tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post8204664179846874501..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: "Pray Away the Gay?" on OWNAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-132106750704145052011-03-09T18:09:30.260-05:002011-03-09T18:09:30.260-05:00Vertigo -- Thanks! I definitely encourage you to w...Vertigo -- Thanks! I definitely encourage you to watch it.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-44064558297937123442011-03-09T18:03:43.046-05:002011-03-09T18:03:43.046-05:00Cognitive Dissenter -- If it runs again on OWN, I ...Cognitive Dissenter -- If it runs again on OWN, I definitely recommend seeing it. I agree that any belief system that promotes self-hatred will foster pathologies in its followers.<br /><br />Donna Banta -- Yeah, they leave very little room for nuance or alternate interpretations of scripture ... with heartbreaking consequences.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-19810182134162737192011-03-09T16:52:05.848-05:002011-03-09T16:52:05.848-05:00Sadly I missed the episode, but I will see if I ca...Sadly I missed the episode, but I will see if I can catch it on On Demand. You gave a very intelligent synopsis.Vertigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742339386797940444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-45176247619363707182011-03-09T12:55:34.977-05:002011-03-09T12:55:34.977-05:00"God said homosexuality is wrong." There..."God said homosexuality is wrong." There you go -- end of discussion. (sigh)Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-34089405353459342302011-03-09T09:25:30.673-05:002011-03-09T09:25:30.673-05:00I was not able to watch the program but it looked ...I was not able to watch the program but it looked intriguing. I appreciate your excellent summary.<br /><br />You've hit the fundamental problem with the anti-gay "Christian" approach on the head: It is not healthy. It requires self-denial and suppression of self. It creates deep feelings of self-loathing.<br /><br />As you know, this is the reason why so many young gay people in the Mormon faith (and others, obviously) have committed suicide. And this is just one reason why I see any ism that engenders self-loathing and requires self-denial as inherently evil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com