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Old 06-01-2012, 07:55 PM
 
Location: TX
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Oh this is just ridiculous - all you are doing is trying to keep opposing views from the discussion - all of these tricks are as transparent as a plastic sandwich bag.

Sorry if you are unhappy with the free exchange of ideas - but that is somewhat what the owners of this site had in mind when they went into business. You will not silence the moral majority with your nonsensical blather.
Nonsense. If what I said is true, it wouldn't be me suggesting that you stop posting on this thread; it'd be a combination of your own beliefs (if you're one of those who think this ad is "shoving homosexuality down other people's throats"). Because if you believe it to be harmful that homosexuality is seen so frequently, it's hypocritical to keep bumping the thread to the top of the list because more people are going to see it and be harmed by it.

And what moral majority do you speak of? What makes you think most people think like you?
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Old 06-01-2012, 08:04 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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It's much easier to avoid shopping at a store than it is to avoid somebody pounding on your door - isn't it? So glad I live in a place where they don't allow solicitation!
Ahhh... I ride the bus and the Mormon missionaries and Jehovah's Witnesses patrol the bus stops every week. Occasionally an evangelical church will send their youth group out and I talk to them - and they end up ask me questions about spreading the gospel.

The thing is I am not much of an evangelist - and I know that I have to be a better one to fulfill the commision Jesus gave His disciples. I will have to work on that.

If anyone wants to learn more about Jesus Christ and how you can accept Him as your Lord and Savior - feel free to PM me.
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Old 06-01-2012, 08:10 PM
 
Location: Here
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Adoption, surrogacy, you know the same methods the some heterosexual couples use to become parents.
The two “fathers” did not procreate with one another to produce these children as can ONLY be accomplished via heterosexual coupling. The world population is the result of only and exclusively heterosexual couplings and perhaps this is why some homosexuals feel that heterosexuality is being “forced” on them all the time. This literally IS a heterosexual world.

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Old 06-01-2012, 08:16 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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Nonsense. If what I said is true, it wouldn't be me suggesting that you stop posting on this thread; it'd be a combination of your own beliefs (if you're one of those who think this ad is "shoving homosexuality down other people's throats"). Because if you believe it to be harmful that homosexuality is seen so frequently, it's hypocritical to keep bumping the thread to the top of the list because more people are going to see it and be harmed by it.

And what moral majority do you speak of? What makes you think most people think like you?
This thread won't harm anyone - the bad propaganda is already out there - seeing other views may help people gravitate to the right side of the issue.

What makes me think that people generally don't support gay marriage - for instance? Well 40+ states do not recognize gay marriage, my home state of California has upheld marriage between a man and a woman twice in the last 12 years, my former home state of Washington has legalized gay mariage but has also qualified an initiative for the ballot which if passed will overturn that misguided law, social conservatives are growing in political clout everyday, and the United States is a majority socially and economically conservative nation, whether the socialist left wants to believe so or not.

The left has lost - the next few elections will prove it. Our Republic will return to its conservative roots and will prosper once again. Barack Obama and his Grand Socialist Experiment will be only a memory.
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Old 06-01-2012, 08:20 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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The two “fathers” did not procreate with one another to produce these children as can ONLY be accomplished via heterosexual coupling. The world population is the result of only and exclusively heterosexual couplings and perhaps this is why some homosexuals feel that heterosexuality is being “forced” on them all the time. This literally IS a heterosexual world.

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Old 06-01-2012, 08:25 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles County, CA
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You can say it until your face turns blue, but private companies will still be allowed to advertise as they wish. And yes, you can stop watching television and reading ads if this really bothers you so much.

I'm not crazy about Christmas being "shoved down my throat" for 2-3 months out of the year, but unlike you I can tolerate beliefs and practices that differ from my own... ignoring it works wonders, or simply accepting that other people celebrate the holiday is also a fairly effective tactic. But noooo, you guys just can't do that! Why?? Is it some kind of egotistical trait, where you think the whole world should cave to your demands?
Well, there will be a Judgment Day - upon which anyone who has rejected the love, sacrifice, forgiveness that Jesus Christ demonstrated and offered on the cross will wish they had done otherwise.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave His only Son, so that anyone who shall believe in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
- John 3:16.
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Old 06-01-2012, 08:27 PM
 
Location: Middle of nowhere
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The two “fathers” did not procreate with one another to produce these children as can ONLY be accomplished via heterosexual coupling. The world population is the result of only and exclusively heterosexual couplings and perhaps this is why some homosexuals feel that heterosexuality is being “forced” on them all the time. This literally IS a heterosexual world.

And as stated REPEATEDLY, there are hetero couples who can't procreate together too.
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Old 06-01-2012, 08:30 PM
 
Location: Seattle Area
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Well, there will be a Judgment Day - upon which anyone who has rejected the love, sacrifice, forgiveness that Jesus Christ demonstrated and offered on the cross will wish they had done otherwise.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave His only Son, so that anyone who shall believe in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
- John 3:16.
All the reason I need to be a devil worshipper.
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Old 06-01-2012, 08:31 PM
 
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There are other ways to advertise and be "hip". Being gay is not "hip". Just because a younger generation may except it more than an older one in no way makes it "hip". Being gay is no different than having something such as Autism in my opinion. There is some sort of imbalance in the brain causing you to think this way. How is this "hip"?

Again, I have nothing against gays or lesbians I just dont see the need to advertise it.
Let me try to help you catch up, although you don't seem like the sharpest tool in the shed yourself, not to mention that you're rude and insulting. I'm a marketing professional--hip generally refers to anything that's a popular part of youth culture. Young people overwhelmingly support gay rights. When companies like JC Penny take a stand on issues that have overwhelming support from kids, they are working to appeal to young customers. Penny's is trying to move from being a haven for polyester pant suited old women to being fresh, trendy, and yes--HIP.

As for the rest of the nonsense you're spewing out--I didn't say being gay was hip. Being gay just "is." You can either accept that around 10% of the people around you are gay, and around 10% have ALWAYS been gay, or you can stick your head in a bucket. However, as I said earlier, supporting gay RIGHTS has become a part of youth culture, with older people moving slowly but surely toward acceptance as well. I think that's a very good thing. In 1959 (my generation), 95% of the population was against mixed race marriages, but young people led the way to make dramatic changes in public opinion and policy on that issue. This is no different. Kids are leading the way with acceptance of gay rights, and it's up to the rest of us to learn a little tolerance from them.

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Old 06-01-2012, 08:41 PM
 
Location: TX
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The two “fathers” did not procreate with one another to produce these children as can ONLY be accomplished via heterosexual coupling.
So what? The point jjrose was making is that many heterosexual couples adopt as well. Are you saying that a man and woman who adopt a child should under no circumstances be called "dad" and "mom"? They're not a mother and father just because they didn't conceive the child physically?

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The world population is the result of only and exclusively heterosexual couplings...
Actually, no. The world population is a result of heterosexual sex and continued nurturing of the offspring produced (which can and has been provided by all sorts of parents). Evidently, many heterosexuals are not that great at following through on plans once started. They are in need of homosexuals, who can at times show them how to be an actual parent

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What makes me think that people generally don't support gay marriage - for instance? Well 40+ states do not recognize gay marriage, my home state of California has upheld marriage between a man and a woman twice in the last 12 years, my former home state of Washington has legalized gay mariage but has also qualified an initiative for the ballot which if passed will overturn that misguided law
The current status of the system does not necessarily reflect current majority opinion. Polls, which actually do reflect current opinions, show the majority approving gay marriage.

In 2010: Poll: Most Americans Approve of Gay Marriage

In 2011: More Polls Show Shift on Same-Sex Marriage – Dispatches from the Creation Wars

Now: Pew Poll: More Americans Support Gay Marriage : NPR
Support for Gay Marriage Outweighs Opposition in Polls - NYTimes.com
Poll: Most Americans support same-sex unions - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
Gallup poll on gay marriage: Same-sex relationships moral - POLITICO.com

As for your home state: Daily Kos: 59 percent of California approves of gay*marriage
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