It is hard to be Catholic

[TarkanAttila]

When everyone in the room is saying ‘how great it is homosexual can marry’ and it is VERY obvious that if a Catholic says ‘I think it is sad’ she will really be in trouble, yes that is a loss of freedom.

I concur. And the same goes for you, BlueEyedLady. It’s a tragedy that we cannot speak more frankly when we’re the minority - in school, in the workplace, wherever. We’re social beings, even at work. We like to be able to be heard. And hearing others is, in turn, polite in kind.

BEL, you’re a smart gal, a smart atheist. I’ve seen how you write. You’re not a loud-mouthed, empty-brained pest like 75% of the commenters on YouTube (of ALL kinds). You’re more than capable of politely and intelligently voicing your convictions. It is sad that you’re in an environment where you feel you wouldn’t be received politely if you talked about something as important as whether or not there is a God - never mind other issues.

It isn’t right.

 

[Cyril_Of_Canada]

What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church?
1 Cor 5:12

 

[Gordon_Sims]

When everyone in the room is saying ‘how great it is homosexual can marry’ and it is VERY obvious that if a Catholic says ‘I think it is sad’ she will really be in trouble, yes that is a loss of freedom.

My company just rolled out an inclusiveness policy, or something along those lines. If you read the actual policy you’ll see that it’s essentially a ban on any sort of speech/writing that doesn’t conform to the current liberal agenda. If I should happen to say or write anything that a coworker feels doesn’t promote that agenda, I could lose my job. I was discussing it with a Catholic coworker and he said that the bulk of the Christians in his office have taken down anything that could possibly identify them as a Christian.

 

[Cyril_Of_Canada]

Canada has already embraced same-sex marriage; The country is ten years of the US in acceptance and cultural shift towards a pro-gay stance.

Take the city of Vancouver as an example. The annual Pride Parade here is now a city-sanctioned family event; A day to take the kids out to the event and celebrate. They are literally painting the city rainbow here. Rainbow crosswalks are being proudly unveiled in the city and in the nearby city districts; There is talk of upping the ante and doing it to the bridges to show how proud the city is when it comes to same-sex beliefs.

Many of the major mainstream radio stations promote attitudes towards same-sex marriage.
They also promote Pride Parade on the radio too. And there have been “gay days” at various venues such as the annual summer amusement park. Many businesses are putting the rainbow flag on their shop entrances to show their solidarity with the lgbt movement. It doesn’t even begin to stop there. The Anglican Church Of Canada has a beautiful church building downtown that supports the cause of same-sex blessings and marriage; Yes, there are quite a bit of christians that champion the cause of same-sex blessings and marriage and are seen in a positive light among the locals here.

I truly feel like a soujourner in my native country.