Aloha Craig,

Outstanding side-by-side analysis of facts and fictions. Sadly, souls who follow Graham (or souls similar to Graham) base decisions on feelings more than facts. Persuasive, fact-based prose - like rain falling on concrete - MIGHT seep through some cracks (ego) from time to time. As long as charismatic religious entertainers keep patching those cracks (with ongoing missives delivered ever-more rapidly thanks to technology) - facts are often dismissed.

Over the decades as an out social worker I've witnessed parents literally toss their child out of their home based on the feelings souls like Graham conjure up. Until social norms (girded by laws) make such actions worthy of significant loss (money, freedom, both) we'll continue to witness lives cut short by the very people who created said life.

Kindness, dignity, compassion - three strings woven into our capacity to learn and grow. May this post strum these strings to inspire equality's growth.