As a Gay American I tend to cringe when this subject is brought up for public debate because inevitably it bring the worst out in people, ironically it is usually the very people who would like to think they are the role models for what a good Christian should be. My views on the subject are both political and religious.
From a religious viewpoint, if homosexuality is so wrong, should there not be 11 commandments to follow? They are called commandments because they are God’s direct orders for living a Christian life. Do you dare to think that God might have created only Ten Commandments in error - if you do, will you tell him. Do you truly think that God does not have the power to change whatever it is he sees fit - if you do, will you tell him. Is it that you think that when God created me, and millions of others like me, he was weaker than the devil you suspect is now to blame – if you do, will you tell him. If this is your idea of faith, please do not try to make a believer of me; I have a more dedicated faith than that.
Last week during a military funeral there were protesters claiming that the blood of the fallen soldiers was on the hands of the homosexuals of the world. The protest was so egregious that even President Bush wrote into law that from that day forward it would be illegal to demonstrate at a military funeral. In front of the mother, father, sister or brother laying their brave son or daughter to rest, this is your show of Christianity? On this symbolic day for a family whose child’s Father was calling him or her home, some Christians felt the need to mock the dead, by trivializing how they were bravely killed. I realize many did not, but if you felt this behavior was remotely acceptable or Christian, please do not try to lead me to your God, I have a greater God by my side.
Politically I think to myself how interesting it is that in the midst of world disasters, famine, WAR, the threat of nuclear and biochemical warfare, hundreds of thousands of children brought into the world and then left unwanted, Social Security cuts, Medicare reductions, prescription costs for the elderly, unemployment and the list goes on and on, that one of the single most talked about platform promises is the changing of the Constitution to read that marriage is between a man and a woman. A recent CNN poll showed that the top three issues in politics, in order, are the war, gas prices and gay marriage? Is that it? Of all the things that are wrong and need immediate attention, could whom I marry truly be the third most important thing in your life? It is not even the first most important thing in my own life. Could the fact that I have been with the same person for nearly fourteen years be what we should be worrying about? If so, please do not try to lead me to your political party; I have a greater social conscience than that.
I don’t know why God created me like he did, I spent many years wishing he hadn’t but I cannot change who he has chosen me to be. I cannot understand why people who do not even know me persecute me. I do not understand why there are others who feel superior to me, have more rights than I, or even why there are people who feel the world would be a better place without “my kind”. I suspect throughout history, as the Bible clearly shows, all of God’s chosen ones have felt this way at one time or another, but I find comfort in knowing that I am among the truly blessed.
(Original Air Date: 10/19/05) Sexual orientation used to be something kept hidden from family and co-workers, but now more and more people are "coming out" and finding acceptance. Anjela says her mother and sister don't support her sexual orientation, and feel she can't be Christian and gay at the same time. Can they reconcile this touchy issue? Then, two men debate whether a person can go from gay to straight, and parents of a 4-year-old boy fear their son's desire to play with dolls and wear heels means he'll grow up to be gay. Are they overreacting to his wishes to be a princess instead of a prince? Talk about gender and gay issues here.
