Just a few things in the article that I want to poing out.
"I see, like all real Christians, homosexuals as people who, like me, are sinners and need to be told the truth in a loving way," he said.
"In this situation, I took issue with the behavior. I think it's lunacy to call that type of behavior marriage in any kind of form. I had to express
that I'm intolerant of that behavior. It's a love-the-sinner, hate-the-sin kind of deal."
Well this is flat out just...silly. Nobody 'needs' to express anything.
He said he then left the store briefly to visit the airport's chapel before returning.
"I found it offensive that she repeatedly brought it up," Vidala said. "By the fourth time she mentioned it, I felt God wanted me to express how I
felt about the matter, so I did. But my tone was downright apologetic. I said, 'Regarding your homosexuality, I think that's bad
stuff.'"
If she did mention it four times, what was she looking for? Applause? He didn't approach it with much Tact either I suppose. It must be ok, since
he probably asked God for permission..
"She knew how I felt about homosexuality," he said. "When you talk to someone about something like that, you want their support. She was
kind of looking into my eyes for that social cue for me to say, 'I'm happy for you.' But I really couldn't feel happy for her."
So he states she "knew" about how he felt, yet the beginning of the article states this:
Brookstone store at Boston's Logan Airport after a conversation he had with a manager from another Brookstone store who was visiting the
location.
She was just visiting, they could not have known each other that well. And I'm gay, but the first thing I bring up in a conversation is usually the
weather when I meet new people, not who I am married to.
~Keeper
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