{"id":2087,"date":"2014-05-01T17:13:49","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T13:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kimberlyknight\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2017-10-30T15:53:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T11:53:25","slug":"when-a-fundie-asks-you-about-your-stance-on-the-issue-of-homosexuality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kimberlyknight\/2014\/05\/when-a-fundie-asks-you-about-your-stance-on-the-issue-of-homosexuality\/","title":{"rendered":"When a fundie asks you about your stance on the issue of homosexuality.."},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>First remind them that people are not issues, they are children of God.<\/p>\n<p>Then go all snarky on their ass and answer with a few questions of your own.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What is your stance on eating bacon wrapped shrimp?<\/p>\n<p>Have you visited poly-cotton blend factories to talk about the will of God lately?<\/p>\n<p>Do you wear pads or tampons when you attend church while menstruating?<\/p>\n<p>What is the balance of time you think you put into discussing new carpet for the sanctuary vs. feeding and clothing the poor?<\/p>\n<p>How is you pen-pal in prison these days?<\/p>\n<p>When you welcome the stranger (immigrant) do you offer them water or food first?<\/p>\n<p>When was the last time you told a banker who charges interest that you love her but hate her sin?<\/p>\n<p>Where \u00a0should the victim of \u00a0a rapist should register for her bridal shower?<\/p>\n<p>When your brother dies, where will you take his widow on your honeymoon and will your bring your current wife?<\/p>\n<p>Especially for the ladies \u2013 how does\u00a01 Timothy 2:9 play out in your congregation?<\/p>\n<p>Oooo \u2013 and\u00a0how Acts 2:45 is working out for you?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First remind them that people are not issues, they are children of God. 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