Like-Minded

The other day my dad made a post on his blog that was then reposted by an opponent on an atheistic forum. One of the comments on that forum, and one I’ve heard many times over, is that the blog post was just Christians affirming each other that atheists are wrong. They talk like it is wrong for people of like minds to come together and agree with each other…oh wait, the entire purpose of that forum is for like minds to agree with each other. My question is, why is alright for one party to slap each other on the back and say good job, but another party is wrong, ignorant, stupid, hateful to do the same? Not a single one of the forum poster’s asked for the address of the blog so that they could go there and talk directly to the blogger, they all just agreed with each other how horrible this Christian is.

Anyone that doesn’t regularly confer with like-minded individuals is a fool. 

Homosexuality - Bad For Males

I was watching an older movie the other day that portrayed two men who were extremely close. I mean really, really close. So close, that if they had been seen on the streets today everyone would assume they were gay. It got me thinking, homosexuality is alienating men. Granted, the symptoms began earlier, but homosexuality has closed the deal. Guys today cannot be as close to each other as women can. They even make jokes about it in sitcoms. Two guys that are as close to each other as their girlfriends/wives are assumed to be gay. And through our new lens of “close guys are gay” beloved heroes have been tainted. Growing up, I enjoyed reading my Hardy Boys. I have since heard it suggested that they were gay. The Bible speaks of the love David and Jonathan had for each other…gay.

This is a detriment to men. We are losing out on an important relationship. Being intimate with our spouse is an excellent thing, but there is something a male “brother” can provide that no wife can. Nobody can deny that men and women think differently, and men need that male input, that camaraderie, that support. While it is still possible to get some of that, the intensity of it is dampened by the new view that intimate men are gay. Now I see older movies with two guys as close as brothers and think, “That would be a nice thing to have”, and then, “If this were made today, those two would be gay” and I shake my head.

I bet you, if Jesus and His disciples were to walk down the street today, they’d be assumed to be gay. I know that the male relationship took its turn over time as it became unmanly to express emotions, but homosexuality has pushed in an even larger wedge between the bonding of men. 

Open Mind

I recently had a debate with someone that said something to me that has been said before, “You just don’t get it because you don’t have an open mind” and that, “You are only questioning this because you don’t have an open mind.” What I didn’t get doesn’t matter at this point. My concern is about the “open mind” bit. Apparently, being unwilling to change my worldview because someone else said I was wrong means I have a closed mind. Apparently, questioning something in opposition to your beliefs is a sign of a closed mind.

I submit, if you were to truly have an open mind as some would like you to have, then you would follow anything anyone says and would not be capable of self-expression or able to contribute anything to society.

I will admit, I am pretty staunchly grounded in my beliefs. It takes a lot of hard work to make me change them. However, there is a difference between a closed mind and a guarded mind. I don’t believe what I believe because my mommy and daddy told me so. I grew up wanting to know why. I still want to know why. Why does this happen? How does this work? I believe understanding the why and how make for a firmer foundation than “X” said so.

You can believe what you want, but just because I don’t agree doesn’t mean my mind is closed. I honestly cannot see how having an open mind is in any way beneficial.