Church kicks family out for not hating lesbian daughter

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**Ahtman**

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Kat Cooper is a detective with the Collegedale Police Department in Collegedale, Tennessee. Her family has attended the same church for three generations and because they love her, they are no longer welcome by the congregation.

The Ridgedale Church of Christ discovered the Cooper family supporting Kat’s fight to get the city to extend government employee benefits to gays and lesbians. Kat herself is also a lesbian. So when the Ridgedale Church saw a picture of her family in attendance at the city council meeting in which the council approved the new measure, they issued the family an ultimatum: apologize in front of the congregation for not hating your lesbian daughter or be kicked out of the church.

Naturally, the Coopers chose to leave the church rather than submit to the hateful values it now practices. That seems to suit minister Ken Willis just fine. He claims that it was the duty of the church to reject the Coopers for openly standing by their daughter instead of abandoning her. In his eyes, the family should have chosen hate over love. That’s interesting, considering the fact that Jesus commands us to love our neighbors no matter what in the very Bible conservative Christians cherry-pick and misinterpret to justify their hatred of others. Church is supposed to be a place that welcomes anybody. Apparently that is no longer the case. And religious fanatics wonder why people are leaving the church in droves.

**chromedog**

Religion is no place for a broad with a mind, it would seem.

**The Grumpy Eldar**

No idea what it is but American churches seem to attract a lot of bigotry from whiny christians. Well that's from a Dutch point of view.
Religion as it's used since when they started is terrible anyway.

**Avatar 720**

*Sigh*

**Soladrin**

I still can't comprehend how so much discrimination is still tolerated over there....

**Frazzled**

Ahtman wrote:
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Kat Cooper is a detective with the Collegedale Police Department in Collegedale, Tennessee. Her family has attended the same church for three generations and because they love her, they are no longer welcome by the congregation.

The Ridgedale Church of Christ discovered the Cooper family supporting Kat’s fight to get the city to extend government employee benefits to gays and lesbians. Kat herself is also a lesbian. So when the Ridgedale Church saw a picture of her family in attendance at the city council meeting in which the council approved the new measure, they issued the family an ultimatum: apologize in front of the congregation for not hating your lesbian daughter or be kicked out of the church.

Naturally, the Coopers chose to leave the church rather than submit to the hateful values it now practices. That seems to suit minister Ken Willis just fine. He claims that it was the duty of the church to reject the Coopers for openly standing by their daughter instead of abandoning her. In his eyes, the family should have chosen hate over love. That’s interesting, considering the fact that Jesus commands us to love our neighbors no matter what in the very Bible conservative Christians cherry-pick and misinterpret to justify their hatred of others. Church is supposed to be a place that welcomes anybody. Apparently that is no longer the case. And religious fanatics wonder why people are leaving the church in droves.

Big whup. Find another church. There are probably 3 to the seventh power churches in Tennessee.

**Breotan**

Really, Soladrin? Maybe this will help explain it.

**Frazzled**

Well its been at least a week since we've had a "Christers are evil and dumb" thread. Thats like 5,000 years in Human time.

in the words of the immortal bard:

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Breotan wrote:
Really, Soladrin? Maybe this will help explain it.

And shirts...

**Mr Nobody**

What happened to "love thy neighbour"?

**Frazzled**

This happened?

**Fafnir**

Mr Nobody wrote:
What happened to "love thy neighbour"?

*Unless they happen to love a neighbour you don't like.

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Fafnir wrote:
Mr Nobody wrote:
What happened to "love thy neighbour"?

*Unless they happen to love a neighbour you don't like.

*Stares angrily at No. 37*

**Ahtman**

Frazzled wrote:
Well its been at least a week since we've had a "Christers are evil and dumb" thread.

What makes you think this church represents all Christians? Seems a bit silly to make such a broad statement.

**Rainbow Dash**

yeah, some do more then others (some don't care)
the LDS seems to have a weird disliking of gays...and tea

**Frazzled**

Ahtman wrote:
Frazzled wrote:
Well its been at least a week since we've had a "Christers are evil and dumb" thread.

What makes you think this church represents all Christians? Seems a bit silly to make such a broad statement.

Its not the church its the posts immediately after.

**generalgrog**

That article isn't biased at all.

My only question is why did they allow the lesbian mother to stay ad only when they were at this town hall or whatever did they act?

It doesn't add up. Not saying it didn't happen, but I wonder if the entire truth is being reported here.

GG

**Ahtman**

generalgrog wrote:
That article isn't biased at all.

Being unbiased is no sign of truth, and having a bias doesn't make someone a liar. It doesn't change the facts at hand.

generalgrog wrote:
My only question is why did they allow the lesbian mother to stay ad only when they were at this town hall or whatever did they act?

I'm not 100% sure what you are saying here. The lesbian in question didn't attend the church. When the daughter stood up for her rights and her family backed her the church found out and told them they had to either give up their daughter or their church. That is a choice in the same sense as when your father asked you "do you want to go mow the lawn" i.e. to any non donkey-cave family that isn't a choice at all.

**generalgrog**

Ahh ok..I thought that the detective was the mother, but she is the daughter.

But the problem with the article, is that it says they were kicked out for not "hating" their daughter. That is the problem with it's bias.

I am not saying I agree at all with what the church did, in fact, I think if the facts are correct, it was a pretty reprehensible thing to do. But the article is way too politically charged and biased.

GG

**Jihadin**

Nice. Another church to add to my "Avoid these %(&^(&#(*$(&^##)%(&$#". I stick to Bacchus. God of Wine and Orgies is more fun

**Ouze**

Jihadin wrote:
I stick to Bacchus. God of Wine and Orgies is more fun

Your ideas are intriguing to me, and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

**Rainbow Dash**

Ouze wrote:
Jihadin wrote:
I stick to Bacchus. God of Wine and Orgies is more fun

Your ideas are intriguing to me, and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

I offer, to you, the Church of Caligula

or the fake religion I plan to invent and hire missionaries for lol

**Relapse**

Frazzled wrote:
Well its been at least a week since we've had a "Christers are evil and dumb" thread. Thats like 5,000 years in Human time.

in the words of the immortal bard:

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Breotan wrote:
Really, Soladrin? Maybe this will help explain it.

And shirts...

We each contribute to keep.Dakka Bingo going in our own way. I with my Obamacare, others with all Christians are evil.

**BaronIveagh**

Achem: The Bible on men such as a Reverend who advocates that one should hate:

"But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. " - 2 Peter 2:1-3

**Relapse**

BaronIveagh wrote:
Achem: The Bible on men such as a Reverend who advocates that one should hate:

"But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. " - 2 Peter 2:1-3

That about sums it.

**Ma55ter_fett**

I would have thought that after so many years the family would be aware of their reverends bigotry.

In any case I wish them well and hope that they soon find another church whom will be richer for their attendance.

**notprop**

Rainbow Dash wrote:
Ouze wrote:
Jihadin wrote:
I stick to Bacchus. God of Wine and Orgies is more fun

Your ideas are intriguing to me, and wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

I offer, to you, the Church of Caligula

or the fake religion I plan to invent and hire missionaries for lol

Interesting, by missionaries you mean prostitutes though right?

You can't have a good religion without at least one prostitute....I'm told anyway.

**xole**

Yay humanity!

I see it's time for our Bigot Church Vs. Gays thread again. Should we allow these continue to show up randomly or put them on some sort of schedule?

**dogma**

Jihadin wrote:
I stick to Bacchus. God of Wine and Orgies is more fun

He is also well represented in Smite.

**Seaward**

Ahtman wrote:
Being unbiased is no sign of truth, and having a bias doesn't make someone a liar. It doesn't change the facts at hand.

So you believe it's a fact the preacher told the parents they had to hate their daughter?

**dogma**

generalgrog wrote:

I am not saying I agree at all with what the church did, in fact, I think if the facts are correct, it was a pretty reprehensible thing to do. But the article is way too politically charged and biased.

This is a more neutral article.