Well, I guess that if you’re going to give what YOU believe are reasons why it (might) be harmful, without there being any solid evidence of such, you’re going to have a pretty tough time convincing people of that. I fully understand what your view, and that of social conservatives and devout Christians and devout Muslims, is on the matter. No news there. But it’s just that – a view.
Until you can illustrate something like “more and more children are growing up to turn out gay in our modern society, and gays are now 15% of the population as opposed to 8 or 10%,” then your whole argument – the entire thing – doesn’t yet hold any water.
I’m certainly not going to be one to throw the term “homophobe” around because I think people start looking ludicrous when they do that, but if you drill down your main concern to the heart of the issue, it is that if society openly accepts gay people the way they are, lets them live together and marry, etc., then children will see this as being ok (whereas you see it as being wrong), and hence MORE OF THEM WILL END UP BEING GAY (by choice, or persuasion, or whatever).
I DON’T HAVE THAT SAME FEAR. IT AIN’T GONNA’ HAPPEN.
So no, I’m not going to call you a homophobe, which would mean that you’re genuinely terrified of gay people and run from them when you see them. I will not be calling you any names. But you do fear their influence rising, and hence you fear their numbers rising, as you think it will influence kids to become gay (even though I fully understand that you don’t view it as a contagious disease, like the flu).
I’m very sorry to hear that I have fallen victim to those who espouse “The Gay Agenda!!!” Whoa is me!!! Somebody help me; I’ve been victimized!!
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Damici wrote:
Tedro, in many hours of back-and-forth discussion about this, you have so far shown NOTHING that illustrates this to be the case. Nothing. You’ve expressed your views and beliefs very clearly, which is fine, but you haven’t illustrated any actual evidence of harm.
Which is not surprising, because homosexuality has been around since the dawn of time and will continue to be around for as long as people exist. Yet, fear not, it won’t spread!! So you really can relax about it. No one’s “catching” it.
Actually I have given many reasons to illustrate how it is harmful. Solid concrete evidence is not going to be found, as it is extremely rare to be able to “prove” something in regards to the social scienece.
My friend, I am afraid you too have fallen victim of the gay agenda. You asked for reasons as to what is wrong with it and I provided you them. Now you do everything but directly accuse me of being a homophobe. I have not insulted gays, I have done my best to be tolerant, but I cannot endorse their way. Never did I say anything about catching the ghey. This is another tactic to paint the anti-gay community as a bunch of intollerant, ignorant homophobes, exactly what the gay media wants. The biggest harm is not in “catching it”.
Although it does happen, BBB gave an example to illustrate this. Many of these cases would not take place if being gay wasn’t so widely accepted. The biggest harm is in the acceptance of a perversion, acceptance of sex outside of marriage, and the acceptance of sex purely for pleasure. These things do not set a very good example for the youth of our nation, and accepting them sets a precedent for many other harmful behaviors.
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