"I'm not a homophobe, but they're just not as good as us."

The title of this post was taken word for word from a conversation i had at school today. It was during advisement and lunch. A so-called "Christian" boy went on a tangent about how evil homosexuality is, and how much of an abomination it is. Obviously, I argued with him.
You see, I don't think that being gay or lesbian is a choice. I think that people are attracted to people, and there's nothing you can do about it. And if these people were made that way, and they were (presumably) made by God, then why is it evil? Another belief that I have is that everyone should respect everyone's opinion, unless they're trying to force it on everyone else. Well, that isn't shared by everyone, I guess, because I witnessed five people who i thought were my friends mock me for what I think.
Was I mocking them? Did I provoke them? No. All I did was defend my beliefs and suddenly, I'm the enemy. Umm, alrighty then.
When I accused Jesus boy of being homophobic, he denied it: "Oh, I'm not homophobic, but they're just not as good as us." 'them' being homosexuals, and 'us' being the ever-superior straight people. Because, who doesn't know that a certain kind of love is any different or better than that between a man and a woman?
I'm getting sick of the whole 'Christian' thing. Gandhi once said something along the lines of: "I love your Jesus. He was a good man. But I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Jesus." not an exact quote -- can't remember it all, but I think it gets the message across well enough. Jesus loved everyone. As far as i know, he never called himself or any other Christian better than someone else. Of course, my knowledge of the Bible is not extensive; I used to be a really intense Christian, follow the Lord and all, but then I started listening to the church. I stopped agreeing blindly with everything i heard. I do not think that being gay is evil. The love between any and all two people is always holy, in my book, which is pretty different from the bible. I would take you through all of my beliefs, but i think that that'll take another blog.
I guess what you can take away from this is that i found out who five of my friends aren't, and a few other of my thoughts. I know, I know, you're just blown away, aren't you?



yes, I support the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, and transgendered people.