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At best you are a libertarian, with liberal tendencies. I guess all those paper cuts I got stuffing envelopes for Dubya in '04 mean nothing. As both he and his boyfriend have aids, I just don't want to be around them anymore. There are many heterosexual people engage in risque behavior and contract sexual diseases as well. When I was in college, there were, unfortunately, some girls who made a point of going to bars, getting drunk, and engaging in casual sex with random guys. You blame the school for you friend's suicide, which is an emotion based reaction on your part, as the school didn't hold a gun to your friend's head; she chose to do herself in as she, which is so typical of gays, was psychologically messed up. I discussed two friends... My gay friend, while having to deal with all sorts of taunts and jeers from his good Catholic classmates, never committed suicide. Another one of our acquaintances tried to commit suicide by OD'ing on pills after some of the varsity basketball players started nasty rumors about her being gay. The school's culture and atmosphere clearly contributed to her suicide attempt, and her parents contemplated suing the school after it, but didn't because they were more concerned with getting their daughter better. You also seem to have authority issues to this day, based on your comment "didn't have to follow the same rules that the rest of us did" when referring to your experience in attending a religious school. Well, of course, I must have an authority problem, because I should have kissed the fannies of all the rich, popular kids. After all, they deserved to be able to come back from lunch late, cut classes, and spread nasty rumors because their daddies financed the new computer lab, and those new Dells are SO much more important than creating a non-hostile, equitable environment for all students. What is poisonous here, is your attitude towards your own religion. Perhaps you should try hashing this out with a priest, and see if there is anything retrievable here as far as your faith. I think you need some outside help, as it's not healthy to go through life with a victimhood point of view. Bottom line, you've got issues that need attending to. Frankly, I think that I have a right to be ticked by what happened to my friends in HS, and I'll continue to remember it until I'm strong enough to look the perpetrators and their enablers in the eye and tell them EXACTLY how I feel. As for Christianity, I have nothing against it; however, I do have issues with how it is practiced within the U.S. Jesus must be in Heaven weeping because of the amount of hypocrisy found in U.S. Christianity, especially Catholicism.

"Well, of course, I must have an authority problem, because I should have kissed the fannies of all the rich, popular kids.... and those new Dells are SO much more important than creating a non-hostile, equitable environment for all students."

There goes that hostility attitude again. Bad for you. Sounds like there is a great big chip sitting on your shoulder. And a real grudge against anyone who has more than you do in life. A class envy thing. I still think you are a Dem. That's how Dems are, pushing class warfare and being envious of anyone rich.

"and I'll continue to remember it until I'm strong enough to look the perpetrators and their enablers in the eye and tell them EXACTLY how I feel."

And you know how to hold a grudge too.

"heterosexual people engage in risque behavior and contract sexual diseases as well."

Generally not Aids, though. And Aids is deadly. And besides, being gay is a form of sexual deviancy. I cannot believe you think it natural for a man whose parts are made for interaction with a woman, who decides to engage in sex with another man. Same goes for women. Nature did not make humans in such a manner as to engage in same sex relationships. Besides which, you wouldn't be around if your "parents" were gay, now would you.

"Another one of our acquaintances tried to commit suicide by OD'ing on pills after some of the varsity basketball players started nasty rumors about her being gay. The school's culture and atmosphere clearly contributed to her suicide attempt, and her parents contemplated suing the school after it, but didn't because they were more concerned with getting their daughter better"

In one of your earlier posts, you said your friend WAS gay, so guess the rumors were right. Your friend was messed up long before the poor school had the misfortune to have her as a student. And I'll bet her parents knew it. If she was gay, she should have told her parents and/or request they not send her to a religious school. The Catholic school just had the misfortune of getting her as a student. Sounds like that might apply to you too, with your axes to grind.

"because of the amount of hypocrisy found in U.S. Christianity, especially Catholicism."

You really are on the wrong website, you know. I now think you are a form of troll, even though you probably don't realize it. Much better suited for the DU website. This is my last comment to you, as further "discussion" is pointless. You have a certain childishness that is bothersome, and you really need to grow up. But I'm sure you'll continue making comments in the same vein, on other threads as well. I'll try to avoid any further interaction. Good luck in life; you're going to need it.