tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post307477327401367990..comments2024-03-26T19:47:09.310+08:00Comments on Lao Ren Cha - 老人茶: Ideological Bedfellows (Part 1): I Am A PalimpsestJenna Lynn Codyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-80972187130936621272017-01-09T11:07:31.622+08:002017-01-09T11:07:31.622+08:00Basically, I find it hard to debate their reasonin...Basically, I find it hard to debate their reasoning, because I find it so deeply NOT based on reason. It's almost disingenuous, I do not believe they actually love those they claim to love - it's bigotry dressed up as fake "but I LOVE you" love. <br /><br />It's what makes it quite difficult for me to be one of the people doing the convincing, because I am not convinced thatJenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-15558179411906620832017-01-09T11:03:58.460+08:002017-01-09T11:03:58.460+08:00That's the thing - I just reject the notion th...That's the thing - I just reject the notion that being homosexual or acting on those desires is in any way a sin. The external parallels may be acting in a way that is culturally relevant to being black or Vietnamese (though that is not a perfect analogy by any stretch because people generally absorb the culture they grow up in which may be quite different from the one most people of their Jenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-54752402767075304232017-01-09T07:43:48.839+08:002017-01-09T07:43:48.839+08:00I was raised in a Christian home, but found my way...I was raised in a Christian home, but found my way to agnosticism (my preferred label, but it amounts to about the same as your description). I also retain respect for my religious friends and family. That said, I agree with *an* interpretation of "love the sinner, hate the sin." I think it's not dissimilar from what you said in your comment, that "I could not say I respected Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448054571228602908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-11967208754893026472017-01-09T02:05:59.866+08:002017-01-09T02:05:59.866+08:00I'm going to allow this even though it's a...I'm going to allow this even though it's a bit of a weird comment. Whatever, I have licorice (which is hard to get in Taiwan) and the Laphroaig is freely flowing; I'm feeling generous. <br /><br />Anyway, I have not found that such people tend not to be judgmental. First, in many cases I was a bit creeped out by how people from various churches would almost target those suffering fromJenna Lynn Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032277820150000198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321329750397667796.post-49046655760359317852017-01-08T21:03:58.685+08:002017-01-08T21:03:58.685+08:00A Christian is someone in whom the Spirit of God d...A Christian is someone in whom the Spirit of God dwells. Many Christians are saved after extreme periods of despair and hopelessness; saved when somehow, someway, He reveals His love for them when no one on earth does. Such people generally lack a judgemental streak, instead relying on the words of their savior who said He did not come to judge, but to seek out His lost sheep. The image you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com