Originally posted by PNUTMNM:
My friends Dawn and Lee just bought a new house in a neighborhood where it turns out they're in the middle of a gay community. When their neighbors discovered that they were a straight married couple who attend church frequently, they were labelled, "Bible Thumpers" and everyone around them avoids them and their house like the plague. Why? They haven't attempted to convert anyone or condem them. Why are people afraid of Christians and what they stand for? Its not like they have a reputation or penchant for partying late, having sex and drug parties, letting their property fall apart or commit henious neighborhood crimes. They might bring you cookies or invite you to come to church with them at Christmas... is that a crime?
Not a whole lot of "Christians" fear for their lives anymore in this country. Sure, you can't have a lunch-hour prayer room . . . so sad . . .
Ask Matthew Sheppard and the thousands and thousands of other gay-bashing victims why they avoid "Bible thumpers" . . .
Not saying your friends' neighbors aren't being a little hypocritical . . . but sometimes it's just safer to avoid people and be wrong about them, thean to embrace them and be violently wrong about them . . .
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