Civil Unions disallowed in ACT
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Tuesday, July 11 2006 20:29
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quote:While the current US supported, terrorist coddling regime may not condone homosexuality, Islam itself doesn't care to render any opinion on sexual orientation. Sexual acts, including anal intercourse, that are traditionally viewed as the primary means of homosexual sexual expression are viewed as major sins. Paul, you bore. Your rhetoric is tired and old, filled with the same bigotry that fueled Nazism. Please, by all means express yourself. There are forums out there that would react quite nicely to the vitriol you spread. A software manufacturer's game forum is likely not going to be that place. Reference -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Wednesday, July 12 2006 03:17
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Fear and hate... Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Electric Sheep One
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written Wednesday, July 12 2006 03:38
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Actually, what is the latest verdict on the prevalence of homosexuality? My understanding is that Kinsey's figure of 10% came from a survey in which college students and prison inmates figured disproportionately, and in which 'homosexuality' was defined rather broadly. Last I heard, no subsequent study had found anything higher than a few percent. I'd be interested to hear an update. The 10% figure is popularly cited, I think, because it tends to make homosexuality seem less marginal. A 10% minority is actually pretty big. If it voted in anything like a bloc, it would swing most elections. It would constitute a major consumer market. The percentage of the population between the ages of 15 and 24 is only about 15. 10% has a good shot at commanding respect; 2% doesn't. -------------------- We're not doing cool. We're doing pretty. Posts: 3335 | Registered: Thursday, September 4 2003 07:00 |
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Off With Their Heads
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written Wednesday, July 12 2006 07:10
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The obvious first place to look. I'm inclined to accept the figures that put full-on gay people at about 2-4% of the population. These things are very hard to survey, because it's very hard to put a good definition on "being homosexual," and it's also pretty hard to get people to be honest about it, but if we define homosexuals as people who engage almost exclusively in same-sex relations (whether dating, sex, or otherwise), I'm inclined to believe the "rather less than 10%" figures. As an interesting side-note to all of this, I read in the SF Chronicle once that gay men make about as much money per capita as straight men, and lesbians make about as much money per capita as straight women. Because women, on average, make less money than men, gay male partners actually have slightly higher combined incomes than opposite-sex partners, and lesbians have somewhat less than average. This is beginning to have some strange economic consequences (businesses catering toward gay men but not gay women, for example). -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, July 12 2006 09:33
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Im a bigot???? It seems like a lot of you on this forum are bigots. let me say something that im going to get flamed for oh well. Hate the sin. Love the sinner. Note= you guys have had a lot of time to think this over but you have no respect for people like me. [ Wednesday, July 12, 2006 09:40: Message edited by: Paul the second ] -------------------- TRIDON777 Posts: 3 | Registered: Tuesday, April 18 2006 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Wednesday, July 12 2006 10:17
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quote:While I have my suspicions (about you), this certainly isn't the forum in which to discuss them. For the record, almost everyone is bigoted to some extent. It is a happenstance of culture, nurturing, and economic status. I know where I am bigoted, and consciously control it so that I don't come across as some babbling psychotic every time I open my yap. How am I doing? :P -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Wednesday, July 12 2006 10:53
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quote:You harbor an intense, irrational loathing for a marginal group and wish to hinder them for no solid reason. Yes. You are a bigot. quote:I'm not persecuting you. I'm just calling you as I see you, bigot. quote:Let's be honest with ourselves: the 'sin' you refer to (sodomy) is execrated alongside cloths spun together, animals bred together, and shellfish. It's part of Old Testament ceremonial hygiene and has no place in Christianity (and a fairly minor one in modern Judaism at that). The fact remains that you're trying to legislate your peculiar, un-Christian prejudices, which is unacceptable. quote:No, I don't. Am I supposed to respect someone who lashes out at any reed he can find to hold up his ridiculous bigotry, who enters a civil discussion calling people 'homos'? It's like someone jumping into an affirmative action discussion using the N-word, citing poorly-written articles 'proving' blacks are an inferior race, and then crowing about not getting any respect. It's predictable and shameful. -- quote:Who against, cracker? I'm curious. :P [ Wednesday, July 12, 2006 10:54: Message edited by: The Worst Man Ever ] Posts: 794 | Registered: Tuesday, October 11 2005 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Wednesday, July 12 2006 13:24
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quote:People who make your arguments are generally bigoted, and you have done nothing to dissaude us of that notion. If you don't think that there is anything wrong with homosexuals or homosexuality, but are convinced by your arguments that they should not be allowed to marry, (which would make you the first I've ever heard of) then you still have not proved the rebuttals to your arguments wrong. -------------------- But I don't want to ride the elevator. Posts: 420 | Registered: Sunday, January 8 2006 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Wednesday, July 12 2006 13:39
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Looks like I'm doing a bang-up job, huh Alec? ;) -------------------- quote: Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, July 12 2006 15:03
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quote:Your sins are bigotry and intolerance. This does not make you a horrible person, it just makes you "some guy who says objectionable stuff in ways that make us laugh". That said, if we loved you in spite of your sins, you'd call us homos, wouldn't you? :P -------------------- Gamble with Gaea, and she eats your dice. I hate undead. I really, really, really, really hate undead. With a passion. Posts: 4130 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |