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cleanhippie

(19,705 posts)
Sun Jan 29, 2012, 05:01 PM Jan 2012

Christian Group Shows Up To Chicago Gay Pride Holding Apologetic Signs

This is an amazing photo that captured the moment a gay man hugged a member of a Christian group, that came to Gay Pride to apologize for the way the church has treated homosexuals. It’s nice to see people of faith have common sense enough to know that hate and prejudice is wrong. A step in the right direction towards equality and something everyone should learn from. THIS is the kind of compassion that religion teaches, but far too often doesn’t follow. Well done.



Since seeing this photo, a friend of mine had introduced me to more of the story. A man, by the name of Nathan, is the one you see above hugging the gay guy in his underwear, or Tristan rather. Well, Nathan wrote a blog about this day and this moment and what his and his fellow church-goers had done. Here is what he had to say:

I hugged a man in his underwear. I think Jesus would have too.


http://www.practikel.com/2012/01/27/christian-group-shows-up-to-chicago-gay-pride-holding-apologetic-signs/


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Christian Group Shows Up To Chicago Gay Pride Holding Apologetic Signs (Original Post) cleanhippie Jan 2012 OP
remember not all people of faith are assholes.... madrchsod Jan 2012 #1
Amen think Jan 2012 #3
Maybe humanity really is starting to transcend...n/t Hestia Jan 2012 #2
I think so, Hestia. OWS is just the start of change. consider where we would be without them. roguevalley Jan 2012 #10
K&R for Love over doctrine /nt think Jan 2012 #4
AMEN! tk2kewl Jan 2012 #5
This is what I've talked about before. darkstar3 Jan 2012 #6
All well and good, except that skepticscott Jan 2012 #7
the bigots were said here and everywhere else to speak roguevalley Jan 2012 #9
One quibble here EvolveOrConvolve Jan 2012 #8
Yeah, I noticed that too. cleanhippie Jan 2012 #11
'apologetic' is nearly always used as an adjective; 'apologetics' is the noun you're refering to muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #12
Excellent. I am very happy to see this. nt ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #13
 

Hestia

(3,818 posts)
2. Maybe humanity really is starting to transcend...n/t
Sun Jan 29, 2012, 05:10 PM
Jan 2012

It is the most that anyone can hope or ask for. Wonderful

darkstar3

(8,763 posts)
6. This is what I've talked about before.
Sun Jan 29, 2012, 05:46 PM
Jan 2012

These people know they need to make their voices heard, rather than whining about how the right-wing jackasses get all the media time.

 

skepticscott

(13,029 posts)
7. All well and good, except that
Sun Jan 29, 2012, 08:04 PM
Jan 2012

these people cannot apologize for all Christians if (as some people here harp on almost every day) they cannot be held to blame for the behavior of all Christians. Apologies are nice, for a start, but I'll wait to see them denouncing their fellow Christians bigotry and discrimination at every turn, and using their (supposedly) far superior numbers at the voting booth to keep religious right homophobes out of public office. Right now, everyone who matters in the Republican party is against gay rights, and they didn't get where they are by accident, or overnight.

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)
9. the bigots were said here and everywhere else to speak
Sun Jan 29, 2012, 08:22 PM
Jan 2012

for all Christians and religious. Go on any thread. Now when someone turns out to do what Jesus actually taught its not enough? So you can't win if you believe. You are responsible as everyone else if you believe and if you do the right thing it will never be enough. amazing.

EvolveOrConvolve

(6,452 posts)
8. One quibble here
Sun Jan 29, 2012, 08:12 PM
Jan 2012

Technically, it should be "apology signs" rather than "apologetic signs". Apologetics is completely different from apologies.

Beyond that, good for them! This needs to happen more, even if only so members of the more rabid christian denominations see that loving tolerance and faith are possible at the same time.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)
12. 'apologetic' is nearly always used as an adjective; 'apologetics' is the noun you're refering to
Sun Jan 29, 2012, 09:43 PM
Jan 2012

so, when they want to describe the sign, they call it 'apologetic'. I've never seen the noun used in the singular in modern speech. Yes, in English, you can use nouns to stand in as adjectives, so they could have say "apology signs", but it can be awkward - like "Democrat Party", for instance.

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