Where the fuck did I put that soapbox?

My friends list is all aflutter about the Virginia situation (best explanation I've found here), and um. I don't even know what to say. I read that article and the I just ... sat here, blinking at the whole thing. Unbelievable. And there's similar laws on the ballot in other states, now?

(Hey, fellow Belgians, think we can convince our governement to grant asylum to any gay (or even just non-married) West Americans who want to flee here because of these fucking insane laws? Maybe we can trade 'em. One Vlaams Blokker for every gay American refugee.)

And excuse me while I rant for a moment, but I am SICK and TIRED of seeing so-called "CHRISTIANS" using the Bible as a tool to JUSTIFY THEIR OWN FUCKING BIGOTRY! Show me where Jesus said anything about homosexuality, or same-sex couples, at all. Show me where Jesus said "Remove the mote from your brother's eye before you remove the beam from your own." Show me where he avocated repression and hatred and petty nietpicking of his own words! SHOW ME or STOP CLAIMING TO BE CHRISTIAN, because YOU HAVE BECOME THE PHARISEES!

*deep breath* Right, then.