Jesus came to fulfill the law, not abolish the law. The law was there to try (unsuccessfully, I might add) to bring people to holiness through their works. Jesus came to place the final piece of the puzzle in. He basically said all of these things could make you holy if you COULD do all of them but instead you just have to come to him. He was the final sacrifice. Doing things doesn't make you holy...however, holiness that comes from the transformation through Jesus inspires us to move in a certain way. It's certainly not going to be something that is understood through an internet debate but the Old Testament is just a part of the whole picture. It points to Jesus and the reconciliation HE brings...

Then I guess Dan Savage's comments should be regarded as harassment, which is bullying. So we agree, Dan Savage is bullying people. He's taking the microphone to bully people that have a different viewpoint than him...and teenagers none the less. It's an outrage. Telling a student that their beliefs and their lifestyle and who they believe they are is BS and then regarding them as cowards because they won't just sit and take it from a stage when you are there to talk about bullying is about as hypocritical as you can get...it's also confusing, minimizing and flat out ruining the subject at hand.

I may not agree with a homosexual lifestyle but I know that the struggle is very real. I know that bullying is an epidemic and becoming worse and harder to stop...whether it's being called homo, slut, fatty or whatever. Dan Savage's words have pushed us backwards in the fight to bring love into the discussion. His persistence in bringing his anti-Christian agenda to the forefront is going to do more to destroy his voice (and frankly anyone's voice) than anything else the "Christian anti-gay movement", or whatever you want to call it, has done. His verbal abuse on MINORS that were there to learn about JOURNALISM exposes the hypocrisy of what's happening.

As I've said before, bullying isn't a homosexual thing, it's an everyone thing.

I didn't realize that verbally being against something is bullying. I'm verbally against racism...does that mean I'm bullying racists? I'm verbally against getting really drunk...does that mean I'm bullying alcoholics? Just because we disagree and articulate that doesn't make us bullies in any sense of the word. I was overweight through most of my schooling. I was bullied terribly in middle school. I even contemplated suicide. It wasn't because someone told me that I needed to work out or eat better. It was because I was called at home and harassed, it was because I was cornered in school and threatened. It was because I would get letters in the mail of pictures of me with terrible things written on them about me. It was a non-stop verbal/physical/emotional harassment that I couldn't escape. It's not just some drama...it's constant and it's divisive.

I know a girl in a high school that has an after school bible study. She has about 8 people that show up. She gets bashed from every angle on her beliefs. She also fights depression on a regular basis. She gets put down, called names and all of the things her gay peers have to deal with. Her belief system is very important to her. Just as important as it is for someone to come out of the closet. The unfortunate reality is the anti-bullying crowd can bully just as easily.

that receives federal funding.

It's hard to move 12 foot posts and 4x8 sheets of plywood in a car...

nope, I don't own my own business but I have worked for (and do currently work for) very small businesses. The mileage I get paid to use my vehicle to haul things and the tax deductions received by my employer to work jobs with very little margins to stay competitive really don't help much. You obviously have never owned a business that requires moving large equipment and materials.

unless you own your own business. In which case you are screwed.

I know I'm opening a can of worms and very few people have ever changed an opinion with an online debate, however, the religious objection argument should never stop. It's in the first amendment. There is no reason the state should force anyone (especially on ground of religion) to sell any product. This opens up a can of worms for lobbyists everywhere. The next thing you know, drug stores will be forced to stock certain types of heart medication or rare treatments for cancer because the lobbyists will "convince" the politicians that it's life or death.

whether it's off putting or not isn't the point. The point is that he's using this opportunity to express his beliefs...it's inappropriate to belittle his beliefs in this situation. You may not believe what he believes but comparing his beliefs to the Westboro Baptist church when he is only declaring what the majority of American's claim to believe is just wrong and insensitive.