Ok, this thread has offended me more than any other, but I will try to avoid resorting to flaming the hell out of everyone except with this smilie:
Ok, now down to business.
Clearly this kid was raised to be homophobic and that is sad. Of course he's in the Boy Scouts which is a virulently homophobic organization, so I don't know why I'm surprised this kid would believe this.
So he's a homophobic because he belives homosexuality is a sin? Where did you get your warped sense of definitions. Many things are sins. Lying, stealing, lust, gluttony, and coveting are all sins that nearly everyone has committed at one time or another. This doesn't mean they're going straight to hell, it just means they need to stop their behavior and get right with God. This is a purely benevolent belief, as it shows care for others' souls. Homophobics don't have such cares and think homosexuals aren't humans and deserve to be beaten up and killed.
Also, if you slander the Boy Scouts again, duck. The only reason anybody thinks the Boy Scouts are homophobic is because they don't allow openly gay boys in. This is a perfectly rational decision with a nice, secular, non-religious, or as you would call it, "homophobic," reason. It's the same reason they don't allow girls in. Now, listen real close, 'cause I'm only gonna say it once. WHEN YOU HAVE HORMONAL TEENAGERS WHO ARE SEXUALLY ATTRACTED TO EACH OTHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DARK WOODS WITH ONLY 10 LEADERS PER KID, SOMEBODY'S GOING TO HAVE SEX. Imagine the public outcry if Joe and Susan had sex on a campout. Now imagine the outcry if Joe and Steve had sex on a campout. The Boy Scouts would quickly crumble, especially since they're a spiritual (not Christian, as they sponsor no specific religion) organization that relies largely on churches and other religious institutions for support.
That's what I though, no reliable source. Not that I disagree with your point on gay marriages, I have just never believed in a book of fairy tales to substantiate a point.
Oh ho ho. How funny and clever you are to call the one book I hold above all others as a "collection of fairy tales." You should be drop kicked to Mars for that. You might as well walk up to NewGuy or Thomas Jefferson and call the Constitution "fancy toilet paper." Maybe next you can wipe your ass with the American Flag and then burn it on the front steps of the White House. Oh, I know what would be really clever, you could dress up like OBL, pile up the Constitution, "Common Sense," the Declaration of Independance, the American Flag, and the protrait of George Washington saved during the 1812 White House fire all on the front lawn of the White House, or on the steps of the capitol, then piss all over them. Yeah, that would be really clever.
Anyway, until you can come up with a way to express your opinions other than utter blasphemy, STFU.
Now, to all the rest of you morons who can't straighten out your labels, snap to attention and listen up, 'cause I'm only gonna say this once.
A Christian is someone who fully believes in the teachings of Christ and accpets him as their personal savior. Christ, along with many prophets he quoted, said that homosexuality was wrong, therefore Christians believe it is wrong. However, anyone who fully accepts the teachings of Christ will not think less of a person for that, since "all have sinned." We have a view. We think homosexuals are people, but we also think they are wrong, much in the same way that pro-abortion people are wrong. We have first ammendment protection to express this view. Believing your view is more valid or righteous doesn't make it so. Get used to it.
A homophobe is someone who has an irrational fear and hatred of homosexuals. Disagreeing with homosexuality does not make one a homophobe. Thinking homophobes are less than human does. I hold homsexuality on the same level as lying, stealing, lust, etc. It doesn't mean I hate or fear them, rationally or irrationally, it just means that I think they're wrong, much in the same way I'd think a friend who lied to get out of taking a test is wrong.
The Boy Scouts are not homophobic. See above.
While it is fine to stick national days of recognition on any school calender, it is downright amoral and fascist to prohibit all opposing viewpoints from being expressed on that day.
Now, if you people can get past your blasphemy, name-calling, blanket judging, and broad-based assumption, then maybe you could see why we conservatives get so pissed off when you start spouting your NY Times, rhetorical bullsh*t.
Now, until somebody can present an argument from the other side that doesn't say that all who oppose homosexuality are homophobes, that all Christians are bigots, that the Bible is pure fiction, or that liberal views deserve more attention, I'm out. This will be my
ONLY contribution to this argument. Why, might you ask? Well, I see this argument like the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you're still retarded. Now, excuse me while I go fume for a while and take out my aggressions on 3D rendered monsters and enemy soldiers.
