What the Hell?

[Aoshi]

nah i wasnt insulting you vestril... i was agreeing with you saying that i agree with you because indeed i really do agree with you(this is saying that your ideas seem to agree with mine).. see im just an agreeable person and when you say the word "agree" this many times in one sentence you kinda forget what you were talking about in the first place... OH YAH I AGREE!!

[Vestril]

Originally posted by Sighbernaut

I never said that gays had to leave. I said, historically speaking, that groups that found themselves getting maltreated went and made a place for themselves where they could live their life as they choose. Another example of this would be the Mormons, that were persecuted for their religous beliefs. They all moved to Utah, suffering great hardship, to make a place for themselves where they would not be persecuted.

 

I also never stated that people do not have the right to be different. My contention is that you cannot force it down my throat. I do not have to accept that homosexuality is an acceptable lifestyle, and I do not have to teach my children that it is "ok" to be gay. If I shack up with a woman, and we share all the responsibilities of married life, except being legally married, I can't get her covered on my insurance. But, if I shack up with another guy, and call him my "life partner", I can get full coverage for him on my insurance! What kind of double standard is that?

 

I am sure that the criminally insane do not "choose" to be criminally insane, but it still doesn't mean I want to live next door to someone that is criminally insane, or that I have to accept his behavior as an "alternate lifestyle".

 

I personally have nothing against gays, as long as they keep their sexual preferences to themselves, and quit running aroud yelling that they are just like everyone else, and that I have to accept them. I don't care what people do in the privacy of their own bedroom, as long as it is between two mutually consenting adults. But don't go around saying that you are normal and what you are doing is ok, because it isn't and you aren't.

 

And I do not believe in gay bashing, or making fun of anyone that is less fortunate than myself, or discriminating against anyone because they are different than I am. I simply believe that it should not be viewed as something that is ok, any more than I think that dressing up in leather and having someone beat you is ok. If that is what turns you on, fine. But don't broadcast it into my living room, and don't try to teach my kids that it is an acceptable behavior.

 

Could you tell me why it is that you think that it is unacceptable behavior? I don't mean to be rude, I'm honestly curious. I've never seen anything wrong with it, and most people that argue that it's wrong are complete idiots. You don't seem to be an idiot, so would you mind explaining your point of view? I'm just curious, I'm not going to be rude, I promise. I guess I just want to try and understand the modern 'gay is wrong' arguments. Thanks

 

Aoshi--I agree