tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post3233286844651942817..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: Rainbow PresenceSUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-70044622360884020012007-03-09T16:27:00.000-08:002007-03-09T16:27:00.000-08:00Out of curiosity, I went visiting to “Stand Firm” ...Out of curiosity, I went visiting to “Stand Firm” land.<BR/><BR/>The “Stand Firm” logo proclaims, “Be loving in everything you do.” <BR/><BR/>Then I read the post entitled “Tears of the Clowns,” which references the “Rainbow Presence” initiative.<BR/><BR/>Hmm. Where did the love go?<BR/><BR/>This mean-spirited post, and most of the responses to it, see the LGBT concern for community and safety asAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-56237494671649348152007-03-09T02:03:00.000-08:002007-03-09T02:03:00.000-08:00I must respectfully disagree with your statement t...I must respectfully disagree with your statement that respecting the dignity of every human being is "not part of the reasserters lexicon".<BR/>I am an orthodox woman (not a white male) who has a gay niece and a daughter who has been living with a boyfriend for the last two years. Do I not love and respect them?? Of course not!! But it doesn't mean I think how they are living is not sinful. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-48419391546070699892007-03-08T16:04:00.000-08:002007-03-08T16:04:00.000-08:00Actually, I agree with Greg. I have never treated...Actually, I agree with Greg. I have never treated anyone differently because of their sexual orientation, and I never will. I, too am a sinner. Among my numerous sins, I procrastinate. You don't see me whining because my boss doesn't accept my late projects. I also envy those who do not have to fight their weight. I envy those who have good health. (I'm fighting cancer) I also don't whineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-52010306261963902622007-03-08T15:53:00.000-08:002007-03-08T15:53:00.000-08:00The log is still firmly stuck in this man's eye. ...The log is still firmly stuck in this man's eye. I forgive him his arrogance and ignorance; he would be singing a different tune if he were in the shoes of a gay brother or sister and crying out "How could I have been so blind as not to see the pain of my brothers and sisters! God forgive me, a poor sinner, a whitewashed sepulchre."Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04267544451078638468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-77384297477391374432007-03-08T15:44:00.000-08:002007-03-08T15:44:00.000-08:00Mr Griffiths says"The gay pity party has really go...Mr Griffiths says<BR/>"The gay pity party has really got to stop. It has gone from silly, to ridiculous, and now to downright offensive, because it so arrogantly trivializes the true suffering for the faith that goes on around the world every day. Stop it. You're not being asked to pay any price the rest of us aren't being asked to pay. All that's being asked of you is what's being asked of us: Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-88250540195153894372007-03-08T13:17:00.000-08:002007-03-08T13:17:00.000-08:00One further wonders to what degree and Greg would ...One further wonders to what degree and Greg would whine if he and those who echo his position were truly bearing the same burden.<BR/><BR/>Given that they feel free to marry, and raise children, and have the State and the Church recognize, celebrate and protect their relationships, they have a very long way to go to be "bearing their brothers' (and sisters') burden.<BR/><BR/>Until the join the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-5236693815339451402007-03-08T09:15:00.000-08:002007-03-08T09:15:00.000-08:00One wonders if Greg would aim the same criticism a...One wonders if Greg would aim the same criticism about whining, etc. at the many folks on his side of the aisle who say they are a persecuted minority in the Episcopal Church--some of whom have left.Jeffri Harrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06461994557670902616noreply@blogger.com