I was thinking about some things today as I sat here writing a research paper for class tomorrow. (10 pages, I started last night by making the title page) Since I've been under time constraints, I've been doing my best to find distractions and I did my homework well.
A little something went down here at BW. Somebody wrote the "n" word on somebody's dry erase board in one of the dorms. The RA then held a meeting and chastised the dorm in order to hopefully prevent another incident. Later, somebody wrote "n" lover on HIS door. As a result, we were on the Ohio news.
A girl who goes here spoke out against this act of racism. She wrote a note about it on facebook.
The following week, the LGBT Allies brought in shirts that said "Gay? Fine by me!" and distributed them for free. They actually ended up running out (I didn't get one). Eventually, the Facebook group was made "Gay? Fine by BW" as a result of the response the Allies group got from the BW community.
At this point, the same girl whom I mentioned earlier took it upon herself to take action. She formulated the group Gay? Not fine by BW! From there you can imagine the fireworks. She eventually disbanded the group, saying it had caused too much drama but that she still stood by her belief that homosexuality is a choice.
Somebody I know commented on the note where she explained why it was disbanded and made her stand regarding homosexuality. This person I know is bisexual; he told her that he hopes they're still cool even though he disagrees with her on this point.
My question now is: would I forgive somebody for saying that something like sexuality is a choice? I asked, "what is she really saying here?" and I came up with a translation:
Although I use faith as the foundation for my argument, I state by saying that homosexuality is a choice that 1) my faith is stronger than yours 2) that your faith means nothing to me and 3) that your testimony means nothing to me.
Really, that's what she means. Even though faith cannot be compared between two individuals, that is used as the basis for her argument. I have a strong faith in my personal religious dogma. Included in that dogma is the idea that homosexuality is an inherent trait that has nothing to do with sin. What she says first is that she would disregard that.
Then she says that she doesn't care that I say it's not a choice. She has decided that not only is her faith stronger than mine, but it's stronger than the combination of my faith and my testimony. In addition, she has also demonstrated that she has no faith in me. Would you assosiate with somebody who said that to you? Is that even what's being said here or am I just being dramatic?
It doesn't seem like a very good friend to me. . .
By the way, I'm operating on about 3 hours of sleep and didn't proof read that. Bear with me.
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