October 6th is the 26th anniversary of the date on which Matthew Shepard was brutally attacked and left to die near Laramie, Wyoming. Once found, he was rushed to Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he would die from his wounds six days later on October 12th (and yes, I will mention this again at that time).

I NEVER want to hear another so-called Christian whine about the “potential lives lost” to abortion when this is still the sort of treatment that LGBTQ people receive within this sick society. Worse, I still encounter so-called Christians who are glad that Matthew Shepard died.

For those of you who hold such views, YOU are why the church continues to die off in the United States. You are the witness to what Christianity creates and people are disgusted with what they see.

It’s not just Trump. It’s everything that Trump and his ilk stand for, and that’s the gigantic label of hate and intolerance that you’ve painted all over the Christian Church, in every denomination.

P.S. Even the six verses that people claim relate to LGBTQ people in the bible do not, when reviewed in closer detail in the original languages. But the bible is absolutely clear about adultery and divorce, yet again, you Christians ignore that like it has no meaning whatsoever.

As we remember Matthew Shepard, remember why he died – because of homophobic intolerant Christianized American society.