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Alright. Now I'm pissed. Steaming mad. Fuming.
The "save marriage for hate mongers" group has gone yet another step too far.
So I reciprocated.
A young girl, age 9 knocks on my door (just a few minutes ago), and asks me to sign a petition to "Keep Marriage Between a Man and a Woman". I looked around, and since I live a relatively low density urban location, I expected to see an appropriate escort for the girl. All I saw down the hill was a car and two other children of similar age at other houses.
I didn't want to scare the girl, but I asked her why on earth would she be doing this with her summer vacation? She said her family's church wanted them to do it. Regardless of the fact that I'd LOVE to publicize the name of the church doing this here, I know good people who go there (not to mention the pastor), and I know they don't agree with this. But...I will be talking to them tonight, I guarantee you.
This is the SECOND time that I have been hit up by a young girl for this petition. Last time was in front of a local store, where I did give her mother and her father what-to-for making her be the front person for their chicken-shit petition.
I -WE- are straight allies, or so they tell me we are called.
My best friend, Brian, is gay. My aunt is gay. My husband's college roommate is gay. And that list goes on and on.
Telling me, as the young lady was told to tell me, that "marriage is for raising a family..." I proceeded to tell her that I don't have children. I wasn't able to have my own children. So that means that I shouldn't be married, right? Her response: "I...uh...guess so." (she was getting really uncomfortable here). (I have a gazillion step-children by the way.)
I then asked her, "suppose you grow up and can't have children? And maybe that's the way God wants it...because otherwise, surely, you'd be able to have children, right? And you want to grow up and get married, right? So how would that work, if you couldn't have children?"
She started to cry. Yes, I made an abused child cry. But I think she'll remember it. And I hope someday, she'll think about it. I can only hope. You cannot think this all the way through and have it make sense.
HERE'S MY MESSAGE: IF YOU ARE USING YOUR CHILDREN AND TEACHING THEM THESE THINGS AND NOT TEACHING THEM TO THINK INSTEAD, YOU ARE ABUSING YOUR CHILDREN, MENTALLY & EMOTIONALLY. STOP IT.
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It's very unfortunate that we prohibit our kids from being free thinkers. In a perfect world, we would lay the facts before them and allow them to draw their own conclusions.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, that little girl may grow up to realize that she is a lesbian, bisexual or transgender person - now her parents have taught her to hate herself too! Then, they will make all these regrettable stories up about how the gay community is full of self-loathing individuals.
If you live your life being told you are scum and try to accept the beauty within you in your adult life - you may have some self-esteem issues to work through.
That is so sad, parents using their children and teaching them to discriminate. I can't have children either but rest assured if I did I would teach them to accept everyone. BTW, sorry I was going through who I followed blog list and accidentally unfollowed Broad Sense, but I"ve rectified that :-))
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