comments create an atmosphere that make it difficult for not only lgbt teens but lgbts in general. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/10/29/phony-christians-shedding-crocodile-tears-over-the-bullying-of-lgbt-teens/

[Occulus]

1. "Christianity and traditional values are not the cause of teen suicides"

Oh yes they are

"attempts to link the two are deceptive and will ultimately harm children"

That's called projection

[drm604]

2. Did we really expect the bullies to own up to their guilt and apologize?

This is exactly the type of response I would expect from the American "Family" Association.

Notice the first sentence?

A coalition of pro-family leaders today urges Christian families to be faithful to biblical morality and discerning in the face of false and irresponsible accusations.

This sounds like they're saying that children shouldn't be bullied if there's a possibility that the claims of homosexuality may be false. In other words "don't bully unless you're certain".

This response is reprehensible.

[madrchsod]

3. they over look matthew 19:12

http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/mt/19.html



there`s more to counter their bullshit but i don`t have the time this weekend to dig it up..