To your first Q. #1... I think that in the 'gay pride' parades we see a bastardization/ misapplication of a borrowed fragments of the Christian whole. I think it was Truman or Watkin who said this... but basically the notions of "empathy (compassion)", unconditional acceptance, love, visibility, etc. come from Christianity. In a sense, a lgbtqia+ parade is an inverted version of the Christianized (Roman) triumphal march, as seen with a choir, acolytes, priests, incense, banners, etc.
To your first Q. #1... I think that in the 'gay pride' parades we see a bastardization/ misapplication of a borrowed fragments of the Christian whole. I think it was Truman or Watkin who said this... but basically the notions of "empathy (compassion)", unconditional acceptance, love, visibility, etc. come from Christianity. In a sense, a lgbtqia+ parade is an inverted version of the Christianized (Roman) triumphal march, as seen with a choir, acolytes, priests, incense, banners, etc.
Wow. Again, this is so much better than the annoyances of limited, non-magnanimous antinomianism:
"...moral understanding requires participation rather than mere observation."
Beautiful.