I don't follow sports. I do however hear about things like the Michael Sam kiss thing. So I guess he was a projected 3rd round pick and then came out as gay and was taken in the 7th (last) round? And if there is any "guy's sport" its football.
100 years ago, a picture on the internet :) of a woman in short pants would've caused a stir. 50 years ago a picture of an inter racial couple kissing would've caused an uproar. Those things seem kind of benign now (except to Donald Sterling and Cliven Bundy maybe).
So where are we going to be in the future about a couple of gay men kissing on the interwebs??
I was told, "yes but God doesn't talk about mixed races in the bible and he does talk against homosexuality"... (Moses was married to Zipporah, an Ethiopian). But the bible does talk harshly about fornicators (unmarried folks getting busy....) in the exact same light as homosexuality. So in that vain, wouldn't the "bible" be against unmarried college players "putting it out there" on draft day with a sloppy kiss on their girlfriends? How far do we want to take our selective outrage or shock or disgust on things???
In the end, I think that I'm of a "generation" that is probably a little shocked when I see a couple dudes kissing, but that is more visceral. It's in the same way I am shocked when I see a kid walk up with 4-5 piercings in their face. I think maturity allows you to see things beyond the visceral reaction and use your logic (and love). Too often we search for support for our emotional/gut reactions rather than slowing things down to think objectively.
I wish Michael Sam the best. He's gay. I don't think that's the way life is "supposed" to be. You often hear homosexuals comment they wish they weren't as it would make life so much easier. But really I think that any uproar is fear based. Do we think that if we don't act outraged are we condoning the behavior? If we think it through, is this a worse "sin" than others???
I'm not outraged. In fact, I don't really think about it at all beyond this blog. It has nothing to do with me or my life......leave the guy alone
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