b.c. said:
And similarly 'poor' b.c. who had to be pressed to realize the inconsistencies of his beliefs.
Your threads are the irony of ironies: In questioning the faith and beliefs of others, you reveal that you yourself have lost faith in something you obviously believed so strongly in.
If you refer to the Christain faith I was only every really exposed to it in a social sense. I never believed in it. You misread me b.c.
I have no such passions. Someone once wrote (over 25 years ago) the following: "Wear thy religion with care lest it be torn."
Wanna know who said that? I DID.
Not particularly but since you insist on telling me okay; I think it's rather applicable to my refuting of yours and playainda's postings..
My only "passion" is the right of Blacks, like all others, to believe in what we CHOOSE to. That's it.
Somehow I doubt this contention dude since you only reluctantly (and with extreme reticence) allowed that my premise was just.
Poor b.c. .. forced to recognize the plight of homosexuals as comparable to that of black Americans.
On the other hand, you apparently had expected much more of your faith, to be so obviously embittered by it.
It was never 'my faith' once again. The only thing I'm 'embittered by' b.c. is the endless stupidty of a goodly portion of the heterosexual audience be they white, black, orange or crimson. Perhaps Madame zora is right. Yup she is. But I'm not 'hetero
phobic' as she once called me. I'm male hetero-distrusting (and with due cause I might add).
You feel rejected by church doctrine (by the way - why do you have "no response" for your sexual preference?)
to answer that odd quesiton I'll tell you that I have 'no resonse' because it's an irrelevant quesiton (excuse me...
ought to be irrelvant). Sadly this thread is proof positive it's not quite yet reached that status.
You feel rejected by church doctrine and so in return you've rejected it - only, you want company, the company of other "repressed" people. Believe me, I understand.
Do you really?
Again you impose yourself on my experience.
I never felt rejected by something I never embraced. I take issue with the 'White Man's religion' since it oppresses people like you and me. That's a pretty simply concept b.c. wouldn't you say?
Now let's not transfer your frustration onto me by assigning me more religiousity than I could possibly muster.
You see dude, I loathe those politicians to whom you previously referred. Condi Rice's existence as the pawn of the white man should piss
you off too dude. She's a fucking sell out. I view Barack Obama similarly. He's an Uncle Tom and just "white enough" to cut the mustard to the general middle American audience. Is it understandable? Yes. Is it acceptable on either his or Rice's terms? Never.
Now put Maya Angelou up for political consideration and I'll pay attention. Malcolm X would have done too but they killed off his mouthy ass now didn't they? Yup sure did.
May I respectfully suggest you not get too complacent in your perceived comfort zone. Here's something germane to my point my friend. I think it bears rereading:
First They Came for the Jews
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
Pastor Martin Niemöller