OT "I'm Dealing With A Few Transgender Issues"

Discussion in 'Blazers OT Forum' started by ABM, Jun 29, 2021.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

    Joined:
    Sep 12, 2008
    Messages:
    31,865
    Likes Received:
    5,784
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Commercial Real Estate
    Location:
    Nashville, TN
    Very much agreed. Unfortunaely, there are some in here who don't like Him, either.
     
  2. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

    Joined:
    Sep 23, 2008
    Messages:
    44,274
    Likes Received:
    26,816
    Trophy Points:
    113
    And? Why should that impact how someone treats another person?
     
    SlyPokerDog likes this.
  3. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

    Joined:
    Sep 12, 2008
    Messages:
    31,865
    Likes Received:
    5,784
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Commercial Real Estate
    Location:
    Nashville, TN
    It means that Jesus is the ultimate example of love in the world.
     
  4. RR7

    RR7 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2008
    Messages:
    18,365
    Likes Received:
    12,486
    Trophy Points:
    113
    And yet people use a book about him to attempt to take away rights from others because a different section of the book said so.
     
  5. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 25, 2015
    Messages:
    58,589
    Likes Received:
    58,898
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Quoting my post from another thread?

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna20418

    There have been over 100 bills targeting transgender people so far this year alone.

    These bills are meant to stop transgender people from playing sports, using bathrooms, receiving gender affirming health care, getting married, etc.
     
    Phatguysrule likes this.
  6. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 25, 2015
    Messages:
    58,589
    Likes Received:
    58,898
    Trophy Points:
    113
    It's time for a different translation
     
    Phatguysrule and RR7 like this.
  7. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 25, 2015
    Messages:
    58,589
    Likes Received:
    58,898
    Trophy Points:
    113
    There is no one in here throwing down on Jesus.
     
    Phatguysrule likes this.
  8. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

    Joined:
    Sep 12, 2008
    Messages:
    31,865
    Likes Received:
    5,784
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Commercial Real Estate
    Location:
    Nashville, TN
    I see some bold headlines. I'd have to look into it more.
     
  9. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 25, 2015
    Messages:
    58,589
    Likes Received:
    58,898
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Then why is his teachings, why is the Bible being used as a means to divide people, a means of hatred. Why is it being used to discriminate against the LGBTQ community? Against Women? Etc etc. Do you think Jesus would be down with that? The dude who loved everyone, no matter what? Where has that part gone? Why isn't that part being followed?
     
  10. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

    Joined:
    Sep 12, 2008
    Messages:
    31,865
    Likes Received:
    5,784
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Commercial Real Estate
    Location:
    Nashville, TN
    I can think of at least one. Oh, then there's also @SlyPokerDog who seems to enjoy the deragatory Jesus memes. But, I digress.
     
  11. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2008
    Messages:
    122,860
    Likes Received:
    122,856
    Trophy Points:
    115
    I moved a few posts from Yam's transgender thread into this one. I'm really hoping that Yam comes back to her thread because her perspective I feel is important to have.
     
  12. crandc

    crandc Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2008
    Messages:
    21,500
    Likes Received:
    27,672
    Trophy Points:
    113
    There are also don't say gay laws. Moves to end marriage equality. Banning teaching anything that makes white people uncomfortable. Bringing back forced Christian prayer in school. Bills explicitly allowing companies to discriminate.
     
    Chris Craig likes this.
  13. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 25, 2015
    Messages:
    58,589
    Likes Received:
    58,898
    Trophy Points:
    113
    I don't think anyone has a problem with Jesus here. The problem is with how Christianity is being used/abused to propagate hate rather than love. It's the hypocrisy that there is a problem with.
     
  14. ABM

    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

    Joined:
    Sep 12, 2008
    Messages:
    31,865
    Likes Received:
    5,784
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Occupation:
    Commercial Real Estate
    Location:
    Nashville, TN
    It's a veritable dichotmy.

    51 Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other!52 From now on families will be split apart, three in favor of me, and two against—or two in favor and three against. ~Luke 12;51-52
     
  15. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Oct 5, 2008
    Messages:
    122,860
    Likes Received:
    122,856
    Trophy Points:
    115
    These? Really?

     
  16. RR7

    RR7 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2008
    Messages:
    18,365
    Likes Received:
    12,486
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Thank you. I forgot where I was responding, and realized I was adding to the problem. Thanks for cleaning that up
     
  17. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 25, 2015
    Messages:
    58,589
    Likes Received:
    58,898
    Trophy Points:
    113

    Context. This a parable, on beliefs dividing people. It's not him saying that he wants division or that we should hate each other or translate what he has to say as a means to divide. He is saying hey, as a result of Christianity, families get split up, friends get split up. He is not telling his followers to sow conflict and division (which is the way many christians have seemed to translate it). He is warning them, they may find themselves divided.

    I believe just after that, he speaks of hypocrites.

    In fact he wishes peace for everyone, not just his followers in many other parts of the Bible.

    Romans 12:16 - 19

    "Live in harmony with one another."

    "If it is possible as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone "
     
    Hoopguru and RR7 like this.
  18. Phatguysrule

    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Dec 31, 2008
    Messages:
    19,562
    Likes Received:
    16,583
    Trophy Points:
    113
    My 7th and 8th grader were asking us questions about religion etc. Somehow The Flying Spaghetti Monster came up. So they Googled it. Man did that take off... They are having an awesome time spreading it throughout the middle school.

    They said they had their teacher in tears laughing so hard.

    They've had 6 teachers quit this year due to stress, so it was awesome to hear.
     
    RR7 and Chris Craig like this.
  19. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    Jun 25, 2015
    Messages:
    58,589
    Likes Received:
    58,898
    Trophy Points:
    113
    IMG_20220421_172954_01.jpg
     
    Phatguysrule and RR7 like this.
  20. ehizzy3

    ehizzy3 RIP mgb

    Joined:
    Sep 16, 2008
    Messages:
    10,163
    Likes Received:
    6,339
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Hillsboro/Bogotá
    why would anyone enjoy deragatory memes about a fictional person
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page