First Darwin and then Homos? Never!

[Whaleboy]

Ah Agathon you forget! There are those who believe it to be socially damaging, religiously blasphemous and disgusting to the point of child abuse!

We must sympathise with these people before slapping them with wet haddock...

[Ming]

Isn't a higher percentage of priests child molesters than gays?

But seriously.. yes, it is irrelevent to this discussion... just as drug use is.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Ming
Isn't a higher percentage of priests child molesters than gays?

I know this isn't a serious point but IIRC there are far more priests violating thier vows of celibacy by engaging in relationships with adults than abusing children.

[Ming]

I just think it's sad that some of those who are preaching that homosexual activity is bad are sinners as well... something about people who live in glass houses... or maybe it was he who is without sin should throw the first rock...

[DinoDoc]

We're all sinners Ming.

[Ming]

I agree... I thought religion was all about trying to live YOUR OWN LIFE according to your beliefs... and letting God sort out the sinners in the after life

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Rogan Josh
MrFun: I apologise for my sarcastic remark about your debating skill. It was uncalled for.

Let's confront the issues instead. Which definition of 'gay' would you adhere to?

I wasn't insulted by that, but much more so by your stubborn tendency to use pedophilia as a legitimate, parallel example with homosexuality.

If I could get a dime for everytime you and others have used such argument fallacies in the past, I would have paid off all my college debt by now.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Ming
I agree... I thought religion was all about trying to live YOUR OWN LIFE according to your beliefs... and letting God sort out the sinners in the after life

Experience suggests the opposite.

[Kuciwalker]

Just like experience with communism suggests that communism is really about tyrants causing famine and poverty

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Guynemer
In point of fact, committing suicide is not illegal. Used to be. Isn't anymore.

Lock up that corspe and throw away the key.

Damn criminals, what with their suicide and all. Makes you wanna hide the children from their deviant ways.

Matter of fact he can just rot in their until he is rehabilitated.

[Shi Huangdi]

Originally posted by Ming
I agree... I thought religion was all about trying to live YOUR OWN LIFE according to your beliefs... and letting God sort out the sinners in the after life

Certainly we don't condemn the people who commit sin. But it was never commanded that we should ignore sins themselves, or not teach what the faith believes about what is sins.

[Rogan Josh]

You guys are still not getting the point (amazingly!).

The argument that things should not be illegal if they are between consenting adults (or on your own) is wrong. There are plenty of things out there which are (rightly) illegal which do not harm anyone other than the consenting adults who take part.

I am sick to death of your tirades against anyone who might even remotely disagree with a post made by a member of poly's 'gay community'. What is wrong with you people? Do you have no opinions of your own?

For ****s sake, get a grip.

[Pax]

What thing is illegal that should be illegal that does not harm anyone other than the parties involved in the act?

I cannot think of one thing that fits that description.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Rogan Josh


You guys are still not getting the point (amazingly!).

The argument that things should not be illegal if they are between consenting adults (or on your own) is wrong. There are plenty of things out there which are (rightly) illegal which do not harm anyone other than the consenting adults who take part.

I am sick to death of your tirades against anyone who might even remotely disagree with a post made by a member of poly's 'gay community'. What is wrong with you people? Do you have no opinions of your own?

For ****s sake, get a grip.

Actually, the argument is correct, but incomplete. There are places where the government has a "compelling public interest" to intervene - for example, the case in Germany where one guy asked the other to eat him.

Another way of looking at it is this: the government determines that anyone who would give consent to such acts as inherently insane, and therefore by definition cannot give consent.

It is clear that homosexuality falls under neither category.

[Cruddy]

Originally posted by GePap
If this is "one of the most conservative counties" in Tenn., what will they do in the most conservative?

Declare fire to be unnatural and insist all meat is served raw.