Religious Bigotry
It is sad to see supposed Men of God resort to bigotry and racism, in order to push their hatred onto others. While many are not fans of Microsoft, the attack by their neighbor pastor is just one example of the bigotry facing Homosexuals in the United States. And the candidates of both parties (see Gay Talk comment ‘Battling for God’s Voters‘) have demonstrated their inability to accept the role of Leader, by condemning such hatred.
(Seattle, Washington) Gay rights foe Rev. Ken Hutcherson is calling on religious conservatives to buy stock in Microsoft so they can force a shareholders vote on the company’s policy that provides equality for gay workers. (source)
If you listen to the man, he denies that this is racist, simply because he hasn’t seen any Gay’s forced to sit in the back of the bus. Nor has he seen them denied education or nor has he seen them change to a different color. Least so he says, but has he heard about Mathew Shepard?
Just as ‘african americans‘ were hunted, beaten, denied jobs because of color, Homosexuals today are hunted down, beaten when they walk out of restaurants, and denied jobs such as serving the US Military, just as ‘his‘ people were back in the day before civil rights. To claim this isn’t anything but racism, shows how convenient it is for this man to put aside the teachings of the one he claims is on his side.
If one believes the tales, Christ is supposed to have demanded that those shunned by society, those reviled, be brought to him, for they needed him the most, to hear the message of love he brought them from GOD. Too bad no one told Mr Hutcherson that.
There is no ‘Gay Agenda‘ other than the agenda to stop hiding, to stop being thought of as second class, or evil. While some will pretend to be straight, in order to avoid the stigma society has placed on being Homosexual, Mr Hutcherson forgets that many African American’s tried similar acts, if they had a lighter skin tone than most. He forgets that the GOD he ministers for, is a GOD OF LOVE, not HATE.
Homosexuals seek no ‘special‘ place in society, we simply wish to be treated like all other human beings, with dignity, respect, and be left alone to be who we are. We don’t want schools to be battlegrounds, so as to deny us the ability to learn, nor do we want our young to be hounded to the point where suicide is preferred to living.
If that is the ‘secret gay agenda‘ then so be it. It is the same ‘agenda‘ most minorities have, when their rights are denied. Perhaps one day, GOD will send Mr Hutcherson a ‘cease & desist‘ order. Better yet, maybe he’ll buy a computer that isn’t filled with Microsoft Products, and he can twiddle his thumbs trying to find something that will work on his ‘anti microsof’ machine.
The idea of having people spend money to become shareholders, to vote against a company’s support of equal rights is okay with me. He forgets, Bill Gates owns the majority of shares, so go on Mr Hutcherson, fill Bill Gates’ pockets with more money. The more you spend, the less you’ll have to pay for your outrageous expenses, the less money you’ll have to buy new mansions, to fly around spewing your hate. So go on, buy Microsoft Shares.
