“Over the centuries, and even today, the Bible and Christian theology have helped justify the Crusades, slavery, violence against gays, and the murder of doctors who perform abortions. The words themselves are latent, inert, harmless - until they aren't.” TodayChristianViolenceCenturyGayDoctorsMurderSlaveryTheologyAbortionJustifyDoctor WhoCrusadesLatentChristian Theology Author:Amy Waldman
“We have the history of slavery or inequality to women, and now the civil rights movement of the 21st century is the struggle for equality for the gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people. And I think it's important for Americans to know about the times that we failed.” PeopleThinkingKnowsImportantStruggleRightsCenturyMovementGaySlaveryCivil RightsInequality21st CenturyTransgenderCivil Rights Movement Author:George Takei
“The 14th Amendment was passed after the Civil War to apply to former slaves to ensure that they are treated like all other citizens. It never did have anything to do with gay marriage. It was never intended to have anything to do with gay marriage or animal marriage or any other kind of social contract. It was specific to slavery, and after the Civli War.” KindWarSocialAnimalCitizensGaySlaverySlaveTreatedFormerCivil WarContractsAmendmentsGay MarriageSocial Contract14th Amendment Author:Rush Limbaugh
“...secular journalists... tend to accept uncritically the oft - repeated Evangelical Protestant and Conservative Roman Catholic definitions that the Bible is anti - gay. If these people were honest, they would have to admit that the Bible is also pro - slavery and anti - women.” PeopleIfsReligionAcceptingHonestGayCatholicSlaveryDefinitionsConservativeJournalistSecularProtestantsEvangelicalRoman CatholicAnti GayPro Slavery Author:John Shelby Spong