Brand New Atheist » Gay Rights

The End

Rob Jones "Brand New Atheist" — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:18:47 +0000

I plan on making some big changes in 2010 and this website is not part of it. I’ve enjoyed using this site to get things off my chest, hash out some ideas, start controversy, this site has served it’s purpose and will be abandoned for the foreseeable future.

I’ll leave the site up but I don’t plan on tweeting from my BNA account or posting anymore articles. I’ve even gone to the trouble to delete some BNA accounts and disable others. Thanks to all my Twitter followers and anyone who took the time to have a conversation with me. If I get any comments to this article I may respond in 2009 but not 2010.

While this journey was educational it was also stressful and not always enjoyable. We only get this one life and I want to spend as little of it as possible on things that don’t bring happiness to me and my family.

Wish me luck and I’ll see you in the next life (that was a joke) :)

Gay marriage wins big.

Rob Jones "Brand New Atheist" — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:25:52 +0000

I hope that thursdays historic ruling for civil rights resonates across the country. The only reason fights like this have to be fought is because there’s too much religion in government.

http://origin.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_9285835

Gay people are alright with me

Rob Jones "Brand New Atheist" — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:55:28 +0000

I know, you’re probably thinking what do gay people have to do with atheism. When I was young I didn’t have a problem with gay people. In my late teens I even had a gay friend. When in the Army they promoted acceptance and tolerance towards gay people. But I came out of the Army and had a problem with gay people. I don’t understand it either. For 12 years that problem persisted. The problem itself was like a small thought in the back of my head that said, “Gay is not right, keep your gayness to yourself.”

Flash forward 12 years after I discover that God isn’t real and all of the sudden gay takes on a whole perspective. When you’re a God believer, gay is wrong and marriage is between a man and a woman. When you’re not a believer all of the sudden gay isn’t wrong, its just not natural. Meaning a gay couple can not procreate. But they can be together if they want to be. And their isn’t any reason they can’t marry if they want to. Marriage is legal bond between consenting individuals. Marriage doesn’t have to have anything at all to do with religion.

Now I have to figure out if marriage is a religious thing or if it’s secular.