{"id":182,"date":"2009-01-29T08:31:24","date_gmt":"2009-01-29T08:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/tonyjones\/2009\/01\/comment-of-the-day-24.html"},"modified":"2009-01-29T08:31:24","modified_gmt":"2009-01-29T08:31:24","slug":"comment-of-the-day-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/tonyjones\/2009\/01\/comment-of-the-day-24.html","title":{"rendered":"Comment of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Noah<\/a>, a self-described conservative, makes a calm and helpful comment under Same Sex Marriage Blogalogue: Press Pause<\/a>,<\/p>\n

To be really honest, the comment section makes me sad. It is sad to me
\nthat people become so ugly when discussions arise over A vs B. I lean
\nmore conservatively on the issue but it doesn’t mean that I advocate
\nfor hate crimes. I am somewhat in quandary why a conservative on this
\nissue is given the same status as those who are grossly ignorant. If we
\nare going to be civil with our tongue perhaps we need to learn to be
\nmore generous with each other and recognize that these are not just
\nissues but people. I hurt for the GLBT community and I hurt for the
\nchurch. It really makes me sad over the amount of hell both parties get
\nbecause civility is lost for being right. To be really honest though,
\nit makes sense why there would be such animosity from the GLBT
\ncommunity to the church in the same way that it makes sense for an
\nAfrican American preacher to be making statements about the white devil
\nfrom the pulpit. It doesn’t make it right, but it does make sense.
\nPerhaps what the church needs to do is to apologize first and become
\naccepting and loving and allow God to sort it out. Shouldn’t the church
\nbe the very place that welcomes GLBT instead of ostracizing them? I
\nhurt and this will probably be the last time I comment on this blog
\npost. Tony, much love to ya for tackling all this and keeping your head
\nabout you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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