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Old 03-22-2011, 07:03 PM   #361
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Also, I don't think gay couples should be adopting children. I have felt uncomfortable with this ever since I visited my grandparents in Victoria and witnessed a small child (less than 5 yrs old) referring to one of my grandparents gay male neighbors as "mom".
I don't understand why you would have an issue with gay people adopting a child, care to elaborate?
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You tell god that he's a bigot because he won't let them conceive!
Right after I tell him he destroyed the holy institution of marriage by having an out-of-wedlock son.
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:09 PM   #363
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I just wish they would have created a separate (but equal) institution for gays to be legally recognized as a couple.

Like a separate (but equal) water fountain just for blaa....I mean gays?
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You tell god that he's a bigot because he won't let them conceive!



That explains the purple mustang.
He'll let gay women conceive certainly!!!

EDIT - And post above me...well played.
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:34 PM   #365
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He'll let gay women conceive certainly!!!
Not with each other.
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:44 PM   #366
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Not with each other.
He'll have fun watching them try, though.
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Old 03-22-2011, 07:50 PM   #367
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I don't have a problem with gays being together. It seems to me we made a mountain out of a mole-hill with this issue. From what I can tell, most gays aren't marriage-minded. They typically do not live a long-term monogamous lifestyle. Of course, hetero marriages don't seem to last like they used to either.".
Just wanted to point out this silly comment, since the other silly comments have been addressed by others.

From what you can tell? What experience do you have that is so vast that you can tell gay people don't want to get married as much as straight people? They don't live a long-term monogamous lifestyle? WHy do you say that?

Maybe they don't seem focused on getting married because, until recently, that option wasn't even fathomed by a gay couple, getting married wasn't available to them.

It comes across that the only reason you think this issue isn't a big deal to us, is because gay people don't want to get married. If you thought that the overwhelming majority of gay couples wanted to get married, would you now be against it?
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From what you can tell? What experience do you have that is so vast that you can tell gay people don't want to get married as much as straight people?
The "L" Word and Queer as Folk.
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Just wanted to point out this silly comment, since the other silly comments have been addressed by others.

From what you can tell? What experience do you have that is so vast that you can tell gay people don't want to get married as much as straight people? They don't live a long-term monogamous lifestyle? WHy do you say that?
I just read a bit about it is all.

http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS04C02
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The "L" Word and Queer as Folk.
You couldn't pay me enough to watch those awful shows.

Same with Glee.....
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Like a separate (but equal) water fountain just for blaa....I mean gays?
Comparing segregation of blacks in every facet of society to gays current right to enter into a heterosexual contract is going a bit far.

Gay people have never had it as bad a African Americans....
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I don't understand why you would have an issue with gay people adopting a child, care to elaborate?
Maybe the kid will have an issue with that once he/she grows up and realizes that mommy and daddy are daddy and daddy? I hear shrinks are pretty pricey in North America...
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I just read a bit about it is all.

http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS04C02
Oh good, a Right-Wing Christian group founded by James Dobson. Any links to research done by Focus on the Family as well?

A senior member of that group once said that all gays should be exported. Some fact finding mission you went on mikey.
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Maybe the kid will have an issue with that once he/she grows up and realizes that mommy and daddy are daddy and daddy? I hear shrinks are pretty pricey in North America...

Seriously, that one incident is a little weird. That child had two dads, not once dad and one mom. But if we are going to ban gay people from having kids because of one dumb parent, then straight parents shouldn't be able to adopt kids either.



Just stupid arguments.
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Comparing segregation of blacks in every facet of society to gays current right to enter into a heterosexual contract is going a bit far.

Gay people have never had it as bad a African Americans....
Gays have had it pretty god damn bad. Arguing about the level of the hate doesn't change that fact. The bigotry is what his point was, and a good point.

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Oh good, a Right-Wing Christian group founded by James Dobson. Any links to research done by Focus on the Family as well?

A senior member of that group once said that all gays should be exported. Some fact finding mission you went on mikey.
So what?

I'm not christian either.....

The data is gleaned from the census bureau and other sources.
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Seriously, that one incident is a little weird. That child had two dads, not once dad and one mom. But if we are going to ban gay people from having kids because of one dumb parent, then straight parents shouldn't be able to adopt kids either.



Just stupid arguments.
What incident? I was speaking in general terms. You really don't think there won't be a significant number of kids who WILL have a problem with who raised them? Are you gonna tell them they're stupid because of how they feel? Good on you I guess...

I realize that the whole deal with being raised by someone who's not your biological parents is tough as it is, but I think this will make it even harder for a significant number of kids...
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What incident? I was speaking in general terms. You really don't think there won't be a significant number of kids who WILL have a problem with who raised them? Are you gonna tell them they're stupid because of how they feel? Good on you I guess...

I realize that the whole deal with being raised by someone who's not your biological parents is tough as it is, but I think this will make it even harder for a significant number of kids...
I believe if a child has loving parents, no matter the combination of sexes, who raise them in a safe loving home... no... they won't give a crap. It will be bigotry from the outside world that makes them question it.
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Gays have had it pretty god damn bad. Arguing about the level of the hate doesn't change that fact. The bigotry is what his point was, and a good point.
He was reaching.
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I don't have a problem with gays being together. It seems to me we made a mountain out of a mole-hill with this issue. From what I can tell, most gays aren't marriage-minded. They typically do not live a long-term monogamous lifestyle. Of course, hetero marriages don't seem to last like they used to either.

I just wish they would have created a separate (but equal) institution for gays to be legally recognized as a couple.

Also, I don't think gay couples should be adopting children. I have felt uncomfortable with this ever since I visited my grandparents in Victoria and witnessed a small child (less than 5 yrs old) referring to one of my grandparents gay male neighbors as "mom".
Homophobic nonsense. Statements such as these are a much better indication of who shouldn't be raising children in my opinion. I think gay people are generally more wise and compassionate compared to the greater population due to what they've been through. Which probably makes them better parents on average.
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