On the subject of religion, depression and being gay (since all of these have lately been affecting me in one form or another) I've gotta get this off my chest.
1. Depression is not a ****ing sin. To compare depression with being a sloth is a new level of stupid. Nobody ****ing chooses to be depressed. Just because you've 'read the whole Bible' and you're a pastor and all the answers are in the Bible, doesn't mean YOU KNOW WTF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. So much for 'knowing' your Bible. Don't think this guy has ever read the book of Job.
2. Frozen does not promote being a lesbian. How did you come to that conclusion? Because Elsa wasn't falling over her feet to try and win herself a partner, the way Ana was? Or is it because of the true love hug between two women at the end? Is that it? THAT'S what made you believe this movie is promoting gayness?
Okay. So what about Ana acting like an ignorant hormonal young adult who would have jumped into bed with Hans the first chance she got if this wasn't a kid-friendly movie? OR, or, what about the parents punishing Elsa for the rest of her life by locking her away from her sister because of an accident when they were little kids? OR, maybe it's actually promoting INCEST since true love is found between SISTERS? No, WAIT, I know! It promotes bestiality. I mean come on. Sven and Christoph? There's something there, man. Even the trolls know it. OR, what about Elsa being a witch? She's obviously inherited magical powers from somewhere in her bloodline? Why is THAT not an issue?
I mean, look, people will often only see what they want to see. And all of the above are probably subliminal brainwashing by the Illuminati because the points are fair, and they're there if you look for it. But promoting gayness? Hardly. That's like throwing a punch and totally missing the punchbag.
To me, Frozen explores broken relationships, how you need to trust family because at the end, family is all you've got. It teaches about the love between siblings, even if they are estranged. It teaches that there are bad asshats out there who won't blink at taking advantage of your innocence and playing with your emotions to get what they want, ie, con-artists. It teaches that love doesn't happen at first sight. It teaches you that even a reindeer has personality, that ANIMALS have personalities, and to value their lives/company as much as the next person. That sometimes animals ARE better than people. It teaches to take care of one another. And that there is always, always, that ONE person (I'm referring to Olaf here).
3. Being religious does not give you the right to condemn. And if you do choose to judge, do it as you would want it done unto you, with the same rod. With compassion, understanding and empathy. With kindness. If you preach that you're a Christian, then walk the talk. I'm fairly sure Jesus didn't go around and tell people who suffered from epilepsy or blindness that it's because of some terrible sin they've committed. Jesus healed the broken, He didn't smash what was left of them into dust. Religious people tend to judge others quite harshly because 'they know better', but really they don't. They conveniently forget that Jesus once challenged this mindset and showed its flaw. I mean get with the program already, people.
4. I'm SO sorry that you mistook my decision NOT to post my profile picture in rainbow colours as being hypocritical. The last time the word was forced upon me, was when Nelson decided to recreate SA into a 'rainbow' nation. That was a total ****up, if you didn't know. Also, YES, I am a Christian, and no I do not approve of homosexuality. I believe God created woman to be companion to man. Homosexuality, in logical thinking, therefore existed before woman - yeah, it didn't seem to work out as intended, hence the creation of woman. Read Genesis. Does that mean I think you should go to hell for being homosexual? No. Do I think it's wrong? Yes. Am I going to spout hateful comments at the LGBT community on my FB? No. I'm also not going to change my profile picture to 'show my love' for my neighbour, because in actual fact, it would be a show of acceptance and promotion of homosexuality if I did that. Which goes against my beliefs. Do I love gay people? Well I adore Ellen Degeneres. I pick her show over Dr. Phil any day. Do I love my gay cousin? Of course I do, with all my heart, since he's my favourite and all. Do I love my gay friends? Hell yes, I do, I would still go the extra mile for them, defend them, go out to dinner with them and not feel weird about it, no different than I do with my other friends.
Does that mean I have to be okay with them being homosexual? No, it does not. I don't love them any less. We're all sinners. We're all trying to get through this world together. We're all in the same boat, just with different issues. I'm no better than them and they're no less than me. We are all equal, because some people forget that all sin is equal in the eyes of God.
Now stfu and stop trying to make me feel guilty for not going all rainbow on FB.
