Just when I was working on a blog “Religions versus LGBT”
the horrifying news of the Orlando killing came in. The whole day I felt numb.
Read as much as I could and I felt disgusted, sick and angry.
But of course, anger is the cause of many problems in this
world, together with hatred. If we are looking for solutions we should not let
anger be our guide. It is June now, the month where LGBT people all over the
world ‘celebrate’ gay pride. This year there will not be much to celebrate. The
Orlando's massacre shows us again that there is a lot of hate against gay people.
It now turned out that the shooter himself was a regular visitor of the club The
Pulse and he also was on at least one gay dating site. A lot is under
investigation now so it is a bit tricky to draw conclusions already. Yet we can
conclude that religion played a major role. The father was on television where
he bluntly stated that he was against homosexuality. He also made very clear
that he did not like America and proclaimed himself to be the ‘shadow-president’
of Afghanistan. There is only one word that describes the man best: Insane! This
man now raised the shooter who was gay or at least bisexual too. Do not get me
wrong here. The killer and nobody else was responsible for his horrible deed.
No matter how you look at it, it was the religion again that had a great
influence. Mind you, in Afghanistan, it is common to kill gay people. Thanks to
the lovely Islam. As in many other countries. We all know about Iran where they
have no problems hanging gay men. And what about ISIS? All based on Islam.
Basically, this goes for all religions. The Vatican still
considers homosexuality a great sin. The pope condemned the shooting in Orlando
but did not even mention the LGBT community. Like an ostrich, he stuck his ugly
head in the sand. And still, victims ask us to pray. Why on earth should I pray
to a god, who is said, condemns me? (See Lev. 20:13) I am definitely not that masochistic. When
will come the time that people start using their brains what it was meant for?
When will come the time that people start to think instead of blindly following
‘authorities’ who do nothing but misuse their power? Power to oppress people.
Because that is exactly what it is. It is not that I am totally against ‘believing’.
It is well known that many people are strengthened by believing. It is the
institution I have problems with. They try to force their own rules onto
others. In secular countries too often politicians are motivated by their
religion.
It should be about time that the LGBT members stand up and
tell those religious leaders to take a stand. It is time to turn backs upon
religions as long as they keep on condemning us. Why not grab the moment now,
this month when so many go out in the streets, to claim our legal (human)
rights? We need to let the Vatican and Muslim leaders know that enough is
fucking enough. It’s time for the LGBT community to let them feel our Pulse! United
we stand.
Love the ones you’re
with and be loved in return.
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