HATE is such a strong word!

I can remember when I was little and I would say, "I HATE" this or that, my "Gram" would say, "Ohhhh you don't HATE anything." HATE....stop and think about it, do you HATE anything? You might say, "I hate brussel sprouts!" (I happen to like them.) or, due to recent events, "I hate snow!" Fine, we say those things all the time. We throw around the word so easily, but when we throw toward a person or group of people, it's a whole different story.

I am sure that you have seen recently in the news that a "HATE" group is planning a protest here in Richmond this Tuesday against JEWS at the Holocaust Museum and against the Gay Straight Alliance at Hermitage High School. They carry signs that say, "God hates Fags!" and "The Jews killed Jesus," and other things that I shudder if I think about typing them. They site scripture that supposedly defends their "ministry of HATE."

I have this to say, "WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?" Believe what you want to believe. Anyone, ANYONE can use the Bible, out of context, to defend their points, good or bad, but, I don't know of anything in the Bible that says that we should HATE anyone, and how dare they presume to tell me and everyone else that GOD hates ANYONE.

I don't know what your beliefs are or if you have any, and I am not trying to tell anyone what to believe. What I would ask is that you not waste your life on a negative emotion like HATE.