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President Obama declares this June Gay and Lesbian Pride Month

Alceste

Alceste

Vagabond
gzusfrk said:
Not really the case since Jesus is the Word, the Word is the bible, I do base my believe in the bible,that is according to Jesus,we come to believe by the Word.Jesus used the Word when He was tempted by satan,I believe the Word to be alive and active,it is profitable for teaching for correction and training in righteousness,however you are correct Jesus said to love your neighbor as yourself sums up all the laws.
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For the record, I said mainstream. If you think the Bible is literally true, or that you need to live by every word of it from start to finish, you are not mainstream.

Fundamentalists are a tiny part of the big picture. The vast majority of Christians are Catholic, and they generally do not believe the Bible is written by god, or that everything in it is literally true. Particularly with regard to their interpretation of the meaning, history and purpose of the Old Testament, they differ wildly from evangelicals in that they are aware of the meaning, history and purpose of the OT.

Point being, there's a huge difference between Christians who believe the Bible is a book written by men about God, and those who believe the Bible is, shall we say, autobiographical.
 
Magic Man

Magic Man

Reaper of Conversation
badger said:
In the same way that other psychoses such as schizophrenia are treated.
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So, what you're saying is that homosexuals clearly can't function in a normal society. The reason schizophrenics and the like are treated for their abnormalities is because they simply can't or have a very hard time functioning in society. That, and sometimes it's a matter of a lower quality of life for them.

Last time I checked homosexuals are perfectly capable of functioning in a normal society, and have an equivalent quality of life to that of heterosexuals.

The immorality for me is not the condition itself, but the way in which all public dissention is stifled by the gay lobby and same sex instruction is forced on 5 year-olds in UK schools. When parents object, they are branded 'homophobic fascists' by the Liberal Left.
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That's because if you're trying to treat them as second-class citizens, you're being homophobic and bigotted and immoral. It's that simple. If you treat them as complete equals, even if you disagree with their beliefs or opinions, then you're in the clear.

A simple way of taking care of this is to insert "black people" into your scenario.

"The immorality for me is not the condition itself (of being black), but the way in which all public dessention is stifled by the black lobby and interracial relationships instruction is forced on 5-year-olds in UK schools. When parents object, they are branded "racist fascists" by the liberal left."

See how stupid that sounds? Also, by the way, you might want to check up on that instruction of 5-year-olds. If your school is teaching your 5-year-old anything at all about sexuality, whether it be about a man and a woman or about a man and a man, you might want to find a different school. In reality, all schools are starting to do is teach in a human sexuality class (for much older kids) that along with sexual intercourse between a man and a woman, there is also sexual intercourse between members of the same sex, and that some people prefer that and there's nothing wrong with that.
 
Green Gaia

Green Gaia

Veteran Member
badger said:
It would be reassuring to know that I'm not the only non-believer on this site that considers homosexuality to be a psychological abnormality, and should be treated as such.
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Oh no, I'm sure you're not the only one who mistakenly thinks that way. But thankfully, you are in a very small minority. Most other people have researched and learned there is nothing psychologically abnormal about being gay. :rainbow1:
 
Smoke

Smoke

Done here.
badger said:
It would be reassuring to know that I'm not the only non-believer on this site that considers homosexuality to be a psychological abnormality, and should be treated as such.
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If your beliefs were based on reality, you wouldn't have to seek so eagerly for reassurance.

NoahideHiker said:
So which month is set aside to celebrate heterosexuality?
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All of them, and especially June.
 
Reverend Rick

Reverend Rick

Frubal Whore
Premium Member
So, during the month of June, can anyone get a 10% discount at Denny's if they proclaim to be gay? I say everyone should order pancakes!
 
NoahideHiker

NoahideHiker

Religious Headbanger
Green Gaia said:
Do you need one?
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Well apparently so. I mean if we are celebrating diversity and one sexual orientation needs a special month why not have one for the other sexual orientation? If we all want the same rights and equality then both sexual orientations should be recognized, yes? Plus I want to hold a heterosexual pride parade.

Next on my agenda:

Caucasian History Month
 
rojse

rojse

RF Addict
NoahideHiker said:
Well apparently so. I mean if we are celebrating diversity and one sexual orientation needs a special month why not have one for the other sexual orientation? If we all want the same rights and equality then both sexual orientations should be recognized, yes? Plus I want to hold a heterosexual pride parade.
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People occasionally make a special effort to recognise minorities because, proportional to their population in a society, they receive less social recognition than the majority of a population, and are often marginalised by larger segments of society, particularly in the media. If they are not marginalised, they are portrayed as basic stereotypes that help perpetuate misconceptions about the wider population.
NoahideHiker said:
Next on my agenda:

Caucasian History Month
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Just because someone devises African-American history month, or Gay and Lesbian Pride Month does not mean that they are trying to put these minorities above you. They are trying to point out that the experiences and ideas that this particular group has are equally worth our consideration.

Caucasian history might be the equivalent of "Colombus discovered America in 1492", and would contain a discussion of development of major cities and industries in America. Africa-American history, however, might emphasise the role of slavery in America's development, and how equality was eventually achieved in America. Caucasian history might peripherally examine African-American history, and how it affected America's development, but not go into the depth about the subject that African-American history would, and vice versa. Both of these perspectives are legitimate points of view of history, and would both contain valuable information, but only by examining both viewpoints (along with many others) might someone truly have an idea of what the history of America actually is.
 
NoahideHiker

NoahideHiker

Religious Headbanger
Well don't I have the same and equal right to have my race and my sexual orientation celebrated and recognized?
 
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