Disappointing end to a happy Pride day

Lol. Some of you are looking to be offended.

Think about the statement - love the sinner but hate the sin. Sin is wrongdoing. If someone believes an act is sinful they believe someone is doing wrong. Doesn't matter if YOU believe it is so.

I was addressing a simple concept that apparently confused someone. That a person can still love someone else even if she feels that someone else is committing a sin. Doesn't Matter if those people sinning are consenting adults or if they are misbehaving children.

Follow the logic and pick one argument to discuss.

I don't think either of us is offended, but please, carry on with your smirking and condescension. Not interested in our point of view? Not a problem. Just don't be surprised when the 21st century leaves you choking on its dust. 

see - there ya go. 21st century is leaving me in the dust?  LOL.  I'm guessing that people that can analyze situations and see multiple sides to issues are going to fare much better in the world than those who are so close-minded that they can't see beyond their own opinions. 

How dare you think this is your job! If you think that is showing love, you have a warped sense of love. 

Keep your nose in your own business and leave others to mind their's.

Oh my word. Did you read that in any of my posts? Any of them? You have no clue what my opinion is on this matter. Which is proving my point exactly. 

It sure seems like you are assuming that since I don't jump on your side of the fence 100% I must be totally against everything you like. That type of thinking will get you nowhere. It is really quite sad. 

If you get nothing else from this thread, get this: people can have the same opinion (or similar) as you and STILL be able to see the opposing side's viewpoint. 

Again, it never ceases to amaze me when people that scream for tolerance and acceptance the most have very little to share themselves. 

too many to address individually... So I'll say this to those that have quoted me above - I really, truly feel sorry for your inability to see varying viewpoints. I feel sad that you jump to conclusions so quickly. I mean that honestly - not trying to be snarky or condescending. It saddens me that people of this age, who presumably are raising children/voting/etc. are so quick to lash out at someone for a viewpoint, without even knowing what those viewpoints are. It is based in a willful ignorance.

FTR, I don't have any problem with homosexuality. I figure that if it is a sin, that's between God and them. Not of my concern. Two men being married doesn't affect my marriage. Can I still live in the 21st century? LOL

I do have a problem with people speaking for everyone else though. If you say something that I find illogical or untruthful, like the "love the sinner" comment, I'll voice my opinion.

It really is better to try to look at things from a variety of vantage points. To dismiss someone simply because they don't wave the same flag you do, or as wildly, is shortchanging them, and yourself.

You are the one making assumptions. Not one single person here said you couldn't have your views. So lay off the indignation.

You're absolutely correct, disagreement does not mean ignorance. I didn't state that. Refusing to see someone else's POV is willful ignorance. Assuming someone is on an opposing side simply because they didn't jump to every conclusion you have, is willful ignorance.

I don't really give a flip what you're interested in playing. If you are so incensed about a topic that you read "gotcha" games into someone's post, that's all on you. 

Refusing to see someone's point, to me, means that you automatically dismiss a perspective if it is contrary to what you want/believe. Tolerant people try to understand where others come from. Accepting people understand that other opinions can be just as valid. Try some empathy, learn more about how/why someone came to his conclusion before you totally write it off. Not everything is black or white. 

You seem to be making the assumption that this is the first time anyone has ever tried to justify the "love the sinner" argument here or elsewhere. You have no idea what points of view I've listened to or considered, how I've considered where others come from, or really anything about me.

Of course, I don't know anything about you, either, which is why I find your "gotcha" games so frustrating. Word to the wise: espousing a certain viewpoint and then saying, "oh, I don't really think that, I just wanted to show you how open-minded I am" doesn't lend you credibility. It just makes you someone whose opinion I can't trust.

I can assure you that my views have been formed through decades of learning about other people's points of view. I don't need a random stranger on the Internet to swoop in and educate me, and then expect me to say "Gosh, your little trick has totally caused me to see the light!"

My cousins spouse would be somebody who I barely know. I doubt that my cousin spouse whatever worry about me and my children when posting on Facebook. Therefore, while I may not like what they post, I would never take it personally. And I would now have a better understanding of just who this person is.

 Sounds like too much family, at least buy one! 

Then you live in a different world than I do. Because I hear it for all sorts of sins. Mostly alcohol abuse.