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The Idea Bigots Fear: The possibility that David and Johnathan were in a homosexual relationship.

It is not that it “justifies” or is an “example” of a successful same-sex relationship/partnership. (Which isn’t the case because they did eventually part ways. Later on Johnathan died in battle.)

It is the fact that David and Johnathan were able to enter in a union of that nature and still have God’s favor. Not God’s judgement. God still loved them both. No matter whom they loved or were in love with.

In fact David became King; to rule over Judah. The land of God’s people. (Yes, he had his sins. I have yet to find a ruler in that period whom didn’t have their black marks.)

The Idea they fear is the fact that King David, who was indeed favored by God, was not punished or cased out of God’s favor for his relationship with Johnathan. God still loved him and gave King David many blessings throughout his life.

Basically stating that homosexuality is not a sin to begin with. Which contradicts what the hate-mongering church leaders are spewing to the masses from their pulpits on high. Acting as though they are better then those they serve. (Which is actually a sin within itself.)

Thankfully not all Christians, myself included, fallow these bigoted teachings blindly.

One day I hope things will change for the better. That love will be seen as love. Not something that should be vilified.

BIBLE: Books of Samuel: David and Johnathan’s Relationship. Simply Platonic or was it a Homosexual Affair?

GENERAL HOSPITAL: 50th Anniversary and Why I Still Will Never Watch it.

Everybody in the US news media is going absolutely bonkers over the 50th Anniversary of General Hospital. (A Soap Opera in the USA for ABC)

Now I do see this as quite an accomplishment for the show’s cast and crew.

Bravo!

The thing that has been wholly pissing me off about it: They keep touting/talking about the wedding between Luke and Laura. “Luke and Laura’s November 17, 1981 wedding brought in 30 million viewers; it remains the highest rated soap opera episode in American daytime television history.” (Source)

However, about two years previous to the characters’ wedding, Luke RAPED Laura.

He RAPED her. Then the Producers & Writers had the audacity to have Laura fall ‘in love’ with her RAPIST. Which led to them getting marred to each other. They even had a child.

The News Coverage on the 50th constantly mentions the marriage between these two as a positive event, “The wedding of their characters was seen by 30 million Americans.” (Source) Yet they all conveniently forget to mention that previously Luke raped Laura. That the show constantly concentrated on the ‘romance’ of their relationship instead of the nasty ‘reality’ of the rape. (Source)

So yet again mainstream/mass media is perpetuating Rape Culture by not confronting it. Instead they just gloss over it like everything was totally ‘normal’ about the couple. Choosing to use it as a bragging point for how ‘successful’ their program has been.

Around the same time as the General Hospital (ABC) Luke and Laura wedding, “In 1988, the serial [As The World Turns] made daytime television history by introducing daytime television’s first gay male character, Hank Elliot.” (Source) Unfortunately the character was kicked off after about a week because of the audiences negative reception of him because of his sexuality. There was also controversy over the fact that his partner had the AIDS virus. (His partner was never shown on screen.)  

Now a days Soap Opera’s like As The World Turns (CBS) [Luke & Noah, Luke & Reid] and Guiding Light (NBC, CBS) [Olivia & Natalia] were constantly bashed by many critics and people in the industry for having LGBT characters involved in consensual romantic and or sexual relationships. (Although many fans of these programs supported them in this choice.)

So it is still considered socially as well as morally acceptable for a Rapist to marry his Victim. Yet, it is considered wrong to have CONSENTING ADULTS of the SAME SEX involved in sexual intercourse?

Yet another ‘fantastic’ job done by the news media outlets. *SARCASM*

[EDIT: Yes, I know Luke and Laura had more then 1 child over the course of their lives. I only mentioned the 1 because of him pertaining to the use of the Rape with the ‘flashback’ situation.

Yes, Luke and Noah got a ton of positive feedback from fans. As I previously stated. Critics and Industry responses are very different from fan response. As I also previously state.

IF YOU WRITE A RESPONSE TO ME MAYBE YOU SHOULD ACTUALLY READ THE ENTIRE POST INSTEAD OF SKIMMING IT.]   

The Seed Bigots Fear: The possibility that David and Johnathan were in a homosexual relationship.

It is the fact that David and Johnathan were able to enter in a union of that nature and still have God’s favor. Not God’s judgement. God still loved them both. No matter whom they loved or were in love with.

In fact David became King; to rule over Judah. The land of God’s people. (Yes, he had his sins. I have yet to find a ruler in that period whom didn’t have their black marks.)

The Seed they fear is the fact that King David, who was indeed favored by God, was not punished or cased out of God’s favor for his relationship with Johnathan. God still loved him and gave King David many blessings throughout his life.

Basically stating that homosexuality is not a sin to begin with. Which contradicts what the hate-mongering church leaders are spewing to the masses from their pulpits on high. Acting as though they are better then those they serve. (Which is actually a sin within itself.)

Thankfully not all Christians, myself included, fallow these bigoted teachings blindly.

One day I hope things will change for the better. That love will be seen as love. Not something that should be vilified.

The Seed They Fear: The possibility that David and Johnathan were in a homosexual relationship.

Is not that it “justifies” or is an “example” of a successful same-sex relationship/partnership. (Which isn’t the case because they did eventually part ways. Later on Johnathan died in battle.)

It is the fact that David and Johnathan were able to enter in a union of that nature and still have God’s favor. Not God’s judgement. God still loved them both. No matter whom they loved or were in love with.

In fact David became King; to rule over Judah. The land of God’s people. (Yes, he had his sins. I have yet to find a ruler in that period whom didn’t have their black marks.)

The Seed they fear is the fact that King David, who was indeed favored by God, was not punished or cased out of God’s favor for his relationship with Johnathan. God still loved him and gave King David many blessings throughout his life.

Basically stating that homosexuality is not a sin to begin with. Which contradicts what the hate-mongering church leaders are spewing to the masses from their pulpits on high. Acting as though they are better then those they serve. (Which is actually a sin within itself.)

Thankfully not all Christians, myself included, fallow these bigoted teachings blindly.

One day I hope things will change for the better. That love will be seen as love. Not something that should be vilified.