I have been following the story of
Constance for weeks now. She is the Mississippi teen, who fought hard for the right to bring her girlfriend to prom, and won according to the courts. What she didn't know was that that the parents is this ASSBACKWARDS town planned a private prom, with the exclusive purpose of not allowing Constance to attend. She went to what she thought was prom, with
seven other students, several of them special needs. She has remained poised and graceful through this all.
Reading this tonight I was LIVID. I was not alone. Twitter and Facebook were full of posts, most of which were shocked and saddened.
Another blogger wrote in far more eloquent words than I can, but I have to speak out as well.
Let me back track a bit first, many of you who have read me for a while have noticed some changes, though I still believe in God, I am no longer a "Christian blogger". I am not for many reasons, some personal that I am still working out, but there are others that are more obvious.
The main reason? Is that some how, a religion that was founded in LOVE has turned into hate. The public face of Christianity is no longer, people feeding the poor and spreading love, it's red faced evangelists screaming that we are all damned to hell, fighting against help for the poor, and promoting hate.
I realize that this is not all Christians and to those of you who are offended by this, I am sorry. I know that there are people who are faithful and rational, but that said I can not get past those who are not. One of the many reasons I can not find my place in religion, is that I refuse to condemn another person. It's not my job. In what I believe Christianity should be, God is the only one fit to judge our sins. And while he is judging those sins, one does not outweigh the others. Gay, does not trump hate, abortion does not trump hate, voting for a democrat does not send you a one way ticket to hell.
That brings us to Constance. The parents who threw this private prom believe they are protecting their teens from this gay student. I feel sick. Protect, my ass. Teaching hate, is NOT protection.
Why does this get me so riled up? Because not very long ago, my relationship would have received the same reaction, hell it probably still would in Mississippi. There are still people who believe that interracial relationships are an abomination against God. Gah.
As Jill so gracefully pointed out, it is up to us to teach our children to love and accept. I am not a fan of the phrase "I never", but I can promise myself and you all, I WILL NEVER, EVER allow this hateful crap to seep into my home. I will do my best to raise, open minded, accepting, loving men.
I feel so blessed to live in a diverse area. No one has ever really said squat about my marriage, I still struggle finding acceptance for my son's disabilities, but that will take time.
I think the best way to prove these
jackasses people wrong, is to live our lives with grace and dignity. To love each other, to accept others (even if we don't agree with their actions), and to remain positive. I am not saying you have to believe homosexuality is right, that abortion is OK, or agree with differing opinions. I am just saying we need to stop, just STOP, spreading
hate.