I respect those who have deep religious convictions -- those who despite their imperfection as human beings -- try to practice what they preach on a daily basis. But on the other hand, I really think these days that there are some Christians who think they out of their perceived goodness that they are going to go straight to the Promised Land with their demogoguery against other people.

The fact is I think some of the loudest so called "Christians" are going to be sadly disappointed when they are stuck in traffic on the way to heaven. Jesus Christ taught us to love one another and that judgement and wrath belongs to God, yet these people go around ever so pious and make judgement on groups of people just because their sexual orientation does not meet the standards set by the dogma of their particular "flavor" of Christianity. (While some may lambaste me on my use of the word "flavor" when trying to differentiate the different Christian sects now practicing, this word was used by a very schooled Theologian and to me personally by a "Born Again Christian".)

The dirty truth the "Eagle Forum" likes to hide is that the son of the organization's central figure, Phyllis Schafly, is gay. The nephew of Christianity's own Jabbah-The-Hut, Rev. Jerry Fallwell, is openly gay and apparently has good relations with his hateful uncle.

God loves all of His children -- be they straight, gay, white, black, yellow or red. It is the mortals that God placed on His green earth who has decided that they need to summarily issue a memorandum superceding God's word that some of His children are destined for damnation in eternal Hell. At this point, it is these intolerant hateful Christians who God is going to deal with PERSONALLY one-by-one when their meeting with Him comes up on His schedule.

Christians have a LOVING and FORGIVING God, not a God of hate and spite, for vengeance is His. And the ultimate vengeance is that God may be very well using this situation to teach a few people a lesson before it is too late.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Romans 12:18-20

(I take off my minister's robe and cleric's collar and step down from my orange crate at this point.)

Utah Theater Cancels 'Brokeback Mountain'

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. (AP) A movie theater owned by Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller abruptly changed its screening plans and decided not to show the film "Brokeback Mountain." The film, an R-rated Western gay romance story, was supposed to open Friday at the Megaplex at Jordan Commons in Sandy, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Instead it was pulled from the schedule.

A message posted at the ticket window read: "There has been a change in booking and we will not be showing 'Brokeback Mountain.' We apologize for any inconvenience." Cal Gunderson, manager of the Jordan Commons Megaplex, declined to comment. The film, starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, is about two cowboys who discover feelings for one another. The two eventually marry women but rekindle their relationship over the years. The movie's distributor, Focus Features, said that hours before opening, the theater management "reneged on their licensing agreement," and refused to open the film.

Gayle Ruzicka, president of the conservative Utah Eagle Forum, said not showing the film set an example for the people of Utah. "I just think (pulling the show) tells the young people especially that maybe there is something wrong with this show," she said.

Mike Thompson, executive director of the gay rights advocacy group Equality Utah, called it disappointing. "It's just a shame that such a beautiful and award-winning film with so much buzz about it is not being made available to a broad Utah audience because of personal bias," he said.