I'm quite angry. All of us are in this journey of life, climbing the mountain. We struggle and negotiate the difficult path of life. We sometimes lose our footing and tumble. Sometimes we brush ourselves off and start climbing again; hoping to find safer ground and a possibly easier path. Sometimes the fall hurts too much and we have to be carried and cared for as we can't climb on our own.
There are moments where we get to stand on safe, solid, secure ground and enjoy the sun beating on our faces. The sun might be a loving partner, a good job, a fulfilled dream or simple contentedness. But the beauty of feeling that energy from something or someone in your life is fantastic.
The majority of people in my life are wonderful. They are not vicious or malicious. They are caring, good humoured, good natured, good fun, good friends. I would feel blessed to have them in my life until the day I die and share the mountain climb with them.
So, I am angry when one of these wonderful friends is left in tears and made to feel less human. She's been made to feel worthless and less of a person because her lifestyle doesn't fit with other people's dogmatic and bullish way. She's branded as a "sinner" and has given her life "over to Satan." These Right-Wing Evangelical "Christians" have made my friend feel less loved because they have decided she is a disappointment. She isn't subscribing to their narrow-minded, bigoted and blinkered view of religion, so she needs to be discarded. Let me guess they'd quote St Paul about handing people over to Satan so they can then find their way back. What a load of shite.
These Evangelicals almost worship the Bible more than the God they believe in so maybe they need to read 1 Corinthians 13 about love being something completely unconditional. If my friend suddenly decided she wanted to subscribe to their version of religion again, they would welcome her with open arms and love and joy. Well, that's not real love then. Real love mean you love someone because, well, why wouldn't you?
My friend is wonderful and I love her to pieces. She is fantastic. End of. There needs to be no reasons why.
Good rant. Some really important points being made here about the very nature of love and friendship.
ReplyDeleteIt is really sad when people are so fickle in their approach to relationships. But then if in churches everyone is a target you're selling a 'product' to, then once they don't buy in or if they step out, then they are disregarded and the next target is focused on.
And that is anti everything Jesus was about.
Keep writing these posts bro, your insight is needed.
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I love how you write. Honesty and truth and love...Nx
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