The spewing venom I was referring to was those who describe gays as vile or despicable, etc. If that were your child would you use the same terms? That is the question.
I don't think asking someone how they would react if they had a gay in the family is mean at all. Just think about it. Or do you really believe it can't happen in your family?
Invasive personal questions are not proper on a forum like this.
If someone steals, I can call the ACT of theft despicable. That doesn't mean I hate the person. Similarly, I can call the ACT of same sex sodomy despicable, especially if performed in a public place such as a park, beach or parade, or if described to children, without hating those who perform it.
What do you think of teaching children in grade school that homosexuality is natural and normal, and tell kids as young as 11 and 12 how homosexuals achieve sexual gratification? This is not a rhetorical question; I think people reading this thread would like to know your answers.
To shift your question ever so slightly . . .
Murder is vile and so are murderers. Would that change if your child murdered someone?
Facts don't change based on who does them, do they?
Homosexual acts are unnatural no matter if there is a tendency or not. Remember that for years, homosexuality was considered a mental disorder. Did you we get 'too smart' for our own good? I don't know if it is a mental disorder, but I do believe that it is a choice, a deliberate course of action and not beyond the realm of control.
To tell you the truth, I expected to see someone else's name mentioned, not Traynham's. There is another long time staffer who is supposed to be a homosexual.
I don't recall if you addressed this next point, but I think that if a person's staff isn't politically aligned with the boss, that there can be a substantial influence on the information that gets to that boss.
It's similar to the mainstream media referring to Iraq as another Vietnam. It doesn't take a 30 minute special on the subject to set the scene, just a passing derogatory reference or some omitted information or viewpoint.
If Santorum has not been making all of his own decisions lately, then the people around him do seem to have undue influence. On the other hand, if Santorum is making his on policy and initiative decisions, he seems to have lost his ever loving mind.