A slip of the tongue

I cannot help sharing a piece of my mind regarding the recent controversy that beset Congressman Manny Pacquiao. Since he is a politician, he should have attempted to please every one in order to win as many votes as possible. As a Bible reader, being now a member of his newly found religion, he should have remembered the basic teachings of Jesus Christ. “Love your neighbor as yourself,” and “The truth shall set your free.”

One cannot deny the reality that the LGBT community is a strong force in our modern era. Manny has to accept the reality that the LGBT community is also our neighbors. And they are now so many that their number of votes can make or break a political candidate.

When at present, Manny is against same sex marriages, its high time that he should reconsider his position. Especially when he would run for President in 2022. The right to pursuit of happiness is guaranteed by the Constitution to all citizens. Just like any other citizens, the LGBT community has the right to choose their lifestyle in pursuit of their own happiness.

There is no question that everyone on Earth wants to be happy. Manny surely wants happiness for himself. He has therefore to desire for the happiness of his LGBT neighbors. What do you want for yourself, you should also want for others. That’s the way of loving your neighbors as yourself. If you want to be respected, you should also respect other people. And the LGBT are people, too.

Manny had not studied thoroughly animal and human species. He should study the sea horses and the fish. Some animals have both male and female organs. There are humans, too, with the same uniqueness. Most of them are hiding, afraid to be branded as freaks. But the truth shall set you free. You should accept the truth and be free from all bad feelings and bad things. In fact, some LGBT are still hiding. They could be leading two lives. One is secret.

Some LGBT are leading a life of pretense, hiding their real self. Like J Edgar Hoover  who had been in his lifetime, FBI Director. He was homosexual and his partner, his deputy director, another male FBI agent who was also a homosexual. Hoover frequently attacked homosexuals because he was pretending not to be one of them.

To enter into same sex marriage by the LGBT is a valid pursuit of happiness. Manny as a young politician has to learn from his mistakes. As a young boxer, when he was knocked-out by Torrefranco, he had learned from his mistakes. As a young preacher and politician, he has a long way ahead of him. He has to learn from experience and must be extra careful not to have a bad experience. He has to read and study more Biblical verses. Especially from the Book of Sirach. He would find there a verse which says “A slip of the tongue is worse than a slip on the pavement.”