"God Hates F@gs"

@ParaTed2k (22940)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
July 12, 2011 9:35pm CST
Serious, what is the difference between "God Hates F@gs" and "God Hates the Rich"? Both are equally bigoted.
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@dark_joev (3034)
• United States
13 Jul 11
Well they are the same exact group of people. And if you think I am joking I really am not. The LGB part of the LGBTQ community are part of the Rich peoples community with most Ls and Gs being the richest. The LGBTQ Community is worth some 700+ Billion dollars in total. That is a good part of the Economy right there. Also they are both positions supported by the Bible as well you have the multiple parts of the Bible that are against Homosexuality as well as parts actually one reported of have been spoken by Jesus which is "I tell you that it is easier for you to fit a sheep through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to get into heaven." (I am pretty sure I got it right) They are both bigoted points of view with their view points being supported by ideas stemming from books written often by people in a completely different type of economy and world view that what currently is the world view. The view point of the Rich being evil generally comes from people who lack money and the people against Homosexuality generally seems to come from an lack of understanding of nature as well as the fact that liberty is an important thing with being who we choose to sleep with or spend the rest of our lives with (Marriage) being of the upmost importance for people to be able to decide as long as it is a mutually agreed to arrangement between consenting parties. But really the two view points are going after at least partly the same group of people.I mean when the Gays have 700+ Billion out of a some 4 Trillion dollar total they have about 17.5% may not seem like a lot but with most of them having two Jobs between them if they are in a relationship and no kids they are likely to have more money on hand. Also they are generally highly educated with at least Masters degrees and earning those bigger pay check this is why at least some of the LGBTQ community are Republicans because they are making a ton of money. Also some of them are CEOs of the Big Companies. But to make it a short answer I know I put it at the bottom all part of my evil plan their is absolutely no difference between the two view points.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
13 Jul 11
Well, as with all other examples of bigotry, there are the "good ones" that get a pass (kind of like Archie Bunker with Lionel). If a rich person happens to be a lefty, or part of a protected class, then they get granted "one of the good ones" status, and their richness is forgiven. The biblical idiom "eye of the needle" is an interesting point. Taken in context, Christ was dealing with people who considered riches to be blessings from God. From the OT they got the idea that God's love was shown by how well off the person was. But yeah, many people do tend to take that passage of scripture as evidence of God's disdain for "the rich"... or at least a way to justify their own.
@Taskr36 (13963)
• United States
13 Jul 11
"The LGBTQ Community is worth some 700+ Billion dollars in total. That is a good part of the Economy right there." Is that wealth, or spending power? I say that because the two are vastly different. Also, the gay friends I have tend to be in debt from buying crap made by Mac/Apple. Granted, they have pretty solid jobs and make a respectable income, they're just spending far more than what they have.
• United States
13 Jul 11
I agree it's about the same. The bible does condemn greed as a deadly sin, not sure where homosexuality really is. I'm also can't recall a time when religious protesters had signs that said "God hates rich people". I will however, disagree that the gays are necessarily rich. I work in the gay community and most of them have more disposable income but are by no means rich. A lot of them have more money and free time because they don't have children, but are from rich by today's standards and some of them are even on welfare. Most of them have 1 or 2 regular jobs like everyone else and make less than 100k/year. I know a few worth over a million but that's it. And even then that's subjective if they're rich. I'd consider rich to be closer to 100 million or more. Most people even with a single million still live like upper middle class, they are nowhere near the status of CEO's, oil tycoons, movie stars, or the Kennedy's. They may have a bit more but they don't get the status or special treatment of having multi-million dollar incomes. Most gays just have slightly nicer houses and cars than most people working the same jobs who have kids. I will admit, that since they have been outcasts they have a very tight knit community, and being part of it does have a few perks. Also only a few of them are republicans, most are more worried about issues like marriage and protection from discrimination than taxes. Though it may surprise you that many of them are Christian and go to church.
• Canada
13 Jul 11
I admire people who have done good, honest work to amass a modest amount of wealth, and I admire them even more if they choose to do good things with some of their extra money, rather than toss it away on luxuries. However, many poorer people do not like the fact that they work much, much harder than those who have all of this money, and it is just a trick of fate that certain kinds of labor are ridiculously overvalued. For example, those whose life path leads them to a career in a cushy union, who make huge salaries to work far fewer hours a week than those who work honestly at 2-3 jobs...it's difficult to see that as being "ok." Many of the people who make 70,000 a yr + up here in Canada are the ones who drop into their jobs for 3 hrs a day, check some email, answer some phone calls, and go home to enjoy their money. If a lawyer puts in a full work day (or more) paging through case references and giving him/herself a migraine building up enough evidence to put a child molester away for a longer period of time, then I do not resent the good money he/she makes at all. Just like I don't resent the money that police, firefighters, paramedics, etc make (and I think that many of them should make more!) The point is, writing off an entire group of people is wrong, no matter which group it is. Many "rich" people make huge donations to charities every year, and do great things in the community. So do many gay people. Just because someone has a lot of money doesn't mean that he or she is a spoiled, greedy jerk, and being gay doesn't make someone evil. I don't give rich lefties a pass. It bothers me more because they are hypocrites. If leftist politicians think we should all pay more taxes to help poorer people,why don't they slash their own fat salaries the minute they get elected? Do they need to make 150,000+ a year when it is possible to raise a family frugally on 30,000, and many people make less than that?
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• United States
13 Jul 11
Excellent point about the pay of politicians, Rebecca. Plus, here in the US, if people WANT to give more to the government to pay down the debt they have that ability. I doubt that any leftist in the US who clamors for higher taxes for the rich (often claiming to be one of them him/herself) and that they should do their "patriotic duty" and pay more has actually donated more.
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
13 Jul 11
It is simple the "F@gs" are a protected class and the Rich are not. A person in a protected class has special privileges and protections that are not available to others. The Rich White men are a group that you can attack with immunity.
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@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
13 Jul 11
Yup, the really telling part is how "the rich" are despised unless they are lefties, then somehow they get a pass.
@urbandekay (18278)
13 Jul 11
Of course yet it is easier for a camel... all the best urban
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@Latrivia (2878)
• United States
14 Jul 11
People like to use their gods too much to justify their own biases. It's a pretty cowardly way of supporting your outlook on something. However, I suppose it's the most appealing option when there's no good justification for liking or disliking something.
@dragon54u (31633)
• United States
13 Jul 11
The difference is that homosexuals are born that way and the rich either inherit and grow their wealth or work like hell to achieve what they have. Both have gifts from God. Yes they are both bigoted but one is hated because of willful ignorance while the other is hated because of jealousy.
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@kenzie45230 (3560)
• United States
13 Jul 11
You're right. There is no difference. And I'm pretty sure that he also hates politicians who continually pit one group of people against the other.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
13 Jul 11
I have not heard of this phrase before. But all I can say is that I keep reading this passage in the Bible which says something about God knowing the plans He has for us, plans to prosper..so on and so forth, so I don't think God hates rich people. It is the the love for money that draws us away from Him. We can't serve two masters at the same time. Well, I might be off-topic since I don't really know what this phrase pertains to. Just my two cents here...