ArchivedENOUGH!!You can't expect public schools to teach your children your religious beliefs -- that's your individual responsibility, as a parent. Public schools are government-sponsored, and therefore secular, and they are full of children whose parents do not share your beliefs. Marriage, on the other hand, is a legal recognition of the relationship of two individuals. One couple's marriage does not impose on anyone else. And I still don't understand why you think <I>our</I> government should prohibit <I>me</I> from marriage on the basis of <I>your</I> religion. Google "white supremacy" and I'm sure you'll find plenty, too. This doesn't mean that racism is regaining any sort of legitimacy. But before I go to far with this, let me ask: are you making a "slippery slope" argument -- that legalizing gay sex and/or marriage will lead to legalizing sex with children -- or was that just a red herring? And I'm saying that the United States is not a theocracy, and that I have no interest in the laws of your God, only in the laws which presently govern my life. And I'm about as interested in marrying or <I>attempting</I> to have sex with a man as you are. Sexual attraction is more important than compatible "body parts," and love is more important than legalities. Why? Do you think it will affect their orientation? There's certainly no evidence of that. Anecdotally... I was raised Christian, and I "knew" that homosexuality was unnatural, immoral, and unacceptable. I still grew up to be gay, although I didn't expect or want to be. I'll leave the theological debate to you and your fellow Christians. But "sin" and "crime" are not synonymous -- it's your apparent confusion of the two that I was trying to clarify. Aineo beat me to the punchline... the First Amendment. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The United States is not a theocracy. If I believed in an omnipotent God that micromanaged our lives, to the extent that one might reasonably "thank" it for one's particular living conditions, I'd certainly have more to say than "gee, thanks for making sure that my life isn't as awful as things are for those people over there." While I don't see any rational justification for maltheism, I can certainly see the emotional appeal. "<I>The</I> gay lifestyle"? I beg to differ. Your (former) lifestyle is not Charles' aunt's lifestyle is not my lifestyle, etc. Charles: "Thanks for sharing" has become one of those horribly cliche phrases, so I'll just say: Despite all the studies I've read showing that gay people can parent just as well as straight people, it's still good to hear from somebody who can attest to it personally. |
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