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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Would Jesus Discriminate?
As LGBT people we know how damaging it is to have been judged and shunned as a result of misconceptions and impressions regarding our sexual orientation; yet as LGBT people we are quick to judge and shun others in our own community who are different as a result of our own misconceptions and impressions. We do this with no regard as to the damage towards others, much less the domino effect it will have on the person we have judged.
We run around with nifty little sayings such as "I am a Whosoever." We all are! Those who are poor, those who are rich, LGBT people, straight people, people with mental health diagnosis', people of color, eating disorders, the socially inept, people with physical challenges, and people who have made mistakes in their lives.. In short, we tend to play God with other peoples lives, forgetting God has the gift of healing and might even have a plan greater than our personal opinions and agendas; we have enough to do without doing God's job.
We go to church and we speak against gossip, judging others, and shunning others. Yet we are the first to do these things. We make fun of people who melt down instead of using the time spent praying for them and reaching out in support to help them grow spiritually and heal.
We call ourselves Christians and go to groups such as Would Jesus Discriminate, in rebuttal to Christians having discriminated against us. How different are we from mainstream Christianity? Who is the last person we have discriminated against without even realizing it? It becomes habitual and addictive. It is toxic and character assassination. Often confidentialities are broken and trust impaired in the process. If we cannot trust our church family and its leadership, who can we trust? Whatever each of our ministries is, we cheat God and our spiritual gifts become shortchanged when we are discriminatory, gossip, and harm others.
We can be a guiding light and we can set a better example! Perhaps all of us should collectively strive to do better. Perhaps we should learn more about our misconceptions and impressions of a topic instead of passing judgment and gossiping which results in character assassination and will leave a residual impact. Not only towards the individual in which it was directed, but the toxicity resulting from what rolls of our tongues. Perhaps we would all be better served sharing others strengths instead of their shortcomings. Perhaps personal confidences should be taken more seriously. What would Jesus do?
We run around with nifty little sayings such as "I am a Whosoever." We all are! Those who are poor, those who are rich, LGBT people, straight people, people with mental health diagnosis', people of color, eating disorders, the socially inept, people with physical challenges, and people who have made mistakes in their lives.. In short, we tend to play God with other peoples lives, forgetting God has the gift of healing and might even have a plan greater than our personal opinions and agendas; we have enough to do without doing God's job.
We go to church and we speak against gossip, judging others, and shunning others. Yet we are the first to do these things. We make fun of people who melt down instead of using the time spent praying for them and reaching out in support to help them grow spiritually and heal.
We call ourselves Christians and go to groups such as Would Jesus Discriminate, in rebuttal to Christians having discriminated against us. How different are we from mainstream Christianity? Who is the last person we have discriminated against without even realizing it? It becomes habitual and addictive. It is toxic and character assassination. Often confidentialities are broken and trust impaired in the process. If we cannot trust our church family and its leadership, who can we trust? Whatever each of our ministries is, we cheat God and our spiritual gifts become shortchanged when we are discriminatory, gossip, and harm others.
We can be a guiding light and we can set a better example! Perhaps all of us should collectively strive to do better. Perhaps we should learn more about our misconceptions and impressions of a topic instead of passing judgment and gossiping which results in character assassination and will leave a residual impact. Not only towards the individual in which it was directed, but the toxicity resulting from what rolls of our tongues. Perhaps we would all be better served sharing others strengths instead of their shortcomings. Perhaps personal confidences should be taken more seriously. What would Jesus do?
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