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[hathycol]

An essay on being a Christian and reading/enjoying slash fanfiction. Read it. It made me wnt to print it off, run to my old high school, and jump up and down screaming "THERE! READ THAT AND GET OFF YOUR FUCKING HIGH HORSE!"

Not that the Bible said anything against femmeslash, o' course, but we all know about the blanketing of this sort of thing.

Actually, Catholicism's argument against homosexuality would be the same as the one against condoms, from what I remember of RE lessons for five years. This is not a philosophy shared by the particularly intolerant and currently powerful Christian fundies. So... weh?

I could leave it there. After all, this was supposed to be an essay about slash fiction, not about gay rights. However, if you've suffered condemnation for enjoying slash, and if it's left you feeling crushed, worthless, desolate, then consider this: this is what gay people go through all of their lives.

This is wonderful. I mean... yeah, I believe in God, now that I've thought rationally about it rather than just a kneejerk RELIGION BAD schoolgirl attitude. And it's always rather confused me as to why the loving, caring God I thought I knew was encouraging hatred and intolerance through the Church...

Go and read that essay. GO NOW.

~Hathy_Col~

Comments

[flickerswitch.livejournal.com]

Actually teh british catholic church apposed Rome just this week by accepting contraception

[hathy-col.livejournal.com]

*applauds British Catholic Church* Go them!

[nerd-king.livejournal.com]

I am not an ignorant, teenage *god sux, go dev1lz* sort of fella.

I am a reasonably intelligent 24-year old guy, who has studied many philosophies and religions. Plus, I was brought up a Catholic so I think that I can make a comment here and not be talking out of my arse.

If god exists, he doesn't give a crap about you reading or writing slash fiction. Trust me on this one. If he does, he's a pathetic piece of work.

Anyway, if god really exists, he is probably busy making sure the universe doesn't collapse in on itself and making sure physics work and such - he'd be more bothered with the big issues rather than some girl writing Draco/Frodo/Phantom slashfic.

-G

[closertomyself.livejournal.com]

hmmmmmmm.
is slash fic just homosexual erotic fanfiction type things? just guys, or girls too?
*forgive the ignorance.* ithought it was just erotic fic in general.....

&God certainlyisn't teh one encouraging hate and intolerane through the church. the church does quite well in encouraging that all on it's ownsome if you ask me.........

[not-vacillating.livejournal.com]

They did? Why hadn't I heard that? I thought I was following these debates fairly closely! Have any news sites reported it?

[hathy-col.livejournal.com]

I think it's aimed at the right-wing fundies, to be honest. It's the whole "God hates homerseshuals!" and other such reasoned, intelligent arguments. *facepalm* Either way, it's a nice look at it, particularly the next time I feel like throwing a reasoned argument at George Bush.