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UMUR
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 9:27am | ||
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bartosso
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 9:49am | ||
That's a good one:
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Wilytank
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 4:06pm | ||
lol, that was going to be the picture instead of the broken image in my first post in this thread.
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Time Signature
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 4:46pm | ||
To be honest, I don't understand homophobia. What's so scary about homosexuality?
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J-Man
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 7:24pm | ||
I don't really get it either. A very irrational viewpoint IMO. |
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Doomster
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Posted: 24 Dec 2011 at 9:46pm | ||
J-Man you're back! I thought you were kidnapped or something...
Anyway, I believe the only reason some people are homophobic is because they are too scared to realize people's differences. Humanity has always been hateful, and, sadly, always will be.
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Stooge
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Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 9:59am | ||
I was never truly homophobic at any point in my life, but it seemed to be the "manly" way to act for many young boys from 10 through high school. It was always just the stupid name calling "fag" this, "queer" that. Never anything serious with an actual homosexual involved. I don't think I actually met anybody who I knew was gay (though I later learned my father had two gay friends) until I went to high school.
Speaking of that, there was a famous case from where I live where a gay student wanted to go to prom with his boyfriend, but it went to court. He was initially not allowed to go as it was at a Catholic high school and against the "good book", but he ended up being allowed to go at the end.
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bartosso
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Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 10:49am | ||
I do not understand it either. Well, maybe theoretically I'm able to understand why some prejudiced, hateful person is afraid of homosexuality but as far as I'm concerned, homosexuality is not only harmless, but even natural (in a way ). I mean, all animals have homosexual individuals among them but I've never seen a group of homophobic cats burning a gay cat couple at the stake! That leads to an obvious conclusion that human's self-consciousness is not only a gift but a curse as well And another conclusion, based on my fragmentary knowledge about ancient history, is that the main reason why present day society is so homophobic, is judeo-christian religion (sorry bout dat). Really, as far as I know homosexuality was something more or less accepted in Ancient Greece and I don't think anyone was killed or punished for being gay. The original sense of the word "gay" is "happy" so I think it's time to let these people be happy in our oh so modern society. I'm absolutely positive about legal gay marriage and even children adoption as I believe that in the era of broken families and unwanted children, we can be sure that gay couple will adopt a child only because they want to raise it well and with love.
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UMUR
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Posted: 26 Dec 2011 at 11:57am | ||
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IMPF
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Posted: 29 Feb 2012 at 4:16pm | ||
This is actually pretty interesting if you have the time.
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gav1230
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Posted: 13 Jun 2012 at 11:23pm | ||
They say god hates us for tolerating homosexuality, so I say we ship them all to Uganda. After all it's a christian "paradise" where being gay isn't tolerated.
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dtguitarfan
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Posted: 14 Jun 2012 at 5:47am | ||
I think the Westboro Baptist movement is missing the whole point of their religion. Jesus said that the greatest commandment is to love God, and the second greatest is to love your neighbor. I didn't hear him say "hate those gays" anywhere in there....
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Posted: 14 Jun 2012 at 11:13am | ||
The Westboro Baptist Church, like so many other organizations of the same ilk, are just a bunch of clowns.
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bartosso
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Posted: 12 Aug 2012 at 4:27am | ||
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Wilytank
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Posted: 12 Aug 2012 at 6:57am | ||
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bartosso
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Posted: 12 Nov 2012 at 5:25am | ||
One of the worst things about religion - indoctrination of children.
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IMPF2112
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Posted: 12 Nov 2012 at 2:03pm | ||
Amen to that!
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dtguitarfan
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Posted: 12 Nov 2012 at 2:20pm | ||
It it illogical to take offense to the indoctrination of children - what you really are objecting to is that children are being indoctrinated with beliefs you don't agree with. Atheists indoctrinate their children just the same as anybody else. |
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J-Man
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Posted: 12 Nov 2012 at 2:37pm | ||
No we don't, Geoff. I've never heard an atheist instruct their kids to blindly adhere to a set of beliefs at the expense of burning in hell for eternity. Teaching your kids to be compassionate people, use critical thinking, and treat others with respect is not indoctrination. |
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UMUR
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Posted: 12 Nov 2012 at 2:42pm | ||
...well not necessarily. I�ve chosen not to babtize my children, so they can make their own choice when they are old enough. I�m honest when they ask me if I think God exists and says no, but I also always tell them that there are people who believe in God and that they should make up their own mind if that�s something they want to believe in (I also read the bible to them for educational purposes). I�ll be honest and say that I would be disappointed if they chose to believe in God, but I�ll respect whatever choice they make and try not to make a fuzz about it. I think there is a big difference between indoctrination and giving your children a choice to believe in what they think is right, when they are old enough to make such a choice.
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