Dan Savage speaketh the truth about the Bible, upsets homophobic Christians

Dan Savage made the following point at the recent National High School Journalism Convention in Seattle:

We can learn to ignore the bullshit in the Bible about gay people, the same way we have learned to ignore the bullshit in the Bible about shellfish, about slavery, about dinner, about farming, about menstruation, about virginity, about masturbation. We ignore bullshit in the Bible about all sorts of things.

A bunch of the students—hopefully not future journalists—and their teachers in attendance walked out in protest.

Now it seems that the Georgia Straight sex columnist and LGBT rights activist is finding himself under attack from a number of gay-fearing Christians with YouTube accounts.

Check out a few of the—I'll let you decide what adjective to use—video responses below.

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bdubblut

May 1, 2012 at 9:03pm

the bible: the good ol boys book of reference when the lies aren't convincing enough.

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oliverA

May 2, 2012 at 4:51am

Christians are suddenly quite the flustered bunch now that they have had to endure a whole 4 minutes of the kinds of taunts that many gay and lesbian children have had to endure most of their lives.

I was verbally and physically attacked from the time I was 6. By peers and teachers, strangers and adults. I was told to "ignore them and they'll leave you alone" or "stop being a cry baby."

Time to take your own advice. Don't like it? Choose not to be a Christian. It's a choice, after all.

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insight

May 2, 2012 at 6:18am

Some of the most amazing people I have ever met have been gay or lesbian. Seeing the persecution and discrimination that they endure because of the ignorance of others is sometimes unbearable. However…
Stephen Hui, have you even watched the first video?? I thought the guy made some very interesting points, especially at the end (after ~11:20). I agree with his opinion that Dan is doing a disservice to his own cause in many ways.

Just because Dan is doing something right by standing up for the LGBT community doesn’t mean that others should be silenced for having their opinion or that he should be absolved if he’s done something wrong. I believe in the right of freedom of speech. This allows all parties to make up their own minds based on the persuasiveness of the argument and guards against abuse of power. Zealots silence/censor the voices of those who oppose their views and faith.

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Anastasia

May 2, 2012 at 9:14am

Well, would you expect anything less than this type of response from the Christian viewpoint? These are people that have chosen to stay ignorant, instead of asking difficult questions about their faith. As well, not realizing that religion is a faith, not a fact. I like how the first responder said that he was against bullying, but didn't mention that he was against people who are gay being bullied. And then the disturbing video with the Christian kids singing that they would take up the sword! Wow! And of course last but not least the power hungry 'minister' at the end, touting his garbage and showcasing his blatant ignorance. Well at least you got your voice out there, I hope it reaches the millions of people that are still oppressed by people that don't have the right or the intelligence to be oppressing them. Why do people what to be enslaved?

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Markus Habs

May 2, 2012 at 9:15am

Absolutely everything the church has to say is dribble anyway, I mean believing in an almighty god is no different than believing in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny & the Tooth Fairy....sorry kids, truth sucks!

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MLC

May 2, 2012 at 9:56am

The whole "turning the tables" argument is ridiculous. Bullying is wrong whether it is directed at a homosexual individual or at a Christian. It is not right for Dan Savage, just as it isn't right for a Christian to bully another. Furthermore, to dismiss the Bible and Christianity based on the actions of a small minority of Christians is incredibly ignorant. If you want to be as enlightened as you claim to be, study the Bible before critiquing it based on its false interpretation by a misunderstood minority of Christians.

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With Dan...

May 2, 2012 at 10:26am

One day, one GLORY day, somehow or the other, we, the human population of earth, will move beyond religion. We'll still be awed by creation, still be moved to help each other by some inner force to do good, and we'll still procreate and wonder about the miracle of life... but we'll all stand together and smile--straights, gays, transgenders, modifieds, children--and understand its simply the way of the universe. Its too big and huge to understand. But for us humans, love holds us together.

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violet9ish

May 2, 2012 at 12:01pm

i'm with "With Dan". and i couldn't express it any more perfectly than you have.

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Crow

May 2, 2012 at 12:18pm

@With Dan... You realize you sound EXACTLY like the "religious" people you disparage so much? "One glorious day everyone will realize that my opinion about stuff is the One True Truth, and then everything will be wonderful."

I've never understood why people care how many gods other people think there are. To me, what matters is whether you generally treat other people well, or not?

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live and let love find its way

May 2, 2012 at 12:36pm

I have no use for judgements unless they are in a court of law and anything that goes on in my bedroom is mine to have and hold without fear of someone being offended or telling me I am doing something wrong with another consenting adult. Especially when they were not invited or asked says Christians also suffer from not knowing their place, along with the Jews makes for holier than thou confusion which is the norm.

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