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Originally posted by mr3dboot
reply to post by Believer101
How are the private bedroom moments between two adults suddenly a civil right?
Originally posted by Sablicious
All religion inherently 'hates' for all religion is predicated upon fear.
Originally posted by Annee
Originally posted by troubleshooter
I graduated and worked as a minister for a few of years...
...I found that being a follower of Jesus was more than following a set of external rules...
...but involved a union of spirit/Spirit...
...sort of like channelling but more of a relationship, personal identity or family inclusion than just a mere conduit...
...it's a whole other deal than the pew warming behaviour of most organized religion.
I now consider myself Atheist.
But I do understand a Spiritual Energy.
What I don't accept is Man controlling God.
Originally posted by Lucid Lunacy
Originally posted by mr3dboot
reply to post by Lucid Lunacy
I myself am not a polygamist so I can't speak to how loving it is for the women. Just making a point.
I was making a point too.
Each one will be addressed by society as they occur and we will deliberate the evidence and determine if, for instance, polygamy should be protected under law based on our moral understanding and everything else under the Sun that we use to make such determinations.
You, and others, are using this extreme slippery slope argument that if we allow gays to marry then as a direct result pedophiles will be allowed to marry. That's asinine. Similar arguments were used concerning interracial marriage. We didn't decide as a society people should be allowed to marry their dildos (to borrow from another member lol) as a result of interracial marriage.edit on 8-8-2012 by Lucid Lunacy because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by troubleshooter
I don't believe in the god atheist don't believe in either ... it's just a 'straw god'.
Man doesn't control God and God doesn't 'control' man...
...but there is coming a time when the current order will be remade...
...and those who are united to the Spirit will inhabit it.
Originally posted by WhoKnows100
Perhaps you don't notice that the American Psychiatric Community may be revising their classification of pedophilia.
Perhaps you don't notice that communist and fascist laws and rules are creeping into all of our lives.
Originally posted by WhoKnows100
Perhaps you don't notice that 1% of the population is dictating how marriage should be defined.
Perhaps you don't notice that the American Psychiatric Community may be revising their classification of pedophilia.
Perhaps you don't notice that communist and fascist laws and rules are creeping into all of our lives.
Perhaps you are unaware that those who planned the Russian fall to Communism encouraged their citizens to embrace homosexuality to destabilise the family unit, then slaughtered the 'girly gays'.
Perhaps you are unaware that sodomy and other sexual deviations raged in many ended civilisations.
Perhaps you are unaware of The Pink Swastika.
Perhaps you are unaware of the Denver Airport Murals and it's Nazi theme.
Perhaps you are unaware of the role that sodomy plays in the religious worship of many mystery religions.
Perhaps you reject the Bible that tells all of us that homosexuality is a sign of a reprobate mind, which means that Our Creator has given them up to it - that it is a sign of judgement and impending destruction of our society.
Perhaps someday you'll learn that homosexuality was encouraged in the Greek and Roman armies, and that sodomy is now allowed in our military.
But all of these things you probably dismiss as just coincidences and scaremongering. Others believe God who states that there is NOTHING new under the sun, and that what was - will be again.
Those who authorise your history textbooks won't give you the truth because you'd be able to recognise the pattern.
I don't believe in the god atheist don't believe in either ... it's just a 'straw god'.
atheism.wikia.com...
Some atheists actively believe that no god exists while others hold that neither claim is sufficiently supported to justify acceptance. These positions are often labeled strong atheism and weak atheism, respectively.
Perhaps you are unaware that those who planned the Russian fall to Communism encouraged their citizens to embrace homosexuality to destabilise the family unit, then slaughtered the 'girly gays'.
Perhaps you don't notice that 1% of the population is dictating how marriage should be defined.
As an American is is unconstitutional to not allow me to marry because of my sexual orientation. This was the same argument about mixed race marriages we had in the 60's and we all know how that ended up. I am gay but I am not different then you, and states should not be allowed to dictate over our rights as a citizen. And it needs to be federal, perfect example; partner and I marry in state where it is legal. Now my mother gets sick and I need to move to take care of her, oh no my marriage is not recognized in that state, all of our marriage benefits will go out the window. Yet, my straight friends never have to take that into account when making life altering decisions.
Originally posted by mr3dboot
reply to post by captaintyinknots
I'm not certain that you understand hypothetical points of conversation.Signing off for now. I'll check back later and see where this thread is headed.
Besides, marriage is a State issue, not Federal. There are already States that have enacted laws for gay marriage.
If your State doesn't have it, then pick up yourself and move. Simple as that.
It really comes down this, gays know the States they can marry in but they are not willing to leave it there. They want to FORCE the entire population via Federal laws to "accept" their lifestyle choice.
Fine, they can do it, just as soon as I can FORCE the entire population to accept that Abortion should be illegal.
See how that works? You can't FORCE an entire nation to accept the terms of a single group.
I'll say it again, this is a State issue. Want to marry your same sex partner? Move to one of those States and shut up.
edit on 8-8-2012 by mr3dboot because: Wording...
Originally posted by Revealation
I like this guys saying
"Heterosexual Christian, Caucasian, American.................The world's most HATED species."
Author - "David Wood"
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
3)So, you want to FORCE your view on homosexuals, but its not forcing a belief. They want simply to be free to marry, and that is forcing something on others? Man, can I spend a weekend in the world you live in? Sounds like a crazy place.
Originally posted by Agoyahtah
Originally posted by captaintyinknots
3)So, you want to FORCE your view on homosexuals, but its not forcing a belief. They want simply to be free to marry, and that is forcing something on others? Man, can I spend a weekend in the world you live in? Sounds like a crazy place.
Gays don't just want to be free to marry. They can already form gay unions. They want to change the very language itself. They are after the "corruption" of the word "marry". When they get that word "marry" to apply to them, what changes? They can still hop into the sack with each other as before, hang out with each other as before, live together as before, have coffee in the morning together as before, go for a night out to the dance club as before, all remain the same. The only change is that straight people no longer have a non-ambiguous term "marry" to call their own. Gays are after the destruction of the language in use, to corrupt the meanings of terms, to confuse right with wrong, to bless the sins of men.