My Writing Helped to Inspire

In the special police project, sometimes the police have spoken to other people about my writing in a positive way...and some of these people included religious and government leaders....  I can't prove it but I have reason to believe it....  Sometimes the police talked about their own ideas and sometimes about mine....  And both the police and I have given ideas to the film/TV writers....

NOTE ADDED ON DECEMBER 2:  Need to say that the police [and firefighters] have also used stories or ideas from other civilians, besides myself, who have advised or supported the police project.  And some of these stories have been used in film/TV.

We Wanted to Inspire People...

In the previous post, I said we've been looking for political answers and getting past religious objections in the special police project for the LGBTQ+ people....  We weren't especially trying to get into politics, ourselves, but the police have been talking to people on a one-to-one basis...and the film/TV people have produced work to help the issues, also....  I believe some people in our society have gone past the police efforts, and that's a good thing....  We wanted to inspire people...!  That is, some of us did...and others still seem to be dragging their feet...? 

Will probably wait to get some feedback from my latest concerns in this Waterlily blog, before I write too much more...?  And if there's no feedback, that'd be a problem...!  [Would have to figure out what to do about it...?] 

The African Man vs. Me

The "African man" has a lot of education from good schools....  He has studied politics and philosophy but I don't know if he's been using that knowledge for the police project...?  In the special project, I'd say we've been looking for political answers...but we had to get past religious objections to do it....  Myself, I have some university education in religion, even though I didn't finish my degree....  But I've had a personal interest in religion and have done my own study, also....  If I haven't been a GREAT help to the police project, at least I've done something; and it has taken sacrifice on my part--not always, or not usually, with a knowledge beforehand of what was going to happen!

The African man also has training in finances and I think that's what he's been using the most in the police project?  And right now, the police and firefighters are behind our society in their views on gay rights...!  [Some of them are--and they're holding the others up?]  Is it thanks partly to the Irishman...?  Are we going to get caught up, or what?  How much money is enough???  And when will people ever collect their money if there's always a fight going on...!?

To Clarify--part 3

Would just like to write a little more about the matters in question....

One of the leaders of my church was on a Christian, satellite TV show a while ago and he told a story--which someone had presumably told him....  He didn't say so, but the police have typically spoken to different people in society about these kinds of things....

It was a hypothetical story about a Christian, pizza shop owner....  Some people were planning a wild party with drinking and drugs, and they wanted pizza to eat....  Should the shop owner refuse service on the grounds that he disapproved of wild parties...???  No, of course not.  Pizza is pizza, and it wasn't the owner's problem about what the people were going to do with themselves....  And it's the same with things like wedding cakes for gay marriages...!!!  [If there's a figurine on top of the cake which shows either a traditional marriage or a gay one, the baker could allow the purchaser to add their own figurine, if they wish...?  (Do they still use those things?)  But I don't think Christians should judge....]

The man who told this story wasn't a young man, he was elderly and had been the head of his department for some time....  I don't recall the exact point he was trying to make with this story but I believe it showed he was becoming more open-minded about gay marriage--and he did specifically mention gay marriage....  Earlier, I'd seen a negative comment about gay marriage on this man's department's Facebook site....  I've noticed it's usually harder for older people to change their minds...but people can change!!! 

To Clarify--part 2

If the Irishman and/or his associates want to know what evidence I have, I might prefer it if they'd talk to me privately...?  Some information relates to personal details about my family....  [Or, I can sometimes write in the private part of this blog....]

The police and Christian police wanted to find the best answers for gay issues, I believe....  And it's not best to be prejudiced and judgmental, if I may say...!  Some Christians still lack basic information about homosexuality--like that not all gays are associated with pedophilia and bestiality, etc., as one definition went...!  If homosexuality is a sin, it's not the worst sin that could happen...and I believe it's correctly not viewed as a psychiatric illness any longer...and it shouldn't be a crime...!!!  I think it's very unfair to say the practise of homosexuality is a crime....  There are smaller sins than homosexuality, in my opinion, but there are also bigger sins, as I said....  [That's what I learned earlier from a Christian pamphlet on homosexuality....] 

To Clarify for the "Irishman"

Have definitely seen evidence that the "Irishman" wants me to cave in to what I've called the negative, or the conservative, Christians.  My hometown, where the Irishman used to live, is also mainly conservative.  But I can make a positive connection between the early Christians who prayed in the police project and myself....  People didn't recruit me in order to put down gay issues...!  Will say that I don't plan to cave in and it's the conservative Christians who will need to improve their views....

In churches like mine, they can ban the performance of gay marriage within the church, but they shouldn't forbid or disapprove of it OUTSIDE the church, in my opinion....  And where simple sales transactions are concerned, like wedding cakes or flowers, I don't believe Christians should refuse the sales....  Some other services, like wedding photography or family counselling, are more complicated....

My work hasn't been mainly religious, I wouldn't say, but it's been more political...?  I'm not a lawyer and I might not always know how to explain...but I'm doing my best....

The "pro-gay" side which is supporting the police project now probably doesn't want to hear a lot about religious views but I believe it's necessary to work through our remaining problems--so that conservative Christians don't continue to condemn gays and gay marriage in society....

Is the Irishman going to continue to fight me and expect me to go along with him???  Will his superiors allow him?  We'll have to work on things....  Maybe the superiors want to be gracious towards the Irishman and allow him to make up his own mind...since he's helped them a lot earlier?  Will try to make my writing as clear and concise as possible...!--Or at least to clarify in between, if there's going to be anything else that's complicated...?

P.S.  Maybe it's a question of judgment for the Christians...?  They're entitled to have their own standards...but they shouldn't judge other people who aren't part of the group...!  The Bible says we shouldn't judge others....  That's how I see it.

Does God Care About the Police Project?--part 2

Have written before that there's been a sensible side and a frivolous side of the police project....  Was everything God's will...???  God didn't especially approve of all the goofy and silly things that were done but they were allowed for a reason....  And sometimes there were problems and misunderstandings that people didn't intend to happen--or sometimes they WERE intended....  It's been complicated...!  I think there's a lot of healing that could take place between the police parties...?  The sensible side has, so far, not been coming forward very much....  But I'm encouraged by the efforts of the "Ontario lawyer" and/or his associates who've been working with me for a while and are continuing....  As far as I know, they're responsible for some of the actions I've seen....

More or less, I'd say God approves of the sensible side....  Can I say that?  Maybe I don't QUITE know all the details involved...?  But I do believe God put  me into my position for a reason, and it was according to His will--except for human errors that I made....  [There may be a few issues to resolve, which involve the deeds of others--errors or not?]  The errors were used for a purpose...and sometimes there were problems that were misunderstood and promoted wrongfully....  We're working on things! 

God uses human people to accomplish His purposes...and I'm human, and others are human...!  We haven't been perfect....  And I'm sorry for problems I've caused, and I've made efforts to make amends for them.... 

When they're ready, I'm sure the sensible side will reveal themselves...and there seem to be two parts to them, also....  [There are what I've called the "quality police," and there's been the "Ontario lawyer" and his associates....  These two parties aren't exactly the same although, as far as I understand, they've worked together sometimes...?]  As for the homophobic stories and "fire stories," I believe we can get past them now...!?  Reasonable people aren't going to appreciate them and it's just a matter of time--maybe a short time?--before the majority of conservative Christians will be reasonable...??? 

Does God Care About the Police Project for LGBTQ+'s?

Have written in a post the other day about how I believe God sees the special police project and gay issues....  Would like to repeat some of my comments here separately, in order to make them more clear....

Have had thoughts in my mind for a while but didn't quite put them into words...and I was afraid of a backlash from conservative Christians....  I believe God values the sincere, gay issues in the police project.  It's not that He WANTS gays to get married...not unless it would save them from unhealthy relationships or encounters with numerous partners....  Some Christians, that I've seen, still see gays as freaks--sorry to say--and can't imagine them being married....  But if some gays have made a request for it, they must have the capacity....  [And I believe it.]

Have written earlier that if some gays would be celibate because of a fear of ridicule and harassment, it's not the best life for them....  God doesn't want people to live in fear....  If gays want to follow a conservative, Christian lifestyle and recover from homosexuality, it should be because they truly want to and not because they have no other choice!  [And nobody is forced to be a Christian.]  God appreciates the freedom of choice, and most long-time members of my church know that, I believe....  And God wants gays to have a choice!

Anyway, God also doesn't want gays or anyone to suffer from harassment or discrimination....  Everyone should be treated with equal fairness and respect, if they're law-abiding citizens [following reasonable laws].

Does this post help to explain something?

The Fire Stories, continued

For the record, the "African man" has reportedly been telling stories--on both sides of the issues--in order to make money for the special police project....  Maybe he had some interest in the issues, also...?  One would hope so....

Have done a little more research into the fire stories in film and TV....  Someone said some of the participants of the police project were telling fire stories in order to take advantage of homophobia and to gain benefits for themselves...like money, or whatever.... [Am not referring to the African man because as far as I understand, he was specifically given the job of making money....]  Some of the movie producers have been negative and skeptical of the police project, however, and I don't know if they're properly informed...?  In fighting actual forest fires or grass fires, there's a technique of lighting a "backfire" in order to put the original fire out....  And some of the stories in film/TV may be backfires, also...?  And if so, I have to say I appreciate them!  Right now, some of us are trying to clean up the police project and come to a reasonable conclusion.

The "Fire" Stories

Have written in the previous post about "fire stories" in film and TV, in connection with the special police project....  In my opinion, these stories amount to homophobic propaganda...they're representing people with these kinds of ideas...like, "The sky is falling," and "The world is going to end!"  My church believes that God has a plan for this earth and things won't always carry on as they are now...but I'm quite sure the world won't end because minority groups get their legitimate rights!

Another possible reason for the fire stories could be some hysteria or paranoia on the part of gays--bi-sexuals, especially?  They might have some conflicts within themselves, or have a fear of success...?

As I've also written, the Christians started working in the police project, and I know they prayed....  When people pray for good and helpful things, the Bible says it was God who impressed them to pray....  And if God has a purpose, there's not much that can prevent it....  The Bible says, "For the Lord of hosts has planned, and who will annul it?"  Isaiah 14:27, New Revised Standard Version.

[If we've been working for gay marriage with religious exemptions, it doesn't necessarily mean God WANTS gays to get married....  One thing is, He wants gays to have OPTIONS so they can make their best choice....  If gays would choose to be celibate because of a fear of ridicule or harassment from society, it wouldn't be what God wants.--Possibly some gays had that attitude in the past?--But the only way gays can make a free choice is if they HAVE a choice...!  God doesn't want anybody to face unreasonable discrimination and, also, marriage is a better option than running around with numerous partners....]

Will still write separately about the Christians....

Success, or Not...?

Have seen some further evidence of the "Ontario lawyer" and/or his associates working with me and my issues in film/TV; and it's been very positive and very successful....  I won't explain the details because there's one aspect of it that's controversial and if I say the wrong thing, I could get sued....  I wouldn't want that to happen...but I don't doubt that something positive is going on....

When the film and TV stories are following the special police project [discreetly] and things are going well for the LGBTQ+ issues, what I've seen is that they start telling stories of fires--like forest fires or house fires...and it's the negative side of the firefighter parties who are resisting....  And they want to "put the fire out!"  [Have written before that the firefighters have been helping the police.]

There's an "African man" who is one of the top advisors of the police project.  He has been with the firefighters and has reportedly been on both sides of the issues.--He was playing against himself....  It seems some of the other advisors have followed his example, at times...?

Somebody asked where my "power" came from in the police project...and I believe it originally came from the Christians [police] who started the special police project...?  Since then, the conservative Christians in society have fallen behind....  And I have reason to suspect that the "Irish man," who was supporting me, wants me to cave in to the negative Christians, at this time?

The Irish man wants me to quit my work...?  And sometimes the false, gay story is promoted because of prejudice...?  This man supported me from a young age and I appreciate his past efforts [and he supported the adjudicator until things were resolved recently]...but I'm sorry I can't go along with his mistaken views, if he's thinking the wrong things now...!?

Will write more separately about the "fire stories" and the Christians....