Shakesthegrounds Rumblings

[Jeff Wrangler]

Oh, good.  I always thought God would play the harmonica.

Ain't no filly that can throw Him. 

[Scott6373]

Ain't no filly that can throw Him. 

But be careful of that gelding...they get spooked easily.  Hehehehehehehehe

[CellarDweller]

Ain't no filly that can throw Him. 

If He does get thrown, perhaps we'll be lucky, and He'll land on some zealots and break 'em in two.

[Shakesthecoffecan]

I like the 'spaination Aaron gives Christian in Latter Days, and I am parapharaising here:

"I think its everything, this, the stars...." I wish I knew the full quote.

Its my belief that all living things are an extention of God, which is why Jesus said we are all equal.

[Shakesthecoffecan]

"You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination."

--Leviticus 18:22, Revised Standard Version of The Bible

So what if you are a woman and you lie with a female?

[ifyoucantfixit]

      You guys free associations are hysterical... You start out in Florida and end up in Peru....

      But the Bible references are such that it tells you.  No one is free from sin.......just forgiven..
      I

[injest]

I agree with you, Truman, about the positive engagement.  One of your posts hadn't been deleted on youtube last night, and I tried to reply to it, but they never sent my activation email.  I'll try again today.  People have the capacity to change and grow.  And I think one of the best ways to make a lot of these people think twice about their homophobic beliefs is to introduce them to someone they think they hate.  It's a lot harder to hate when you put a human face to an idea - and a lot harder to be afraid too - when they discover 'Hey, he's a pretty good guy.'  Baby steps...

I see myself writing this and I am such a hypocrite.  I owe cousin Danny a phone call, don't I??

"What Made America Famous"

You remember that song?

it is about a group of poor people living in a little rat trap house that caught fire one night. The only one that came to help was one volunteer firefighter that saved a few of them:

He rolled on up in the fire truck
And raised the ladder to the ledge
Where me and my girl and a couple of kids
Were clinging like bats to the edge.
We staggered to salvation,
Collapsed on the street.
And I never thought that a fat man's face
Would ever look so sweet.

I shook his hand in the scene that made America famous
And a smile from the heart that made America great
You see we spent the rest of that night in the home of a man I'd never known
before.
It's funny when you get that close it's kind of hard to hate.

I went to sleep with the hope that made America famous.
I had the kind of a dream that maybe they're still trying to teach in school.
Of the America that made America famous...and
Of the people who just might understand
That how together yes we can
Create a country better than
The one we have made of this land,
We have a choice to make each man
who dares to dream, reaching out his hand
A prophet or just a crazy God damn
Dreamer of a fool - yes a crazy fool

There's something burning somewhere.
Does anybody care?
Is anybody there?

[ifyoucantfixit]

     Well Lynne, you know how much I love you, but I am afraid I have to disagree with this.  It is wonderful and
fine in idea, but the fact is the carrying out of the program hits a brick wall in most, cases.
     These people tend to have been searching for a scapegoat for their own problems.  They have some
major issue or another,,,in this case its the death of the brother... They cant rationally blame themself.  They may blame God, and themself as I did.  Or they can find some other outliet for that hate.  In this case he has
decided it is the fault of the cloying homosexuals that ensnared his poor brother.
      I happen to know intimately someone like this.  all they do when you try to teach them a different thought.  Is to get angry and combative.  in other words the mind is made up, don't try to confuse them with facts.
       You can and may well change people that are middle of the road minded but, i dont think you are going to get very far with folks like this..           JMO

        I wish I had your optimism

[Ellemeno]

His responses are here:

He has deleted what I and others said to him.

I will pray for him.  Happy New Year, let the work begin. 

Wow, I never saw a YouTube with only a one-star rating before.  A lot of people don't like his movie.

[injest]

Truman, please don't do that to yourself. Don't give his poison a home in your head....take a deep breathe and step away..PLEASE.

it is only going to hurt you....cause you stress. You have put your own light out there. It is enough for today. Tomorrow there will a worthier cause for your time.