Stuff that pisses me off, Vol 2

The whole 'God hates fags' movement.

Note to readers: this post is from a protestant christian view.

Come on, we've all seen them. Either live or on the internet, there is a faction of christianity which insists on trumpeting (at every possible opportunity) the idea that homosexuals are a unique set of humans, outside of God's love. In fact, not just outside of His love, but in that set of things which He actively hates.

Bullshit.

The reason these guys annoy the living crap out of me is not so much that they are flat out wrong, it that they are claiming to represent Christ. The world can generally recognize bigoted hate when it sees it, and by hitching their own shit to God's name, they pollute Him in the eyes of everyone. Idiots I can tolerate. Idiots actively slandering the Living God by His own name is another thing entirely.

Some might take offense to my accusation of idiocy. Well, let's analyze the 'God hates fags' argument from a christian position.

The central premise is that homosexuals are a special group of sinners, fundamentally different form any other type of sinner. I would challenge anyone to provide biblical support for this argument. It just ain't there. Sin is sin, full stop. There is no special super-sin that will make you the single object of divine wrath. And even on logical grounds, if there was such a super-sin, who on earth would say it was homosexuality? Since when is consensually boinking another guy worse than, say, cutting his throat?

The second premise is that God hates people. To this I would ask the question "if God hates fags, why did he die for them?"

John 3:16. Probably the most memorized verse in the bible: "for God so loved the world, that He sent His only Son to die yada yada yada... Emphasis on the 'loved' part. God sent His Son to die out of love, to pay for the sins of the human race. God hates the sin, not the sinner. These 'God hates fags' idiots are slandering His character.

So it being proven that the claim 'God hates fags' is devoid of biblical support and in fact a lie with regards to the nature of God, why is it used?

We know right off the bat that these guys don't believe that God is interested in helping gay people. It says so right on their sign. We also know, due to the offensive slur used and the general abrasive tone, that they themselves don't give a damn about them either. So if they aren't there for God and they don't care about the people they are "reaching out to," then who is left for them to care about?

Themselves.

I am left to conclude that the 'God hates fags' crowd is either holding to some sort of 'God-only-helps-the perfect' doctrine, or is simply whoring for attention.

I'm inclined to think the latter.