Talk:Austin & Ally Fan Page/@comment-25375217-20150103221052/@comment-5384369-20150104052820

There are so many things I could say that's wrong about what you just said.

It's not the fact that it was "based on your religion" or whatever other reasoning you have, it's the fact that you told him that because he supports gay rights that being gay is sinful and anyone who is gay should practically fly off the deep end into the fiery pits of doom (aka down under).

Although I know that you probably didn't mean that, a sin is still a sin, and we all know what happens to sinners. (I'm honestly guessing that sin=hell(o) because I haven't been to church in a looonnnngggg time (like.... over 5 years long time)

Telling anyone, gay, straight, bi, girl, boy, fluid, whoever, is doing something sinful or supporting something that is sinful never ends well.

As for religion being a "valid reasoning", just an opinion, but I personally don't think that's a valid excuse or justification on practically anything.

I think the main reason why, at least, I perceive people who use religion as an argument is the fact that they are basing it off of a book written over 2000 years ago and the fact that some people chose to ignore some parts versus others. I've done a bit of research and according to the bible people can't eat shellfish, wear multi-fabrics(?), getting tattoos, bowl cut hairstyles...

Some things in the Bible are obviously outdated and that's why people get so upset over it. Why take practically one line out of the whole entire book and nit-pick about it. That's where the idea of hypocrisy comes in: when people say one thing and do another. They condemn people who are homosexuals, yet they're wearing a polyester shirt and a tattoo of the Beatles on their arm.

That's a big reason why I consider the Bible/religion to be an arbitrary reasoning. Another reason is the pure audacity of it all. Going back to the main point.

We live in the 21st century and have just reached year 2015. We should be behind discrimination, but we're not... Going back to the point of your friend blowing up on you, if I said anything offensive that we've seemingly "passed", pigs will fly with the amount of backlash I'd receive.

For example, if I said something like "I hate Jesus Christ" or insulted people of color, or even implied that women should be submissive creatures to men, there would be problems... I mean, look at Lennon and his "We're more Powerful than God" quote he said. It's because saying that is rude and is discrimination because I'd be putting myself in a higher "place/status" than them.

I think the reason why this person "blew up" was because gay rights still aren't sully supported. Am I saying that what your friend did was right? Fair? Justified? No.

But I can understand because I wouldn't want someone to tell me, nicely or not, what I'm supporting is sinful.