Originally posted by GottaBigOne+Jul 11 2005, 04:34 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(GottaBigOne @ Jul 11 2005, 04:34 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>
Originally posted by absinthium@Jul 10 2005, 11:56 PM
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Can anyone tell me exactly when homosexual sex became a bad thing?
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Wouldn't it be cool if people could be judged based on their character and mind rather than these other extraneous trappings?
Wouldn't it be nice if people could take an important message away from a play without getting hung up on the fact that a few of the characters are fudge-packers?
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Before I say this I want to make it clear that I am not equating homosexual acts with murder or child molestation, but this goes back to the post I threw at Jana in a different thread.
We judge people by their actions all the time, and I think we should. Some one who has sex with a minor is called a "child molester" and that title usually carries a negative connotation. One reason for this is that by their actions they reveal something about themselves, some "problem" they have. This is why it is so easy for some people to judge gays as such, they see them as having a problem because they are attracted to the same sex, and to some people the thought of homosexual acts are just as disgusting as sex with children and sex with animals.
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On my opinion, it is important not to lend credibility to those kinds of ideas, even though I feel people should be free to hold them. I also think people should be free to be racists, but not legislate racism into our laws. I think it's okay that some assholes are homophobic, just like it's okay for me to call them assholes, but the law should only concern itself with protecting both of our rights to freedom of speech. If the law will protect one group's "marriage" it should show no favoritism to that group over another. I don't care if a certain group finds it disgusting or not. Homosexuals should not be beholden to the religous beliefs of the fundies.
Those tenacious Puritans left England rather than worship the King's way, but sadly they came here, got established, and now wish to persecute others who want the same rights. It's bullshit, pure and simple. You'd think those who had faced this issue would be more understanding of the need, their reluctance to recognise the inevitability of these changes is just absurd. It WILL happen, eventually, but it would be so nice if for once in our history we could arrive at the right and decent decision without taking a hundred years or a civil war. It would be so nice if we'd do the right thing for our fellows just because it's the right thing, not because our feet are being held to the fire. It's not like homosexuality is just going to go away if they pitch a bitch about it! Ass fucking is here to stay, everyone has at least a gay uncle and you know it.
So, Juliannna came up with a solution. Homosexuals should start their own religion! It's beautiful, think about it- the law would have to take a back seat to the practices of the church, gays could marry in their own church and it would Have to be protected under religous freedom. The church would also be tax exempt, and should they decide to make this a Christian church, they could even elect to make it freer of bullshit, thus saving both the relgion AND the government.