The parents that demonize gays in front of their kids and teach them that they are outcasts are not only causing bullying, beatings, and occasionally murder...they're also causing the subjects of their ridicule to commit suicide. It's hard watching people say, "yeah, I'm going to teach my kids that it's perverted and wrong" when I've known people (gay and straight) who feel like killing themselves because of the verbal and physical abuse they've endured from bullies. Kids are creatures that feed off peer pressure. I personally don't think it's right to instill fear of difference in a developing mind.
It's very possible (and quite normal) to teach a child that homosexuality is wrong and immoral without instilling hate or fear. I don't teach my kids hate.
man.........I knew that Jesus/God thing was just a bunch of BS! so should I apologize for my religion now or later on?
So How do you teach right from wrong? Have we reached a point where their is no right and wrong. . . only different? just because you don't agree with a person's ideal of right and wrong .. . does not automatically mean that what they are teaching is hate Teaching that theivery is wrong does not mean I am teaching my kids to hate theives. . .or does it? Rocket River . . the phrase hate the act not the person comes to mind
Teaching a child, who might well be gay, that what he is is "wrong" is hateful and it is abusive. And a great many suicides, assaults and murders have resulted from this wrongheaded parenting.
Is that what I said? I just don't see how you can tell or teach somebody that something is wrong and immoral without them garnering some type of hatred and/or fear of that thing.
You're living in the past. Too bad for your kids you haven't caught up. Hopefully they'll figure out how wrong you are on their own. If not, I feel very sorry for them.
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so, I should go against the teachings of Christ, and everything my father has taught me, and my grandparents have taught me.....and what their parents taught them....on the off chance that my child might be gay? It's not wrongheaded to raise children thru faith in Christ. I don't care what you want to label it, past, present, future, under a rock etc...whatev. I don't teach my kids to hate anything, especially another human(maybe a few particular residents of Salt Lake City ) including homosexuals. I do however teach them to follow the word of the Lord, and I make no apologies for that. Why is that such a difficult concept to follow? You would rather my kids be forced to believe what you believe? That teaching them religion is "child abuse" okay Batman....ok.
i'm interested in hearing more about jesus' thoughts on gay marriage. can you please point out the chapter:verse in which book of the bible where he addresses it?
