I was so disgusted and disturbed by the woman in the episode on gay parenting that I just had to write.
The two gay men were very brave to welcome a religious bigot into their
house, and I honestly thought she'd open her heart and eyes and see the
truth before her, that these two guys were wonderful parents, doing a
great job raising kids. But she was so stuck in her religious
intolerance that she couldn't see it. The entire episode her eyes were
filled with
fear and she held a defensive posture. I was amazed that she thought it
was strength to hold onto this belief that because of sexual
orientation they were unfit to raise children. How disgusting that she
actually said her heart told her such bigotry was correct, that "god"
told her to do what she could to strip basic human rights from a class
of people. Lady, I don't think that's your heart talking there. All too
often religion becomes a breeding ground for intolerance, a support
group for people who prefer to raise themselves up by bringing others
down. And the worst part is that people like this think they're so
righteous, when the opposite is true. These are the hatemongers,
interfering with the lives of good people, spreading intolerance and
fear.
A couple basic questions this woman might ask herself if she wants to
wake up. How would you feel if a group of people wanted to strip women
of the right to drive because god told them to? Because they felt in
their hearts that women shouldn't drive? Next, what if the bible said
bad things about a certain race? Would you become racist? What about
other religions that say if you don't believe in their god, you don't
go to heaven? What if you were born into that religion?
I could go on and on. Obviously none of these questions has occurred to
her. She was given a justification by her religion to be nasty to a
certain group of people, and she embraced it with open arms.
That rating was suppose to be a 5 but i let go of my mouse to soon so sorry. i agree whole heartly!!! Well Put!!!!
Posted by
csbdch
on July 30, 2008 at 05:47 AM PDT
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I agree as well.
I thought the point of the show was to have people try out a different life for 30 days. It seems that this lady only wanted others to change their opinion to match hers. Because she is the one who went to the gay couple's home, she should have been the one to open her mind. Her duty was to be open minded and experience the love a same sex couple had to offer. Instead she used her 30 days to fight with everyone who came in her path. If she had no intention of looking at things in a different way, she should have never been on the show. I don't think anyone benefited from this episode.
Morgan, I hope the same mistake doesn't happen in season 4.
Posted by
snowboardgirl
on August 16, 2008 at 10:33 PM PDT
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This was a phenomenal episode. The reality of how fear through human created religious dogma can have so much impact that it paralyzes the development of individual thought needs to be kept alive. This woman was terrified all in the name of the teachings of Joseph Smith. She needed this experience as do millions of women just like her. Whether catholicism, judaism, or the muslim religion it was all written by men thousands of years ago to control the masses and give them something to focus on instead of the reality of day to day living. Without religion people have to be accountable for their own actions and thoughts. For most it's too much to consider, sadly. Hence we keep the the fears that religions have created hidden deeply and only show their ugly little heads when the right forum presents itself. Nicely done.
Posted by
boudica
on August 19, 2008 at 07:34 PM PDT
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