I just read about a Christian group trying to "take back our rainbow" from LGBT groups. After all, the rainbow is said to be a symbol of God's promise not to flood out the Earth again.
This is their reasoning:
http://www.tborinc.com/about.html
And some of their merchandise:
http://www.tborinc.com/rainbow-products.html
What do y'all think?
2006-12-01 01:29:31 · 3 answers · asked by GreenEyedLilo 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The rainbow is used by LGBT groups to represent the whole variety of human sexual diversity and is a symbol used to remind people to have tolerance because no one colour or perspective can be excluded if you want to have a full spectrum - the efforts of the "tbor" group are just an attack on the LGBT subculture with a high sounding justification for a small-minded petty and persecution oriented agenda.
I think they should get a life - the rainbow does not "belong" to anyone - Whatever their religious beliefs or their sexuality. The idea that we should try to steal a symbol that a cause or group is using because we don't agree with it is just hate. There is no point trying to justify hate, that's like trying to sweeten poison with sugar, it's still poison.
Consider that the ribbon campaigns for things like breast cancer awareness or child abuse awareness or what-have-you each use a colour to symbolize their special interest, are they next? If some group wants to steal attention from these other worthy causes should they steal the the symbol and say they are "reclaiming" it?
At some point I would hope that everyone on this planet could learn to live together in peace, and stop squabbling over everything like a bunch of spoilt children...
2006-12-01 02:02:48 · answer #1 · answered by Michael Darnell 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The rainbow is not a holy symbol any more than a million other random things in the Bible are a holy symbol, and I don't mean it's not holy to atheists. I mean it is not a Christian tradition to use the rainbow as a holy symbol.
In any case, no one owns rainbows. Everyone can enjoy them.
2006-12-01 09:33:52 · answer #2 · answered by braennvin2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The rainbow is indeed a symbol of God's mercy and grace, of his promise never to destroy the world again with water....
Next time it will be fire.....
God bless!!
2006-12-01 09:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by happy pilgrim 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋