Topic: Paradigm shift in global gay rights (Page 5 of 5)

I just can't keep my nose out of this, I keep finding such challenging tidbits all over the place

Jade, you said:

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letting them know what they are doing is offending God...

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I'd probably rephrase that...

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letting them know what they are doing is offending MY INTERPRETATION of WHAT THE God I BELIEVE IN SAYS...

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Since that is what you do. It's your belief in a god, it does not have to be theirs...

What you are saying is that they should act in accordance with your interpretaton of what your god wants, right?

If they don't agree that your definition of god's will is correct, or for that matter, that there is a god at all, why should they follow it. It's not like it's a law by nature or man you know. It's personal belief, no more, no less.

I also in particular enjoy the fact that you tell WS to:

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Stop going back into history to pull old stories to make your case.....

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Hang on...
This is exactly what you are doing, you go back in history and rely on a collection of stories written by man and said to be the word of a god. But it's wrong if someone else does it to prove a point you don't agree with...

Yes I know, you will not change your beliefs, I respect that and I do not ask of you to change them. I ask of you (again) to extend that same courtesy to those who's beliefs does not correspond to yours.

In short, allow those that feel that marriage between the same sexes to be a good thing to do just that. Marry.
It's not hard you know, it just requires an open mind and respect for others.

/Dan

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letting them know what they are doing is offending MY INTERPRETATION of WHAT THE God I BELIEVE IN SAYS...

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I've tried to make this point countless times, but a zealot makes no distinction.

I think it's almost amusing that someone would choose the dictations of a child rapist in a frock as the template for their unyielding faith.

That is, almost, but not actually...

This is good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-zhNiGlogQ

Cheers for that link, Reisio. Sounds like one of my rants (verbal), but rather more smartly eloquent.

The video is a dramatization of a famous open letter to Dr Laura, written in response to her tirade against homosexuality many years ago on her (or someone's) radio show.

Good stuff, often quoted in part or in whole.