Comments on: In survey, Costa Rica police admit to discrimination against LGBT community

By: TJ

TJ — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 20:39:00 +0000

The bible? seriously?!? wake up to the 21st century.

By: Ken Morris

Ken Morris — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 23:08:00 +0000

We probably shouldn’t get into this, since Joe is right–the police exist to protect the public, not only some members of it (while harming others)–but I’ve yet to be persuaded that the Bible is particularly anti-gay.

Although as a non-Christian who doesn’t believe that the Bible is the word of God in the first place, I have to judge Paul’s famous anti-gay diatribe in Romans as a rant that gets off the subject, if you read that rant you see that Paul’s point isn’t that homsexuality is wrong but that idolatry is wrong. Apparently, he was mainly writing about a set of folks who were both worshipping idols and fancying it up with gay orgies and the like. I think that even for Paul, probably the most anti-gay author of the Bible, heterosexual activity would have been condemned on the same grounds, namely when it becomes a false god.

But even if a person is a Bible-believing Christian who is convinced that the Bible condemns gays, there is nothing in the Bible to justify mistreating them, which is the issue the survey of the police reveals. The New Testament at least is quite clear that all have sinned, and all need mercy.

By: Ken Morris

Ken Morris — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 22:53:00 +0000

Thanks, Larry.

By: Joe1047

Joe1047 — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:42:00 +0000

This is true about the bible. But the police are a Public Force not a Church force. The job of the police is to enforce laws not pass judgement nor does the bible run a country. If they want to get into all that stuff tell them to quit and become priests. Don’t get me started on what priest are commonly known to do. Pretty sure the bible doesn’t approve of that either.

By: Randy Roden

Randy Roden — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 22:55:00 +0000

I think some people should read the BIBLE concerning what god said about Homosexuals. IT IS THERE. He is not pleased with them.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:01:00 +0000

This is so revolting it borders on humorous.
15.7 % said it is acceptable to physically harm gay people with no cause—-you can’t make this shit up!
Cops in costa rica are so F’d up it is comical.
Tico behavior in general used to really piss me off. Now | just laugh and every day when I wake up I thank God I’m not a Tico……

By: Larry Worsham

Larry Worsham — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:59:00 +0000

Actually, it’s so much a part of the mindset that they probably don’t consider it prejudice.

By the way, I don’t always agree with you but enjoy reading your comments. At least I can understand what you’re communicating! That’s not always the case on most forums today.

By: Ken Morris

Ken Morris — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:12:00 +0000

The only surprise here is that so many cops admitted to the prejudice. This shows how entrenched it is.

By: Chris Thomas

Chris Thomas — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:24:00 +0000

Not if they are rich they can always by the police and politicians.