Clearly you don't understand my belief system if you think that I think homosexuals are damned to hell forever. I do not slander homosexuals. heck, our lactation consultant when our baby was born was a lebian and she was WONDERFUL, she helped us so much. doe sthat make me think that homosexual behavior is O.K.? no. There is a complete difference.
So, do you not believe that homosexuals who engage in homosexual activities their entire lives are sinning against God? You may not believe that they'll be damned to hell forever, but this is all beside the point anyway. Regardless of this, you continue to oppress them.
All laws are imposing morality on the community. and those who are in power to make those laws are the ones who's morals we are affected by.
If you want to call it morality, you're welcome to. The reality is that laws are just a way to keep people safe and keep society functioning well. They are not meant to be a "moral compass". If you can show a good, rational reason for your laws, then fine. The problem is that in this case, you can't. There is no good, rational reason for banning same-sex marriage, the same way there's a good, rational reason for banning murder.
I'm not forcing people to do anything or telling them how to think. I have merely been defending my own position. Have i attacked anyone else's position? no. i have been on the defensive very much. It is you who have berated me for my own views when i clearly have shown you how i justify my beliefs and actions.
No, you're just forcing people
not to do something. I have not berated you for your views. My point has been, clearly, that, whether or not you believe homosexuality to be wrong or a sin, you should not be imposing that on anyone else. I disagree with your view of homosexuality, but what is at contention is what you do with your belief. I don't like Nickelback, the band. It's not a problem, though, because I'm not doing anything about it. I'm not trying to ban their music.
What i say does not remove your Volition. you can believe what you want. i'm going this way < you can go that way > it doesn't matter to me. Just because you don't agree with my logic or way of thinking does not mean you have to berate me for my opinions. I respect that you disagree with me, that's fine, it's your choice.
I'm not berating you. We are having a debate, or argument if you'd rather. In a debate, you present your side, and I present mine. I thought that's what we were doing. You're still not getting the point. I really don't care what your personal beliefs are. They are fun to debate sometimes, but ultimately don't matter to me personally. What I do care about is what you do with those beliefs. You go one step too far in trying to impose your beliefs on everyone else. I'm not trying to get you to think homosexuality is good. I'm just trying to get you to understand that, even though you believe that, you shouldn't be applying that to anyone's life but your own.
