Dont you see why Christians have a problem with full tolerance?
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But...but...isn't it the same thing when fundies try and make sure all those things can't happen, this making THEIR choice affect the lifestyle of others? And in a worse way? You don't see homosexuals trying to destroy straight marriage, or keep straight parents from adopting, yet the fundies are trying to do that to homosexuals. Exactly where's the line between whom gets to tell whom what to do?
Exactly, Nezu Chiza. What's sauce for the fundies is sauce for the gays; the various factions have protections under the law (from discrimination) despite many weird practices and beliefs, and gays deserve no less.
"mandatory gay appreciation classes in high school "
Hey Jo-mama: I don't know if people forgot to tell you, or if you were just too stupid to understand, but the 'slippery slope' is a logical fallacy. Why, if we have people going around accepting slippery slopes, the next thing you know, they'll be worshipping hitler and sodomizing puppies.
Still not getting it, eh? Being gay isn't a choice anymore than being straight is a choice. And, I don't see how others having a "gay life-style" should make any difference to others. Just because your neighbors are gay doesn't mean you have to be.
Why some people have problems with gays is beyond me. Sure, I don't like the sight of 2 guys kissing anymore than I like the sight of a guy and girl kissing (2 girls is very acceptable) but that doesn't mean that they should be banished.
NotMe #41972
@NonHomogenized
Why, if we have people going around accepting slippery slopes, the next thing you know, they'll be worshipping hitler and sodomizing puppies.
@Bill Maher
I don't like even seeing men kiss. But I don't ask that my opinion be made into the law , you see, that's the fundamental difference. That's what tolerance means. It means, "OK, what you're doing is completely not my cup of tea, but please enjoy!"
And here we are at the 3000th Wanker Olympiad Extreme Games, and once again it's time for the half cocked pipe!
Dont you see why Christians have a problem with full tolerance? Its a slippery-slope philosophy which Christians are scared to death of (first gay marriage, then gay adoption, then killing God in the government, then mandatory gay appreciation classes in high school, etc).
Yes, gays want the right to marry. What's wrong with that? Yes, gays want the right to adopt kids without being discriminated against. What's wrong with that? My cousin and her female partner adopted a girl from Cambodia. If you think you should be sent back, you can tell it to my relatives' faces. Bring lightweight clothing; you'll be escorted off the premisis so fast that you'll likely experience relativistic effects, so you want to keep your total rest mass down. Yes, religion should be removed from government entirely. If you believe this to be a bad thing, you can always move to a more religious country, like Iran. As for "gay appreciation classes," well, you're just spouting nonsense now. What would such classes teach, why, and why do you think they'd happen?
If two guys want to commit their lives together, they can do that now.
True, but they're deprived of the legal rights that married couples have. Why should they be denied these rights?
But if after a legal gay marriage, they want to adopt kids, well now the fundies are up in arms.
Oh, so it's OK if they marry, but adopting kids? How dare they. Is there a reason why gays adopting kids is bad? Remember, your bigotry and the BuyBull aren't reasons. Unless you can come up with a detailed reason why gays shouldn't marry that is not based on your bigotry, the Wholly Babble, tradition, or misconception, I shall be forced to conclude that you are a six-letter compound word which starts with "a" and ends with three letters which form the word for headgear.
The difference between your choice behind closed doors and a lifestyle that affects others.
Gay marriage affects you, how? so much worse off in a loving and well-off family than she would be in poverty in Cambodia, or with an abusive but hetero family.
Dear Jo-mama,
How does allowing homosexuals to marry and adopt affect the lives of others? When Massachussetts legalized gay marriage, my parents' marriage didn't automatically combust nor did my grandparents'. I'm sorry that your crush is gay, but there's nothing either of you can do about it.
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