# Christianity and Love, Part III **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [July 12, 2000, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love-part-iii/25255 "2000-07-12T00:31:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2000, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love-part-iii/25255/221 "2000-07-26T18:24:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jmullaney \* > > > [@](#): > > > > Unless, of course, you happen to believe in one of those Satanic religions like Buddhism. Then you get sent to Hell for all eternity. > > That, simply, is not God’s fault. And that, of course, is the topic of another debate entirely (although I suppose tangentially it has something to do with the “God is vidictive and mean” tangent - too many tangents). Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2000, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love-part-iii/25255/222 "2000-07-26T18:45:23Z")
**Esprix:** > [@](#): > > [Kimstu:] \*But Esprix assures us that, as a Unitarian, he already knows and loves God. Why are you contradicting him on this? \* > > Because I’m a **practicing homosexual** , Kim. … Well, do you accept hugs from double-Xers anyway? Seeing gay people be all matter-of-fact and jaunty about pigheaded bigotry makes me choke up. {{{Esprix}}} _sniff_ Thank you…have a great vacation! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2000, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love-part-iii/25255/223 "2000-07-26T19:11:50Z")
**Lib** : > [@](#): > > Be that essence. Not to make light, but when I read this, all I could think of was Chevy Chase in _Caddyshack_ telling his young protege, “Be the ball, Danny . . . be the ball. You’re not being the ball!” BTW, could you (and perhaps you, Poly) do me the favor of reading this thread in the Pit (I know, I know)? I mentioned the two of you and want to be sure I am not disrespecting or misrepresenting you. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=32118](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=32118) **Esprix** : When are you going to stop practicing and become a _professional_ homosexual? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2000, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love-part-iii/25255/224 "2000-07-26T19:16:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kimstu \* > > Well, do you accept hugs from double-Xers anyway? Seeing gay people be all matter-of-fact and jaunty about pigheaded bigotry makes me choke up. {tee hee hee} Hug away, babe! I does me best. > [@](#): > > Thank you…have a great vacation! 🙂 I plan to - leaving in 9 days! Woo hoo! Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2000, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love-part-iii/25255/225 "2000-07-26T19:26:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pldennison \* > > **Esprix** : When are you going to stop practicing and become a _professional_ homosexual? 😉 When you give up that wife of yours and show me how. 😃 Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2000, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love-part-iii/25255/226 "2000-07-26T19:34:25Z")
**Phil** I have responded there. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2000, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love-part-iii/25255/227 "2000-07-26T21:31:12Z")
> [@](#): > > Would the last to leave please turn out the lights? _Click_ ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2000, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love-part-iii/25255/228 "2000-12-08T18:41:05Z")
Although this thread has perhaps the most beautiful closure ever seen, with final comments leading to the prefect last post, I’m going to exercise my prerogative as a follower of Jesus and resurrect it, since much of what went on in it is very pertinent to Esprix’s thread about loving Christians and hating Christianity. And because there have been a lot of new members since Andros turned off the lights, many of whom are obviously interested in the subject at hand. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love-part-iii/25255.md?page=11)