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Nice to see Huckabee taking some time off from praising his lard [sic] and savior and exemplar of moral purity Donald Trump to "weigh" in on a sensitive topic.
you people forget that it isnt just about gay rights, but rather the full acceptance of lifestyles that at one time were abhorrent to society as a whole. like when we acceptabortion as normal, and then wonder why murder rates go up,.
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you people forget that it isnt just about gay rights, but rather the full acceptance of lifestyles that at one time were abhorrent to society as a whole. like when we accept abortion as normal, and then wonder why murder rates go up, or why there are mass shootings, or why violent crime is on the rise.
or when we give a little slap on the wrist when children commit shoplifting, and then wonder why they grow up to be criminals.
or when we accept less than the best from people, and then wonder why everyone has a bad attitude when dealing with people.
Or maybe all that violence you speak of is caused by people being forced to have children they don't want, neglecting them and letting them grow up to be criminals? I'll note I've provided as much causal evidence as you have.
you people forget that it isnt just about gay rights, but rather the full acceptance of lifestyles that at one time were abhorrent to society as a whole.
You have every right to hate gay people with every fiber in your body. What you don't have the right to do is encode that hatred into our laws. Separation of church and state.
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wonder why murder rates go up, or why there are mass shootings, or why violent crime is on the rise.
It's not the 1980s anymore. Violent crime has fallen to the point where a few years ago it wasn't much higher than it was in those supposedly glorious 1950s and early 1960s...the time everyone romanticizes and wishes we could return to. However, I think due to Republican policies we are going to have another crime wave in the very near future.
you people forget that it isnt just about gay rights, but rather the full acceptance of lifestyles that at one time were abhorrent to society as a whole. like when we accept abortion as normal, and then wonder why murder rates go up, or why there are mass shootings, or why violent crime is on the rise.
or when we give a little slap on the wrist when children commit shoplifting, and then wonder why they grow up to be criminals.
or when we accept less than the best from people, and then wonder why everyone has a bad attitude when dealing with people.
Except that non-traditional lifestyles have become more accepted than they ever were and violent crime is at an all time low. Your post is the hellfire you wish would happen the reality is very Christian like tolerance throughout society (except for some fundies).
I'll grant your last paragraph has a passel of truth in it. We accept behavior from a president that is excessively un-presidential.
Isn't this a Christian thing ? "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." Seems pretty self explanatory.
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