Comments on: Shove It, Sheri http://zionide.com/2004/03/15/shove-it-sheri/ . Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:45:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bryan http://zionide.com/2004/03/15/shove-it-sheri/#comment-145 Bryan Wed, 15 Mar 2006 17:13:52 +0000 http://wp.zionide.com/2004/03/15/shove-it-sheri/#comment-145 Eric Ethington was my roomate one summer at Ricks College. He's not only a very smart person (I think he's read every book ever published!) he is a wonderful human being also. After over 20 years, I contacted him and we had a wonderful conversation in which we discussed why we both left the LDS Church and how our lives are now. During the discussion Eric paused several times to take care of the needs of his two daughters like any caring father, gay or straight, would. I only wish that Sherri Dew could spend some time with Eric and Doug. She would see two human beings in a loving family situation. Maybe then she would see how misguided she and the leadership of the LDS Church are for rejecting gays and lesbians. Although I'm "straight" (hate that term!) I support gay marriage 100%. I just hope that I live to see the day when gays and lesbians gain FULL civil rights under the law. Eric Ethington was my roomate one summer at Ricks College. He’s not only a very smart person (I think he’s read every book ever published!) he is a wonderful human being also.

After over 20 years, I contacted him and we had a wonderful conversation in which we discussed why we both left the LDS Church and how our lives are now. During the discussion Eric paused several times to take care of the needs of his two daughters like any caring father, gay or straight, would.

I only wish that Sherri Dew could spend some time with Eric and Doug. She would see two human beings in a loving family situation. Maybe then she would see how misguided she and the leadership of the LDS Church are for rejecting gays and lesbians.

Although I’m “straight” (hate that term!) I support gay marriage 100%. I just hope that I live to see the day when gays and lesbians gain FULL civil rights under the law.

]]> By: WoodenBoy http://zionide.com/2004/03/15/shove-it-sheri/#comment-144 WoodenBoy Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:17:03 +0000 http://wp.zionide.com/2004/03/15/shove-it-sheri/#comment-144 These kinds of comments are just sad. Why is it that so many gay people feel that the only necessary and appropriate response to anti-homosexual activities is to call everyone ignorant? I mean, there's a good chance they are (but then again, there's a good chance I'm ignorant about a lot of things too, that doesn't stop me from trying to express how I feel about them, though), but at this point "ignorant" is just becoming a tired cliche'. You don't convince anyone of anything when you do that. You sound like an elitist, and you alienate a public that, whether you like it or not, you'll need to get what you want. These kinds of comments are just sad. Why is it that so many gay people feel that the only necessary and appropriate response to anti-homosexual activities is to call everyone ignorant? I mean, there’s a good chance they are (but then again, there’s a good chance I’m ignorant about a lot of things too, that doesn’t stop me from trying to express how I feel about them, though), but at this point “ignorant” is just becoming a tired cliche’. You don’t convince anyone of anything when you do that. You sound like an elitist, and you alienate a public that, whether you like it or not, you’ll need to get what you want.

]]> By: all-encompassingly http://zionide.com/2004/03/15/shove-it-sheri/#comment-146 all-encompassingly Wed, 24 Mar 2004 22:20:55 +0000 http://wp.zionide.com/2004/03/15/shove-it-sheri/#comment-146 <strong>pissing in our holy water</strong> nick over at zionide posted samples of a few of the (what he called) "needlessly controversial" gay mormon missionary pictures that are on display in SLC. i found his quick dismissal of the controversy disappointing. in fact, i think it's... pissing in our holy water

nick over at zionide posted samples of a few of the (what he called) “needlessly controversial” gay mormon missionary pictures that are on display in SLC. i found his quick dismissal of the controversy disappointing. in fact, i think it’s…

]]> By: mark http://zionide.com/2004/03/15/shove-it-sheri/#comment-143 mark Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:05:38 +0000 http://wp.zionide.com/2004/03/15/shove-it-sheri/#comment-143 You've got to be shitting me? Sorry.....but to mention those two things in the same sentence. How friggen ignorant. You’ve got to be shitting me? Sorry…..but to mention those two things in the same sentence. How friggen ignorant.

]]> By: myke http://zionide.com/2004/03/15/shove-it-sheri/#comment-142 myke Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:28:58 +0000 http://wp.zionide.com/2004/03/15/shove-it-sheri/#comment-142 How sad that anyone would say something so blatantly ignorant. How sad that anyone would say something so blatantly ignorant.

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