But who is it that's doing the brow-beating? There's the perception that gay marriage was rammed down the throat of society, while it was still debating it, by SCOTUS. Then there's the gay bakers who are faced with ridiculous civil fines for merely being faithful to their religious principles. I get the idea they feel pretty browbeat about it.
You might want to check your own pedestal before casting stones at others.
In their refusal to abide by the Constitutional guarantees of equality, I'd say it's the Christians who are brow-beating.
I want you, not a general "you" but specifically YOU, Omar, to tell me precisely how gay marriage was rammed down society's throat, because it wasn't.
Oddly enough, in a country where our Constitution guarantees equality, it was EQUALITY that was rammed down the throats of society, because discriminatory practices were refusing to give that guarantee to an entire class of people.
There's something of a difference, and the fact that the Supreme Court of the United States said anything other than, "You people don't understand, "equal" means "equal," case dismissed, the 14th Amendment stands, same-sex marriages are legal under the auspices of the Constitution. LUNCH!" is astonishing because it means even some of the Justices think "equality" is something that should be debated.
And I've already discussed "religious principles" here in this thread ad nauseum. In the specific case of Christians, they cannot claim religious conviction if what they want to base that conviction on is in direct contravention of the bible from which their religion flows. If they do, they're just play-acting and ignoring what Jesus said in favor of bigotry, stupidity and an unwillingness to actually follow the tenets of the New Testament. This point is paramount when determining whether or not a person is a "Christian" or just pretending to be one.
How many times must I say it in this thread? Jesus taught that equality, not discriminating against others, treating others as you yourself wish to be treated and love are how Christians should approach life. That was his schtick. He was huge on it. And since he is the Christ, then what HE said, rather plainly and multiple times, is in fact what a Christian is.
If you're not doing what Jesus taught then you're not a Christian, you're just a wolf in a sheep's skin.
Wolves cloaked in sheepskin aren't sheep any more than Christians who engage in discriminatory practices are Christian, and therefore their claim of standing on Christian principles is nullified because they aren't actually following the faith, and their bigotry is the result of personal philosophy and not religious conviction.
