The Hypocrisy Files: “They Don’t Address the Things That Are Really Wrong”
“My question to the pastors of these churches is ‘why in the world are you making the LGBT community the target of all of your hatred? Can’t you see that people’s personal lives are really none of your business?’ My hunch is that this is an easy topic to preach about, just like the other things that are banned in their subculture. They shame people into following all kinds of arcane rules in the ‘non-network’ and preach about them. When they don’t address the things that are really wrong within their realms and hit all of these peripheral issues, I suspect that they are simply trying to make sure that they don’t offend their members TOO much, because losing members could impact their bottom line in the offering plate. I have come to the conclusion that most of them are running a business that is nothing more than religiosity. Cultural norms don’t let them tackle it from a racist standpoint anymore, which is clearly the historical incubator of much of fundamentalist thought, so now they have moved to another subculture to unleash their vitriol.”
— Michael Oleson
“A Straight former BJU Student Speaks Out”
Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Alumni of Bob Jones University, March 24, 2012
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