A Christian tech startup is releasing an internet filter that’s going to straighten out the internet – literally.
Here comes FreeFiltering, created by internet evangelical entrepreneur Michael Lee Mason. His Christian tech startup is hoping to make the internet “Safer Place for Souls™” by blocking any and all LGBT-related content from the internet.
Installed with just a few simple adjustments to your home’s wifi router, FreeFiltering blocks some two million+ websites to prevent “indoctrination” into the “dangerous LGBT cult.”
Will it work?
Saving Souls One Click at a Time
Warning that “a couple clicks can spiral into catastrophic physical and spiritual harm,” FreeFiltering is a brand new internet filter promising to save your child’s mortal soul.
Concerned that other parental control and internet filtering companies weren’t doing nearly enough to block off content he deemed harmful, Mason set out to create a truly evangelical internet filter. Other filters ban violent images or pornography, but this one goes even further “to make sure every Christian family has the ability to protect their home internet from the ‘wiles of the devil.'"
"While the world celebrates Pride for the entire month of June, we mourn the fact that our nation has embraced the sin of pride as a virtue,” Mason says. He continues:
“We applaud the parents who are putting in the enormous effort necessary to properly form their kids' consciences in a culture that has become so hostile to holiness. Christian parents are rightfully concerned about the way their kids are being systematically exposed to false ideas about human sexuality at school. Then, those ideas are all-too-easily reinforced with unfettered internet access at home.”
It doesn’t stop just at blocking off a few corners of the internet, though. They’ll also block access to two million+ websites that promote “evil causes” – not only LGBTQ sites, but pornographic websites and anything discussing abortion as well. Eventually, the company plans to block out any websites that “promote values contrary to the historic Christian tradition.”
Pride and Prejudice
We've seen this play out time and time again: faith groups butting heads with the LGBTQ community. From the ever-controversial Drag Queen Story Hour, to faith-based adoption agencies deciding whether or not to allow gay couples to adopt.
Heck, even the fast food industry can't see to stay out of this fight.
And each June during Pride month, these clashes seem to grab even more headlines – just look at the intense reactions to Disney’s Pride-themed ‘Rainbow Merch’ line this year.
A Christian internet filter seems a logical next step for those seeking to prevent their children from being exposed to anything LGBT-related.
But some think this battle is just getting started. They ask: If a country like China has the technology to control what its 1.4 billion citizens see on the internet, what's stopping powerful faith groups from leveraging similar technology to shelter kids from online content deemed "unbiblical"?
What is your reaction? Will the future of the internet be fragmented into "safe spaces"?
95 comments
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Anisahoni
Oh boy, here we go again on the gay bashing bandwagon by a bunch of crazy religious bigots. It is wonderful to know that more and more people are waking up to the cult of Christianity and other religious organizations and refuse to join their cults. How boring, ridiculous, childish for anyone to believe there is some white guy in the sky. Grow up and get over yourselves fake christians. There is no white guy in the sky looking out for you over anyone else. Homophobia, racism, misogyny are the "sins" they refuse to acknowledge in themselves.
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Rev Mark D
But this may reduce problems in that it will give them something to do, and they'll be busy getting slowly, subtly, compromised and corrupted and never even know it, they'll be watching and looking and constantly testing and being wrapped up in it, eventually becoming addicted by the constant run of temptations, and if they don't constantly look and sniff, then they will just have to use substitutes so that even more will be preoccupied and out of commission with being distracted...like boiling a frog one degree at a time, since the Devil is so much smarter than humans...unless this is some kind of computer program AI automated routine doing all the sniffing. Time well spent in my opinion, and then they can try their had at convincing St. Peter how they spent all their God-granted miraculous live time hunting for grains of sand hounding others of God's creation instead of improving their own sinning ways.
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Teej Johnson
If I understand what you're saying, I agree. If sinning is what you're concerned about, focus within yourself, don't judge others and don't deny others for who they are.
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Robert Jack Jones
I agree with your reasoning. Very intelligent comment!!! Bless you.
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Robert A Stiff
Rev Mark D: Wow, that is one hell of a long first sentence.
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Dave J
Can someone please reverse engineer this so I can have a filter that removes evangelical "christian" material? (Ore really, materiel, since they are the ones promoting war.)
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John Norris Campbell
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Tom
Your stats aren't accurate actually. Suicide is not the #1 cause of death for people under 18, nor is the suicide rate of post gender reassignment surgery patients anywhere near 60%. I have no idea where you came up with that number.
https://wisqars-viz.cdc.gov:8006/lcd/home https://www.advisory.com/en/daily-briefing/2018/12/21/child-deat https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/acps.13164 https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/suicidality-transgender-adults/
There is actually a decrease in suicides and attempted suicides when transgender persons are given access to gender affirming surgeries.
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Rev Mark D
Why, did your inhouse reverse engineering device (I call mine my "brain") quit?
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Thom
Does religion enhance your life or dictate it? I believe this religious based software company wants to dictate it.
This company is telling us they will stop what we don't want to see. If my cell phone company can't stop all of these marketing calls, how will a software know they are blocking out gay material? I can't even get away from it when watching the Smithsonian channel. Seems no one is willing to put up American flags during May Military appreciation month but they all have to put the rainbow flags all over during June everyone should be gay month.
We all know there is a gay community and everyone has their life and personally I don't want it shoved down my throat. Seeing two men kiss just does nothing for me and actually makes me uncomfortable but it does not bother others so why should my beliefs stop what is actually happening in the world?
If people want to sign up for this service, then let them. It is their choice. As for me, I won't be signing up for it because I am a man and can take reality.
Now I can't wait for the homophobe, gay hater, blah, blah, blah, you are racist responses.
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Linda Salavarria
Naaah, not a gay hater blah blah blah. Just recognition that you are denying your erotic and sensual nature. Watching ANYONE kiss in a romantic sense (as in two consenting adults) is erotic by nature. If any particular combination of adults kissing makes you uncomfortable, then you are just denying yourself the full range of sensuality. No bashing here, just sort of...pity.
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Robert A Stiff
Oh, Linda...you sound like the kind of person I'd like to sidle up to at a party and have a long conversation with; intelligent, open-minded and with a clear view of who and what you are. Such a rarity these days. Good on you!
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CB Cuff
Don't know about the agenda or engineering behind the name change from Gay Pride month, to just Pride month. My only suspicions are that the intent is to encourage everyone to 'celebrate'. Imagine how some people would react to Straight Pride month, or Atheist Pride month, or Nonagenarian Pride month. I'm certain those same people would find some prejudice in there somewhere, some type of phobia. I don't eat parsnips because I don't like the flavor, not because I have a phobia, or hate them. Bandwagons aren't for me either, I have just enough energy to manage my own behavior.
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Ilmenheru Terikson
Why would any one appreciate the military? You can not point to one action taken in more than a century by the U.S. armed forces that actually served the broad spectrum of interests of the majority of the people of the U.S.
Veterans are to be pitied, and treated like the traumatized and life long threat to society they represent. The mental trauma that being indoctrinated into a miltiary order causes is so severe and lasting, that the price for serving should be a bullet in the brain when it comes time to discharge them from service.
Unlike gay people who have had to fight just to exist, and live in fear and doubt that those who they call friend and neighbor may turn upon them and do harm to them and their loved ones because of who they choose to be intimate with in a consenting manner.
What you are is ignorant, and less than nothing. You seem to think your gender makes you something. It does not. To be something worthy of respect or even basic human civility, you need to seek to ascend from the place of nothings you have always existed in.
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Ronaldo
Just because you hate those willing to lay down their lives to serve their nation and others does not mean people should not appreciate the military. Apparently you have completely forgotten about, or never learned about, the atrocities that would have been meted out on the free world had military forces not won World War I and World War II. I am a veteran, an ordained minister, scientist, and engineer. I don't feel shame for being any of these, and I do not require pity, nor have I ever been traumatized or a life-long threat to society, unless your society is self-centered, godless, and unfair to anyone that does not believe as you do. If so, then yes, I am a threat to your society, but not to mine, nor to America's.
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A James Baird
A thought for Ilmenheru Terikson...
To paraphrase Voltaire, "I disagree with your opinion entirely, but I will defend, to the death, your right to express it!"
Or, a modern version, "If you don't want to stand behind our troops, please, feel free to stand in front of them!"
I spent ten years in the RCN, and I can assure you, there is no person on Earth who hates war more than those who have served. Until you have done as much, I suggest a little more compassion and understanding for those who have been there.
Thank you,
James
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Michele E Doonan
Here’s a thought for you I Terekson, if not for the US Military in the 1940’s (less than 100 years), you might be speaking German!
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Anisahoni
Holy Moly Ilmenheru Terikson! I am truly shocked by your ignorance and lack of understanding of military obligations. FYI, I come from a long line of US Navy and USMC military family members who took an oath: "I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God." My father fought against FASCISM in WWII, My husband USMC during Vietnam, My grandson, USMC Iraq. As a civilian military therapist, I have treated thousands of active duty members and veterans over decades. FYI, Not everyone suffers from PTSD who was in combat. "Lifelong threat to society"? Where does that come from? "To be pitied"? Why? Whatever your political views or ideology about war (I hate war) our troops are to be respected for their sacrifices as well as their family members. The post 911 bill which replaced the original GI bill, provides education and training for veterans. Instead of pitying our troops, maybe your could make some difference in the lives of homeless vets who got out with nothing after protecting you and me.
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Teej Johnson
Don't agree with the bullet in the brain stuff that Ilmenheru guy said, that's batshit crazy. But this is all just positioning. If you truly cared about military, people like you would try to fund the VA as much as possible. Instead, you people have done everything you can to reduce that funding because bootstraps. Whenever you people see someone supporting a cause you're not comfortable with, the first thing you do is virtue signal about veterans. These same people do everything they can to cut benefits to veterans and reduce VA funding when people are not looking.
They do the exact same thing with refugees and homeless veterans. These same politicians start to rant about homeless veterans in our country. Yet behind the scenes, they refuse to give these veterans the social service and the mental help they cannot afford. In my opinion, both you and these politicians are truly terrible people for hiding behind veterans in order to shield yourself from something you're uncomfortable with.
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Robert Jack Jones
This is one Vet who did VN Not fun!!! For why?
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Angel
First of all, you do realize that June is "PrideMonth", right? But normally, Not unless you go searching for it..With that said, I think there are more important things to focus on. Porn destroys more "christian" families then any "gay stuff" could ever do. What about your "christian' children who are being pruned daily be online preditors? Your lack of priorities will be your downfall...
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John Norris Campbell
When is Hetrosexual pride month? Name any 'gay stuff' that has nothing to do with sex and helps build communities other than their own...
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Tom
When it becomes illegal to be heterosexual and you have to fight for your right to love your heterosexual partner as a homosexual couple does, we can talk about a "heterosexual pride month." Since that has never been the case in our modern global society, there isn't a need for such a month but for those who have been persecuted, assaulted, and even killed because of their sexual preference, taking pride in who you are is an important step of gaining personal self worth and acceptance in our world.
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Teej Johnson
If sin is what you're worried about, why don't you focus within yourself instead of judging others for who they are. I know this must be a foreign concept to you, but to be honest, I really don't think you care about sin. If you did, you wouldn't wear mixed-fabric clothing. No, you're just uncomfortable with gay people and just using your religion as a mask
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Kandis Marie Snaith
AMEN JOHN
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Carl Bernard Elfstrom
I'd like to take John Norris Campbell with me as my date, to a gay pride parade. I heard she's quite a swinger, when she lets her hàir down.
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James Riggle-Johnson
Hetrosexual pride is every mintue, of every day, of every month, even in June. As for doing something for communities other than our own... yes, we do.
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TJ
Angel, Thanks for your post. I do agree that this is not the important thing to focus on as a Christian. We should be looking at child porn, child abduction, sexual assault, and the divorce rate.
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Lionheart
How does one interpret what too gay really means? Is that like saying someone is too much in love? 🤷🏼
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John Norris Campbell
Just look in the mirror "lionheart'...
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Aron Mark Doherty
Careful Campbell, your bigot is showing. Fortunately for the rest of us your time left here is short, once you and your kind are gone the rest of us more enlightened people can carry on cleaning up your mess.
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Lionheart
Can someone be too much in love? I think that might be possible, but I'm unsure.
My wife often says I love her too much, so I don't know.
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Gary Stephen Lowden
I wonder what the outcry would be from the evangelicals if a Christian filter were developed to filter out all religious content on the internet.
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Robert A Stiff
And yet christians are constantly trying to bend others to their religious beliefs by demanding religious images and concepts be placed in public schools (prayers), court houses (Ten Commandment plaques), on currency (In god We Trust), ringing strangers doorbells to claim their particular belief system, and on and on. Not to mention the sordid history of burnings and torture meted out to non-believers over the centuries. Perhaps a better example is today's cadre of rabid christian anti-abortionists who kill, threaten and advocate to deny others the right to exercise their own free will. christians ALWAYS attempt to bend others to be like them. ALWAYS!
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Rev Mark D
Not always.
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Teej Johnson
Lol he just gave a series of examples that Christians forcing their religion on others happens more often than should be the case. If a muslim demanded these things (required prayer every single day in public schools, muslim sayings on the courthouses, saying allah hu akbar on dollar bills) Christians would definitely not agree. If you want an example of this look no further than Fox News. Apparently blasting Christian prayer over the school's intercoms every morning is perfectly fine, and is the righteous thing to do, but all of a sudden when muslim children just want a private classroom to pray in, now it's an abomination. It's the same with atheists, hindus, buddhists, basically any other affiliation other than Christianity. These Christians have some of the worst fake persecution complexes I've ever seen.
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Donald Michael Woodward
I agree, it is time for people to learn how to find and understand their own God and not listen to any religion.
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Robert Jack Jones
AMEN!!!
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flugo
'bob's stiffie': Only an uneducated ignoramus would carelessly use the terms: always, ever, ever, etc. They are invariably associated with lies., distortions and false innuendos.
MANY Christians encourage others to be like Jesus, not themselves. A true Christian Is in the business of Pointing to The Godly way of life, the Biblical way . . . . the Jesus way. 'I am he Way, the Truth, and the Life. NO one comes to the Father but by Me.'
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Nicholas J Page
Here we go again.Lets stop this let's stop that Hasn't anybody got anything better to do.Do not judge people and what their sexual orientation are.Kids of today are so technically minded they can override a lot on the internet.People need to understand that it's not ones choice to be gay or straight.I couldn't care less.I have worked with gays I act gay around my friends although I'm straight I'm just having a laugh and it's not to offend anyone.You are what you are.
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robert
Well ya can cut it any way you want but it isn’t natural in that you can not procreate! Personally I can careless what someone does in the privacy of their bedroom but if a person insist on telling everyone that they are gay then does that not make it everyone’s else’s business?
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Anisahoni
Procreate? The world would be a better place if less people didn't procreate especially when I read stories like this one. These misdirected and ignorant people shouldn't have any children. Faulty genes not needed. Not everyone should have children anyway, regardless.
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John D. Partin
By the same standard of some form of sexuality's not being natural when it doesn't allow people engaged in it to procreate, infertile straight couples who also can't procreate would be "unnatural".
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Marina Leigh Catalano
Infertility is NOT the same thing as homosexuality.
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Douglas Robert Spindler
That's one data point. Everyone knows the Internet is filled with porn. ALL types of porn. Lots of porn. Any Christians who are making it.
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Daniel Gray
You dont like the cite, then dont go there. Problem solved. Thats the beauty of the 1st Amendment. I was told by my company commander when I was in the Army that I was not here to judge what people say, I was here to protect their right to say it even if it makes them look stupid. And a lot of stuff posted for "discussion" here fits that bill perfectly as well as a lot of the people who go on to support such blather.
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Rev Mark D
That's too easy, who wants to make sense, that's no fun.
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Daniel Gray
if you want to join the ones who whine and cry about everything because it "offends" them, be my guest
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Minister Mike
If a company thinks the internet is too gay and they don't like it, maybe they should get the hades off the 'net. Easy-peasy. There are no laws requiring them to have a presence or even look at what's available.
Come on, this is getting so tired. Admitting gays into society hurts no one, takes nothing from anyone, and enriches all of society.
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Woodrow
We are now in an age where there is a media system that removes peoples' comments. Commercial media deletes what they think is hate speech, etc. The problem is our constitution is being ignored.
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Amber Fry
Only if you don't understand the constitution. Companies have the right to decide how their interface is allowed to be used and when you sign onto those company run programs you are subject to their rules. Break their rules and suffer the consequences. That includes codes of conduct and topics of discussion while on their platform.
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Woodrow
Yes companies have the right to decide how their interface is allowed to be used and even when someone signs onto these company run programs and subject to their rules. . Break their rules and suffer the consequences. That includes codes of conduct and topics of discussion while on their platform.. But they open up lawsuits after lawsuits, especially if codes are unconstitutional. the companies could lose billions of dollars.
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Teej Johnson
The companies win these lawsuits because the constitution says the government can't persecute you. A company is not the government, so the case is very easily winnable, if you break their TOS, you get kicked off. That being said, I disagree with this and think that speech on social media should be treated like protected speech. However, nothing in the constitution says that must be the case because they are private entities, not the government.
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Woodrow
I never said anything about the government. Nice twist to your reply, but the cases are winnable. Billions have been paid already by big business and small business. Facebook is facing Billions of dollars, if not Trillions by now, in lawsuits. Don't use those web services any more.
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Teej Johnson
Facing trillions of dollars in lawsuits is not the same as winning those lawsuits.
The line from the first amendment is: "Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech"
It's not Congress making these laws, there are no governmental laws in place saying you don't have free speech. These are the rules of private entities, rules that users agree to when they sign on to the Terms of Service. So no, the plaintiffs can't win this case because there is no direct violation of the first amendment.
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Woodrow
you,re wrong. open your eyes and look at the info on this subject
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Teej Johnson
Really? That's it? Why don't you refute my point? If there's something wrong with what I said, tell me, I'd be open to hear it. But from my understanding, social media apps are private companies and by using them, the user agrees to the TOS, where they are liable to receive punishment within the context of the app if they do not abide by these TOS. It's not within the context of other apps and other companies, it doesn't affect your right to say whatever you want without fear of persecution, you just can't say it on the specific social media app.
I've quoted you the part in the first amendment that deals with free speech and expression, and it has nothing to do with private companies. If you want to prove I'm wrong, the onus is on you to give me proof, not me to read more on the subject and to look for proof that I'm wrong. Sorry, the world doesn't work like that.
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Woodrow
Billions of dollars are being awarded. Corporations settle the cases rather than go to court.
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Teej Johnson
Where, I haven't seen any case where that's happened. If you can give me an example, I'll gladly take a look. But I'm also skeptical because, even if this is true (and this is me giving you the benefit of a serious doubt here because you really don't seem knowledgeable on this at all) there are a variety of reasons companies would settle out of court. One example would be trying to avoid press, as whether or not the case goes in their favour, their stock will still suffer. McDonald's did this with the woman who got 3rd degree burns.
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Thom
Many people in the military have come out with problems and it is sad. But, the people who are and have served in the military are the ones keeping the US free so gay people can be gay. Now you obviously see the military as a threat and I am sorry. You are able to say what you are saying because the military did the things they have done to keep the US free and the Constitution alive and well.
Gay people have been ostracized because their lifestyle is not normal. If it was normal why would they have to "come out"? Why does it have to be announced they are gay? If someone is gay then they are gay, fine. Live your life but, thank the military for keeping America the land of the free.
As for me being ignorant, your insult means I struck a chord and you did not like it. The truth hurts and you can't accept what I am saying. You are the one lacking knowledge and wisdom so, I suggest you open your eyes and see the world and not just what you want to see.
OK, any more fact haters? Waiting for the comments.
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Christine
A group so unnatural they have to come out as a member. They aren't born that way, yet they demand special rights. They expect everyone to not only be tolerant of their lifestyle choices, they actually expect the govt and public to kowtow to them. They indoctrinate kids from an early age and claim moral superiority. Who am I talking about? Christians.
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Robert A Stiff
WOW! Talk about hitting the nail on the dead! Beautifully said Christine!
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flugo
'bob's stiffie': No, Christine's head is the impacted object, not the nail! No poster of worth peddles inane blather without defining the terms..
She has conveniently failed to define the term 'Christian'. Her sloppy scholarship, thus, renders her comments as useless.
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Ilmenheru Terikson
Actually your deflecting over the use of the word ignorant shows you to not have anything of substance to argue with. Funny how you cant offer one single act undertaken by the military that actually supports your position they actively secure the freedoms of the people they leesh off of.
You also seem to forget as a member of the service you are for life a slave to all free citizens of the U.S. your words mean less then nothing as your only puropse and place is to serve your betters which is anyone who has never sold themselves into the life of a slave soldier. Even pedos and rapists and serial killers on death row are more than you on the social scale.
The hilarious thing about those who buy into military elitism is they can never grasp how even the most adorned general looks like a pathetic whipped field hand in chains to those of us who understand the truth are did not sell ourselves into bondage.
Now be a good little bit of federally owned property( as all who sign the contracts to serve are legally for life as any can in emergency be forced back into service) and go back down stairs and eat the scraps of the society that is so generous as to allow you to serve us.
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Teej Johnson
Don't agree with the bullet in the brain stuff that Ilmenheru guy said, that's batshit crazy. But this is all just positioning. If they truly cared about military, they would try to fund the VA as much as possible. Instead, they have done everything they can to reduce that funding because bootstraps. Whenever they see someone supporting a cause they're not comfortable with, the first thing they do is virtue signal about veterans. These same people do everything they can to cut benefits to veterans and reduce VA funding when people are not looking.
They do the exact same thing with refugees and homeless veterans. These same politicians start to rant about homeless veterans in our country. Yet behind the scenes, they refuse to give these veterans the social service and the mental help they cannot afford. In my opinion, these people, and you too, are truly terrible people for hiding behind veterans in order to shield yourself from something you're uncomfortable with.
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Anisahoni
Yes, Tejas, it takes forever to get through the VA system to get rated, as well as receive services. The DOD and Pentagon are poor planners and never anticipated the high number of vets who survived Iraq and Afghanistan with horrific wounds. In previous wars, they would have died. That combined with antiquated computer tech, (it's getting better) so many vets who finished their contracts were left with no support and no income. When I hear someone say, "thank you for your service" I want to slap the crap out of them because they are empty words. No veteran or anyone else should be homeless in the USA.
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Rev Mark D
Sorry Thom, but yes you are a bit uninformed.
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Dan Anderson
With more than 1,500 species of mammalian populations on this little blue marble, how can they say homosexuality & LGBTQ is against nature when it is so prevalent?
I do not understand these poor fearful bigots.
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Paul J. Fumero
This bigoted Christian religion will go away in the near future. That tells you how messed up, manipulated and re-written this Bible book really is... I estimate about 10% truth the rest is just to control and wrestle his message away for political and power purposes. He said just 2 rules. The shortest sermon ever! 1 - LOVE GOD. 2 - TREAT OTHERS WELL. Church is out. Go have a nice Sunday now living his truth.
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Linda Salavarria
Yeah, about China's ability to block internet content...they also block religious prosthletizing, right?
Can I get THAT? I'm soooo sick of seeing evangelical and hyper religious booshoo (you know the REAL word) all over ads and internet content. Can someone tweak a filter so we can rid the internet of this crap? Keep your religion to yourself. I just don't care.
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John P Maher
THE PASTORs trying to PLAY GOD are the ONES HYPOCRITICALLY KILLING ALL RELIGIONs, PLAY ON FOOLs !
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Richard Lee Cornell
The closet queens are at it again. Still children will find a way to go online and down load all sorts evil things.
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Elder Eugene E Andy Jr.
Good morning! My opinion is that Sodom and Gomorrah is still in its existence and haven't disappear after all its destruction weather on the internet or in person, after research about creation and life given to each individual they have their on way of living their life. So it be! We will all be judge by the Creator no and if or buts judgment is coming for all of us. May blessings be upon us all.
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Rabbi Francine MacHotka
Sodom & Gomorrah was an example of a city that was rampant with gang rape. It was a violent city to extremes. Homosexual relationships were not the issue here. It was violence.
No one has the right to rape and violate another person ever. The verses that have been taken out of context here and other places refer to sodomy rape as being abhorrent. My opinion. There is not one reference to a woman being prohibited from being a lesbian. The closest reference would be to dress as a woman not a man. However many people believe these verses were to be interpreted in light of the culture at the time and now that we have changed as a culture wearing pants for a woman is widely acceptable where as not at that time. I think we have to live with an understanding of each other. Science can teach us a lot and we’re learning. There are chimeras who are twins that joined in the womb who became one person. It happens when one twin knows the other can’t make it so it absorbs that twin. It happens early and many mom’s never know. The chimera ends up having two sets of dna in various parts of their body. As it relates to the article, although the chimera may have female parts the dna in that area can be the male twin. There have been dna tests where a child’s biological parents are both male because mom was a chimera and the dna passed to the child was from moms absorbed twin brother. I mention this to say that we have to be understanding. It’s not so simple to say a person is male or female. Science teaches us that fact.
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Lionheart
Thank you for you opinion Eugene. My opinion, based on logic, reason, and lack of archaeological evidence of pretty much anything in the Bible, especially supporting the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, adults who want to fall in love with one another is totally ok. Thank you for your opinion though.
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David Arthur Lewis
So Eugene, are you saying that it's impossible to love someone that you cannot have children with??? Well aren't you precious! Does that include your mom?
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Dan Anderson
David - If that is the case, then senior citizens can no longer get married, let alone become romantic! Men with low sperm counts are out of luck as well! Oh, no! What is the world to do!
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Anisahoni
Re: the historical bible. I would suggest a good read: "The Gods of Eden" William Bramley. You will never look at the story of Sodom & Gomorrah the same way again and will gain a clearer understanding. Do some digging into the original Sumerian texts of the history. Constantine and his scribes did one heck of a job writing their bible stories based on ancient texts and passing them off as "words of god." You have been brainwashed to remain 3rd graders in biblical scholarship. Have fun reading the book. Then move on to Zechariah Sitchin's research.
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John Norris Campbell
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Rev Mark D
Yes, all the mental problems of blurred boundaries and reality perception...and the personal need to make noise noise noise and garner attention...wah wah wah wah wah.
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Robert Wilson
Let all of us just get along with this. This subject gets loud. And ends up hurting every one.
God Bless all Rev Robert Wilson
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Christian
There are MANY parental Filter DNS & Firewalls. The internet and TV is full of, well, everything & anything. Much of it Not Good for adults & not good for kids. Every family needs to install filters to match their beliefs. Also teach the moment, WHY are some websites harmful ? Why is Hate & Sin harmful, vs the goals of Love & Kindness ? What is the best way to receive Seventy times Seven Generations of Blessings from God ? ( That is 58,800 years for all your children, grand children, and there offspring's offspring, 490 human generations... )
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Ryan S Romanek
Does God follow restrictions or his promises, we are to live like Jesus "here" honoring God with every word we speak, every step we take and every action of ourselves. You and I are just as much a child of God because we are believers not by works was it obtained but by what Christ had done for us on the cross, others are to see it in us and want the same, NOT US POINTING FINGERS AT THEM. It has and always will be a long road for anything and anyone for that matter and not for us to critique anyone but to guide them first or second hand. We have to remember if God has us "All" in his hands who are we to say anything otherwise, it is his will be done never ours. Pray about everything and in all things gove thanks to the Father in Heaven who knows the ending and the beginning, leave it at that, but most of all bring it before him in Jesus name, Amen.
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Marina Leigh Catalano
Forcing homosexual content upon those who DO NOT approve of it is an unconscionable violation of human rights. It is also a violation of God given free will to FORCE anyone to bow to the will of another. It is the RIGHT of all to believe as WE choose! Any and everyone who attempts to FORCE their will upon another should be struck down as an enemy of God.
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Marina Leigh Catalano
To force one to bend to the will of another is a violation of God's law, as well as a violation of each person's human rights. If I do not approve of homosexuality it is my right under both God and man to feel that way and noone should be allowed to force it upon me or into my life.
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Donald Michael Woodward
I believe there are many more people today that want to understand God on their own and not join a religion that attaches so many prejudices and rules. I admit that I must be careful when I advocate this principle because there are some who would be lost if they did not have their religion to guide them. If I find someone of a like mind, I then try to encourage they keep seeking their own understanding of God.
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Yanel Jay Laroche Jr.
God’s law or the law condemns homosexuality according to 1 Timothy 1:8-15 that explains God’s law in the Holy Bible that is not made for the righteous ones. The law is made for law breakers and rebels,the ungodly and sinful,the unholy and irreligious,for those who kill their fathers or mothers,for murderers,for the sexually immoral,for those practicing homosexuallity. The internet is worldly and satanic.I,Archbishop Yanel Jay Laroche Jr., saw so much bad stuff online.Not just people practicing homosexuality. Christians should guard their hearts whenever they are going online.
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John Anderson
Unless you are referring to the first 3 books of the New Testament, you are not dealing with the words of Yeshua ben Yousef, you are (in all probability) quoting Saul of Tarsis, who wrote most of the books contained in the NT (all but 5). Yeshua's responses were mostly along the lines of "Love everyone."
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Ilmenheru Terikson
You see very confused Jr. the earliest versions of the NT do not cite any issue with homosexuality, and in fact not even is mentioned in the OT until in translations no earlier than the 13th century. Considering homosexuality was very common among all the cultures that the Abrahamic faith traditions rose out of, your entire claim lacks any substanital evidence to support it.
Oh also, I am not sure what you think you are an Arch Bishop of, but such things have no meaning when you deal with your betters. You walk in a place now with gods, devils, and titans themselves wandering aborad. Mere mortal slaves to less gods have no substance to offer.
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Rev Mark D
So love others as you love yourself doesn't count, Timothy over-rides Christ?
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Rev Mark D
"Drag Queen Story Hour?" How quaint, reminds me of "To Wong Foo." Good movie when you think of what the stars' usually play.
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Rev Mark D
I'm interested in exactly how the filter works, is it automated, like AI (Artificial Intelligence) or what exactly? Does anyone know?
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Rev Mark D
Wasn't all this preoccupation what got Lot's wife killed? Look away, Christians, look away.
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John C. Myers
I am no longer going to be called Husky or Big Boned (thanks Mom). I am now identifying as Trans Slender and will not be ashamed of carrying a Big and Tall bag home. Sure hope we can get a whole month to celebrate. Burger King and the chicken place are both welcome.
Just another reason why folks have no interest in Christian churches any more. The more you tighten your grip, the less people you will find left to control. Princess Leia warned Tarkin of the same concept. And that was a long, long time ago. Just wanting to make folks laugh today. :)