As this was a discussion with a preacher

[markbark]

Proverbs Chapter 15, verses 1 and 2 could have been mentioned, but it's an excellent piece nonetheless.
(1.A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 2.The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.)

Like Trying to Stop the Sun; Lost-cause cowboys battle the Bible blues

He handed me a Bible and I thanked him. "It's quite a book," I commented. "I've read it one time through and enjoyed most of it. The abuse of children bothered me a little, and the murder, slavery, and sadism left me cold, but I think that Jesus fellow was on to something. Few before him had been such an advocate of the outcasts, the disenfranchised, and the marginalized. It was a giant leap forward in so many ways."

He then asked me if I was gay, and I said, "Who wouldn't be on such a fine Sunday afternoon with the bright sun shining, the bands playing, the people dancing, the children running around with balloons, and the aroma of barbecue in the air?"

"I mean are you a homosexual?" he said.

"No, I'm not," I answered. "How 'bout yourself."

He seemed taken aback by the question and said he couldn't be further from a homosexual.

I told him he actually couldn't be closer, what with standing in Loring Park during a gay pride festival.

...Continued at link above

--MAB

[MadMaddie]

1. The entire article is a great read!