Today in my semantics class we had an interesting discussion. About a certain cultural script we have here in the U.S.
The script goes something like this:
people think like this: |
everyone can do what he/she wants to do |
if it is not bad for other people
|
So, on to the story. Every year my professor goes to this conference in California. During the conference he gets together with some colleagues and goes to dinner. However, this year, he has been 'uninvited.' Why, do you ask? Not because of anything he has done or said. But because he's a member of the LDS Church. More specifically, because some of the people in the group are gay and feel offended by the LDS religion. Wow. I kinda feel offended that they're offended.
I feel sad, too. Sad that there's such a double standard. Now, I'm not saying that all LDS people are perfect Christians, but let me tell you, my professor would never ever want to offend someone because they are gay. Maybe he'd want to offend someone who was stupid. After all, he is Australian.
3 comments:
Holy crap... that's insane.
That's all I can say. How horridly closed minded.
But you're still a weird little Mormon. ^_^
~ Meleeeeessa
Tolerance works both ways. But some people don't see that.
Yeah, that's crappy.
If he was, I don't know, a General Authority or a representative of the Church or something, okay. Or if he had gone on the record saying or writing something offensively anti-gay. But based on the fact that he is a member of the Church? That's lame.
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