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Excellent_Spite2618 t1_j6oxoey wrote

Reply to comment by dumbandneedhelp22 in Christians: how do you reconcile Jesus' message of love and treating the "others" with respect and dignity, with the clear and seemingly growing hatred of the LGBT community by conservative religious/political leaders? by dumbandneedhelp22

I’d say it’s one thing to follow the teaching of the Bible and not be a homosexual, but it’s another thing to be supportive of gay marriages to the extent of holding gay marriages in the church. I would leave the church if the pastor were to officiate gay marriages in the church.

I’d say the teachings of the Bible only applies to me and it’s up to me to follow them, I’m in no position to ask others to follow the teachings of the Bible. It’s just like a vegan telling the rest to not eat meat just because he/ she is a vegan. Doesn’t this sound ridiculous?

Homosexuality is a complex issue and it’s not a mental illness. I’d say church leaders NEED to learn what it actually is from the scientific perspective.

I wouldn’t be ok with my church officiating gay marriages, but I’m neutral about civil marriages. Their marriage do not need my approval. At the end of the day, all one needs is someone to be there for them, and sometimes people need a family member to sign the form to perform urgent surgeries. So what if this family member/ spouse isn’t a heterosexual? Does it matter when someone is dying and in need of medical assistance?

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The_Presitator OP t1_j6oxjnj wrote

Reply to What was the cringiest thing you've ever witnessed at a wedding? by The_Presitator

You know the shoe game? That's where the bride and groom have their backs to each other, holding one of each of their shoes, and when a question is posed they answer it by raising either the bride's shoe or the Groom's. They're asked, like, "Who drives the best?" And they lift up the shoe of who they thought was the best driver between the two of them. I know some people don't like this game, but I usually find it fun and can be a cute look into the couple's relationship.

Well, at my cousin's wedding reception the bride's siblings decided to have the newlyweds do the shoe game. However, the game is usually done by a DJ or someone who can work the crowd, not by the bride's socially awkward, homeschooled siblings. On top of that, the bride had still been living at home and she and the groom hadn't lived with each other at all over the one year between going out and getting married (they didn't even kiss until they were engaged, but that's another story). Which is fine, but, the shoe game has questions like "Who does the dishes the best? Which one snores loudest? Ect.." which are hard to answer when you've both lived in your parents' home separate from each other.

It was like watching someone say they're about to do a backflip and then watch them biff it against a railing. The bride's siblings enthusiastically asked questions they should have known she couldn't answer. The bride and groom awkwardly shrugged every other question. The older sibling acted like he knows how to do stage banter while over 100 people watched this trainwreck in a crowded wedding-barn. I couldn't take it, the cringe was like being hit over the head by a hammer.

My wife and I fled the scene to get fresh air where we ran into my dad who also couldn't handle the cringe. We all played ping pong in a backroom/shed until we were sure it was safe to head back.

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