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| | God Hates Shrimp!Ive been trying to think of a topic to write about for a while, and while I was looking up a recipe for shrimp alfredo earlier (Yuuummmmm. *drools*), I stumbled upon this awesome site. Oh yes- it made me laugh. Oh yes- it is my new favorite site EVAR (excluding xanga and the forums I go to).. And please, before you double-take - listen.
If you have already been to the site you will either immediately realize it is a parody - or you will think it is ridiculous. Either way, they are trying to prove a point. If people are going to say that gay marriage is against the old testament, then why don't they follow ALL the rules? On one hand they say that the bible is flawed (to support going to church on sunday instead of saturday which is the original sabbath, to support divorce, and to support numerous other 'immoral' things) and on the other hand they say that it is absoulte, and completely perfect.
What tha fuck, christianity? W.T.F.?
Now, I really could be lazy and jsut copy text from their about page, but I don't want to do it. Although they have such better wording, and go into more detail - I kinda wanna put this into my point of view.
As most of my readers know, I am bisexual. Growing up I was a lesbian - I dated guys to make sure I stayed 'in the closet' after the trauma my dad put me through when he found out about my first girlfriend at the age of eleven or so... but I hated it. (wow that was a wordy sentence!) Now, I have my 'guy', but I still am much more attracted to women than any man (except him, hehehe) and I still have relationships with women.
I grew up not eating shrimp. Or pork, lobster, catfish, or any other 'non-kosher' or 'dirty' food. No- I wasn't jewish, just christian. And no, I do not consider myself a christian anymore - but that is besides the point.
The point is people are fighting back (in creative ways, no less). You have no idea how glad that is making me. And not just "non-believers", Christians are doing it as well.
If you want to fight for something that was written in a book centuries ago, fight for ALL of it, not just bits and pieces.
In the new testament, Jesus created the New Covenant, and Paul had a very detailed vision (three times!), both with basically shattered all of the old testament laws of "uncleanliness". It rendered them INVALID. Invalid - no longer valid, no longer having any cogency, no legal standing, no legal force. Ive read all of the bible and read it all more than once, and whilemy memory of thinsg is slightly sketchy sometimes - I do not ever remember seeing Jesus saying ANYTHING against homosexuality. (And after looking it up I still cant find anything other than hearsay - Paul said that jesus talked about it, once or twice, but it isn't actually recorded as him having said it.)
So - the almighty savior of the world, Jesus - never mentions homosexuality (or shrimp, for that matter) but he explicitly mentions the sins of divorce... And nobody says anything against divorce anymore, its as common as people cheating on each other or having fights with each other.
I think some people are twisted, wrong, and stupid. I also believe that everyone has their right to believe what they wish - If you thing homosexuality (and therefore, gay marriage) is wrong, go for it. But you should think before you say where you obtained the basis for the morality of your fight. Because contradiction and hypocrisy will never get you anywhere. If you are gonna use a book to rule your life, then use all of it, not just the parts you like.
In conclusion... go to the site and look around. THere isnt much there but its entertaining. JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST SHRIMP! And especially read their about page. It might just make you see things in a new light. (plus the fact that is is much better presented, has more points to argue, and more research than my humble lil entry)
Thanks for listening to my lil rant. Oh and for those of you who care - things are okay between us. I have to prove (to myself and everyone else) that I can be obedient and that I can go without freaking out. But things are okay.
~Misa <3
| | | Posted 5/10/2008 1:14 AM - 4 comments
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