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<br />nor do I agree with the right to marry same sex...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
oh I <b>gotta</b> hear the reasoning behind that one...
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<br />Stoli, I have to know your background. You say you can't vote so that means you must have been convicted of a Felony? So that also means you cannot legally own any firearms correct. And now you're going to defend same sex marriages? OK guys if I step over the line on this one then I accept the bashing.
Stoli, you must have enjoyed jail too much.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Stoli Posted - Sep 14 2004 10:50:12 PM</i>
<br />Harley, for someone that fought for peoples rights you sure like to restrict them. I'd honestly like to know what is wrong with same sex marriages. They hurt no one. Are you seriously saying youve been personally affected by a same sex marriage? That just cant be true...
& yes, youve stepped over the line with me personally. If you really want a problem with me, by all means keep saying things like that...
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Harley Posted - Sep 14 2004 11:07:32 PM</i>
<br />To answer your question, I do have issues with same sex marriages. For one thing they are immoral just the same as homosexuality is. But then to know this one must believe in God and the 10 commandments. So I guess you don't on either Stoli?
I wasn't asking YOU if I stepped over the line. I was referring to the others on this forum that know me PERSONALLY, and you're not one of them.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Stoli Posted - Sep 14 2004 11:58:18 PM</i>
<br />Harley, I'm done trying to talk to you. I'd love to tear your reasoning to shreds, but I'd rather not say things to get me banned from the forums. Keep it civil, as will I. If you cant, then thats on you...
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<br />To answer your question, I do have issues with same sex marriages. For one thing they are immoral just the same as homosexuality is. But then to know this one must believe in God and the 10 commandments.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
as per the first ammendment...
The founders never intended for God and government to mix. You have your idea of morality, they have theirs. To each his own.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Harley Posted - Sep 15 2004 12:23:44 AM</i>
<br />True, and they can all live happily ever after in Kalifornia. That's what they want anyway, so more power to them.
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<br />True, and they can all live happily ever after in Kalifornia. That's what they want anyway, so more power to them.
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I agree. Marriage is traditionally governed by the states anyways (via the 10th ammendment). I wish the President could understand that.
We also must rememeber that forcing morality on free citizens has never worked. Remember what happened to prohibition? True morality, however you define it, is something to be encouraged, not mandated.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by gixser13 Posted - Sep 15 2004 12:49:03 AM</i>
<br />I have a bible in one hand and a Barrett 50 cal in the other!
anymore questions,
This country was founded on freedom of speech, the right to bear arms and the bible
the bible has been taken out of schools and public places, We are fighting for our right to bear arms,
So freedom of speech is next guys
As far as gay marriages I never said I dislike gays people!
I try to live my life according to the bible as did our fore father
if you knew the bible then you would not question it.....
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by shoule02 Posted - Sep 15 2004 01:07:00 AM</i>
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<br />This country was founded on freedom of speech, the right to bear arms and the bible
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The laws of the U.S. are based upon the Constitution and its ammendments. The 1st ammendment explicitly prohibits the goverment from making any laws regarding an establishment of religion. So then how is the U.S. founded on the bible?
The same ammendment that gives you your freedom of speech also gives me my freedom from having the bible forced upon me in school.
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<br />Same sex marriage and homosexuality violates the natural order of life. I don't think anything else needs to be said on that subject.
As for guns, nobody has the right to tell me what I can and cannot have. If I do not break the law with a gun, I should have the right to own it. What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?
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<br />The issue of same-sex marriage is not an issues of rights, its an issue of special privledges granted by the government. In this case, homosexuals want special privledges normally afforded only to married couples. Bush isn't trying to make a law outlawing homosexuality, he's just making a admendment to halt any other type of "union" from counting towards those privledges. What homosexuals do in private is no matter of the government, but what they decide to do in the general public is. The fact is, if gay "marriage" is legitimized, you can start making arguments for the need for a union of "man and beast", a "threesome", etc.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by shoule02 Posted - Sep 15 2004 12:10:44 PM</i>
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<br />I like to see both sides of the issue so I myself can decide if my current idea is logically sound or if I need to start thinking on it a bit more[
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So how about this comaprison?
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<br />The fact is, if gay "marriage" is legitimized, you can start making arguments for the need for a union of "man and beast", a "threesome", etc.
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That sounds very familiar. Slippery slope? Let me rephrase it then...
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The fact is, if assault weapons are legitimized, you can start making arguments for the need for fully automatic rifles, and rocket propelled grenades, and etc.
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The anti-gun crowd has made that same argument about the 2nd ammendment. "Where do we draw the line?" With respect to gay "marriage" the idea that it leads to a slippery slope of "immorality" and other such non-traditional unions is just as false as saying that allowing assault weapons leads to a slippery slope of allowing any average Joe to purchase any weapon he chooses.
More specifically, a union between a man and "beast" is silly at best. The "beast" in question has no legal name, SSN, birth certificate, or anything to distinguish it as being protected under the constitution.
A "threesome", or polygamy, is actually a very heterosexual idea (one man, many women) proposed mostly by the Fundamental LDS church (a perversion of the bible). They also share many of the same views as the far right ULTRA-conservatives that vehemently oppose homosexuality.
Simply put, the issue of gay "marriage", or "union", is about the benefits that legally married couples receive simply becuase they are heterosexual and NOT homosexual. In comparsion, the only difference between a family unit based upon heterosexuality and that of homosexuality, is that the adult partners are not of the opposite sex. In all other respects they can be considered equal. So why should one be denied rights that the other is guaranteed.
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<br />Same sex marriage and homosexuality violates the natural order of life. I don't think anything else needs to be said on that subject.
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Homosexuality is not an uncommon occurance in nature. One case in point that I have experience with is male lovebirds (irony?). Lovebirds pick a mate and stay with them for life (something even heterosexual humans have trouble with). It is not uncommmon at all for a male lovebird to choose a male life partner. While this homosexual "union" of two male lovebirds will not ensure the survival of the species, it is ensured by the fact that not every male lovebird will choose a male partner and most (or some) will choose a female.
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<br />Some interesting reading..
LA Times article (in pdf form):
http://www.applegoddess.org/files/eBooks/BirdsAndBonobos.pdfAn interesting looking book (referenced in above article):
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Homosexuality is not an uncommon occurance in nature. One case in point that I have experience with is male lovebirds (irony?). Lovebirds pick a mate and stay with them for life (something even heterosexual humans have trouble with). It is not uncommmon at all for a male lovebird to choose a male life partner. While this homosexual "union" of two male lovebirds will not ensure the survival of the species, it is ensured by the fact that not every male lovebird will choose a male partner and most (or some) will choose a female.
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This is true, I use to laugh when one of my ex-wife's cats use to try to get it on with his brother. It really didn't mean he was a "fag" just that he was horny and his brother was the closest thing in the vicinity. Same thing as jail house sex. I'm sure the majority of inmates would rather be getting it on with the opposite sex, but since they can't the go for the next best thing.
It is different though when it's a choice in lifestyle instead of a situation. Not that either is acceptble to me, but there is a distinct difference.
True, it's been going on well before recorded history. Does that make it right? Prostitution has been going on for almost as long and yet it's only legal in Nevada and nowhere else in the US. Does that make it morally right?
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by shoule02 Posted - Sep 15 2004 1:03:56 PM</i>
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<br />True, it's been going on well before recorded history. Does that make it right? Prostitution has been going on for almost as long and yet it's only legal in Nevada and nowhere else in the US. Does that make it morally right?
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Very good point! But why is prostitution illegal? Because it is immoral? Partly. It is also illegal because of the environment it creates. Protitution leads to other crimes like the sex slave trade, drugs, and even gangs. Organized crime also is heavily involved in prostitution. If it was just a simple situation as in a man (or woman) paying for sexual stimulation and nothing else it might be viewed differently by the law (an ideal "victimless" crime). Unfortunately for those whose lives revolve around prostitution, it is not so simple or harmless at all. However you look at it though it is immoral.
For a homosexual couple (like the penguins in the article I linked to) the relationship is about love for one another, not about who has the money and who doesn't. How is that immoral?
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Then take your own advice, & "shut the hell up about things you know nothing about"...
Harley - It is different though when it's a choice in lifestyle instead of a situation. Not that either is acceptble to me, but there is a distinct difference.
being in a situation where you cant find a woman, is not an excuse for ****ing a guy in the ass. If you cant go without sex from a woman, & just <b>have</b> to bend over your cellmate, then youre a weak person....
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<br />If that was the case then why is it legal in only Nevada and why doesn't Nevada have problems with the very things you stated? In fact the women must pass a state health exam on a regular basis in order to keep working. So why doesn't the rest of the US fall in line and just OK it and start making money off it? Maybe it's because the majority of the US population feel it's immoral?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
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<br />To answer your question, I do have issues with same sex marriages. For one thing they are immoral just the same as homosexuality is. But then to know this one must believe in God and the 10 commandments. So I guess you don't on either Stoli?
I wasn't asking YOU if I stepped over the line. I was referring to the others on this forum that know me PERSONALLY, and you're not one of them.
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Harley, I don't believe in God, and I don't believe your ten commandments are much more than common sense rules with which to live peaceably with your neighbors.
Now, other than by using fairy tales, please explain to us why same sex marriage is so evil.
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<br />To answer your question, I do have issues with same sex marriages. For one thing they are immoral just the same as homosexuality is. But then to know this one must believe in God and the 10 commandments. So I guess you don't on either Stoli?
I wasn't asking YOU if I stepped over the line. I was referring to the others on this forum that know me PERSONALLY, and you're not one of them.
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Harley, I don't believe in God, and I don't believe your ten commandments are much more than common sense rules with which to live peaceably with your neighbors.
Now, other than by using fairy tales, please explain to us why same sex marriage is so evil.
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How can I explain something to you when you have no moral beliefs? Isn't that what you're telling me Lead? I mean if you don't believe that we should live by the 10 commandments, but rather their just guide lines which can be bent and flexed to suit our personal views, then I can't give you any other answer than what I have.
Oh, homosexualty has touched my life in a personal way just to clearify things. My older brother was gay and he died of aids 15 years ago. So I take the gay, homo, fag thing personally when I see what it does to those we love. Yes it was his choice to live his lifestyle but I'll never agree with it.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
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<br />does that make it morrally wrong? and whose morals? morals are not an absolute, they are based on society. if a majority of society thinks that something is not immoral, what right does a minority have to tell them it is? and does someone who feels something is morally wrong have the right to force those morals on another when no one is being hurt?
and no, i dont believe in the 10 commandments. im christian, not jewish.
btw, yes, you can own a military jet, but minus a LOT of the elcetronics systems, all the weaponry, and a good part of the thrust system thats still classified. so it wont run as well, as fast, or as accurately, and you cant blow big holes in anything.
going back into the hornets nest that is the gay debate...
no, actually, its part of the natural order. its been pretty well shown that overcrowding of a population causes switches during raising that cause a small percent of the population to be "sexually abnormal". that covers asexuality and homosexuality both. it have been shown clinnically in mammals, fish, birds, and mollusks. which is why you find it mostly in large populations. it doesnt occur near as much in small towns, becuase the cues arent there.
now, what pisses me off are bisexuals of both sexs. like i need the extra competition, lol
as for the sanctity of marriage, people act like its a christian creation. it predates christ, it predates moses. its gone through a lot of changes. marriage HAS NO SANCTITY. sorry. hate to burst the bubble.
btw, sniping wolf, i can state with certainty that those arguements stay out of game. i got into a big fight on a few threads with people a few days before dragonshead. they knew who i was, i knew who they were, it didnt come up at game. period. AA keeps it professional. keep it that way. calm down.
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<br />True, it's been going on well before recorded history. Does that make it right? Prostitution has been going on for almost as long and yet it's only legal in Nevada and nowhere else in the US. Does that make it morally right?
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Very good point! But why is prostitution illegal? Because it is immoral? Partly. It is also illegal because of the environment it creates. Protitution leads to other crimes like the sex slave trade, drugs, and even gangs. Organized crime also is heavily involved in prostitution. If it was just a simple situation as in a man (or woman) paying for sexual stimulation and nothing else it might be viewed differently by the law (an ideal "victimless" crime). Unfortunately for those whose lives revolve around prostitution, it is not so simple or harmless at all. However you look at it though it is immoral.
For a homosexual couple (like the penguins in the article I linked to) the relationship is about love for one another, not about who has the money and who doesn't. How is that immoral?
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Actually, the environment you justly despise is the result of the prohibition of these acts (prostitution, use of certain drugs, gambling, etc.) rather than the acts themselves.
For example, if you were really serious about keeping drugs out of the hands of children, you wouldn't turn over their distribution to criminal predators that care little if at all about the age or mental status of their customers.
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<br />harley, so, if i dont believe in YOUR god, and YOUR rules from said god, then i have no morals? your morals are the only ones that count? just making sure that that is what you are saying.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
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<br />Oh, homosexualty has touched my life in a personal way just to clearify things. My older brother was gay and he died of aids 15 years ago. So I take the gay, homo, fag thing personally when I see what it does to those we love. Yes it was his choice to live his lifestyle but I'll never agree with it.
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Harley, unprotected sex is what gave him AIDS. Not being gay. There are millions of people worldwide who have had to suffer the same thing. Not because they are gay, but becasue they chose to have "un-safe" sex. The promiscuous heterosexual is just as wrong as the promiscuous homosexual.
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<br />What God do yo believe in LP? Unless you're budist or something else don't we all believe in the same God? Muslem, Christian, Jew, don't they all pray to the same God?
You tell me, what's moral and what isn't. Don't steal, don't commit adultery, don't lie, don't screw goats, isn't all just common sense stuff as well?
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<br />that said, the uncle of my best friend died of aids in 95. he was bi. got it from a woman.
and sorry to hear that harley.
and sheole, when he says had to deal with, hes not talking about aids or stating his brother got it becuase hes gay. hes talking about the hate mongering.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by leadmagnet Posted - Sep 15 2004 1:39:41 PM</i>
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<br />To answer your question, I do have issues with same sex marriages. For one thing they are immoral just the same as homosexuality is. But then to know this one must believe in God and the 10 commandments. So I guess you don't on either Stoli?
I wasn't asking YOU if I stepped over the line. I was referring to the others on this forum that know me PERSONALLY, and you're not one of them.
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Harley, I don't believe in God, and I don't believe your ten commandments are much more than common sense rules with which to live peaceably with your neighbors.
Now, other than by using fairy tales, please explain to us why same sex marriage is so evil.
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How can I explain something to you when you have no moral beliefs? Isn't that what you're telling me Lead? I mean if you don't believe that we should live by the 10 commandments, but rather their just guide lines which can be bent and flexed to suit our personal views, then I can't give you any other answer than what I have.
Oh, homosexualty has touched my life in a personal way just to clearify things. My older brother was gay and he died of aids 15 years ago. So I take the gay, homo, fag thing personally when I see what it does to those we love. Yes it was his choice to live his lifestyle but I'll never agree with it.
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I didn't say that we shouldn't live by rules that allow us to live together more peacefully. I'm asking you to tell me why same sex relations are so evil with out using the fairy tales.
Your brother contracted a disease that has killed many a good person. I'm sincerely sorry for your loss. Are you telling us that because he died in such away you feel valid in persecuting individuals due to their sexual preference? Did you want your brother to live a life pretending he was somebody he wasn't?
And how different are you from the gun grabbers who want to take away our firearms because people occasionally and accidentally "contract" bullets from them resulting in a loss of life?
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<br />You guys have missed the point I tried to make when I posted this morning. I said gays/homosexuality violates the natural order of life, and all you give me is examples of animals and lower beasts: we are not animals, we are human and the dominant, thinking species. We are better than that.
All of you that have a problem with John (Harley) should sit down and get to know him. He is a very caring and compassionate guy. He is strong in his opionions, but he has certainly earned the right to be that way. He does not bash you for simply disagreeing with him (we have been split on many subjects) regardless of what has been said on these forums. A debate over the internet does not fully convey the emotions and the true spirit of what someone is trying to say. In other words, things get mixed up sometimes. Everyone's opinion matters here, but it may not be the popular one. Just learn to live with that fact.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Victor3 Posted - Sep 15 2004 1:55:38 PM</i>
<br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">as for the sanctity of marriage, people act like its a christian creation. it predates christ, it predates moses. its gone through a lot of changes. marriage HAS NO SANCTITY. sorry. hate to burst the bubble.
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Sorry...hate to burst your bubble, but marriage IS a religious ceremony. Of course not a Christian one since it pre-dates Christ, but he wasn't a Christian either. If the Homo-sexuals want legal unions fine, but don't call it marriage, thats reserved for use between one man and one woman.
Before you guys go around screaming "I'm being oppressed on the AA boards" remember Harley is also allowed HIS opinon and because he disagrees with you doesn't mean you're right and he's wrong and you are being oppressed. And just as a point of information....this is not a public forum it belongs to Paco and he allows us to use it.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by leadmagnet Posted - Sep 15 2004 2:02:02 PM</i>
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<br />You guys have missed the point I tried to make when I posted this morning. I said gays/homosexuality violates the natural order of life, and all you give me is examples of animals and lower beasts: we are not animals, we are human and the dominant, thinking species. We are better than that.
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What the hell is this "natural order of life" crap? Lol. Really, give us a break with that crap.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Victor3 Sorry...hate to burst your bubble, but marriage IS a religious ceremony. Of course not a Christian one since it pre-dates Christ, but he wasn't a Christian either. If the Homo-sexuals want legal unions fine, but don't call it marriage, thats reserved for use between one man and one woman.
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Tell us again why only marriages between men and women should be sanctioned by law? And please, try to do so without all the fairy tales.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by TheCrow Posted - Sep 15 2004 2:07:23 PM</i>
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<br />You guys have missed the point I tried to make when I posted this morning. I said gays/homosexuality violates the natural order of life, and all you give me is examples of animals and lower beasts: we are not animals, we are human and the dominant, thinking species. We are better than that.
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What the hell is this "natural order of life" crap? Lol. Really, give us a break with that crap.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Victor3 Sorry...hate to burst your bubble, but marriage IS a religious ceremony. Of course not a Christian one since it pre-dates Christ, but he wasn't a Christian either. If the Homo-sexuals want legal unions fine, but don't call it marriage, thats reserved for use between one man and one woman.
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Tell us again why only marriages between men and women should be sanctioned by law? And please, try to do so without all the fairy tales.
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I nature, opposites attract. There is a male and female of every sexual species for a reason: procreation. Anything that deviates from that is in violation. And for my term being "crap", who is attacking who here now, Lead? I have been totally respectful of you so far, do not change that.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Harley Posted - Sep 15 2004 2:13:57 PM</i>
<br />Hey Lead, next time we hook up you're buying the beers!
OK, it's true that many a hetrosexual has contracted and died of aids. Blood transfusions were a big issue back in the '80's until they realized what was happening and screened the donars blood. That aside, how many hertro's would you sumize have contracted aids from a partner that had a former partner that had a former partner that was bi-sexual and contracted it from one of their gay partners? Better yet, how many did from a partner that never had a homosexual relationship? Rule out blood transfusions and getting contaiminated blood on you and I bet it's a big zero. As I recall the Aids virus was discovered to have come to the US through Haiti, correct me if I'm wrong. Until the '80's we had no problems with the disease that I know of. So that means we can rule out hetrosexually transmitting the disease between two partners that have not had a homosexual relationship can't we?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by sNiPeRWoLf88 Posted - Sep 15 2004 2:14:22 PM</i>
<br />then why am I not dating a prep girl who is dumb as hell and anti-religious?[?] (no puzzled smily, so this is all i could find)
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<br />You tell us?
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by leakingpen Posted - Sep 15 2004 2:18:47 PM</i>
<br />actually, the earliest recorded ceremonies that are stated as marriage are egyptian, and ... wow. gay marriage was common.
harley, I BELIEVE in god, roughly the judeo-chritian muslem god. theres some differences in opinion as to what god wants, ect, but generally the same. i dont WORSHIP god. i dont worship jesus either, simply becuase i can imagine him standing in heaven, looking down, thinking, please dont, thats embarrasing. but i try to live my live by his teachings.
what i count as moral, the absolute morality, is that anything that does not harm another is moral. harming another, physically or mentally, is immorral, and pushing your morals on another qualifies.
and... yes, humans are an animal. i believe that. i dont buy genesis, a book written by a guy trying to get a cult together, claiming it was the word of god. sorry, not buying it. if it WAS written by divine word, it was said the way it was becuase that was the best way they could understand it.
and on the gay marriage. marriage is not governed by law. the term is not. the rights that go along with it are civil union rights. guess what, gay couples get married ALL THE TIME. in churches, not in churches. exchange vows, call themselves married. and they are, they just dont get teh rights that go along with.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by sNiPeRWoLf88 Posted - Sep 15 2004 2:20:55 PM</i>
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<br />You tell us?
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because opposites don't always attract in nature (unless they are magnets i suppose...).
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<br />You tell us?
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because opposites don't always attract in nature (unless they are magnets i suppose...).
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Yes, they do. Right down to the atomic level.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by leakingpen Posted - Sep 15 2004 2:26:00 PM</i>
<br />as for the origins of aids, the haiti link has been pretty much disproven. theres two main loci being looked at. one is in africa, and one is where most of the early us infections were linked too, which is a prison in .. somewhere back east (us) i believe. they linked it originally to a pair of haitin immigrants in said prison, which is where the haiti link started, but another similarity between the two sites? the testing of polio vaccines made using monkey livers. quite likely where siv made the jump. and yeah, it was spread through heterosexual sex also. it just so happens that anal sex, (if you are easily offende by somewhat graphic words, stop reading) tends to open up more micro abrasions in the skin, due to lack of natural lubrication and other reasons, and that makes it easier to pass on the virus. the majority of women who get it have been found to have gotten it through anal sex as well.
wow...
has this thread diverted or what?
so, .50 cal. makes big hole. some say bad, some say fun.
arguement over.
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by leakingpen Posted - Sep 15 2004 2:41:12 PM</i>
<br />look, ill say this one last bit. i dont like the thought of two guys going at it. it seems wrong to me. i dont like the idea of HETEROSEXUAL anal sex. seems dirty. but... i dont think i have the right to push my feelings on others.
so, has anyone here actually fired a .50 rifle?
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Originally posted by leadmagnet Posted - Sep 15 2004 3:03:54 PM</i>
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nature, opposites attract. There is a male and female of every sexual species for a reason: procreation. Anything that deviates from that is in violation. And for my term being "crap", who is attacking who here now, Lead? I have been totally respectful of you so far, do not change that.
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Regarding the "crap" bit, don't take my tone too seriously. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings and I apologize if I did.
So, your "natural order of things" boils down to polarity and making babies? (cough, cough) Good grief, man. You need to get yourself layed.
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<br />Hey Lead, next time we hook up you're buying the beers!
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Heck, bro, you know I'm always good for a couple dozen.
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so, has anyone here actually fired a .50 rifle?
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I haven't. But I sure would like to. And at a target a mile away!
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