'Preferences'

[Bramblefox]

I don't know if this is too controversial or something, but it's been really, really bothering me for a while.

Concerning gay rights and such...it seems that the general attitude in society is to (a)ignore it, (b) support it, or (c) oppose it. If you choose the first two choices that's all fine and dandy, but if you oppose it you're instantly labeled 'intolerant' or 'discriminating'. Considering that those 'rights' are supposedly tolerence, the 'right' to be against it is not considered a proper 'right'. Why is this? Why is it when people who make a decision morally upon this issue they are Jesus freaks and intolerant?

Mods...if this is too controversial or whatever, go ahead and lock it. I just wanted to toss this out there.

[Lord of Light]

Hmm....only way I can put this is bluntly...stupidity. They think that they're right in that what they say is correct all the time, when in fact, most of the time they're telling lies.

[Copperfox]

They will lock it. It is the official policy of The Dancing Lawn that there is no such thing as--well, no such thing as that thing that there is no such thing as. But before they do lock it, I will say that I know personally someone who CAME OUT OF this thing that there is no such thing as, even though the screeching advocates of the thing that there is no such thing as pretend to believe that it is dictated by genetics.

[Near]

First, I'll state that I'm liberal and an Atheist, some of you know this, some don't.

So, you might be able to guess where I stand on homo-sexual rights. In all seriousness, what do those who oppose wish to accomplish? Try and push a law where homo-sexuals can not be homo-sexuals? Sounds absurd doesn't it?

Whatever happened to live and let live? I have adapted to minding my business on certain areas and issues. And this is one of them. But, the bigger question is, does it bother me?

No, homo-sexuality doesn't bother me in the least bit. I have a few friends who are homo-sexual. And they are still human beings, who do have rights.

[Bramblefox]

That was very confusing, Copperfox...but I think I understand where you're coming from...

[Copperfox]

Practically NO ONE in the modern Western world is trying to forbid them to BE the thing that there is no such thing as. But we have EVERY right to state FACTS (at least, elsewhere than TDL) about the problems that are created by the thing that there is no such thing as. For instance, it is a FACT, not my opinion, that relative to their numbers in the population, those people that there's no such thing as are FAR MORE LIKELY to molest children than heterosexual people are. That's because, once you've made one break with normalcy, it's easier to make another one.

Hey, Mods, bring on that shiny new Yale!

[Near]

*shrugs* I don't see it as abnormal. But, that's just me.

[PrinceOfTheWest]

Yup - iLock. This is just too volatile a topic for discussion on a family friendly forum. There are plenty of other places to go discuss this - not here.