[Save Us Sutter]

Originally Posted by Gozer

Something like that. I'm not going to get into it here.

Fair enough, though I must admit my curiosity is getting the better of me!

The N-word is another example of a word evolving as society changed. While it can still be hurtful in certain circumstances, it can now be an inclusive word to mean a community of friends.

Do you see how this mystery word for "gay marriage" that you are proposing is basically just another form of the N-word (as it was used it the past)? It excludes. It lumps a group together for no reason other than to define them as different.

Originally Posted by Gozer

Holy strawman batman!

An individual has the right to marry. I define marriage as hetrosexual.

The "strawman" was me trying to understand what you were saying.

I don't see calling homosexual unions "marriage" a right. Rights are bestowed upon individuals, not communities.

What does this mean? If rights are bestowed upon individuals, why not gay individuals? I don't understand how the fact that there are a group of individuals (a community) asking for the right makes it any different than an individual?

Originally Posted by Gozer

That is an opinion you have every right to hold. It is increasing in popularity and I will be in the minority soon (if not already). However, I will effort to permit neither the swing in acceptance ahead of me nor the hate-mongering behind me to change my mind.

I'd say you are in the minority already, and as someone else pointed out the fact that a Albertan-male dominated message board is against you doesn't bode well for your "side".

I respect that your values are so firmly rooted, but you don't have to yield to either the "swing in acceptance" or the "hate-mongering behind you" to change your mind. All you have do is learn to love every man and woman on this planet as you love yourself. And that is not a religious message at all.