Gays Are Taking Us to Hell?

Part of me wishes right-wing zealots like Fred Phelps or the ones who far too often post on Associated Content (because no one else will, right?) were really straw men set up by left-wing activists to make Christians look silly. Unfortunately, by all accounts, the Westboro Baptists are genuine, and a surprisingly high number of Christians in the United States and abroad think that acceptance of homosexuality is making God turn his back on America, or will bring the end times, or some other complete hogwash such as that, especially since they talk of our society accepting homosexuality and not themselves as a person.

For the record, here are the Ten Commandments, and how often their violation is accepted:

1. No gods before God - Isn't our society fueled mostly by money and material consumption? Isn't the Dow Jones Index more of a "God" to our people than the one in the sky ever was or will be?

2. No Idols or Graven Images - Broken all the time, depending on your interpretation.

3. No using the Lord's Name in Vain - God damn, we break this one all the time - Christians, too.

4. Remember the Sabbath Day - First, the papacy moved the recognized Sabbath day centuries ago. Second, people work seven days a week all the time - and we as a society actively promote this without thought. In fact, a time-tested tradition of protestant America is the Sunday dinner, prepared with full effort on the holy day. Saturdays and Sundays are no more sacred to most Christians or Americans than Wednesday.

5. Honor your Father and Mother - Why doesn't Westboro protest children who mistreat their parents? Why don't they hold up signs about neglect?

6. No Murder - Why don't they protest the military or capital punishment?

7. No Adultery - Why is this not protested the way homosexuality is?

8. No Theft - Why aren't petty thefts protested as much as homosexuality?

9. No False Witness - Isn't it hypocritically incongruent that they lie about homosexuals in order to vilify them?