tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110190120819789081.post4899409050536120425..comments2023-05-24T08:18:43.774-07:00Comments on Reaching out to a lost church: Homosexuals turn violentverandoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13842782295553627712noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4110190120819789081.post-24844739235099083322008-11-14T06:39:00.000-08:002008-11-14T06:39:00.000-08:00Vera,The protest at the church was not violent; it...Vera,<BR/><BR/>The protest at the church was not violent; it was disruptive, disrespectful, juvenile and unproductive...but it wasn't violent.<BR/><BR/>And before you ask, I have already left a comment on the group's website telling them this very thing. If they want to be treated equally by the community at large, they're going to have to take a different approach to this one.<BR/><BR/>The 15 yr old killing a classmate for being jilted is extremely tragic, but; how often do you hear of that happening among heterosexual relationships? Pretty often, I'd say. I would submit that it wasn't the fact that the kid was gay that drove him to murder, you'd have to provide a lot more evidence if you were going to claim this.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the fact that he was gay could have been a root cause of insecurity and loneliness if he wasn't embraced by his peer group (being 'different' and all), it's not uncommon for kids who don't fit in to act out - gay or not.<BR/><BR/>MattExPatMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666078524214384329noreply@blogger.com