Make homosexuality illegal?

I find the mere thought repulsive. It's an option you might explore however....animals do it and that behavior seems acceptable to you.

 

Yet you were the one who brought it up:

There have been several alleged anti-gay Congressmen who turned out to like male pages or toe-tapping in public restrooms. It's not unusual for homophobes to have latent homosexual tendencies. Example: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/homophobes-might-be-hidden-homosexuals/

"This study shows that if you are feeling that kind of visceral reaction to an out-group, ask yourself, 'Why?'" co-author Richard Ryan, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester, said in a statement. "Those intense emotions should serve as a call to self-reflection."..."Sometimes people are threatened by gays and lesbians because they are fearing their own impulses, in a sense they 'doth protest too much,'" Ryan told LiveScience. "In addition, it appears that sometimes those who would oppress others have been oppressed themselves, and we can have some compassion for them too, they may be unaccepting of others because they cannot be accepting of themselves."

As repulsive as oppression is to Americans, it's sad that some people feel so compelled to oppress others because they secretly hate themselves.

 

I have no desire to oppress others, you made that up. I stated in my 1st post that homosexual behavior should be legal but rare. Rare because we should work for a culture that does not "glorify and defend it" as you do. If it happens......it is in the privacy of ones own home and is an issue between partakers and God (though they most generally don't accept Him).

 

When you label people "deviants", pedophiles and perverts, you are seeking to oppress them as less than human. It's a common tactic; dehumanize a group so it makes it easier to eliminate or incarcerate them.

While I agree there are those who "glorify" homosexuality, those that do are usually gay themselves or live in LW bastions like SF. I see no problem in defending their rights against those who seek to demonize or oppress them.

 

Man, he explicitly said he doesn't want homosexuality to be illegal, and neither do I. Yet you tried to get away with this obvious smear tactic. Is strawmanning people all you can do?

 

I certainly do. Attended Sunday school, catechism, church, adult bible study. Yep, I know all about the christian religion. From a protestant point of view.
I like that you didn't try to refute your hypocrisy. Due to your very own perversions. And I don't care what perversions you have, nor should you care what perversions another has. If it doesn't affect you.

There is also a very good chance you have been divorce and remarried. Thereby living a life of adultery.

 

Using degrading and demeaning terms to a person or a group of people is for the sole purpose of making oneself more self important. To put those you dehumanize on a lower platform. Else there is not need to use degrading names.

 

Except for GLAAD.

https://www.thewrap.com/glaad-to-pu...series-starting-with-prince-knight-exclusive/

 

You sound like a Pharisee..... let's hear how you surmise adultery. Pharisee's were real good at that type of thing. God gave us the 7th day for a day of rest, so they came up with over 1500 definitions of work so they could nail people to the wall. Sounds like something you like to do. Maybe you have 1500 rules of perversion. Perhaps you know a lot about religion. Religion is very confining. Too bad you never discovered spirituality.

 

Again you are wrong. I see it as deviant behavior. Behavior does not constitute the person unless they desire that identification. I think, for instance, gambling is non-productive. I do not define my many friends that gamble as "gamblers" nor do they define themselves that way. I have also known acquaintances that very well could be living in a homosexual relationship.....but they do not define themselves that way. Of course our court system does label pedophiles as such and they do incarcerate them. Why do people label themselves as LBGTQ? Is it because they want to be dehumanized? ....or is it because they want me and others to say, "you want to make a public statement as to what you do behind closed doors and I think that is cool beans.....not happening. Perhaps you want to oppress me because of my beliefs. I think so.

 

Where am I wrong? Did you or did you not label homosexuals as deviants and perverts. If you are truly a Christian, you'll answer honestly. Please quit dodging and evading. Do you want me to quote your posts or are you Christian enough to admit what you've done?

 

How was this thread 9 pages long with only 5 people wanting homosexuality illegal?? Those five people must be REALLY active, sheeeit

 

Well, they do whiiiiiiiine a lot.

 

I don't surmise adultery, the bible spells it out quite clearly. If you were a true christian, you'd know this already.
And since you didn't refute your adultery, you don't know the bible. But did basically admit to being remarried. There are only 2 reasons the bible say one can divorce.

To bad you spit your perversion BS, and live your very own perversion life. But then, self proclaimed fake christains are full of it.

 

Not dodging at all..... We all sin. Dairyair just said I am a pervert. I guess according to the Holiness of God that is true, however, I do not "walk in it", nor do I glorify it. I am not proud of it. I will not march for it or claim identity in it. If you revel in it then, I guess your behavior deserves a label, many even desire a label. That is why they stand proudly under the perverted label LBGTQ. They are not just prone to that behavior....they revel in it.

 

Abandonment and infidelity or even safety are three valid reasons.But you want to split hairs and judge. If I was divorced by my wife, remained faithful to her, remarried her when she wanted to come back, then she got a wild hair, took a boyfriend and divorced me the 2nd time as she did... then I am free to marry. Take it up with someone that knows what they are talking about. I know several men with degrees in theology and have pastored large non-denom Churches, and they would easily take you to task over me. Otherwise they would not have been present at my third marriage. ....but you go ahead and judge. The elders requested that my wife and I facilitate Divorce Care in our Church which we did for 5 years......you go ahead and judge me. It matters not. It is apparent why you are a defender of the lifestyles you promote.

 

Dodge. This is between you and me, not anyone else. You've made false claims and I've proved you either wrong or misguided. My NDE abruptly changed me from being an atheist to someone who believes there is more to existence than what we see in front of our noses. OTOH, I'm not a nutjob who seeks to harm others because they cherry-pick from a 3000 year old book.

 

I will speak up. I did not even vote yet I did say it should be legal but rare. The defenders of perverted lifestyles came at me with clenched fists and knashing teeth. That is perhaps a reason for its length.

 

You've proved nothing but your hate for The Way. Oh by the way.... where have I thrown references from my Bible at you? How do you justify your "cherry picking accusation"? Sounds like you may be just a little bit convicted. Just a guess. Don't kick against the pricks.

 

Some people are REALLY repressed.

C'mon guys,nobody even knows who you are here

 

More false accusations. You, sir, have broken the Ten Commandments many times and done so freely and without remorse.

 

...then proceed to label all homosexuals as perverts and deviants. By what standard do you judge this? By cherry-picking from the OT? Jesus never spoke about homosexuality. In fact, he spoke about peace, love and embracing God. Only haters cherry pick from the Bible to justify slavery, destroying families, condemning homosexuals and the like.

 

Homosexuality is wrong. But so is premarital sex and adultery. And between homosexuality and adultery, I'm not sure which is worse. I voted no because I don't think that we should go down this path. At this point in America, laws won't restore our nations virtue.

 

IMO, adultery is worse because it causes harm to another. What two consenting adults do with each other is their business.

 

Like Grandma always said, "It's a gay old world if you don't let it get you down."

There is no political will or will of the people to make homosexuality illegal.