PLEASE READ: The views expressed in this blog post are not shared by everyone and may be seen as offensive to some. If you take offense to opposing view points you may want to come back a little later on in the week for my Valentines Day special okay? Please keep in mind that I love everyone the same and I am not here to shove my beliefs or thoughts down anyone’s throats I am just here to put them out in the open for my own sanity. I would never ever post a blog that could offend anyone on a serious issue without putting a warning before hand. Also, comments are always set for moderation on every post to this website so that I may screen any offensive language and or spam comments. I repeat. Comments are always set for moderation, not just on this post. If you do so wish to comment I will not screen any comments with opposing view points. I will screen any offensive language, and any heated arguments (as opposed to sensible debates) completely. We all respect each other here on NBN, and I will always be an enforcer of that. Lots of love from me to you for all the people I will see later on in the week. Here we go.
Okay okay so I know I’m taking a break from Facebook or whatever. BUT. Here I am reading this New York Times article and getting so ticked off! (By The Way: This link is safe I inserted it myself. It will open a new tab on the official New York Times website.)
I get it, not everyone fancies gay marriage. That’s understandable. Not everyone fancies people sacrificing animals in religious ceremonies. That’s understandable. Not everyone fancies abortion. That’s understandable. Not everyone fancies U.S. Military involvement in foreign countries. That’s understandable. There is no one solution to please a whole people group.
You know what people really should like though? OTHER HUMAN BEINGS. So for some close minded God-fearing people to close their doors on other human beings that you were made to love unconditionally is just ridiculous.
I get it. Some judges don’t feel comfortable issuing marriage licences to gay couples for religious reasons. I understand perfectly well that the bible defines marriage as a sacred institution between a man and a woman being as I am a Christian woman. However, because I just don’t see that as something that should be a governmental decision (and in somewhere around 38ish states it is not, but the number is in flux at the moment) I can’t understand why you wouldn’t just bring in a few judges that are okay with it. THAT IS COMING FROM A CHRISTIAN LADY RAISED IN A CONSERVATIVE HOME DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS Y’ALL. Can’t we all just get along? I’m not even saying that the people who are uncomfortable with it should have to do it, but instead of a whole office closing down to avoid issuing licences to everyone completely (which by the way is the best move possible because hey at least everyone is getting treated equally at that ONE place.) maybe just bring in a few people who are comfortable with it or at least don’t mind just being respectful because I’m sure there’s got to be one person somewhere that’s like, “Hey it’s not my job to shove my own personal views in this persons business.”
Here’s my beef. If you are a God-fearing person it is somewhere up high in your list of responsibilities to love on other people. No where in the bible does it say “Hey you should probably hate people who do things differently than you do and you should also definitely denounce them in public because you, my child, are obviously a superior being.” NO WHERE. NOT IN THE ENTIRE BOOK. NOT ONE TIME. In fact I think we all learned a valuable lesson about doing things like that when Jesus himself was put up on a cross in Golgotha for you all to be forgiven of your sins because he was a little different from other people in Jerusalem. IS THAT NOT WHAT YOU ALSO GOT OUT OF THAT?
Also there are bigger world issues than this going on y’all. How about the fact that Venezuela has its people on strict rations and the cardiac sectors of many of their hospitals have been shut down for month because 95% of oil revenue was used for social spending in that country? They are denying people heart surgeries every day because they can’t afford the drugs and medications necessary to perform those surgeries. (Fact. I’ll link the NYT article for that at the bottom.)
We are fat and happy in America and a little thing like “who’s loving who” is causing such a ruckus. I don’t understand where the disconnect between being a “God-fearing Christian that loves everyone and treats everyone how they want to be treated” and being “a hateful terrible person about someone else’s lifestyle even though you shouldn’t” is. It’s not your job to deny someone a right because you feel like it’s wrong. That isn’t your job in the grand scheme of things you know? The only thing you’re actually required to do is be a decent human being to other human beings. You don’t even have to be exuberantly nice you just have to get over yourself and respect people.
Some people will read this and think I’m a terrible Christian or something. That’s not true so it doesn’t bother me. The fact of the matter is I’m a person that loves other people so this isn’t a hard thing for me. I just love people to love people. Half of my friends are Deists and Atheists because I just thought they were wonderful people before we got into any sort of religious talks. I respect their views and they respect mine and it has not once been a problem because I choose to surround myself with good people who respect other people and I choose to respect them as well. There isn’t a thing wrong with that!
If you were thinking for one second that you can avoid people with lifestyles that you vehemently detest well my friend you have never been more wrong. Today you probably bought coffee from an atheist, held the door open for a gay, and maybe even smiled at a Satanist for all you know. We’re all just people. Get over your Napoleon complex and start loving on people.
I’ll leave you with this. My aunt Vicki wrote me a letter that changed my whole life and my whole journey at this point. She is the wisest woman I know. I think we could all use this quote. I think someone like God might even agree.
“There is no one ‘better’ than you in the same respect you are better than no one.” – Vicki Sanchez
XOXO,
NBNealie
Venezuela Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/30/world/americas/strict-rationing-in-venezuela-as-plunging-oil-prices-hurt-economy.html?ref=todayspaper
Nothing But Nealie 