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Old 07-15-2004, 03:42 PM   #41 (permalink)
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My point is that in this day and age anything goes. Everything is supposed to be accepted as normal and natural no matter how rare or odd or perverse it may be. Since we have always had homosexuals throughout history, they should be included now as a viable sexual option.

Hmmm. What else could we apply that argument to? How about crime. People have always stolen from each other, that's just how they get along, so theft should be legal. How about pollution? Mankind has made a mess everywhere we went, so why bother trying to clean it up or do less damage.

I realize that this is a straw man type argument, but that seems to be the logic used by the pro-gay marriage side of the argument. "We've always been around, accept us and embrace us now as 'normal' or we'll sue."

As far as individuals go, I find homosexuals to be intelligent, humorous and lots of fun to be around, but I still don't think that they should raise a family.
problem with this flawed arguement is that theft and pollution hurt other people, homosexuality does not...
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Old 07-15-2004, 03:47 PM   #42 (permalink)
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My point is that in this day and age anything goes. Everything is supposed to be accepted as normal and natural no matter how rare or odd or perverse it may be. Since we have always had homosexuals throughout history, they should be included now as a viable sexual option.
Thanks for the response. You're still implying that homosexuality is a choice. I don't believe it is for most people, although I also don't believe we will ever know what causes it. It frustrates me when people claim that it's a "fact" that homosexuality is a choice. Whether it is or isn't shouldn't make any difference in how we as straights treat gay people.
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Old 07-15-2004, 03:48 PM   #43 (permalink)
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problem with this flawed arguement is that theft and pollution hurt other people, homosexuality does not...
What about it being biologically wrong?


If a man wants to have sex with another man or an animal or a fencepost for that matter, it is his perogative. I just don't want to know about it and they shouldn't be asking for special treatment because of it. In other words, stay in the g.d. closet. Most normal people don't wear their sexuality as a badge of honor neither should homosexuals.
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Old 07-15-2004, 03:49 PM   #44 (permalink)
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problem with this flawed arguement is that theft and pollution hurt other people, homosexuality does not...
Really?

Tell the father of a son that has turned gay that he's not hurt. Look at the damage done to relationships within families and marriages caused by homosexuality and tell those people that they are not hurting and then re-think your argument.

Your argument is similar to the argument that pornography doesn't hurt anyone and neither does prostitution. Their all seives that hold no water.
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Old 07-15-2004, 03:50 PM   #45 (permalink)
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What about it being biologically wrong?


If a man wants to have sex with another man or an animal or a fencepost for that matter, it is his perogative. I just don't want to know about it and they shouldn't be asking for special treatment because of it. In other words, stay in the g.d. closet. Most normal people don't wear their sexuality as a badge of honor neither should homosexuals.
They arent asking for special treatment, they are asking for the same treatment heterosexuals get... You are watning to give them special treatment
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Old 07-15-2004, 03:56 PM   #46 (permalink)
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Really?

Tell the father of a son that has turned gay that he's not hurt. Look at the damage done to relationships within families and marriages caused by homosexuality and tell those people that they are not hurting and then re-think your argument.

Your argument is similar to the argument that pornography doesn't hurt anyone and neither does prostitution. Their all seives that hold no water.
Why does it hurt? The father of the son thinks he failed, because society has tought him that homosexuality is bad... If homosexuals where indeed equal in everyway in the eyes of the law that would be a first step toward getting this fixed... Just like 50 years ago if your daughter came home saying she wanted to spend the rest of her life with a black guy, the family would also be destroyed, not so common now though. And the thing in regards of marriage and families each is an individual case but ide be willing to bet that in most cases the "closed homosexual" involved was too affraid to come out of the closet due to society... The whole situation could have been prevented if homosexuals where infact equal
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Tell the father of a son that has turned gay that he's not hurt.
You have GOT to be kidding. Sounds like that father doesn't recognize that his son is an adult. The father has NO RIGHT to hurt by what his son is or what he does. I hope you're not suggesting that parents should love their children less if they're gay.
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You have GOT to be kidding. Sounds like that father doesn't recognize that his son is an adult. The father has NO RIGHT to hurt by what his son is or what he does. I hope you're not suggesting that parents should love their children less if they're gay.
Unfortunatly this may and probably does happen, it is very ignorant and sad...
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The father of the son thinks he failed, because society has tought him that homosexuality is bad.
If the father thinks that, then he needs to do some growing up.
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Interesting perspective, but an incorrect assumption. The father could just as easily be upset because his son will likely have a shorter lifespan and be more likely to suffer mental and emotional problems related to the damage caused by his lifestyle choice.

And yes, for many it IS a choice. I watched my own brother go through a homosexual phase before he straightened himself out (if you'll pardon the pun). His old "gay" friends were mostly angry and self destructive, and I'm glad he got away from them, although at the time I too was too young to see them for the defensive and angry young men that they were.
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