I got into this conversation with my friends today about gay rights and all that, and then a friend of a friend butts (pun intended) in and says, "Are you guys for or against gay rights?"
We all say, "For."
And he's quiet and then says, "Well, I would be for it probably if the Bible wasn't against it."
Here's me:
His dad's a Catholic priest (surprise surprise) so it's not like I can blame him since it was the way he was raised. But I was still like "bitch please. my grandpa is a preacher and he's for gay rights."
And he's like:
"Well, the Bible says it's wrong, so it must be true."
YES OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE OF COURSE THE BIBLE WAS WRITTEN BY GOD HIMSELF AND NOT MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH MANY DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND OBVIOUSLY EVERYTHING IT SAYS IS LITERAL AND WE OUGHT TO LIVE BY IT.
AND I'M SURE GOD CARES ABOUT WHAT SEXUALITY WE ARE, BECAUSE HE'S AGAINST LOVE, RIGHT? TOTALLY, THAT TOTALLY MAKES SENSE.
But all I said was, "And where does it say that?"
He said, "Well, I know it says it."
I asked, "Are you referring to Leviticus? Have you taken a look at Leviticus? Are you willing to live by the rules in Leviticus, because I can bet that according to them, you'd be dead by now!" (Okay, no, I didn't say that exactly. A nicer version of that. I'm not that mean.)
Him: "....but it says-"
Me: "The Bible is a book of metaphors, it's not completely literal! Ever heard of a parable? The Bible is a giant parable."
Him: "But being gay is a sin, because He didn't make us that way and it isn't natural!"
Me: "Really? Then why has homosexuality been observed in over one thousand species, including bears, horses, whales, birds, cattle, lions, cats, elephants, fish, insects, amphibians, reptiles, and hu-"
Him: "Stop!"
Me:
"I could go on and on."
It was a glorious moment. I have all of Unholyverse, a religious family who is for gay rights, and my own research all on my side. Someday I just want to have an epic argument with somebody about this so I can use it all
Anyway xD
That's really all I wanted to share today
I'm going to try to get more Doves up, the next chapter is a good one!!
I got bored yesterday, so I made The Wall of OTPs. With my new printer, I printed out art of my three OTPs (Frerard, Thorki, and Destiel) as well as a few other pairings I like, and it's glorious. There are so far only two dA artists with art up there (*
XOBillie and *
Hootsweet), but I will probably add more in the future.
I want to make a Wall of My Favorite Men. Hahaha....my parents might be disturbed, but xD I'll decorate my room as I wish, pffft.
~K@
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Big Grin 
you know that thing
called a birfdoy or somefink like that
well
perhaps i can make a debut
to
the
wall of gayness
oops i meant favourite man yea
no gay over here
nooo
:'D that would be awesome.
seriously
ehehehehe
i have my planssss
Just read from that link that that person posted.
o_o
Didn't think it existed.
Welp. Whatever...I still think it's quite redundant. *shrugs*
I enjoyed this journal...I could clearly see you beating the Catholic kid with your argument. xD
It was amazing.
There's this kid in my grade named Michael Ryan.
He's a large douche and he makes it clear that he hates homosexuals.
Grant actually told him yesterday, "I will feed you your own intestines." x3
I started laughing hysterically when he said that since it was the last thing I expected to come from that kid. *wipes away a tear*
(I mean...he's got it coming for him...he gets all up in Grant's personal bubble. xD)
But, the thing is, I think we all just enjoy bothering the kid, since he asks Courtney for her food everyday. And she puts up with him for some reason. *shrugs*
Off-topic comment is off-topic.
Oh you xD Thanks haha.
Oh my god xD That's awesome. Not awesome that there's a kid like that but, everything else is awesome
Aww haha it's okay~
Yupp. I thought it was awesome, too. xD
Haha... oh gosh.
I still don't see much credibility in it, as blasphemous as that may be, heh. The Bible wasn't written by God, it was written by a lot of fallible people.
It totally is yes <3