Frustration

**Disclaimer**The fact that I even have to include a disclaimer in this post goes against everything I'm about to say. I should not have to apologize for stating my opinion, especially on my own blog and when it is something that I feel so passionately about. However, this is the society we live in. So, this post does contain a topic of a "delicate" nature. I am exercising my freedom of speech, and in turn you are perfectly free to exercise your right to not read what I have to say. Continue reading at your own discretion.

Last night I was thinking about where the world is at today. If you didn't know, I'm a night person, which usually means that all my big important thoughts come late at night when most people are in bed. It's slightly inconvenient, but that's the way it is. Anyway, yesterday my roommate and I were talking about how we both feel like we were born in the wrong time. I mentioned that I would have loved to have been alive at any point up until the late 1950s, and this got me to thinking about the differences between that world and today's world. A few differences came to mind, but the biggest difference that came to mind is the general morality of people and especially in regards to sex. In the 1950s, scenes of a couple together in their bedroom didn't get much more "romantic" than this:

Now, I could show you some examples of how that has changed, but obviously that could get a little out of control. And that's exactly my point! Society has become desensitized to the astounding amount of racy and inappropriate images that are all around us today. Every movie that comes out in theaters is thought odd if it doesn't have the pivotal sex scene. There are very few places that you can go without seeing images of someone trying to sell a product using a scantily clothed, sexy model. And that isn't even the worst of it.

I am so sick and tired of our society celebrating the gay lifestyle. It's as if there should be a party every time a person "comes out". The general reaction is "aw, now they can be their true self! How exciting!". Gag me. Do these people not realize that being gay is simply giving in to sinful desires? Of course they feel good doing it--sin usually does feel good. Especially when everyone around you is telling you how great it is. When I was in Washington DC, I couldn't believe how completely acceptable it was for a person to be gay. It has gotten to the point where people don't want to discriminate against a gay person like people have come to not discriminate against black people. Here's my thing: black people are black because they were created that way. They can't do anything to change the color of their skin, nor should they. Gay people choose the lifestyle they are in. That's the whole point of coming out-- to tell your friends and family that you're choosing to live that lifestyle. If you were born gay (which obviously I believe you're not), you wouldn't choose, you would just be. It is a continual, conscious decision. Lady Gaga would disagree with me of course. If you haven't heard of her, Lady Gaga is a huge superstar in pop music. She also happens to be a huge supporter of LGBT rights, and claims to be bisexual. In her lyrics, "Born this way", she says "

I'm beautiful in my way 'Cause God makes no mistakes I'm on the right track baby I was born this way Don't hide yourself in regret Just love yourself and you're set I'm on the right track baby I was born this way.....(doesn't seem too bad, right? Well, then she goes on to say...) No matter gay, straight, or bi, lesbian, transgendered life I'm on the right track baby I was born to survive.

And she is a huge sensation! Ask any 10-30 year old and they can tell you who she is. Oh, and well you're at it, ask their opinion on the raw meat outfit that she wore to the VMAs last year.

What has our society come to that we would support a lifestyle where two men or two women can live together like they're married? The very thought is repulsive to me. And yet everyone is afraid to say it. We all just smile and nod, and then secretly vote against it when it comes time to vote on allowing gay marriage. My fear is that pretty soon we won't even do that. After all, the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" bill just recently passed, which now allows openly gay men and women to be in the military. TV shows like "Glee", where three of the main characters are gay and one of the other characters has two dads, are thriving. Movies like "Brokeback Mountain" and "Milk" are hugely successful. There are magazines that are specifically about and for gay people.

Now look, I'm not saying all of this to say that I hate gay people. I do hate the way that they live and I think it is weird and sick and demented. It makes me angry, disappointed, and sad. They are wasting the wonderful life that they have. And I do think that we need to put a stop to this present fad where being gay is a wonderful thing.

Jesus told us to love everyone, but I'm still trying to figure out how to express my love without having them think I support their lifestyle. In the past I would just treat them like a normal human being and hope that would translate as an expression of love. But because being gay has become such a common occurrence, pretty much everyone treats them normally now. So I'm at a loss.