Morphine Prince 109,656 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 A Tennessee man, who is gay, says that a church will not hold a funeral service for his father because of his sexuality. Now, local residents are criticizing the church for its “sinful” discrimination. “They’re punishing my dad for a lifestyle choice that I’ve made. It’s not me laying up there in a casket, it’s him,” Jessie Goodman told Chattanooga, Tenn. news station WTVC. Goodman’s 71-year-old father is ill and his family believes he only has a few days to live. The family requested to withhold Goodman’s father identity to protect his privacy. Before passing on, Goodman told WTVC that his father expressed only two final wishes. He wanted to have his funeral service at Lee's Chapel Baptist Church, the first church he ever attended, and to have his son sing a Christian song called “The Anchor Holds.” Goodman, who is a hairstylist, told the news station he was making arrangements for the service at the Sweetwater, Tenn. chapel when the church leadership discovered that Goodman was engaged to a man named Brandon Smitty. Now Goodman says Lee’s Chapel Baptist Church is refusing to host his father’s funeral service because his sexual orientation goes against the pastor and some of its congregants’ beliefs. “As long as I was going to take part in any way, [My father] could not have his service there,” Goodman told WTVC. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/shamefule-church-refuses-dying-man-funeral-service-son-gay-205937109.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,656 Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 “They’re punishing my dad for a lifestyle choice that I’ve made." Anyone else think this is problematic to say? I don't think he chose to be gay... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 31,812 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: a lifestyle choice that I’ve made Former First Lady of the United States. Now card-carrying member of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Enigmatic 3,697 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 wow imagine judging a whole group of people just because of one sentence of a book made by a man in an unknown language that later was translated in English pathetic.... I am having my ARTPOP moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatfoxyfeeling 13,401 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: “They’re punishing my dad for a lifestyle choice that I’ve made." Anyone else think this is problematic to say? I don't think he chose to be gay... It's very problematic and I hate the phrase "lifestyle" associated with sexuality. It just comes across as homosexuality being promiscuous, dirty and wrong when it isn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUO YI 6,089 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: “They’re punishing my dad for a lifestyle choice that I’ve made." Anyone else think this is problematic to say? I don't think he chose to be gay... He was raised in a religious conservative family it seems, that would explain why he said that, I think. The night sky tells all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotLikeMexico 6,554 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, THATFoxyFeeling said: It's very problematic and I hate the phrase "lifestyle" associated with sexuality. It just comes across as homosexuality being promiscuous, dirty and wrong when it isn't. 11 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: “They’re punishing my dad for a lifestyle choice that I’ve made." Anyone else think this is problematic to say? I don't think he chose to be gay... It's definitely a poor choice of wording, but I think we all might be looking too much into it. Regardless, there is a bigger picture here, and that is that this man's father died, and they won't let him have the funeral because the son is gay. That is beyond awful, especially at a time like that. It's unacceptable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,853 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 12 hours ago, HotLikeMexico said: It's definitely a poor choice of wording, but I think we all might be looking too much into it. Regardless, there is a bigger picture here, and that is that this man's father died, and they won't let him have the funeral because the son is gay. That is beyond awful, especially at a time like that. It's unacceptable. Even if this was 1950... Why the hell punish the dad???? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iAstroLeo 14,452 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 12 hours ago, Morphine Prince said: “They’re punishing my dad for a lifestyle choice that I’ve made." Anyone else think this is problematic to say? I don't think he chose to be gay... I've heard many people say this and the reason I think is because you choose to live your lifestyle as "gay" and not hidden I don't agree with it either, but it's the only way it makes sense Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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