Sorry everyone, I tried to stay away. I really did.
Let me put the points out there for everyone to see.
-There has been absolutely nothing to confirm whether homosexuality is caused by genetics or social pressures. Anyone who absolutely insists one over the other has been spoon-fed an answer and hasn't looked at the information available.
-Regardless of whether it is a choice (social pressures) or is genetic, there is absolutely no reason for gay people to be treated as second-class citizens. Apparently being gay makes it ok to be spit on, beat up, and killed. There has never been a time, biblically or otherwise, when people were ever given the right to punish other people. I say biblically because the Judeo-Christian-Islamic god has always reserved that right for himself.
-Since you bring up the bible again, Buster, perhaps you should be clearing the board from your eye before pointing out the slivers in other people's. I only hope that you realize what you are saying before you get your **** kicked for it.
What saddens me is that a lot of the posts on here have condoned harassment of homosexual people based on actions. If a person acts "gay" then it is ok to make fun of them because of it. This idea makes me sick. It tells me that some people still find it ok to treat others as sub-human because they think they have the right to.
Also, if we were to treat social norms as the correct way to go, and anyone not complying with those social norms should be treated as second-class citizens, then anyone who has had at least one divorce should be shunned. People who don't drink colas are dispicable, anyone who hasn't graduated from high school is trash. Anyone who doesn't measure up to the correct shade of white should go get their skin bleached or be ostracized (wait, the U.S. already tried that one and is still feeling the backlash). See how dangerous that idea is?
What this forum has demonstrated to me is the fear and inability or straight male America to let go of it's definition of masculinity, and the inherent "correctness" attributed to masculinity, to allow people to be who they are. If men could do that this country would be a much nicer place to live.
P.S. MB90078 - I certainly hope that being gay goes out of style soon. The stereotypes that are perveyed are more destructive then helpful in getting people to understand what is going on.
Let me put the points out there for everyone to see.
-There has been absolutely nothing to confirm whether homosexuality is caused by genetics or social pressures. Anyone who absolutely insists one over the other has been spoon-fed an answer and hasn't looked at the information available.
-Regardless of whether it is a choice (social pressures) or is genetic, there is absolutely no reason for gay people to be treated as second-class citizens. Apparently being gay makes it ok to be spit on, beat up, and killed. There has never been a time, biblically or otherwise, when people were ever given the right to punish other people. I say biblically because the Judeo-Christian-Islamic god has always reserved that right for himself.
-Since you bring up the bible again, Buster, perhaps you should be clearing the board from your eye before pointing out the slivers in other people's. I only hope that you realize what you are saying before you get your **** kicked for it.
What saddens me is that a lot of the posts on here have condoned harassment of homosexual people based on actions. If a person acts "gay" then it is ok to make fun of them because of it. This idea makes me sick. It tells me that some people still find it ok to treat others as sub-human because they think they have the right to.
Also, if we were to treat social norms as the correct way to go, and anyone not complying with those social norms should be treated as second-class citizens, then anyone who has had at least one divorce should be shunned. People who don't drink colas are dispicable, anyone who hasn't graduated from high school is trash. Anyone who doesn't measure up to the correct shade of white should go get their skin bleached or be ostracized (wait, the U.S. already tried that one and is still feeling the backlash). See how dangerous that idea is?
What this forum has demonstrated to me is the fear and inability or straight male America to let go of it's definition of masculinity, and the inherent "correctness" attributed to masculinity, to allow people to be who they are. If men could do that this country would be a much nicer place to live.
P.S. MB90078 - I certainly hope that being gay goes out of style soon. The stereotypes that are perveyed are more destructive then helpful in getting people to understand what is going on.