TOTALLY GEEKED!

I want to know what the "hate-filled events" are.

You aren't supposed to throw confetti. You are supposed to throw glitter! lol

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Probably something called a church service.

This is ridiculous.

"Hate-filled" translates to "they follow the Bible".

Typic gay agenda. No tolerance for anyone that does throw confetti and pat you on the back.

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 Typical Christian agenda...No tolerance for anyone who does not believe as they do.

flan

flan327 wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Probably something called a church service.

This is ridiculous.

"Hate-filled" translates to "they follow the Bible".

Typic gay agenda. No tolerance for anyone that does throw confetti and pat you on the back.

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 Typical Christian agenda...No tolerance for anyone who does not believe as they do.

flan

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 REally?  Holding events at their own church according to thier own beliefs?  They are not the problem here.

Yup.

flan327 wrote:

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Ohfour wrote:

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flan327 wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Probably something called a church service.

This is ridiculous.

"Hate-filled" translates to "they follow the Bible".

Typic gay agenda. No tolerance for anyone that does throw confetti and pat you on the back.

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 Typical Christian agenda...No tolerance for anyone who does not believe as they do.

flan

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I would say that goes more for liberals than Christian.  Liberals HAVE to be the most hypocritical people in the world... 

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 Gee golly gosh! I have never heard THAT before...

flan

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Well, then do something about it... 

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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I want to know what the "hate-filled events" are.

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Me too. Maybe they're marching around the neighborhood wearing white hooded robes and carrying a big cross and cans of gasoline? 

 

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 I'm thinking that would actually be worthy of mention.  And I'm not aware of any churches doing that.

Lindley wrote:

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Just because someone disagrees with you or your lifestyle does not mean they hate you.

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 You are correct.

We really need an eye roll emoticon for some posts.

flan327 wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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Probably something called a church service.

This is ridiculous.

"Hate-filled" translates to "they follow the Bible".

Typic gay agenda. No tolerance for anyone that does throw confetti and pat you on the back.

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 Typical Christian agenda...No tolerance for anyone who does not believe as they do.

flan

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You don't know that this church has done anything to demonstrate that. 

 

Besides that--you are making the point that I've made over and over.  Liberals want to eliminate religious freedom. 

These people are b!tching about just having a church across the street from them that doesn't believe as they do--despite the fact that the church was there, first, and despite the fact that the church has done NOTHING to them, other than have differing beliefs.   

lilyofcourse wrote:

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They make sparkly confetti now.

 

 

OMG I know, I got a birthday card and it was full of the darn stuff, 2 YEARS AGO, and still find the darn stuff every now and again~~~

For all we know she moved across from a Westro type church. Her letter is to vague.

I guess "tolerance" needs to go both ways. They are having church services and they don't like it. Oh well.

Well, she can hang her flag if she wants. But it seems easier to just go about your life, unless you want to spend most of your life feeling pissed off all the time. Which many people actually do.

Bonny22Pye wrote:

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huskerbb wrote:

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Bonny22Pye wrote:

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For all we know she moved across from a Westro type church. Her letter is to vague.

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But even if they did, unless that church is picketing their front door, I don't see how this is an issue in practicality.

 

For all they know, half of their neighbors within 1 block might go to that church and believe what that church teaches--yet they aren't b!tching about them.   

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 Would you feel comfortable living across from a very vocal church that hated the way you lived your life?  Would you want to live across from a radical mosque?  I know I wouldn't.  

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And, that is the fault of the Church how? Sorry, but you can't play the Victim card here. If you buy a house, then you need to investigate the neighborhood. If you dont' like it, that's your fault. So, sell the place and move.

Bonny22Pye wrote:

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huskerbb wrote:

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Bonny22Pye wrote:

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For all we know she moved across from a Westro type church. Her letter is to vague.

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But even if they did, unless that church is picketing their front door, I don't see how this is an issue in practicality.

 

For all they know, half of their neighbors within 1 block might go to that church and believe what that church teaches--yet they aren't b!tching about them.   

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 Would you feel comfortable living across from a very vocal church that hated the way you lived your life?  Would you want to live across from a radical mosque?  I know I wouldn't.  

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????  Then don't move there.  The church was there first.  If they didn't want to live across from a church that holds those beliefs, they could have done the "research" before they moved in rather than after.

What do you think is the solution here?  Try to make an entire church change their beliefs?  Are you foolish enough to believe that would actually happen?

Make the church--who was there FIRST--move?  Absurd.  

Also, what difference would it make if it were a church--or most of your neighbors?

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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huskerbb wrote:

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Bonny22Pye wrote:

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huskerbb wrote:

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Bonny22Pye wrote:

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For all we know she moved across from a Westro type church. Her letter is to vague.

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But even if they did, unless that church is picketing their front door, I don't see how this is an issue in practicality.

 

For all they know, half of their neighbors within 1 block might go to that church and believe what that church teaches--yet they aren't b!tching about them.   

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 Would you feel comfortable living across from a very vocal church that hated the way you lived your life?  Would you want to live across from a radical mosque?  I know I wouldn't.  

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????  Then don't move there.  The church was there first.  If they didn't want to live across from a church that holds those beliefs, they could have done the "research" before they moved in rather than after.

What do you think is the solution here?  Try to make an entire church change their beliefs?  Are you foolish enough to believe that would actually happen?

Make the church--who was there FIRST--move?  Absurd.  

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Of course husker. That is exactly the way the "tolerant" operate.

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 I didn't say any of that.  I said her letter was to vague on why she was upset.   So, if she is living across from a super crazy church I understand why she would be uncomfortable.  Ultimately, I think she should move if the church bothers her.  She can wave whatever flags she wants, but she better be ready to get some push back.  Just like the church can say whatever they want, but they shouldn't be surprised if some of their neighbors don't like it.

Lexxy wrote:

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Unless they rented it off of Craigslist or otherwise sight unseen why didn't they notice the church when they were apartment hunting if it is so hateful?

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 I bet they didn't check out their neighborhood, which just means they are idiots.

Bonny22Pye wrote:

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Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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huskerbb wrote:

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Bonny22Pye wrote:

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huskerbb wrote:

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Bonny22Pye wrote:

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For all we know she moved across from a Westro type church. Her letter is to vague.

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But even if they did, unless that church is picketing their front door, I don't see how this is an issue in practicality.

 

For all they know, half of their neighbors within 1 block might go to that church and believe what that church teaches--yet they aren't b!tching about them.   

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 Would you feel comfortable living across from a very vocal church that hated the way you lived your life?  Would you want to live across from a radical mosque?  I know I wouldn't.  

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????  Then don't move there.  The church was there first.  If they didn't want to live across from a church that holds those beliefs, they could have done the "research" before they moved in rather than after.

What do you think is the solution here?  Try to make an entire church change their beliefs?  Are you foolish enough to believe that would actually happen?

Make the church--who was there FIRST--move?  Absurd.  

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Of course husker. That is exactly the way the "tolerant" operate.

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 I didn't say any of that.  I said her letter was to vague on why she was upset.   So, if she is living across from a super crazy church I understand why she would be uncomfortable.  Ultimately, I think she should move if the church bothers her.  She can wave whatever flags she wants, but she better be ready to get some push back.  Just like the church can say whatever they want, but they shouldn't be surprised if some of their neighbors don't like it.

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I don't see how it wasn't implied.  What else could we take it to mean when you ask a question about how we'd feel living across from a mosque. You put their comfort level above everyone else's by asking the question.  

flan327 wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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The letter writer wants to take the churches rights.

All while living in her own.

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 Do you know the difference between a RIGHT and a PRIVILEGE?

flan

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 Religious freedom is a RIGHT. 

The LW has the right to voice her opinion.

She has the right to fly a pride flag.

She has the right to waive.

She does not have the right to tell the church what type of services to have. What type of message to preach.

cadiver wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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flan327 wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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The letter writer wants to take the churches rights.

All while living in her own.

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 Do you know the difference between a RIGHT and a PRIVILEGE?

flan

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 Religious freedom is a RIGHT. 

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 But what right does the LW want to take?  The two options proposed were to display a gay flag and waive or ignore them.

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 The letter writer only says they have rights if they are not spreading hate and then goes on to talk about how they preach hate.  Churches rarely preach hate.  Churches preach the word of God and people who don't like it call it hate.

 

We all believe people are entitled to their own beliefs, and if they’re not spreading hate, then it’s their right to be left alone. We noticed there is a church directly across the street from our new home, and I decided to go online to check it out. They do amazing mission and charity work—and also openly hate on gays and other religions that they do not tolerate because they are “false.” It turns out they often host a lot of hate-filled events right on their grounds.

It probably had something like this on its site -


XVIII. The Family

God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption.

Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is God's unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church and to provide for the man and the woman in marriage the framework for intimate companionship, the channel of sexual expression according to biblical standards, and the means for procreation of the human race.

The husband and wife are of equal worth before God, since both are created in God's image. The marriage relationship models the way God relates to His people. A husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church. He has the God-given responsibility to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family. A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ. She, being in the image of God as is her husband and thus equal to him, has the God-given responsibility to respect her husband and to serve as his helper in managing the household and nurturing the next generation.

Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord. Parents are to demonstrate to their children God's pattern for marriage. Parents are to teach their children spiritual and moral values and to lead them, through consistent lifestyle example and loving discipline, to make choices based on biblical truth. Children are to honor and obey their parents.

Genesis 1:26-28; 2:15-25; 3:1-20; Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Joshua 24:15; 1 Samuel 1:26-28; Psalms 51:5; 78:1-8; 127; 128; 139:13-16; Proverbs 1:8; 5:15-20; 6:20-22; 12:4; 13:24; 14:1; 17:6; 18:22; 22:6,15; 23:13-14; 24:3; 29:15,17; 31:10-31; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; 9:9; Malachi 2:14-16; Matthew 5:31-32; 18:2-5; 19:3-9; Mark 10:6-12; Romans 1:18-32; 1 Corinthians 7:1-16; Ephesians 5:21-33; 6:1-4; Colossians 3:18-21; 1 Timothy 5:8,14; 2 Timothy 1:3-5; Titus 2:3-5; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Peter 3:1-7.