posted by Steve Wild on February 11, 2009 12:28 PM as GLBT
Originally posted on dailyspeech.net on May 9, 2005
I do not know if my weblog will ever become widely read. Perhaps not. But I have been trying to decide how can I make my weblog more compelling, more interesting?
To merely copy news articles probably will not do it. I need to give my thoughts, my ideas, and my perspective.
Clearly the most compelling part of my life has been my coming out as a gay man in 1999. I was 42. I actually was starting to accept the idea I was gay a year earlier when I met my lover, my partner, my husband.
I came from a fundamentalist Christian background. I was very devout and devoted to my faith. I accepted Jesus as my Savior (was born again) when I was 8. I rededicated my life to God when I was 16 and ... >> full...
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posted by Steve Wild on February 11, 2009 12:20 PM as Religion
Originally posted on dailyspeech.net on May 5, 2005
Even when I was a fundamentalist Christian, I never believed God created the world in 6 days, as we know them, or about 6,000 years ago based on genealogies in the Bible.
Once I asked my pastor, why are the dinosaurs not mentioned in the Bible? He said they are between verse 1 and 2 of Genesis chapter 1. Really? They were on Earth longer then man and do not even get mentioned in the Bible. How arrogant of man!
Of course, we all know Copernicus and Galileo were tried by the Church for daring to suggest the Earth was not the center of the universe and all the stars were made for man's enjoyment. How naive! If the sun were to explode tomorrow, I dare say the rest of the universe would miss us. The Earth is ... >> full...
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posted by Steve Wild on February 11, 2009 12:11 PM as Religion
Originally posted on dailyspeech.net on May 4, 2005
Abortion remains a contentious issue in our society. There are extremists on both sides. Most pro-choice people want to see as few abortions as possible, but make sure the woman has the right to an abortion. Most anti-abortion people also want to see as few abortions as possible, but are willing to consider some exceptions where an abortion can be legal.
I do not believe in word games, personally. Although I would never presume to know a woman's situation and therefore not dictate a course of action, I think it is disingenuous to call the developing person in the woman's womb a fetus, as though to depersonalize it.
No one knows for sure when a fertilized egg develops into a tiny person capable of feeling pain and pleasure. It may be true an in vivo (inside the woman’s body) child cannot ... >> full...
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