Thursday - M. Shepard (Matthew Shepard Tribute)

[platypus3456]

fuck fred phelps.

[popazz1]

When one group belive they have the right to dictate how the rest of society ought to live and behave then there is something drastically wrong with the world! For even one person to die 'cause of their sexuality is simply abhorent! The only people in 'hell' are those who perpetrate acts of violence against those of who are different! "The Laramie Project2,as a docu-drama should be watched by everyone REGARDLESS OF GENDER OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION!

[jschristian44]

Matt is not in hell. There is a whole chapter in the Bible named Matthew. It is my favorite book as well. Read the entire book of Matthew and it will give you comfort, I guarantee!

[jschristian44]

thursday is genious, the movie is amazing too.

[weirdguy75]

god awful song good video

[Iskatefoundation]

@weirdguy75 you certainly are a weirdguy..

[FractalRaver]

I dont know whether i believe in god or not but people are born gay, not just people, many species, about 10% of them are gay, anyway, somehow people cant understand this, its strongly hard-wired in their minds, but lemme ask you bible-clutchers one thing:

if a god does exist, and he hates homosexuals.... why did he create them? Trust me, its not solely for your amusement.

Carving the M in your side

[insomniakidmonkey]

there is no point in having religious debates on the internet because no one can convience someone to believe in something. thats between God and that person. But im a very strong apostolic christian, but i do not believe God hates gays in fact he loves them very much as much as anybody. i know homosexuality is wrong but i dont hate anyone for it. And there is more to it than just choice Dont blame God for human behavior he didnt step in to save matt but he didn't defend himself on calvary.

[Wolfbloodvamps171]

Did your Social Justice class have a reaction after watching this? You did a great job. The hate has to stop and as a lesbian Matthew's story will stay with me forever.

[0wnedpur3str]

I don't see how someone could do this to someone. People have the choice of what they want to do in life, and who are we to judge them? People do this because they say it's a sin? The bible says you have choices... No one should judge gay people. (God does not exist)

[playswithpassion]

Even if he did he wouldn't condone such ignorance...they bastardize every message in the bible and brainwash themselves into believing that they have some sort of higher understanding.

[DMMBY]

That's about as stereotypical as you can get with Christians. Just as you are angry that "Christians" stereotype sinthomosexuals (look that word up) and believe that they are "ungodly" so is your bastardization of Christians. Christ never condoned gay bashing, and your stereotyping of Christians as bigots is just as bad as being a bigot yourself.

[playswithpassion]

hey buddy, the people who go around killing gays aren't christians...they're lying to themselves...there's nothing wrong with being christian at all and I believe in higher power myself so I don't know why you are getting all defensive and bitchy and trying to call me a bigot...understand the content of the context before you go and make yourself look silly.

Take Care.

[playswithpassion]

oh yea and sinthomosexuals is actually a word made up by an author and not part of a dictionary...so you really don't have to try and use cool words to impress anyone.

[DMMBY]

Aren't all words technically made up by authors? Or are you going to contend that words derived themselves.

You're still an idiot regardless of the fact that I read Edelman.

[playswithpassion]

You don't even know me...your ignorance shines through nicely on this one.

[platypus3456]

the story of matthew shepard truely changed me

[SoggyNapkins]

I understand why you and so many other people believe that homosexuality is wrong (though they don't deserve to be brutally punished by other people, as you said.) But I've just gotta say, I don't agree with your smoking analogy... smoking cigarettes can be annoying and disgusting, I agree, but it's also a health risk. If homosexual couples, just like /all/ other couples practice safe sex, as /everyone/ should, there is no physical danger in that. One may not like it, but it's not a threat.

[ntiego]

ths sickest thing to me..was at his funeral how those people came with those hate signs..truly unbelievable. my god!

[Michaela24681012]

And just think...these are the same people who protest soldiers' funerals as well. I am truly disgusted that people think that it is okay to MURDER someone because that person is gay. The Phelps followers are going to see that they are VERY wrong on their judgment day. I beg all of you to do all you can to end the ignorance that plagues this world.

[Wolfbloodvamps171]

The Phelps are horrible, cruel people, who will see that they are wrong on their views and God will punish them.

[ntiego]

is that janeane garofalo? was this movie good/ when did it come out?

[MelanieNLee]

When ancient Israel began as an infant country, God gave it laws including to put to death homosexuals, rapists of married women, adulterers, witches, idolaters, people who cursed their parents, et al. Are we to put those people to death today? NO! Jesus rescued the woman caught in adultery, saying, "Let the one without sin cast the first stone." He told her, "Neither do I condemn you. Go, and sin no more." I think he'd say the same thing to today's gays. He

wept at Matt's murder.

[KrazyTacosAtMidnight]

soooo, are you saying gays are bad or you are okay with them, cuz i am confused.

[MelanieNLee]

Thanks for asking. I'm saying it's not black-and-white, that you either approve gay sex or you want them dead. We are all sinners; we just sin differently. I might not like a man having sex with a man, or a woman with a woman. You might not like that I glutted myself to obesity. You might dislike a fat woman, but you must love me as a person and allow me my life. I might not like same-gender sex, but I must love the person and wish him/her well. Heck, I might even like that person!

[MelanieNLee]

Let me give another example. Suppose you smoked pot, or even cigarettes, and I didn't like it. I would ask you not to smoke around me. I might even ask you to give up the habit. I don't hate you; I hate something you do. (Frankly, I'm more annoyed by smoking than I am by homosexuality.) I can still love you as a human being. I might even want you as a friend. However, if you kept blowing smoke in my face, or insisted that I smoke, that would compromise, if not end, our friendship.

[KrazyTacosAtMidnight]

i wish you could accept it but it makes me feel better that you don't think it is wrong.

[MelanieNLee]

Dear KrazyTacos: sorry to disillusion you, but I do think homosexuality is wrong--like adultery, premarital sex, and prostitution. However, I don't have a supercondemning attitude toward gay people; I'm angrier at adulterers, especially male ones. (I'm female, so please forgive my bias.) We all sin. No one should throw stones at gay people while they themselves might be bigots, haters, cheats, thieves, liars, exploiters, et al. Why single out gays when many other sins are so much worse?

[MelanieNLee]

BTW, I also hate that this society has such a bias against sensitive, artistic, thoughtful, or highly intelligent men. Why do we think that the domineering, thoughtless brutes are the "real men"? For example, why is Arnold Schwartzenegger more of a "real man" than Bill Gates or Martin Sheen? BTW, about what I said about sinners throwing stones at other kinds of sinners, you can refer to John 8 and Romans 2, where we're warned against condemning others when we ourselves are also wrong.

[KrazyTacosAtMidnight]

I am soooo confused, what the fuck are you talking about. I am not christian I have no idea wtf john or the romans are so please just stop. I have no clue wtf is going on.

[pyrokity25]

great video. the song iz supahh rad too.

RIP Matt Shepard

[yjoppe]

good work ;)

[Delaware84]

this is a really good song...RIP Matt

[divine4u]

I do not like gays but killing people is fucked up rip Matt... Thursday rox

[partystarterlogo]

my favorite song, also one of the saddest songs i know, rip matthew

[RoaR3000]

Im not sure...Probably not nearly enough...But...Hopefully...May­be?...google and wiki could help?

[xArmadylxFreakx]

21 suck balls you jewbag, there is no such thing as a good religion..religions start wars and stop being so fucking homophobic

[aboybrushedred13]

hey im jewish and im pro gay so shut the fuck up about religion. judiasm is now more lenient with gay people. i love gay people. its just b.c a few people make a religion doesnt mean the whole religion is bad.

[KattungeMedMotorsag]

Well, actually, the Hebrew bible tells us to stone homosexuals to death. Some people need to realize it's not the words of God. It's not God who has written the bible. It's people.

Either that, or God has a double personality issue as it contradicts itself ("thou shallt not kill").

[aboybrushedred13]

ur right but still jewish people these days arent gonna go kill gay people. ther are more lenient

[KattungeMedMotorsag]

Yes, and that's because they realize that the bible is not the words of "god". But not all do, and that's kind of tragical.

[aboybrushedred13]

well it is the words of god but like people like rabbis and priests people who learned the torah. we all like cant understand the words of god b.c it's god. its a much muchhhhh more higher level of everything.

[KattungeMedMotorsag]

I have no trouble to understand what "If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives. Leviticus 20:13" means, but I really don't think that this "god" would be a nice person if it was his words.

[aboybrushedred13]

lol no one can understand the level of how god writes the torah. thats why i dont ever even touch the subject b.c i've been to jewish school and thats my conclusion that i've found out.and look at this way. this whole thing could've all been changed through generations.

[KattungeMedMotorsag]

Of course it has changed. But I don't think it has changed over time to something LESS respecting and such. Why is there a bible if you're not supposed to read it?

Cause if that statement can have different meanings, then so can every single line from the bible. Even "In the beginning, God created the world."

[aboybrushedred13]

thats the thing i mean do what u think is morally right. no one knows what actually written. people take it too literal. no one knows what god wants. people and him probably do have the same morales but doesnt everything is exactly right. we dont know what god wants or knows. we can't rely on a something materilistic b.c we cant understand it.

[JCwazhere]

Good point.although that was written 1000's of years ago things have changed..

[rondog222]

this song is important it teaches people not to be prejudice. i think its extremely sad this guy died cuz he was gay.

[wordlyfe]

like the song and its sad that he died but its sad when anyone dies and every crime is a hate crime, you dont kill people you like... hate crime laws are pc bullshit... each life should be treated equally, a cop killer is no worse than any other murderor... motive doesnt matter its the aftermath that people should be punished for

[ItxDestroysxMe]

I agree with you 100%

[western3589]

Very very good 5 stars

[XThursdaysDoveX]

Wow, this was very good. I love this song. And RIP Matthew. :(

[ACityTheSeaAssaults]

That was really amazing. Thank you so much.

[RoaR3000]

"I attended candlelight vigils for Matthew Shepard while you put out another 'fuck you faggot' record" - Sage Francis...R.I.P Mathew Shepard!

[western3589]

Amen

[jwparrish6264]

do you know what those boys got as far as prison time for killing matthew

[marknachos]

they got life.. may they get raped, beaten and live with guilt the rest of theirs