Crazy religious family assaults gay son when he tells them he's gay (caught on video)

[02ranger]

I'd say dealing with people like his parents.

I wonder how many who follow the anti-gay crap in the bible also keep kosher (yeah, it's in the same section), have no piercings, no tattoos, don't eat fat, don't eat shellfish, don't wear mixed-material clothing and keep themselves well groomed?

To be fair it's also brought up in the New Testament, in Romans Chapter 1 IIRC. I don't believe there's any of the other stuff you mentioned alongside it in the NT. Again, to be fair, it's also a little unclear how Paul wrote it so I'm not 100% sure that everybody who interprets that particular passage as being anti-gay are interpreting it correctly. It just says something about "leaving the natural use" of women or men, something to that effect.

I am in no way, shape, or form supporting the "Christian" stance of being anti-gay or saying its a choice or anything, I believe it's biology and I really couldn't care less if somebody is gay or not. We are who we are. I just wanted to point out that, to most Christians' minds, it is covered in the NT as well, and the OT laws are done away with.

Edit: I just watched the video, and those people are awful. I hope he gets away from them and, if they never accept him, I hope he keeps them out of his life for good. That was uncalled for I don't care what he's done or said on Facebook. Aso, did anybody else feel like his mother's voice changed a couple minutes in. When she started calling him a liar it sounded like a fourth person in the room. Or was there a fourth person? You couldn't really see much.

lol at his mother calling him an SOB. Not the smartest insult, but seems to be true.

 

[Retro Rob]

Wait, did I hear that the she said he "made that choice over the phone" already? I could be wrong.

That being said, it sounds like he already came out to them, but wanted to piss them off and get it recorded.

Nothing excuses what they did by any means, but it sounds like he already came out over the phone but wanted to further stroke the flames with "scientific proof".

Eh, I just NEVER trust stuff people upload to youtube as we only get what they want us to get.

 

[Maximilian]

Religion.....

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[John Connor]

Wow! They sound like down south, hick intolerant "Christians." These people give faith a bad name and an excuse for all the leftist, atheist assholes a way to say SEE! Christians are intolerant. This family is fucked in the head for sure. Bitch spouts off that from the moment he was born she knew he was gay and then starts saying bullshit about it being a choice. No, it's not a fucking choice you are born that way. BUT! There are some freak ass people out there that do make it a choice.

He should press charges on those assholes for assaulting him.

 

[Dari]

Fucked up. Seriously. Kid needs support to deal with the outside world, not hostility from his family.

 

[John Connor]

lol at his mother calling him an SOB. Not the smartest insult, but seems to be true.

HAHAHA! I missed that.

 

[JD50]

Perhaps encouragement to change to being straight, maybe counseling of sorts, but it has to be his choice in the end. Forcing would not be right, and those are the type of people I could see try to do that. If he really does not want to change then it's his life and they should not judge him for it. Do not judge or you too will be judged. They should know that. I'm sure those parents have sinned plenty like any other person so they should not judge him and freak out like that. I'm probably taking this out of context here but there's a passage in the Bible about taking out the log in your own eye before telling someone they have a piece of dust in theirs. Applies to this family.

Some people are born with hormones that are more on the opposite sex side and it probably influences if they end up being gay or not, so I'm sure it's not something that easy to control.

This is fascinating. So you are able to choose who you are attracted to?

 

[ch33zw1z]

Right at the beginning his mother says:

"I have known that you were gay since you were a tiny little boy"

but then goes on to say it's a choice he made....

So he made the choice as a tiny little boy, seems legit.

 

[Newell Steamer]

Christian believe in Jesus - and Jesus said what about homosexuals? Nothing. Nothing at all.

If anything, given that homosexuals are treated with hate, fear and anger, Jesus would instruct you to accept them instead.

I am not sure how any why the religious ilk turn to Jesus to justify their hate, fear and anger towards homosexuals.

 

[Jimzz]

Right at the beginning his mother says:

"I have known that you were gay since you were a tiny little boy"

but then goes on to say it's a choice he made....

So he made the choice as a tiny little boy, seems legit.

Well its her fault, she did put that bumper sticker on his crib when he was young.

"Baby Boy Butts Drive Me Nuts"

 

[Jimzz]

Perhaps encouragement to change to being straight, maybe counseling of sorts, but it has to be his choice in the end. Forcing would not be right, and those are the type of people I could see try to do that. If he really does not want to change then it's his life and they should not judge him for it. Do not judge or you too will be judged. They should know that. I'm sure those parents have sinned plenty like any other person so they should not judge him and freak out like that. I'm probably taking this out of context here but there's a passage in the Bible about taking out the log in your own eye before telling someone they have a piece of dust in theirs. Applies to this family.

Some people are born with hormones that are more on the opposite sex side and it probably influences if they end up being gay or not, so I'm sure it's not something that easy to control.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Jimmz, which part of what he said makes you face palm?

 

[Jimzz]

Jimmz, which part of what he said makes you face palm?

"Perhaps encouragement to change to being straight"

then

"Some people are born with hormones that are more on the opposite sex side and it probably influences..."


So apparently its easy too change your sexual orientation unless you are born with "hormones". :hmm:

Guess I was not born with the right... or wrong? "hormones" as I am only attracted to women.

 

[MrPickins]

Nothing excuses what they did ... but ...

Rob, you should really stop trying to find excuses for the terrible things that people of the same faith as you do.

Do you really think your god looks favorably on this?

 

[purbeast0]

Not sure if you're being facetious or not but...

Its just an accent, the same way you sound like other New Zealanders.
A certain part of the gay community hang out together and pick up similar speech patterns.

That said the vast majority of the gay guys I know sound no different to straight guys.

on the other side of the spectrum, my cousin "sounded" gay since he was 5 or 6 years old, and everyone has known he is gay since he was in highschool or earlier. he finally came out a couple years ago when he was 31. but we've all known all along.

and for the record, my family (as far as aunts, uncles, cousins, etc go) is a huge catholic family and everyone is just fine with him being gay. his boyfriend was with us on our big family trip to north carolina last month and it was just fine.

 

[Thebobo]

to be honest it looks fake.

 

[MrPickins]

to be honest it looks fake.

What makes you say that?

Sounded pretty real to me, based on the genuine emotion in the voices.

 

[z1ggy]

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[mikeymikec]

L&R reference deleted

I don't know, but isn't there a "what's said in L&R stays in L&R" rule on this site?

 

[ch33zw1z]

"Perhaps encouragement to change to being straight"

then

"Some people are born with hormones that are more on the opposite sex side and it probably influences..."


So apparently its easy too change your sexual orientation unless you are born with "hormones". :hmm:

Guess I was not born with the right... or wrong? "hormones" as I am only attracted to women.

I don't think it's about right or wrong.

What RS is seeing is that not everyone is the same, some people are hetero, some people are not. And some people are attracted to both men and women. Not every situation is cut and dry.

 

[z1ggy]

I don't know, but isn't there a "what's said in L&R stays in L&R" rule on this site?

Hm yeah you're right.

Was mainly trying to poke some fun at the fact he suggested counseling for a gay person. Probably beating a dead horse with that one though.

 

[Retro Rob]

Rob, you should really stop trying to find excuses for the terrible things that people of the same faith as you do.

Do you really think your god looks favorably on this?

What? Where did I excuse their behavior?

People think gays have an agenda, and I was pointing out perhaps a reason why.

If he already "came out" over the phone (as the mother alluded to in the vid), then why make a recording (which he was obviously hiding).

 

[justoh]

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[Insomniator]

Perhaps encouragement to change to being straight, maybe counseling of sorts, but it has to be his choice in the end. Forcing would not be right, and those are the type of people I could see try to do that. If he really does not want to change then it's his life and they should not judge him for it. Do not judge or you too will be judged. They should know that. I'm sure those parents have sinned plenty like any other person so they should not judge him and freak out like that. I'm probably taking this out of context here but there's a passage in the Bible about taking out the log in your own eye before telling someone they have a piece of dust in theirs. Applies to this family.

Some people are born with hormones that are more on the opposite sex side and it probably influences if they end up being gay or not, so I'm sure it's not something that easy to control.

wow

Also this:

Religion.....

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[MrPickins]

What? Where did I excuse their behavior?

Saying "there is no excuse, but..." is the same as saying "i'm not a racist, but..."

You negate the first part of your sentence with the second.

I'm not quoting you in a vacuum, either. Defending the bigoted actions of Christians is your M.O. around here.

People think gays have an agenda, and I was pointing out perhaps a reason why.

Yeah, damn their "acceptance" agenda.

If he already "came out" over the phone (as the mother alluded to in the vid), then why make a recording (which he was obviously hiding).

Obviously it ended up being a good idea to record the confrontation as he was physically assaulted.