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kayakjohnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 08:34 PM Original message |
I have to say, I'm not understanding this gay thing one little bit. |
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wtbymark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. freaks on the fringe bullying their neighbors through fear |
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kayakjohnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 08:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Damn, what an answer. |
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MtUpWithWngsAsEgles (86 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 09:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. You know |
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Flying Dream Blues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. You're against something people are born to be? Because if you believe |
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MtUpWithWngsAsEgles (86 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 08:52 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Truth is... |
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PDJane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's about, specifically, a brand of religion. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 09:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
24. The thing is, marriage inequality has much broader support than most fundie ideas |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
4. The RW fundie zealots use religion as a crowbar into people's politics. |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
5. As one Christian lady explained it to me "we have to stop this |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. That's exactly what I hear fundies say too |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. That's it. Their children. |
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kevinbgoode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 10:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. She doesn't sound like a "Christian" to me. . .more like a charlatan |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
6. The fundie anti-gay mindset requires that nobody be allowed to do something |
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kayakjohnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Sex lives, and lives in general it seems. |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
9. It's like abortion. Just another tool the Religious Right uses to gain more power. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. ...thru lies + distortion, propaganda -- |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. I've never understood it either |
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kayakjohnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. Thank all of you for responding. I'm not part of this issue, other than as a confused |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
12. It's simply what's left of patriarcy + organized patriarchal religious "enemies" ... |
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MisterP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
15. a big part of the fear is that gays are seen as threatening to "turn" their kids |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
18. It's fear and therefore PREJUDICE against the "Other".....same as with homeless people. |
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King Coal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
20. Please see this thread. |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
22. The basis of homophobia? |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
23. The language (inexplicable to me) is of "strengthening" marriage |
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renie408 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
25. No, I really can't explain it, I have NEVER gotten the whole "gay marriage threatens |
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