Subject matter: Certain gay-rights activists claim that pro-life homosexuals are nothing but hypocrites because that means they are "siding" with conservative religious types who want to ban homosexual marriage.
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That's absolutely ridiculous, and even offensive. Homosexuality and abortion are entirely separate issues, completely unrelated to each other. And there is nothing wrong with agreeing on one matter with somebody who you disagree about on a different matter. It's not a crime to agree with somebody's views on abortion just because you don't agree with their views on homosexuality. I am very much for gay rights in a legal sense, against homosexual religious rights in terms of religions that forbid homosexuality (IE, pro gay marriage, anti gay Christian marriage), and I have met homosexuals who agree and homosexuals who disagree with my views on abortion.
Being straight doesn't make me a hyprocrite for not being pro-life, does it? (please note that nowhere have I said I'm pro-choice, either). Sexuality should not influence your decision on issues unrelated to sexuality. Lesbians can become pregnant. Gay men can be fathers. It's ridiculous to think they should be denied the right to their own bloody opinions based on their sexual orientation.
Being straight doesn't make me a hyprocrite for not being pro-life, does it? (please note that nowhere have I said I'm pro-choice, either). Sexuality should not influence your decision on issues unrelated to sexuality. Lesbians can become pregnant. Gay men can be fathers. It's ridiculous to think they should be denied the right to their own bloody opinions based on their sexual orientation.
Anon. User #1
anti gay Christian marriage then? Never heard of that one. 'Guess that means i'm gonna have to switch religions when I'm finally free of my parents... stare
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It's not a "public, official" stance. It's just my personal opinion on the matter. Christianity forbids homosexuality. I am against religious ceremonies which directly violate their own inner laws. I have no problems with a legal-only gay marriage, or a gay marriage within a religion that permits homosexuality, but Christianity is an anti-homosexual religion and so I simply cannot support gay Christian marriage.
Anon. User #2
That's interesting. Although I disagree with you, I see your point. Although, by your logic, should gay people not go through Bar Mitzvah? Should they not be baptised Christian?
I think that religion is a personal thing, and if people, any two people, want to imbue faith in their marriage, they should be entitled.
I think that religion is a personal thing, and if people, any two people, want to imbue faith in their marriage, they should be entitled.
Yes - by my logic, gay people should not go through Bar Mitzvah. Nor should they be baptised if they actually have a choice in the matter. I, technically, am a Catholic - I was baptised before I was a year old. I was raised Episcopalian, though, and now do not consider myself a Christian of any sort. If I had a choice in the matter, I would not be baptised. But I was not given a choice, and so despite my blatantly non-Christian beliefs and lifestyle, I am apparently Catholic.
And despite my respect for other people's religious beliefs, and their desire to follow through with their customs, I do not believe homosexuals should be permitted to go through these acts if homosexuality is a violation of their religious laws. It is a travesty. To me, an openly homosexual person participating in a strictly Christian/Jewish/whatever ceremony is just a mockery of what should be a serious occasion. I understand that their upbringing may demand these things, I understand that their beliefs may demand these things, but it is just sick to see somebody perform a religious ceremony when their very way of life is a violation of that religion.
