Let's be clear

#LetsBeClear (my OpEd for #MarriageEquality and #LoveWins given in light of the global attacks in #tunisia, #France, and #Kuwait by #Isis)

#LoveWins means something different to me. I love my brethren. As a human with an understanding of God loving me thru all my flaws and faults, I love all; gay or straight. 

But let's be clear- there is no wavering in my belief in the bible and what it says. I'm not interested in some folks bastardization or out of context (mis)quotes. 

The most High God gave everyone free will, and who am I to take that away. 

I love my gay brothers and sisters the same way I love my alcoholic ones, lying ones, cheating ones, thieving ones, tax evading ones and so forth... 

Again, let's be clear... I will NOT compromise truth for popularity. 

To my Gay friends:

I still believe that the black plight in America is WAY different from yours. I still will find it unappealing much like the way I think hickeys are. If I feel you are dishonest, I will still question you and your motives, I will still expect you to be an upstanding individual. I will call you out. I will tell you it has little to do with the kids and is all about personal wants. I will be me regardless...

Let's be clear... I will still fight for you. I will never disrespect you because I don't disrespect others. I will want you to stand hand In hand for things that affect People of color when it doesn't include gays in the atrocities. I will still grieve when the bigots attack you and places you frequent (and it will happen). I will still love you As my brother/sister. Just like I always have. 

You gained equality and equity. That's what I strive for for my people. It will always be job #1.. But I will never stand on you to uplift myself. So hopefully I'm clear. In Jesus name, I love you. 

So what are you saying?

So You are white, or gay, or Jew, Muslim, atheist, Asian, fat, Boney. So what? We differ on the plight of America, world views, and social/cultural events. And?  Our sense of style is different and we like different music., who cares? 

I believe that God gave everyone free will, and who am I to take it from you? You have the option to do whatever it is you wish under the sun as long as you dont break the law. but lets remember that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. I love science! Science teaches us so much, but yet we tend to treat science like some treat the bible... you pull out the parts that you want to prove an argument, instead of gaining self awareness from the whole. As a result you become a hypocrite.

As a human, general freedoms should be a given to all; but It isn't. Freedom should be a personal venture. I cant take away your freedoms. No one should. So why do you choose to take mine?  How does one have the freedom to say that 2 men should be married, or "under God" should be removed from the pledge, but don't want me to kneel and say a prayer at a football game, use Jesus name on tv (unless in a joking or damning manner) or wear a turban in an airport without being stopped, or even get to go on Fox News and express himself in a dignified manner, while being completely qualified to speak of different religions without have ones own be brought into question, or be bombarded with senseless non factual rants (Reza Aslan). 

 In life, there is one constant and it is that you will believe in something. Some choose Jesus, some choose Allah, the sun, a golden calf, a celebrity, Stephen Hawking, or themselves. We all know, mans biggest goal in life is to BE God, therefor he doesn't have to serve one. 

People are lazy, shiftless, corner cutting, bigoted, self loathing, prideful individuals. And I'm not talking about the shell of race, gender, or culture. The shell seems to be the divisive topic that those in true control like to keep us fighting about. We fight over race, religion, creed, money, hair color, wardrobe, and perception  because its the easiest to see. Yet when was the last time we fought over the inner part? when have you fought over Love, health, knowledge, freedom, right, or most important.... intent. The part that CANT be seen is intent. That's where the conundrum is. Psychology tells us that their are 4 personality types. These 4 traits are in every one of these "outer differences" that we love to fight over. But they seem to go out the window when we bring up a stereotype that is used to belittle another to make ourselves feel good. 

I am a Christian and some of the worst scapegoat cliches are used by those who claim to be Christian. Ie, "only God can judge me", and "God knows my heart". It needs to be changed. In the same vain, those that oppose love to use parts of the bible to condemn those that follow it. The bible is not a history book, nor was it in chronological order. If you know this as well as the true history, you'll know that most of what people "think" it encourages is untrue. Again, there were certain  personality types that twisted it then to use it against people, which is still present today. Remember, there is nothing new under the sun. To disparage one to uplift the other is easily summed up by the pot and kettle. 

People need to become masters of their own thoughts. No matter what it is. If you become a doctor, you must be educated, learn question, make mistakes, grow, and daily be a practitioner. whatever your beliefs are, be a practitioner of them with the sincerity of a great doctor, there would be less of the bickering, whining, wars, and atrocities because of differences that are only visible to the eye.  None of us know why we were put here, so lets work together to get to the destination we are trying to go. I look forward to seeing you on the other side. That's MY belief. 

Thank you all for your time and reading and passing along these words. 

Differences....

Unfortunately I know most probably wont read this because of the length, but i must say this:

There is a huge difference between "do as I say, not as I do" and being a hypocrite. Unfortunately it's all cloaked in poor communication and submerged in unfair expectations. All people go through similar hardships and tests. If I'm the CEO of a company, a hipster, athlete, or humanitarian, we all have to work on the issues of hypocrisy, forgetfulness, anger, bad intent, gossip and more. This includes Christians. In all facets of life, there are good people and bad. No one group is 100% bad. It is good to know that all seem to put Christians on an extremely high pedestal... But we ALL fall under one category. Human. Because of this, we will error and make mistakes. How about as a society we stop playing judges and lawyers and become leaders, witnesses and helpers of a better life. We are very quick to point out all the faults of people. Blacks. Whites. Atheists. Republicans.  Gay, Mormons. Jews. Democrats. Hispanics. Muslims. Asians. And many more.  It seems that we all want to bicker and point at the next as if we are somehow more enlightened or different because we are "on the other side". All it leads to is each other raising voices louder than the other, and nothing is solved in an argument. I have many different views than a lot of you. I want blacks to elevate. That doesn't mean I want whites denigrated. I am intolerant to a lot of things that are against my beliefs of human morality and decency. But that doesn't mean I have a heaven or hell to put you in, and I'd never try to. I want us to live healthy lives free of GMO's, additives, and addictive medicines and illness inducers. But I'm not going to punish you for popping some Alleve and eating McDonald's.  I love all people, regardless. But because I love doesn't mean I have to accept everything. Just like a family member, we have many differences; but instead of always pointing out the differences that separates, lets point out the days that we are alike. Like help grow each others lives. The bigger war is amongst those who like for us to fight over nonsense, while they take your money, health, quality of life, and spirit. You can't see it until you understand that there is more to you. God gave all humanity free will. Who am I to try and take that away. Whether We agree or not. #LetsGrow.