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September 1, 2007 at 12:00 AM
r78456---Glad you enjoyed! All kidding aside, if Jesus is the free-thinking, open-minded guy I'd like to think he is, he'd be pretty damn hot. ^_^
AlexR---Happy you liked it, heh. I'd like to believe that if there is a God, he is a kind, loving entity who accepts all who have good hearts.
If God/Allah is the xenophobia, intolerant wraith that hyper-Christians and hyper-Muslims like to claim (many of whom live in the kind of town I inhabit), though...well, why worship him? I'm an Atheist...even if God came down to me and showed himself, that wouldn't mean I'd automatically follow him; it'd just mean I'd believe in his existence.
If people choose to believe in a deity, why not opt for the idea of a caring, tolerant one, rather than some dark spirit demanding obedience and bigotry and violence? And if they're wrong, and whatever spirits above truly are as monstrous as fundamentalist nuts believe...well, at least they'll have lived honorably in life. I know that I'd rather die opposing some violent god, showing love to others instead of hate, than serve it by harming others.
Don't worry about the long review; I like 'em all, heh.
AlexR---Happy you liked it, heh. I'd like to believe that if there is a God, he is a kind, loving entity who accepts all who have good hearts.
If God/Allah is the xenophobia, intolerant wraith that hyper-Christians and hyper-Muslims like to claim (many of whom live in the kind of town I inhabit), though...well, why worship him? I'm an Atheist...even if God came down to me and showed himself, that wouldn't mean I'd automatically follow him; it'd just mean I'd believe in his existence.
If people choose to believe in a deity, why not opt for the idea of a caring, tolerant one, rather than some dark spirit demanding obedience and bigotry and violence? And if they're wrong, and whatever spirits above truly are as monstrous as fundamentalist nuts believe...well, at least they'll have lived honorably in life. I know that I'd rather die opposing some violent god, showing love to others instead of hate, than serve it by harming others.
Don't worry about the long review; I like 'em all, heh.
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August 30, 2007 at 12:00 AM
That was really wonderful. Beautiful, hot and well developed.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing.
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August 22, 2007 at 12:00 AM
I whole heartedly believe in everything you say. There is no reason the world should treat homosexuals and bisexuals the way they do. I have a lot of gay friends and find it much easier to hang out with them then most of my straight friends. The only thing we can do is wait till the day the world finally pulls their collective heads out of their asses. When that day comes the few of us who already realized what the rest of the world would just be finding out, the powers that be will hopefully reward us. We can only hope. If nothing else, we can at least laugh at everyone's shocked faces. Now that'll be funny.
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August 22, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Heh, glad you enjoyed and agree with the message.
I admit, I will LAUGH MY FUCKING ASS OFF if God is real and comes down and tells off all the rabid homophobes. Just like how I laugh my ass off whenever someone is offended by this story. I mean, if I had Muhammad raping Jesus or something, sure, it'd be pretty offensive (although still protected under free speech, heh). But this is a story of love, devotion, offering help to the intimidated and oppressed victims of hatred! There is nothing in this story that any sane, truly compassionate individual should be offended by.
Glad to see this story's getting some more attention as time goes on, too. :-D
I admit, I will LAUGH MY FUCKING ASS OFF if God is real and comes down and tells off all the rabid homophobes. Just like how I laugh my ass off whenever someone is offended by this story. I mean, if I had Muhammad raping Jesus or something, sure, it'd be pretty offensive (although still protected under free speech, heh). But this is a story of love, devotion, offering help to the intimidated and oppressed victims of hatred! There is nothing in this story that any sane, truly compassionate individual should be offended by.
Glad to see this story's getting some more attention as time goes on, too. :-D
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August 22, 2007 at 12:00 AM
I have printed out a copy of this story. The next time I'm awakened by Jehovah's Witnesses, I shall give it to them.
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August 22, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Let's hope the attention stays positive and we see less "Enraged Christians".
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August 22, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Loki---Heh, go for it. I'd be lying if I said I don't get pleasure at outraging hyper-religious people.
monkeygodlance---I actually kinda like both, heh. It's so funny to see someone ranting about how much of a perverted monster I am, when all I wrote about was a loving relationship between two powerful historical and theological characters.
monkeygodlance---I actually kinda like both, heh. It's so funny to see someone ranting about how much of a perverted monster I am, when all I wrote about was a loving relationship between two powerful historical and theological characters.
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August 22, 2007 at 12:00 AM
People don't believe it, and may not able to believe it, because that would take away the system of labels, controls, and self-righteousness that they've relied on to feel important for centuries. Bah.
Glad you enjoyed this story, heh.
Glad you enjoyed this story, heh.
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August 21, 2007 at 12:00 AM
Heh, most of my stories are early-stage, barely into the main plots at all, but yeah, this is one I'm proud of.
The inspiration for this story probably comes from being bisexual and living in a down-south, heavily-Christian city. We have a very strong anti-gay sentiment around here, and it's dangerous...often physically dangerous...to be known as anything but heterosexual 'round these parts.
Of course, it's not just a Christian thing, being anti-gay. Nearly all major religions have this viewpoint. So I figured, what would the legendary icons of the two biggest ones, Jesus and Muhammad, think about the issue?
Then I had another thought: what if all these ancient manuscripts, passed from one generation to the next, maintained by politically powerful churches and religious leaders, have been doctored, or outright made-up, over the centuries?
How do we know that Jesus and Muhammad aren't gay? How would we, if all our lives we've been taught from these 'infallible' texts that homosexuality is wrong?
So I started writing. Partly to anger the hyper-religious bastards who make up the majority of this world, partly to show a vastly different portrayal of two religious icons.
You know what's disturbing? If Jesus and Muhammad came down to earth today, telling the world of their true teachings of compassion and love, many would not listen. They'd be so engrossed in their hatred, their generations-old bigotry, that they'd ignore a message of love and tolerance straight from the mouth of the Son of God and the Prophet.
This story, and its upcoming sequel, will be sexually explicit, yes. But they are about far more than mere sex...they are about the love of two men, something that could be real and covered up by fear and hatred.
Glad you enjoyed, and yes, there will be more to come. :-D
The inspiration for this story probably comes from being bisexual and living in a down-south, heavily-Christian city. We have a very strong anti-gay sentiment around here, and it's dangerous...often physically dangerous...to be known as anything but heterosexual 'round these parts.
Of course, it's not just a Christian thing, being anti-gay. Nearly all major religions have this viewpoint. So I figured, what would the legendary icons of the two biggest ones, Jesus and Muhammad, think about the issue?
Then I had another thought: what if all these ancient manuscripts, passed from one generation to the next, maintained by politically powerful churches and religious leaders, have been doctored, or outright made-up, over the centuries?
How do we know that Jesus and Muhammad aren't gay? How would we, if all our lives we've been taught from these 'infallible' texts that homosexuality is wrong?
So I started writing. Partly to anger the hyper-religious bastards who make up the majority of this world, partly to show a vastly different portrayal of two religious icons.
You know what's disturbing? If Jesus and Muhammad came down to earth today, telling the world of their true teachings of compassion and love, many would not listen. They'd be so engrossed in their hatred, their generations-old bigotry, that they'd ignore a message of love and tolerance straight from the mouth of the Son of God and the Prophet.
This story, and its upcoming sequel, will be sexually explicit, yes. But they are about far more than mere sex...they are about the love of two men, something that could be real and covered up by fear and hatred.
Glad you enjoyed, and yes, there will be more to come. :-D
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August 21, 2007 at 12:00 AM
SpankMonkey1_69@hotmail.com
Wow. HOnestly I don't think I'd survive in the town you live in, or even manage to tolerate it on a daily basis. Not simply because I'm bisexual, but because, having a lot of friends with different beliefs and orientations, has made it so that I really don't like to take that kind of close minded crap from anyone. Whether in regards to me or others I see.
As for your work displayed here as the result of it, I feel even more...well..honestly I don't know what word I'm looking for. Enlightened, happy, more open minded in regards to my outlook on life? Whatever the word or phrase I'm looking for is, I know that it is good, and it is thanks to you and "Peace on Earth."
Two more things. Yes, I agree. How are any of us to know whether or not Jesus and Muhammad were gay? So many different possibilities that we ourselves, through countless years of clouding our minds and filling our heads with stubborn notions, ever conceive such an idea?
And two, again I agree. Were Jesus, Muhammad, or any other higher being were to see what has become of the world once they left it, and the ignorance we've developed, I'm sure they would probably be distraught over what civilizations worldwide have become.
(sorry if I'm starting to get on your nerves with lengthy reviews... So, before I start to annoy you enough to where you begin contemplating the act of shunning me -as so many others have- I think I'll end this 'review' on that note.
Wow. HOnestly I don't think I'd survive in the town you live in, or even manage to tolerate it on a daily basis. Not simply because I'm bisexual, but because, having a lot of friends with different beliefs and orientations, has made it so that I really don't like to take that kind of close minded crap from anyone. Whether in regards to me or others I see.
As for your work displayed here as the result of it, I feel even more...well..honestly I don't know what word I'm looking for. Enlightened, happy, more open minded in regards to my outlook on life? Whatever the word or phrase I'm looking for is, I know that it is good, and it is thanks to you and "Peace on Earth."
Two more things. Yes, I agree. How are any of us to know whether or not Jesus and Muhammad were gay? So many different possibilities that we ourselves, through countless years of clouding our minds and filling our heads with stubborn notions, ever conceive such an idea?
And two, again I agree. Were Jesus, Muhammad, or any other higher being were to see what has become of the world once they left it, and the ignorance we've developed, I'm sure they would probably be distraught over what civilizations worldwide have become.
(sorry if I'm starting to get on your nerves with lengthy reviews... So, before I start to annoy you enough to where you begin contemplating the act of shunning me -as so many others have- I think I'll end this 'review' on that note.