Saturday, June 29, 2013

Here I go again...Rated PG18

I don't really know where to start with this post...I am a bit frustrated.  First of all, I am not intolerant, I am not a racist, I am not a homophobe, I don't hate people. I'm not misinformed.
I am concerned about what the future holds for our children.  I  am not an alarmist either. I just know that we need to know what is going on and what we can do to protect our families. I am a bit frustrated with the apathetic conservatives as well. The ones that just sit back and watch and let things happen, for several reasons: 1. They probably don't think there is anything that they can do. To that I say, Edith Windsor just made a change in our country. She is just ONE person.  2. They feel that they are on the Lord's side and things will work out in the end. To that I say how? It won't happen all on it's own. It will happen because their will be a minority of people that won't give up, or give in. There will be a minority of people still willing to live by the constitution. There will be a minority of people that will still be willing to teach correct principles and raise children with those principles.
According to the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, there are at least 23 sexual "orientation." These behaviors don't have ANY rights.  None of them, it needs to stay that way.  We all have the same fundamental rights based on our color, sex, and race, these are fixed characteristics.  I really wish that everyone could understand what this could mean going forward. If we start giving rights to people based on their sexual orientation, that opens the door to others with different sexual orientations. Here is where it gets a little hard to read: I don't want to be offensive, but I want people to understand the severity of what is going on.  Polygamists are now hopeful that their rights will be granted, but they are not the only ones. There are 23 orientations on the books right now. 23! I will only give a few examples.  "Non-consensual" There are people that believe that their sexual orientation is to have sex with others that do not consent to having sex with them. That means rape. Pedophiles feel that their sexual orientation is young children. They will also demand to have rights. The list goes on and on...23 of them that are recognized and on the books. It is only a matter of time.  I don't want to even think about what the future holds for my children and grandchildren if there are rights given to all of the sexual orientations that exist. That will be a tough world to live in. Think about a child that you LOVE DEARLY. A daughter, a son, a niece, a nephew, cousin. A grandchild.  How will you protect them? How?
The schools aren't helping. They are forcing children to learn about homosexuality.  This is starting in kindergarten.  You send your children to school and they are forced to participate.  forced.  I don't want my children to be required to experiment sexually.  If you don't believe me, look it up, do your own research.  http://www.massresistance.org/docs/parker/main.html. He was told that if he was allowed to take his children out of school, then others would take their children out and the only ones left at school would be the children of homosexual parents, and they would feel discriminated against.  really?
I am so happy that there are gays/lesbians out there that are fighting to keep marriage between a man and a woman.  They understand the importance of that principle.  https://www.facebook.com/defendtradmarriage 

Here is one about the lies being told: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/29/lesbian-activists-surprisingly-candid-speech-gay-marriage-fight-is-a-lie-to-destroy-marriage/

So what can we do? We can be aware of what is going on. We can follow the Prophet. We can pray in our families, read together, eat together, work together, and serve together.

We can also be informed, know the laws that are being discussed and ruled on. Let our voices be heard. Let the people in office know what we believe in. And how we want them to vote.

Being tolerant doesn't mean that my values and my principles are ignored and completely run over. Being tolerant means kindness, treating everyone with respect regardless of their sexual orientation. Including me for mine.  The words that have been put into our society seem so one sided to me.  I am the one intolerant when I don't agree with others. I have the right to disagree.  I have the right to my opinion, and others do too. When those opinions clash that is where the problem is, name calling is never acceptable. 

It is good to know that the Lord will return one day, in Glory and Honor. I know that He lives, He loves us all and He died for each and everyone of us so that we could repent of our sins, be strengthened in our weaknesses, and learn to love everyone.