Intolerance Wars

Duck Dynasty vs. Same Love

As a lesbian woman in East Tennessee you can imagine my point of view on the anti gay and racist comments made by Phil Robertson. I apparently made the mistake of posting my opinion on the matter on Facebook because the conservatives either got butthurt or rushed to the man's defense.  The issue had been long gone in my mind, though until I watched the Grammys and saw the comments that were made afterwards regarding the mass ceremony performed during Same Love that included some same sex couples. 

So can someone please explain to me why the same sex weddings were worse than the anti gay comments? Because here's what I got out of both of these things..

GQ interview with Phil Robertson:

During a discussion about repentance and God, Robertson is asked what he finds sinful.

"Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there," he says. "Beastiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men."

He goes on to paraphrase Corinthians: "Don't be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers-- they won't inherit the kingdom of God. Don't deceive yourself. It's not right." 

So the guy didn't understand what was more appealing to a gay man about another man's anus.. ok you don't get it. That's fine. Where he crossed the line was when he was asked about what was considered to be sinful. Apparently only things of a sexual nature come to mind when that question is asked. I would think the first things should be worshipping false gods and using the lord's name in vein.. since those are all things that are directly insulting to the god he worships, but no. Apparently any sex other than married, heterosexual, missionary style is repulsive and offensive and on the top of the list as far as sin is concerned. 

 

 

On top of that, he continued the insult by comparing homosexuality/gay sex to beastiality and sleeping with multiple partners.. because all gay people are also sexually attracted to animals, are whores and are just disgusting people all around.

Then there are the ceremonies at the Grammys. During Macklemore's performance of Same Love 34 couples, gay and straight, were wed by Queen Latifah in a mass ceremony. 

 

While supporters of same sex marriage responded, teary eyed, with love and praise, others were not so happy.  Anti gay conservatives referred to the marriages as "disgusting", "despicable" and an "attack on Christianity." 

After seeing both sides of both arguments I can only ask one thing..  Why is it that a Christian man can make disgusting comments about a group of people he doesn't agree with and it is his god given right to do so and anyone who disagrees with him is whiny, intolerant and denying his freedom as an American, but a wedding ceremony that included gay couples, which was not accompanied by any speech at all, is an attack on Christianity?