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RE: "Hatred of homosexuals? I see a man the recognises God's law and loves his daughter enough to show her that he cares about how she lives in accordance to that law. Sometimes you have to do tough love."

That's probably because you've been brought up to hate, marginalize and repress homosexuals just as much as Mr. Keyes has. If I could, I'd bet you 1,000 dollars I can't afford that your parents hated homosexuals, your church preached hellfire against them, and your schoolyard friends used to rag on them. You think it's normal now for a man like Keyes to treat his own daughter like she was a dirty dog in the streets. She deserves to be ostracized because she's an evil, unrepentant sinner in your eyes. I don't blame you a bit for your indoctrination, but I'm eternally grateful to my parents that they raised me up with a respect for the individual above any petty sexual differences we might have.

RE: "I went through a stage of rebellion myself..."

The rest of your story is irrelevant to this discussion because Keyes daughter's sexuality isn't an act of "rebellion". What's your point?

your parents hated homosexuals, your church preached hellfire against them, and your schoolyard friends used to rag on them. You think it's normal now for a man like Keyes to treat his own daughter like she was a dirty dog in the streets. She deserves to be ostracized because she's an evil, unrepentant sinner in your eyes.

I am pressed for time, so I have to excert your post to me... and just address a few things...

First, I only had my mother. No father past age 5 to speak of.

My church preached hellfire for all sinners, be it "lying" or "homosexuality". It pulled no bones that sin was sin and that all our works are like filthy rags to the Lord (who can't stand to look upon sin). Acting like something is not a sin does not change it. I am proud my mother help me understand that, yes. Sugarcoating sin does not do one any good. Rewarding sinful behavior with apathy does not help it one way or the other. Why do parent punish sinful behavior (at all ages)? They do it because they want their children to grow up to be as Christlike as possible. Hell is hot, I never want to see my children on that wide road leading towards it.

BTW.. Homosexuality is not a "PETTY" thing as you called it. It is a spit in God face. It is not a genetic flaw either, it is a lifestyle choise.

You think it's normal now for a man like Keyes to treat his own daughter like she was a dirty dog in the streets.

Would you please leave off the hyperbolic, hyper-emotional rhetoric, it does your argument no good at all. What it does is prove that your arguments are based on emotional subjectivism and not objective truth.