# Gay Christians are better than Straight Christians **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 16, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916 "2003-07-16T16:37:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/1 "2003-07-16T16:37:13Z")
Police in Charlotte NC recently issued a [warning](http://365gay.com/NewsContent/071103charlotteProtests.htm) to residents that a radical “Christian” group was planning on converging on the town to protest outside a gay church, abortion clinics, mosques and possibly other targets. The leader of this group had previously been to Charlotte and screamed his lungs out during a mass commitment ceremony. He was also arrested recently for trespassing at a Charlotte clinic. The response of the gay church to being targeted yesterday by 100 hostile demonstrators? [Put on a pot of coffee and give them breakfast](http://365gay.com/NewsContent/071603CharlotteDemo.htm). I believe I’ve posted to this board previously about how little use I have for Christianity or any other religion, but I truly wanted to commend the people of the Charlotte MCC for showing exactly what the Christian spirit is and ought to be. Open arm in the face of hostility. Love in the bared teeth of hatred. Classy and truly Christ-like. It’s in the Pit because of the title I wanted to use. I understand that not all straight Christians are like these nutjobs. Flame if you must. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/2 "2003-07-16T16:48:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Otto \* > Flame if you must. _wheezing_ I’m sorry… what did you say? Seriously, I agree with you wholeheartedly. They couldn’t have had a classier response and hopefully it shamed the protesters into taking a closer look at their actions and motivations. Bravo Charlotte MCC. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/3 "2003-07-16T16:57:06Z")
Very uplifting. Thanks, **Otto**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/4 "2003-07-16T16:57:20Z")
I have a videotape of a newsbroadcast from Kansas City, in the early 90’s. Fred Phelps and crew were picketing a church there, apparentlly a main-stream Christian denomination congregation. A young girl, looked to be in her middle teens, approaches the picket line from the church. She’s carrying a platter and offers one of the picketers a doughnut. He asks, in an ugly tone “Are those the ones infected with the AIDS virus?” Her reply? “I don’t think so.” ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/5 "2003-07-16T17:18:04Z")
But the AIDS doughnuts are the best ones! ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/6 "2003-07-16T17:51:47Z")
Mmmmmm…but are they _glazed_? ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/7 "2003-07-16T18:26:05Z")
After reading the OP, perhaps _Gay Christians are better than some Radical Christians_ would have been a better thread title. Checking the clock in the assumption at least one of the following retorts will be posted: 1. And the make better hosts. 2. Their organ player is much more proficient. 3. At least their blood of Christ is symbolized w/La Playa Estate Reserve Merlot as opposed to that crappy grape juice posing as wine. 4. Well, they do give better head. 5. I agree, stained glass windows look much nicer with a valance. 6. Hymns sound much nicer when mixed with show tunes. 7. The collection plate is brimming with condoms. 8. The Blessed Mother statue is more contemporary: Madonna in a grotto. ---
**Author:** ![bagkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@bagkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bagkitty)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/8 "2003-07-16T18:26:28Z")
no, they are the ones filled with creamy goodness:smack: ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/9 "2003-07-16T19:03:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JohnBckWLD \* > \*\*After reading the OP, perhaps _Gay Christians are better than some Radical Christians_ would have been a better thread title. > > Checking the clock in the assumption at least one of the following retorts will be posted: > > 1. And the make better hosts. > 2. Their organ player is much more proficient. > 3. At least their blood of Christ is symbolized w/La Playa Estate Reserve Merlot as opposed to that crappy grape juice posing as wine. > 4. Well, they do give better head. > 5. I agree, stained glass windows look much nicer with a valance. > 6. Hymns sound much nicer when mixed with show tunes. > 7. The collection plate is brimming with condoms. > 8. The Blessed Mother statue is more contemporary: Madonna in a grotto. \*\* On behalf of the rest of the straight Christians on this board, I want to offer my sincere regrets, and completely distance myself from, this effort to reduce gay people to their sexuality and a few stereotypes. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/10 "2003-07-16T19:17:08Z")
**Poly** , it’s OK, **JohnBckWld** is gay and hot, and gay and hot is forgiven anything. ---
**Author:** ![Svt4Him](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@Svt4Him](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svt4Him)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/11 "2003-07-16T19:24:40Z")
I’d also like to add that now all ‘gay christians’ are like that. So take a few instances and apply them to the whole whether gay or not is wrong. The examples I can give are from experiences I’ve had, but since it then becomes a gay vs non-gay, I choose not to share them. So in this case, were the people being Christlike? Absolutely. If I’m on the way to rob a bank, and I help someone who’s fallen, am I being Christlike? Sure, but does it imply that my life is a reflection of Christs? I think not. ---
**Author:** ![musicguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@musicguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicguy)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/12 "2003-07-16T19:55:17Z")
Certainly you aren’t comparing being gay to being a bank robber are you? ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/13 "2003-07-16T19:55:48Z")
Ha ha ha! That’s beautiful. Good job, guys in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Crunch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@Chief\_Crunch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Crunch)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/14 "2003-07-16T19:59:52Z")
That’s a heartwarming and touching story, **Otto**. Thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/15 "2003-07-16T20:00:05Z")
Let me get this straight. You’re saying that being gay is not reflecting Christ? How exactly does one “reflect Christ” outside of actions? ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/16 "2003-07-16T20:00:06Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Hymns sound much nicer when mixed with show tunes. "_Sheaves._ _snap snap snap snap_ Bringing in… the _sheaves._ _snap snap snap snap_ " ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/17 "2003-07-16T20:19:53Z")
Was is it with these people and the number four? ---
**Author:** ![carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrot)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/18 "2003-07-16T20:28:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Svt4Him \* > \*\*I’d also like to add that now all ‘gay christians’ are like that. So take a few instances and apply them to the whole whether gay or not is wrong. The examples I can give are from experiences I’ve had, but since it then becomes a gay vs non-gay, I choose not to share them. So in this case, were the people being Christlike? Absolutely. If I’m on the way to rob a bank, and I help someone who’s fallen, am I being Christlike? Sure, but does it imply that my life is a reflection of Christs? I think not. \*\* What in the hell are you talking about? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/19 "2003-07-16T20:32:28Z")
**matt** , when I start laughing in church it’s gonna be your fault. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916/20 "2003-07-16T20:33:47Z")
> [@](#): > > Was is it with these people and the number four? 4 = “for”. The “Svt” part mystifies me, though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-christians-are-better-than-straight-christians/188916.md?page=2)