It is reported that the new live Disney version of "Beauty and The Beast" is boycotted by

"Christian" elements in the South of the USA because it features a gay character as the best

friend of the male lead character.  The selective choice of reasons for religious objections are a

matter of interest because I recall from my own brush with religious instruction that one of JC's

instructions was to "love thy neighbour as thy self". 

Let us consider the following scenario for argument's sake. If a healthy young guy indulges in

self-inflicted enjoyment of masturbation and, having set his sights on another, reaches out to

him to "share the love", so to speak, how do these religious guardians of Christian teachings

justify condemning that action in virulent sanctimonious terms.  Religious zealots seem to have

an eternal problem with what constitutes "love" & let themselves off the hook by refusing to mention

or admit its existence as the best policy when not using pruned pickings from "The Bible"

to support their cause, some of which are far from merciful or loving.  Anyone volunteering to

sacrifice their son to accommodate their religious belief?  Form a queue so we can write up

the charges for court!

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