tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post8659458894882133764..comments2023-12-25T01:24:48.957-05:00Comments on Republic of Gilead: Love Won Out in Mechanicsburg, PA, Part IIAhabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-21153168773673971052012-10-05T09:53:18.380-04:002012-10-05T09:53:18.380-04:00Cognitive Dissenter -- It seems to be a common tac...Cognitive Dissenter -- It seems to be a common tactic of right-wing Christians to oppress someone while saying they love them. Whether this is to soothe the oppressor, the oppressed, or both is the question.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-43107238137841016852012-10-04T23:33:37.421-04:002012-10-04T23:33:37.421-04:00Sometimes I think the "benevolent" homop...Sometimes I think the "benevolent" homophobia is worse than the alternative in some ways. It's analogous to telling women they are powerful and loved by God while telling them the most important thing they can do is serve their husbands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-73387492503854536622012-09-29T11:58:47.589-04:002012-09-29T11:58:47.589-04:00Dave -- I didn't hear a lot of political talk ...Dave -- I didn't hear a lot of political talk at the talks I attended at Love Won Out. There might have been talk of political topics in other workshops, but I can't definitively say.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-12162707937231347752012-09-29T11:56:39.025-04:002012-09-29T11:56:39.025-04:00Wise Fool -- Thanks. There definitely seemed to be...Wise Fool -- Thanks. There definitely seemed to be both voices at the conference, but I suspect that the two categories get blurred more often than we think.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-28515892414134712722012-09-29T10:46:09.386-04:002012-09-29T10:46:09.386-04:00Did they discuss any political topics other than t...Did they discuss any political topics other than the Chic-fil-a issue. Previous Love Won Out Conferences have gone to some length on this. I was wondering if this was diffrent<br /><br /> Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846160726728810269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077809256320470141.post-34804536500348734382012-09-29T08:34:17.806-04:002012-09-29T08:34:17.806-04:00Great reporting, as always. I wonder if the softe...Great reporting, as always. I wonder if the softer approach just gets drowned out by the ardent homophobes who get attracted to this kind of an organization. The it's-wrong-but-it's-just-another-sin crowd gets overshadowed by the it's-wrong-and-I'm-repulsed-by-it crowd.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.com