Apollonius
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No one is able to commune with my God but me.
What beliefs?
At no time did I say it was about me.
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Homosexuality
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Apollonius
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Who appointed me to be a judge and arbiter over men?
FlyingTeaPot
Irrational Rationalist. Educated Fool.
No one did. I asked a simple question regarding your opinion. In other words, what is your opinion about the legality of homosexuality in your country?
Apollonius
Member
America is a secular nation, not a religious community.
painted wolf
Grey Muzzle
As is yours to me... isn't it good that I live in a nation that values the right of each of us to seek god in our own manner.
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FlyingTeaPot
Irrational Rationalist. Educated Fool.
Yes, I know that. I am asking for your opinion, not a fact everyone knows.
FlyingTeaPot
Irrational Rationalist. Educated Fool.
What I am trying to get at is, would your religious belief that homosexuality is immoral motivate you to oppose gay marriage actively by changing laws or are you content just voicing your opinion? If it is the latter, I think your stance is perfectly justified by your religious belief. It is no longer a new or interesting thought. If, on the other hand, you passed laws like prop 8 to ban gay marriage, then your religious beliefs are imposing themselves on other people and become relevant.
Apollonius
Member
As to your question - yes, homosexuality should be a criminal offense.
For them living as a hetrosexual would be living "inauthentic lives".
Why not? And what is with the double standards?
Rainbow Mage
Lib Democrat/Agnostic/Epicurean-ish/Buddhist-ish
Homosexuality should be a criminal offense? What are you suggesting here? Bedroom police?
Apollonius
Member
Private matters should be kept private, it's as simple as that.
No, it shouldn´t. Doing so would just make people suffer for something they can´t control. It would be like making hetrosexuality illegal. Pointless and doing way more harm then good.
That makes no sense. Homosexuality can´t be illegal if you follow that principle.
Apollonius
Member
Really? .. you mean as in much the same way as pedophiles and alcoholics can't control their urges?
Apollonius
Member
It's because people refuse to follow this principle that homosexuality should be made illegal.
Rainbow Mage
Lib Democrat/Agnostic/Epicurean-ish/Buddhist-ish
Well should heterosexuals also have to keep their sexuality private then? No kissing or holding hands in public?
Context is everything. I was talking about homosexuals, not pedophiles or alcoholics.
Apollonius
Member
Naturally.
Rainbow Mage
Lib Democrat/Agnostic/Epicurean-ish/Buddhist-ish
See I could agree to that if it was the same for everybody. I don't make open sexual displays myself, I think it inappropriate. I am a Buddhist, and in Buddhist idea of society, it's inappropriate to bring sex into public.
So basically you believe that because people refuse this principle then the state should throw it in the garbage can and force people to live in a society where private matters suddenly are public matters? Sorry, does not make any sense.
Besides, hetrosexuals are doing the same thing to much greater degree and yet no one thinks hetrosexuality should be made illegal, so why should homosexuality be dealt with differently.
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