Movie ads vs. movie truth

Yea, it’s too bad that so many of you Christians get such a bad name by irrationally hating on large groups of people and any mainstream acceptance they might have gained.

the real accepted bigotry is against obese people, but that’s probably another movie

It looks like you’re making huge assumptions about ALL Christians. I don’t hate homosexuals, although I do believe that homosexuality is wrong. I try not to pass judgment on those people though b/c God is the only judge.

Yea homosexuality is so accepted just ask my wife…Oh wait I’m not allowed to get married to the woman I love. Ohh acceptance feels so good.

Jon, I’m not casting stones. I’m not saying I haven’t sinned. And since you’re going to the Bible, have you read the story of Soddom and Gomorrah?

Way to castrate the Christians. Isn’t Islam extremely intolerant of homosexuality as well? At least in America, it’s not the law to kill/flog a homosexual. Murder is illegal there.

Sorry but no you are still prejudice against Christians. Not all Christians believe homosexuality is a bad thing.

I know, I can’t believe the government is telling you who you can and can’t marry, and whether you can confess your beliefs in the military. Wait, none of that’s happening to you? Just because your leader was a martyr doesn’t mean you all have to try for that.

@shawshank, please get out of Candyland! America still hates gay people, and it’s very sad.

It’s highly advisable to look intelligent when insulting someone else’s intelligence. Fail.

“irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals”.
So Matt is right and you are wrong about your moronic comparison of veganism and bigotry.

Clearly Escoces was referring to Erin Moran (best known as Joanie on “Happy Days”). Well played, sir!

This is SO not the discussion Liz meant to start.

Maybe Escoces was referring to the DJ/remixer Tony Moran.

Thank you, TM. You get what you give. Kindly, rationally, and without malice, I’d like to say I fundamentally disagree with you in that I don’t believe that homosexuality is a life choice any more than being heterosexual or white was a life choice for me. I think it’s wrong to want to force people to be what they are not, as long as they are not breaking any laws or hurting anyone. I don’t have a God that tells me that these people are bad even though He’s the one who created them. You also have to admit that homosexuals historically have been treated to much worse than being called bigots or KKK-types – see, to give only recent examples, Alan Turing or Matthew Shepard. You are certainly entitled to hold your beliefs and to not be attacked for them, as much as gay people are entitled to be who they are and not be hated for it.

Gretchen, you assume all of this simply because a poster didn’t advertise that he was gay. That’s rediculous. The thing you have to understand first and foremost is that the film industry is a money making industry, and their objective is to make the most money possible with what they have. Now I have nothing against gay people at all, but the reality is that you guys and gals are still the minority, so obviously the studio is going to cater to the demographics that have the most people. It’s just simple economics, not homophobia. And to suppport my claim, I cannot think of any movie in the last ten years, other than brokeback, was a box office smash while being overtly known the plot revolved around a gay character. It’s not homophobia, it’s dollars. If you wanna help your people out, go see the movie so it makes money, but for god sake stop complaining.

Hey Reggie – I am not gay. In fact, I am 100% hetero and currently live with my boyfriend. My sexuality has no effect on whether I think discriminating against a group of people is wrong based on their sexuality. And I wasn’t specifically talking about the entertainment industry – I was addressing T.M.’s assertion that “Homosexuals, extreme liberals, extreme environmentalists spout hate everyday toward those of us who don’t agree with them.” I am neither a homosexual, extreme liberal nor an extreme environmentalist, but I still know discrimination is wrong. And, by the way, how about ‘Milk’ as a box office smash centered around a gay person?

T. M. I appreciate your attempt at kindly and rationally explaining your beliefs. I completely agree with you and I am a Christian as well. I am shocked that some people decided to respond to you still with malice. Obviously your gay friends know that you aren’t a bigot, otherwise they wouldn’t keep you around. Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. However, the people who were attacking T.M. should take a look in the mirror and realize that they are guilty of bigotry themselves. Bigotry is a “stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one’s own” (dictionary.com). Don’t attack someone for their beliefs. That just shows your ignorance. Being Christian does not mean that you are intolerant to other people’s beliefs. Sure, there are some Christians who are that way, but if they are truly following the Bible, they would know intolerance is sinful. However, tolerance does not mean that you give up your own beliefs and say, “Just kidding everyone. I didn’t mean it.” It means you act the way Mo did, who calmly and rationally said, “No, I disagree” without any kind of insult on T.M.’s character. Take the time to think about how other people think. In the end, you probably won’t change your beliefs, but at least you won’t be a bigot and you’ll be more thoughtful about how the other person feels.

Brent, Matthew Shepard’s death was in fact due to his sexuality. People are scared of gays and some think that killing gays, the ‘gayness’ will go away. They are killed because of who they are…that is why there is a specification when they are killed.

That is a really foolish and shortsighted argument. Population is exploding beyond what we seem to be capable of taking responsibility for. Furthermore there will never be a shortage of heterosexuals to to further the human race….there is nothing rational in what you say.

Please don’t include all Christians in your “we” — just state “I.” Not all Christians share your view; hopefully most of them do not.