Turn the lights on, and the roaches scatter
More Freeper punditry re: Massachusetts gay marriage decision… is this the country we want? Is this the country we have?
“89% of the American people are on our side. Gay rights has been acceptable to many until now, but it’s getting too close to their own back yard! NOW they’re starting to feel the horrors of demonic incrementalism. It’s comming for them, too. They know, deep in their subconscience minds, their sons are the next targets. The Lord works in strange ways sometimes.”
“‘Born Gay’ is Marxist propaganda. They’re vile perverts, nothing more. In the past, they were confined to mental institutions to protect the innocent. Some touchie feelie let them out. They thought they could be rehabilitated and placed back into society. They were wrong. It’s too bad they can’t see the damage they’ve done to society by their ignorant mistake.”
“Fags keep pushing their agenda through intimidation, specially of the left. I guess this is going to workout for the Republicans. The majority of our population are not fags, and are aware of fags great influence on the Democrats. Hence, it is a plus for us to have the fags keep pressing the left for in-your-face agenda.”
I think Freepers doth protest too much.
I wonder how arroused a homosexual film would make me…? Never seen one. Although, I saw “In & Out” and was not aroused. Do they mean porn movies? 🙂
Labelling everyone who does not agree with Gay Marriage as homophobic is a little general to me, if indeed that’s what’s happening with that link.
I would like to think I’m not homophobic, but I don’t agree with homosexuality for moral/spiritual reasons (i.e. my take on that book I believe in seems to think it’s not OK with the One upstairs).
I was out with a group of friends once, and two of us had to pee, and the bar we walked into was a gay bar. My friend went, I did not. I waited until we were not in a gay bar to go. Is that homophobic? Or just paranoid? In retrospect I feel stupid about it and think in the future I’ll just go. Or I could pee in the street. If I pee in the street, does that make me gay? How do women feel about peeing in the street? It’s kind of a male thing. Are they jealous or disgusted? 😀
Anyway… To me, weather or not I can marry another man is not a constitutional question but a moral/religious one. I wouldn’t do it because I feel strongly against it morally. But should me and a million like-minded friends be able to pass a law preventing someone else from marrying within their gender? … from marying the person they love? I didn’t think so. Doesn’t seem fair to me. Or constitutional.
And that gets us to the basic flaw with America: we can’t start making laws based on religion that prevent others from practicing their own – er – religion – um – prevents them from their pursuit of happiness… right? Obviously killing babies is wrong, but where do we draw that line? If you live 2 doors down and my child never meets you, is your homosexual marriage still affecting them? Some say no, others say yes and then go on to talk about the Moral Fiber of America ™.
I mean – when you boil it down, no, it’s not a Christian country. Not anymore at least. I mean, it’s supposed to be… That was the intention, but they were a little naieve with the whole “no religion” thing.
The Christians should form a country 🙂 Or the homosexuals… Who get’s this one? Let’s have a really bloody civil war for it like other countries. If we do we all need to look out for the Kim du Toit’s of the world, they’re already armed to the teeth.
Anyway – it’s a complex and thorny issue. Those are my 8 cents. I’m tempted to say “I go now” since this comment is so long, but I won’t steal Matt’s thunder.
I just *love* how my long-assed Christian-y comments consistently and effectively end discussion on this web site. Not.