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Originally Posted by TheGame
I don't have problems with civil unions between 2 people, I just have a problem with calling it marriage. It mostly has to do with my religion though, how I see it, marriage is moral, homosexuality is immoral. Mixing the two is a perversion of what it originally means.
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A definition is simply semantics. I would think, at the very least, in an effort to project a fair and equal image, that you would extend the term "marriage" to the homosexual community. After all, in my eyes, a "homosexual union" is equal to a "marriage."
You are still entitled to your belief that homosexual marriage is a "perversion of what it originally means." However, defining it as a "union" or a "marriage" is simply semantics, and in this golden day of age I personally feel we should treat everyone on common, equal terms.
To get philosophical, "let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
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Originally Posted by TheGame
homosexuality is immoral
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You have my attention, and so I ask, what religion do you practice? I have gathered that you believe in some form of Christianity. (I myself was raised Roman Catholic).
Just so you know, it is fairly accepted amongst the scientific community that homosexuality is a biological predisposition (a completely
natural one) that is either the result of literally, a "gay-gene," or some psychological predisposition in the developmental years.
I'd love to start a side-thread and argue morals, especially morals pertaining to biological occurrences. Here's some light reading to consider, just some food-for-thought:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_animals
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Originally Posted by TheGame
My question would be, where do you find the contradiction in the one liner you quoted? They're completly different subjects.
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I think taking an anti-gay marriage stance is taking a passive role in society that hinders the social progress of humanity. Maybe a better comparison would have been to point out that you are pro-life but think the US should be involved with the rest of the world. You said:
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Originally Posted by TheGame
I think that America should be proactive about war and squash problems before they get to big
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I think wars are about as anti-Christian as you can get. Ignoring the Old Testament, the New Testament gets all preachy about loving thy neighbor and not killing people. The invention of the "terrorist" is 21st century fear-mongering by our United States government. True story. I don't know, I can't outright attack you because I am pro-life and pro-some wars, like World War 2 and the Civil War, but I can't help but notice the irony in your comment. And it's not just you, it's Bush, McCain, and a whole lotta other Republicans.