Only God Can Judge

Although this man was raised by two women, he was still raised...

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:33:29 -0500

Although this man was raised by two women, he was still raised as a church-goer.

"If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an..."

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:25:41 -0500

“If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.””

- Leviticus 20:13

Homosexuality may be acceptable in Greenland but is still considered immoral.

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:05:00 -0500

Homosexuality may be acceptable in Greenland but is still considered immoral.

I'm Christian - Unless you're Gay

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:48:52 -0500

I'm Christian - Unless you're Gay

"Well, while you were in the bathroom, I sat down at this picnic table here in Bumblefug, Kentucky,..."

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:31:26 -0400

“Well, while you were in the bathroom, I sat down at this picnic table here in Bumblefug, Kentucky, and noticed that someone had carved that GOD HATES FAG, which, aside from being a grammatical nightmare, is absolutely ridiculous. So I’m changing it to ‘God Hates Baguettes.’ It’s tough to disagree with that. Everybody hates baguettes.”

- John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

Grey’s Anatomy: Homosexuality and Religion

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:18:46 -0400

Grey’s Anatomy: Homosexuality and Religion

Most Mainline Protestants Say Society Should Accept Homosexuality

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:16:28 -0400

Most Mainline Protestants Say Society Should Accept Homosexuality

"God is love, she said. And he respects love, whether it’s between a parents, and child, a man and..."

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:13:13 -0400

“God is love, she said. And he respects love, whether it’s between a parents, and child, a man and woman, or friends. I don’t think he cares about religion one little bit. Live your life right. Love with all your heart. Don’t hurt others, and help those in need. That is all you need to know. And don’t worry about heaven. If it exists, you’ll be welcome.”

- Burned by: Ellen Hopkins

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Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:14:40 -0400

"1. Peony silks, in wax-light: that petal-sheen, gold or apricot or rose candled into- what..."

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:51:00 -0400

“

Peony silks,
in wax-light:
that petal-sheen,

gold or apricot or rose
candled into-
what to call it,

lumina, aurora, aureole?
About gowns,
the Old Masters,

were they ever wrong?
This penitent Magdalen’s
wrapped in a yellow

so voluptuous
she seems to wear
all she’s renounced;

this boy angel
isn’t touching the ground,
but his billow

of yardage refers
not to heaven
but to pleasure’s

textures, the tactile
sheers and voiles
and tulles

which weren’t made
to adorn the soul.
Eternity’s plainly nude;

the naked here and now
longs for a little
dressing up. And though

they seem to prefer
the invisible, every saint
in the gallery

flaunts an improbable
tumble of drapery,
a nearly audible liquidity

(bright brass embroidery,
satin’s violin-sheen)
raveled around the body’s

plain prose; exquisite
(dis?)guises; poetry,
music, clothes.

Nothing needs to be this lavish.
Even the words I’d choose
for these leaves;

intricate, stippled, foxed,
tortoise, mottled, splotched
-jeweled adjectives

for a forest by Fabergé,
all cloisonné and enamel,
a yellow grove golden

in its gleaming couture,
brass buttons
tumbling to the floor.

Who’s it for?
Who’s the audience
for this bravura?

Maybe the world’s
just trompe l’oeil,
appearances laid out

to dazzle the eye;
who could see through this
to any world beyond forms?

Maybe the costume’s
the whole show,
all of revelation

we’ll be offered.
So? Show me what’s not
a world of appearances.

Autumn’s a grand old drag
in torched and tumbled chiffon
striking her weary pose.

Talk about your mellow
fruitfulness! Smoky alto,
thou hast thy music,

too; unforgettable,
those October damasks,
the dazzling kimono

worn, dishabille,
uncountable curtain calls
in these footlights’

dusky, flattering rose.
The world’s made fabulous
by fabulous clothes.

”

- Couture - Mark Doty

This poem by Mark Doty queers saints showing that homosexuality - in the time era where it was most linked to AIDS and seen as sacrilegious - was still expressed. It appears to me as though Doty was showing that homosexuals were forced to live in the physical world because the spiritual world did not accept them. Notice the robes that each saint is wearing and the last 2 lines of the poem.