That's exactly the kind of all-or-nothing vindictive, damning attitude I was addressing by using the phrase "bible-thumping bigots" next to the phrase "homosexual bigots."
I gues I'm going to actually have to test the wrath of God by declaring that I think the fundamental constitutional principles of negative rights and due process are the way to deal with the gay issue, rather that attacking and damning gays for being homosexual.
In my parts, that's called conservativism. And I don't need to personally insult you to make that point, or defend my own. The founders didn't make the constitution because they were philosophers - they made it for it's POWER. It provides the best way to reign in and stop those who would destroy peaceful, law-abiding community.
IF it's followed.
You’re the one using bigoted language, not me. Hypocrite.
You have a problem here. They are demanding, and sometimes getting, special rights.
Homosexuals have the same rights as anyone else. What they want is to force people to accept their lifestyle as normal. It is not.
I think it’s a question of how the term “conservative” is defined.
For example, I absolutely love FReeping. I am a strong advocate for the Bill of Rights. I believe in limited government, RKBA and states rights.
However I cannot honestly self-identify as conservative, since even though I pray honestly, I don’t go to church and am a bit too tolerant of some things to really be conservative.
It’s not a hindrance that I’ve found. Most of the time I’m tolerated here. Despite having a strong belief in trade protectionism, and I’m very proud to be a FReeper.
I guess I consider myself a Tea Party libertarian.
Why the gay group can’t do so, is confusing to me. There’s no shame in being a libertarian.
That’s what they are. So why are they trying to define themselves as what they’re not?
I mean, nothing is stopping them from voting for conservatives. Nothing is stopping them from opposing marxism and central planning. That’s all great.
Nothing is stopping them from being Republicans or Tea Partiers. It’s the term “conservative” they’re trying to for some reason co-opt. Why? What is so important about claiming that term? It’s not theirs to claim.
They’re not conservative. They should not claim to be.
IMHO.
The homosexual agenda is all about enforcing it on everyone else. Hate speech, hate crimes, homosexuals in the military when the vast majority of men and women serving do NOT want homosexuals in the armed services, homosexual indoctrination in schools, etc.
Explain how the above is constitutional.