I got this in an e-mail today and thought that it was pretty interesting. Given the fact that I haven't been around to post here in a great while, I figured I'd slap this up here and see what you think...


ABC TV - A MUST READ

If more of us took a stand maybe we could have some decent TV programs.
-- Jim Neugent is a coach in Childress, Texas.

Jim writes:
My name is Jim Neugent. I wrote to ABC (on-line) concerning a program
called "THE PRACTICE." In last nights episode, one of the lawyer's
mothers decided she is gay and wanted her son to go to court and help
her get a marriage license so she could marry her 'partner.' ! I sent
the following letter to ABC yesterday and really did not expect a reply,
but I did get one.

My original message was:
ABC is obsessed (or should I say abscessed) with the subject of
homosexuality. I will no longer watch any of your attempts to convince
the world that homosexuality is OK. THE PRACTICE can be a fairly good
show, but last night's program was so typical of your agenda. You picked
the 'dufus' of the office to be the one who was against the idea of his
mother being gay and made him look like a whiner because he had
convictions. This type of mentality calls people like me a "gay basher."
Read the first chapter of Romans (that's in the Bible) and see what the
apostle Paul had to say! about it.... He, God and Jesus were all 'gay
bashers'. What if she'd fallen in love with her cocker spaniel? Is that
an alternative lifestyle? (By the way, the Bible speaks against that,
too.)
--Jim Neugent

Here is ABC's reply from the ABC on-line webmaster:
How about getting your nose out of the Bible (which is ONLY a book of
stories compiled by MANY different writers hundreds of years ago) and
read the declaration of independence (what our nation is built on),
where it says "All Men are Created equal," and try treating them that
way for a change! Or better yet, try thinking for yourself and stop
using an archaic book of stories as your lame crutch for your existence.
You are in minority in this country and your boycott will not affect us
or our freedom of statement.

Jim Neugent's second response to ABC:
Thanks for your reply. From your harsh reply, evidently I hit a nerve. I
will share it with all with whom I come in contact. Hopefully,the
Arkansas Democrat Newspaper! will include it in one of their columns and
I will be praying for you.
--Jim Neugent

Note: Wouldn't Satan just love it if people stopped using the Bible for
a crutch? Please resend this to everyone in your mailbox.
-- Thanks, Jim Neugent

I wonder if the person from ABC considered how many people would read
this e-mail! This is one we should definitely pass on.
I hate throwing religious aspects into a debate because that is a debate in itself. Even though, as most of you know I am a christian, and proud of it. Reguardless, looking at this from an objective point of view I can still easily find myself in the same spot as this 'Jim' guy. I, in all aspects, fully respect the choices of sexual preference that another person makes. However, has anyone ever felt like they were being labled a 'homophobe' for just simply not condoning it? I have.

It seems like everyday I hear, tolerance!, respect!, awareness!, diversity!, all these concepts are fine but they are being drilled into my head so much that I now am starting to feel resentment towards these people.

Does anyone else here feel targeted because they just don't happen to condone this activity?

What do you think of ABC's reply too? Heh, it obviously really hit a nerve.

It's almost as if some of these people that are pushing all these 'gay-rights' and 'tolerance' issues should get a lesson in tolerance themselves, and if someone doesn't happen to 'like' what you do, but still 'respects' it, that does NOT make you a bad person. That makes you a human being, welcome to earth.

--Peace