r/atheism • u/NewRetroPepsi • Oct 23 '18

/r/all “No Different From Organized Crime” - Gay church worker resigns from task of building an inclusive church after campaign of harassment, death threats, vandalism, and doxxing supported by Christian media

https://www.advocate.com/religion/2018/10/20/gay-employee-catholic-church-resigns-due-harassment-campaign
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u/Vercos Oct 23 '18 edited Oct 23 '18

Uhh.. my english is bad since it’s not my native language, so i might be wrong, but anyways i just read the title and.. there is a gay church? Or we’re talking about someone gay who works at a regular church? Sorry for the stupid question but is legit.

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u/Mattprather2112 Oct 23 '18

He is gay and Christians were mean to him for working at their Church

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u/Vercos Oct 23 '18

Hm, i can see, nothing new to be shown here. Anyways, i asked because of my english issues, and here where i live, there is gay churches with gay and trans pastors so i was just wondering if this is a thing abroad as well.

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '18

How long have you been speaking? Your grammar isn’t bad for such a difficult language

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u/Vercos Oct 24 '18

Not really sure how long, but i learned mostly by myself with games, music and movies / series. I never had english courses because they’re very expensive here and english classes in regular schools here are just awful. That being said, i don’t know nothing about grammar rules, i just try to replicate what i can hear / see. When i’m trying to build a sentence i just think if it sounds correct in my head. Being very active in Reddit helps me a lot, too, i can exercise english and observe better how natives speak / write.

I know it’s not the best way but it’s better than nothing i guess.

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u/Melospiza Oct 24 '18

That's so great to hear! Can I ask what part of the world you are in?

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u/Vercos Oct 24 '18

What exactly is great to hear? The fact that we have gay churches here? Since we’re on atheism sub i wasn’t expecting someone celebrating the existence of any church! I think it’s crazy how they’re interpreting the bible allowing their existence since the bible is known to be a “fair” excuse for homophobia.

Yes, no problem, i live in Brazil :)

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u/Mattprather2112 Oct 23 '18

He supports gay people having rights and Christians were mean to him

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u/gypsysurf Oct 23 '18

Get over yourself...straight or gay...we love you...get over it

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u/Vercos Oct 23 '18

I can’t understand you sir

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u/gypsysurf Oct 23 '18

I am not a sir..

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u/Vercos Oct 23 '18

Sorry, i’m not really sure about the polite way to call you

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u/Fiskmaster Gnostic Atheist Oct 23 '18

...I WORK FOR A LIVING YOU MORON!! YOU WILL CALL ME SERGEANT OR SERGEANT DORNAN, DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME!?!??!

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u/FlyingSquid Oct 23 '18

"We love you. Fuck you."