Posted on 07/13/2004 6:50:48 AM PDT by Area Freeper
One week old today!
She meant your children.
Psychology studies have also shown that when a child is molested physically or emotionally by a same sex authority figure that that sexuality becomes "programed" into the child as normal, or that the child is trained to think that it is normal, thereby becoming physically attracted to the same sex.
Some homosexuals were molested as children as were some straight people. That doesn't mean anything. There are no studies that suggest a majority of gay people were molested as children.
It was a flaw in the young man's logic to think that because he was homosexual, or chooses to have sex with men, that he was not attracted to me and that what he did was not rude.
that Jay Bookman and John Smoltz don't bat for the same team..
Is Jay a switch hitter????
AND, there are straight people who were molested by people of the same sex who grew up to be straight anyway......An unfortunate incident like this does not dictate sexuality. Most psychologists think that sexuality is formed by the age of 2 anyway.
Moveon.org is a communist/fascist site. FreeRepublic is more balanced, but still an openly and avowed conservative website.
I am scared at where political discourse in this country is going.....people ONLY want media that espouses their own beliefs, media that doesn't challenge their beliefs.
People are tired of being lied to, and have been scared at where the media discourse had been going for decades. People on FR challenge each others beliefs every day, but from a pro-American, conservative viewpoint. Thinking with your head, your heart, and your conscience will tend to narrow the field of discourse a bit, but that's the price you pay for being a responsible adult.
As for gays who claim to make a choice.......you clearly don't understand sexuality, and are eager to lap up only those answers that support the way you view things. Many so-called gay and lesbian people are really bisexual.....
Now, into the meat. What purpose do you have in stating this in reference to an article about gay marriage? You can break out your DSMV-IV and recite all day how homosexuality is normal in humans, but what does that have to do with the societal concept of marriage?
I ask because marrige is a concept that revolves around children, and homosexuality is one that revolves around pleasure. The similarities are superficial, at best.
I agree with you! That young man's actions were rude. Don't judge all gay people though, because of the actions of one or a few. You will find gay people whose attitudes, political and religious beliefs, etc, are as different as straight people.
Do you support gay marrige?
The government needs to step in because of an amendment that says that the states must honor things such as marriage from other states. A same sex couple could get "married" in a state where it is legal, then go to a state where it is not legalized and sue. This approach will cause a lot of problems in the legal system.
If you don't think people are lied to by conservatives then you may be the one with your head in the sand. Conservatives don't have a monopoly on being able to think "with your head, your heart, and your conscience".
I truly do understand why people have been worried about the state of political discourse, especially when it comes to a liberal viewpoint being conveyed in popular media for so long, but rather than realize things are changing in the mainstream media, all of America is becoming more polarized, and would rather listen to those people that espouse their own beliefs. This is bad. How can you really challenge each other if you are coming from such a similar viewpoint?????? Being pro-american, does not mean being so far to the right you can't see the rest of the people anymore. Liberals vote, pay taxes and are as much a part of this country as anyone else........their viewpoint should be heard rather than filtered through so many conservative commentators like Ann Coulter or Rush Limbaugh.
I admire your spirit, but Freerepublic is more a place for conservatives to debate the finer points of conservative philosophy. You can post from the left if you'd like, but don't expect to get many converts.
Parroting the talking points of the left tends to show one's mental age. It's usually in single digits.
Again, states can have power and government can be small when it suites the will of some conservatives.........got it!
As Winston Churchill said, "That is something up with which I will not put."
I'm surpised you have the gall to talk about mental age and then post something like this.....posts like this only serve to illustrate my point that political discussion in this country is disintigrating into name calling. I've met several conservatives who just tote the party line, without thinking about what they are saying, or without understanding why they have these beliefs. The LEFT doesn't have a monopoly on ignorance and idiocy anymore than the RIGHT has a monopoly on patriotism or love of country.
This is an issue that will cause problems for ALL states.
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