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They have very high suicide rates, Exodus and those types of programs.
I guess you could explain that away by saying those homosexuals would've killed themselves anyway, but I'll betcha you could solve the depression problem with many gays by simply ACCEPTING them as they are.
And homosexuality is not a lifestyle. That term is so irritating. When did you DECIDE to be heterosexual?
I know I didn't. I just am.
I have many, many gay friends... I have had them for most of my life. Wonderful, intelligent people. I know that some of them have wished they were not gay, but it honestly had to do with being different, not with being gay.
Alcholoics have very high suicide rates as well. When people have a disorder they get depressed but it's not the fault of society. If someone who is gay tries to change the other gays jump all over them not to change and leave their club. That makes people depressed as well. The problem is more complex and many reasons for it's existence. Saying just accept will not solve it.
Saying it's been done for centuries is a way of pointing out that it doesn't lead to the destruction of the universe as you people seem to believe.
But now you're comparing it to theft, without any consistent evidence that homosexuality is harmful either to the individual or to society. Considering the evidence that gays seem to be better at making marriages last and raising children, I'm surprised you have the nerve to imply it's harmful at all...
Wait... Maybe you think making marriage work and raising children correctly is harmful; that would explain a lot
Why do you think it has not lead to the destruction of the universe?
For goodness' sake. A cat is not able to understand a contract. If one party cannot understand their part in a contract, then the contract is void. Until a cat can willfully and knowingly enter into a contract with you and understand all of it's obligations thereof, no you can't marry your cat.
Or your fencepost, or your prize sheep, or your mailbox.
I think the current system of discrimination sucks.
What the hell does someone gay being married have to do with your marriage?
You stay in your marriage, and let everyone else stay in theirs.
Nobody has to redefine anything. Just quit being unfair to other people.
Is it unfair to you if gay people get to marry?
Nope.
It doesn't affect you in the slightest. It might **** you off because you disagree with homosexuality, but that's beside the point.
If gay people cannot get married is it fair to them?
Nope.
Is it fair to you? Why do we care what's fair to the people to whom the issue has no bearing?
I know that if they all could get married tomorrow, it would not change my own marriage in the slightest.
I would, however, get to attend many fabulous weddings.
What? Then you missed the whole point----gay marriage redefines the meaning of marriage. Between one man and one woman. I guess you didn't understand. First gay marriage----then what? You can't stop there or it would be discrimination.
This is the very reason people in traditional marriages are so stinking mad!!! We need to roll over and give up our marriages because the minority wants to change the meaning and nature of marriage. We have to give up all our rights so the minority can be accepted and let them change the rules of the game.
What a steaming pile of bull****. Me and my partner being able to form a joint legal entity under our civil marriage laws does not in any way whatsoever result in you giving up your marriage (whatever the hell that means) or giving up all of your rights.
Nonetheless I think it is a public relations nightmare for Chick Fil A. There must be some corporate executives planning strategy sessions right now to implement damage control.
No major corporation wants to alienate large and powerful communities of citizens.
You are wrong about this. Today, they had record breaking sales at Chik fil A because people appreciate somone who has values which he lives by, and they chose to support the company.
TUCSON, AZ, Aug 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The following is a statement from Vante:
Vante regrets the unfortunate events that transpired yesterday in Tucson between our former CFO/Treasurer Adam Smith and an employee at Chick-fil-A. Effective immediately, Mr. Smith is no longer an employee of our company.
The actions of Mr. Smith do not reflect our corporate values in any manner. Vante is an equal opportunity company with a diverse workforce, which holds diverse opinions. We respect the right of our employees and all Americans to hold and express their personal opinions, however, we also expect our company officers to behave in a manner commensurate with their position and in a respectful fashion that conveys these values of civility with others.
We hope that the general population does not hold Mr. Smith's actions against Vante and its employees.
I think the current system of discrimination sucks.
What the hell does someone gay being married have to do with your marriage?
You stay in your marriage, and let everyone else stay in theirs.
Nobody has to redefine anything. Just quit being unfair to other people.
Is it unfair to you if gay people get to marry?
Nope.
It doesn't affect you in the slightest. It might **** you off because you disagree with homosexuality, but that's beside the point.
If gay people cannot get married is it fair to them?
Nope.
Is it fair to you? Why do we care what's fair to the people to whom the issue has no bearing?
I know that if they all could get married tomorrow, it would not change my own marriage in the slightest.
I would, however, get to attend many fabulous weddings.
We are certainly are of one mind on this issue. Once again, you put forth the questions I have asked and the statements that I have made on many occasions. I had an epiphany...These naysayers that feel that the "sanctity" of their marriage is under siege if a gay couple marries are the ones that appear to have a mental illness that has not been clinically named yet. It does include massive insecurity, delusions of grandeur, etc. It's not the gay person that requires therapy to change their ways, it's these frauds.
If a married couple is secure and satisfied within their relationship with one another, no man could put that asunder...right? Isn't that part of their RELIGIOUS vows? Hypocrites all.
I just would like to see a concerted effort to address some IMPORTANT things in this world. A sustainable source of fuel, the deficit, the problem of consumerism and Chinese labor, environmental clean-up/protection, preserving the endangered species, better education for our children....you know, the future? Not spend every waking moment trying to be separatist and flaunt some of your more absurd proclivities. The LGBT community SHOULD want to set an example for children that your sexual orientation is irrelevant to your membership in society. There are gay people in every profession that are not trying to alienate people by asserting their queerness just for the sake of giving heterosexuals the proverbial raspberry. Gays are separatist, there has to be a gay edition of everything, if we have a right to something they feel 10x more entitled. Seems rather selfish....why don't you put all that effort into not giving impressionable young people the idea that your world is all about twirling around in outlandish get ups with rainbow flags. You celebrate, almost relish being the village idiots and want to spread the glitter of asinine behavior over all of us. There comes a time when marginalized groups in society that have been suppressed, denied rights, disenfranchised have to LOOK hard at themselves and ask to what extent do we contribute to our own detriment by our words and actions? The symbolism and nomenclature you have created for LGBT identifying persons and simultaneously splashed all over society as a whole is akin to me inviting the kids next door over to watch our homemade porn? T-shirts, key rings, bumper stickers, your egregious theft of the damn rainbow from everybody else....why does this have to be part of the landscape for my family? I wouldn't have sex with my husband in front of my kids, but you do it all the time and it is not gay...it's disgusting! Whenever someone excercises their constitutional rights (the same rights that have you running through the streets in pairs wearing wedding dresses) to NOT AGREE with any part of homosexuality, GAYS are up in arms to prove that their numbers are bigger than ours and they have the consumer power to shut down the world. Seems like a waste of all that power to be surfing the net for PNP partners and figuring out ways to have an undetectable viral load...why so secretive if this lifestyle is just as RIGHT and any other?
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