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Christian Group Shows Up To Chicago Gay Pride Holding Apologetic Signs.
This is an amazing photo that captured the moment a gay man hugged a member of a Christian group, that came to Gay Pride to apologize for the way the church has treated homosexuals. It’s nice to see people of faith have common sense enough to know that hate and prejudice is wrong. A step in the right direction towards equality and something everyone should learn from. THIS is the kind of compassion that religion teaches, but far too often doesn’t follow. Well done.
Since seeing this photo, a friend of mine had introduced me to more of the story. A man, by the name of Nathan, is the one you see above hugging the gay guy in his underwear, or Tristan rather. Well, Nathan wrote a blog about this day and this moment and what his and his fellow church-goers had done. Here is what he had to say:
I hugged a man in his underwear. I think Jesus would have too.
I spent the day at Chicago’s Pride Parade. Some friends and I, with The Marin Foundation, wore shirts with “I’m Sorry” written on it. We had signs that said, “I’m sorry that Christians judge you,” “I’m sorry the way churches have treated you,” “I used to be a bible-banging homophobe, sorry.” We wanted to be an alternative Christian voice from the protestors that were there speaking hate into megaphones.
What I loved most about the day is when people “got it.” I loved watching people’s faces as they saw our shirts, read the signs, and looked back at us. Responses were incredible. Some people blew us kisses, some hugged us, some screamed thank you. A couple ladies walked up and said we were the best thing they had seen all day. I wish I had counted how many people hugged me. One guy in particular softly said, “Well, I forgive you.”
Watching people recognize our apology brought me to tears many times. It was reconciliation personified.
My favorite though was a gentleman who was dancing on a float. He was dressed solely in white underwear and had a pack of abs like no one else. As he was dancing on the float, he noticed us and jokingly yelled, “What are you sorry for? It’s pride!” I pointed to our signs and watched him read them.
Then it clicked....
- georgesIII0
...An upstate New York woman was arrested early today after she allegedly threw a pink sex toy at a cop, who was struck in the forehead by the foot-long device...
- pablo280
President Obama threatens Iran and Syria: “I will always stand with Israel”
- he did right, know what happened to the only president who dared to be critical of the state of I?georgesIII
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OWS protestor doesn’t own his tweets, judge rules
In a candid ruling, a New York judge said a protester can’t stop prosecutors from searching his Twitter account because he doesn’t own the tweets in the first place.
Judge Matthew Sciarrino Jr. cited a “widely-believed” but “mistaken” notion about online privacy rights and said that search and seizure protections don’t apply because we “do not have a ‘physical’ home on the Internet.”
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Green clouds over Moscow pollen, not aliens, officials say
- reminds me of that red rain they had in India that had blood in it when they ran tests on it.moldero
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- utopian0
Woman wins suit against 'Girls Gone Wild'
The company Joe Francis founded faces a $5.8 million judgment for taping a college student.
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- pablo280
NSFW: Reddit Women Are Getting Naked for Bitcoins
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- georgesIII0
well, that's a surprise.....
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US special forces help in hunt for warlord Kony
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- Ramanisky20
5 arresed
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- Ramanisky20
^ .. good looking bunch
- pablo280
Occupy Wall Street organizer Brandon Baxter’s Facebook page. Occupy Wall Street organizer Brandon Baxter’s Facebook page. Baxter was arrested by the FBI with co-conspirators, accused of plotting an attack using high explosives on Ohio’s Route 82 during rush-hour traffic to mark today’s kick-off of OWS spring activism.Posts on his wall included:
- an announcement that he had apparently smashed his mobile phone to avoid “tracking” by the FBI
- a video alleging a far-ranging government plot to spread deadly “Chemtrails” (a popular conspiracy theory on the former Art Bell radio show)
- a poster advertising the New Black Panther’s bounty on George ZimmermanBaxter was arrested by the FBI with co-conspirators, accused of plotting an attack using high explosives on Ohio’s Route 82 during rush-hour traffic to mark today’s kick-off of OWS spring activism.
Posts on his wall included:
- an announcement that he had apparently smashed his mobile phone to avoid “tracking” by the FBI
- a video alleging a far-ranging government plot to spread deadly “Chemtrails” (a popular conspiracy theory on the former Art Bell radio show)
- a poster advertising the New Black Panther’s bounty on George Zimmerman
- Ramanisky20
Shooting reported at Junior Seau's Oceanside home
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Water Guns Banned, Handguns Allowed at GOP Convention
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A border militia leader on Wednesday shot and killed four people at a Gilbert home, including a toddler, before committing suicide, sources said.
Sources identified the shooter as Jason "J.T." Ready, a reputed neo-Nazi who made headlines when he launched a militia movement to patrol the Arizona desert to hunt for illegal immigrants and drug smugglers.
