Gays and Lesbians are People, First and Foremost

Yes, you read it right.

I am not against any person, regardless if he is straight or gay. Or whatever.

I have friends who are effeminate, and some who are gay. Christ tells me to love everyone, so I love them all, including the gay ones.

Love, however, rejoices in the truth, as St. Paul says. So as I love these friends of mine, I have to offer them the truth: homosexual sex is a grave sin. I love the sinner but despise the sin.

So let me make it clear that I am not against gay people. I am just against homosexual sex and same-sex marriage.

With that out of the way, I would also like to say that the LGBT agenda - the movement to normalize and to accept non-homosexual relations - has taken root even here in our relatively conservative country. And this is a very aggressive agenda. It is right under our noses and yet beyond the sights of most people except the most discerning. The shadow of the agenda looms over the horizon, and if we are not careful, we will see the downward spiral of society's morality and our capability to judge what is wrong and what is right.

For decades, we have been slowly brainwashed to accept homosexual relations. From the media to the news to legislation - the LGBT agenda is systematic well calculated. For instance - haven't you noticed that almost all our Pinoy-made movies and TV shows feature a gay or lesbian person? While people might say that these shows only show what is our current reality, we also have to realize that casting a gay character or two  in almost every show we watch is a subtle way of promoting the agenda.

Ladies, would you use this restroom? 

Today, the Philippine Daily Inquirer posted this:

3 gay students make difference in Zamboanga City standoff

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Momar Javier already accepted his fate that he was “going to die” while being held hostage by Moro National Liberation Front MNLF) forces in Zamboanga City in early September.

“But we needed to do something,” said Javier, 20, a student of Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology (ZSCMST).

Javier is one of three young gay men who came out with their best during the worst of times.

Together with Peter Jupiter Galvez and Ram Mahusay, Javier provided food, water and laughter for the other hostages held by the MNLF forces for more than three weeks.

The MNLF forces entered the city, claiming they were instructed to march and hold a rally in front of City Hall where they will declare the independence of the Bangsamoro Republic. Their presence caused panic among residents and armed response from police and government soldiers, leading to a three-week standoff.

Fr. Michael Ufana, the parish priest of Saint Joseph Church, said the gay youngsters took care of his 70-year-old father Isidoro.

“At the height of captivity, these gay students offered comfort to my family. They gave their papag (bed) to my father and sister. They slept on the cold, dirty floor,” Ufana told the Inquirer.

Isidoro said Javier carried the priest whenever the hostages were moved from house to house during the fighting. “I carried him on my back because he could no longer walk,” Javier said in Filipino.

Galvez, 20, was the hostages’ “water girl.” His main responsibility was to provide water for cooking, drinking and for the MNLF men’s morning coffee.

The full story can be read here. 

I have to say that I admire them for their bravery and their heroism. Not too many people have that kind of courage and selflessness that these young ones have manifested. 

But wait a minute. 

Why does the writer of this article have to emphasize that the three are gay? 

Why does the writer refer to Galvez as "water girl"? 

I smell a spin here. 

Momar Javier, Peter Galvez, and Ram Mahusay are people. Gays and lesbians are people, first and foremost. Their heroism came from their capacity for courage and love, not from their sexual preference. Mentioning that they are gays is irrelevant, unless the writer wanted to make a point (or if the three specifically asked the writer to mention them as gays). Shall every other writer from now on write like this? 

 "Heterosexual Police Shoots Down Martilyo Gang Member"

"2 Gays Dead in Deadly Collision at EDSA"

"Palace Honors 30 Heterosexual and 10 Homosexual Athletes"

See how stupid it sounds?

Is this another spin to promote the LGBT agenda? I would say yes. Do correct me if I am wrong, but the word GAY is only used in a headline or in an article if the person referred to by that article is indeed gay AND is somehow connected to the promotion of gay rights. 

Let's commend these young men for their heroic deeds. The past few weeks we have had nothing but mostly bad news, and their heroism is a welcome respite from all the news about murders and accidents and tragedies and politics. However, we as Catholics and God-fearing Christians have to make a firm stand against the LGBT agenda that seeks to skew our children's view on homosexual relationships and unions. 

Yes, the Boy Scouts of America are now allowing Gay boys. 

My heart goes out to all of those who carry the cross of same-sex attraction. May the Gospel and the teachings of the Church fill you not with despair but with hope and charity, and may you always offer your sufferings up to Christ, who bore the weight of our sins and suffered at the hands of men too.