tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14546009.post5436869998644450560..comments2023-06-01T05:11:23.684-05:00Comments on MY JOURNEY OUT: Bill 18 Anti-WHAT?kennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10904244664671087589noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14546009.post-29850373897430561432013-04-01T10:38:12.034-05:002013-04-01T10:38:12.034-05:00I like your perspective, Kenny. I like your perspective, Kenny. Debbie Haughland Chanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953143365720196539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14546009.post-55594676331667103362013-03-13T04:04:12.532-05:002013-03-13T04:04:12.532-05:00Another great article...
I find in our culture t...Another great article... <br /><br />I find in our culture today the push towards diversity and tolerance really is actually working against the idea of diversity and tolerance. It is instead creating this dull uniformity and to be pushed into an ideology that seems to fit a certain kind of mould only acceptable by the standards of today's culture. You have to think like everybody else, act like everybody else, have the same world view as everybody else ... this is hardly conducive when we're called to be set apart and when our Christian world view is different from the world view of today's culture. It's alright to be a Christian but it's not alright to have a set of morals that are different from the morals found within today's culture... it's all working towards isolating an entirely different group people, bullying an entirely different group of people... marginalizing an entirely different group of people. <br /><br />I saw this online petition regarding the treatment of those within the ex-gay movement, calling on people to stop the harassment, I can't help but to think if this is the result of the same kind of broken thinking and broken relating because in a way it's still creating an identity that's not really our true identity, it's merely identifying with who we used to be as opposed to identifying with who we are today. Is it healthy to always play the role of the victim? I don't think so.<br /><br />Something I've been challenged with this summer is a slogan I read a lot, "Be The Change You Wish To See" ... morality can't be legislated. We can't legislate racism out of our country. We can't legislate bullying out of the country. We can't legislate hate out of the country. There is a much BIGGER picture for sure, there is a deeper problem that exists and it runs so deep it's systemic and you can't fix it through legislation though ppl try... perhaps there might be afforded some protection in some cases but it's not free from flaws for sure as you point out. Sarah-Jane Melnychukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16311239759592698045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14546009.post-36852861606859600542013-03-09T00:42:12.555-06:002013-03-09T00:42:12.555-06:00Well said. This Bill will fail in every way, excep...Well said. This Bill will fail in every way, except perhaps in advancing the real agenda behind the disguise. Morality can’t be legislated. Many who are bullied, especially where it relates to their sexuality, find themselves overcome by despair, isolation, shame, self-hatred and at times, anger. This is a dark and lonely existence that can often be the result of bullying by one, or few individuals that choose to torment another. <br /><br />But what perpetuates this destructive reality is more about what everyone thinks about us, whether real or perceived; society, family, attitudes, behaviors, jokes, and yes, the church, that may not directly and blatantly target others, but will drive those who are most vulnerable into a nightmare fueled by fear and despair. <br /><br />This Bill will not be the catalyst for grace, acceptance, mercy, love and patience. Or result a hand extended, without judgment. These things will occur because someone has a heart, and spirit, and mind that have been touched and transformed by God. Where we love others, because He first loved us. And where we cannot harm or destroy those whom God loves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05419423758179724483noreply@blogger.com