Same Sex Marriage the Looneys...

CopticChristian · #1 Jul 30, '12, 10:30 pm

This was posted on another thread and felt that it should be viewed. It gives me pause to see those that argue for Same Sex Marriage, saying "we just want what everyone else has"...just our rights they say...and let's just see how children of Same Sex Marriages do...

Canada is a glowing example of the Same Sex Marriage mindset.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...ael-coren?pg=1

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As I write, two Canadian provinces are considering legislation that would likely prevent educators even in private denominational schools from teaching that they disapprove of same-sex marriage, and a senior government minister in Ontario recently announced that if the Roman Catholic Church did not approve of homosexuality or gay marriage, it “would have to change its teaching.” What has become painfully evident is that many of those who brought same-sex marriage to Canada have no respect for freedom of conscience and no intention of tolerating contrary opinion, whether that opinion is shaped by religious or by secular belief. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which has just turned 30 years old, fundamentally changed the direction of the legal system, emphasizing communities more than individuals. This has empowered minority groups with the most appeal to quash individual freedom by exercising their political and judicial influence. The system in the United States is different, more concerned with freedom of speech, and generally more respectful of the individual. But the groups and activists trying to silence their opponents are arguably even more radical and vociferous south of the border and, anyway, legal and political assumptions are capable of change; they certainly changed in Canada.

Shall we agree to agree that Canada is a warning of what the Same Sex Marriage debate is really about?

stephe1987 · #2 Jul 30, '12, 11:58 pm

The Catholic Church has out-lasted many past great nations and will continue to do so. The Church will never change her teachings. The most a government can do is force people into martyrdom, or force Christianity to be an underground movement.

CopticChristian · #3 Jul 31, '12, 12:35 am

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Originally Posted by stephe1987

The Catholic Church has out-lasted many past great nations and will continue to do so. The Church will never change her teachings. The most a government can do is force people into martyrdom, or force Christianity to be an underground movement.

Stephe,

We Shall Overcome....sounds good.

Regular Atheist · #4 Jul 31, '12, 4:27 am

I think it's bad that religious groups are being forced to perform marriage ceremonies. I don't think gay rights activists help themselves.

Seeker1961 · #5 Jul 31, '12, 7:04 am

I confess that I know little about Canada's government. Do they have a constitutional right to the free exercise of religion?

CopticChristian · #6 Jul 31, '12, 7:37 am

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Originally Posted by Regular Atheist

I think it's bad that religious groups are being forced to perform marriage ceremonies. I don't think gay rights activists help themselves.

Regular,

It appears that you agree that there are gay activists and they are helping themselves as they see fit. They are a runaway train that you advocate for.

CopticChristian · #7 Jul 31, '12, 7:38 am

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Originally Posted by interestedman

LOL...yes, the government is going to start killing off Catholics and forcing Christianity to be an underground movement. Do you realize how stupid that sounds?

Interested,

Which one is stupid sounding, The Killing or being forced underground?

CopticChristian · #8 Jul 31, '12, 7:39 am

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Originally Posted by interestedman

This analogy is extremely fitting. Not because it is correct, but because people against gay marriage should be compared to slave owners of the past.

Interested,

You jumped on this quickly. The comparison is to history. There were slaves. Now we have a black president. This has nothing to do with comparison.

**JimG** · #9 Jul 31, '12, 9:09 am

It was Cardinal Francis George of Chicago who said this in 2010:

"I expect to die in bed, my successor will die in prison and his successor will die a martyr in the public square."

http://wdtprs.com/blog/2012/02/relig...and-martyrdom/

This is where he believed the U.S. to be heading. I think we are getting there faster than he anticipated.

BodiBatt · #10 Jul 31, '12, 9:47 am

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Originally Posted by CopticChristian

This was posted on another thread and felt that it should be viewed. It gives me pause to see those that argue for Same Sex Marriage, saying "we just want what everyone else has"...just our rights they say...and let's just see how children of Same Sex Marriages do...

Canada is a glowing example of the Same Sex Marriage mindset.

http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...ael-coren?pg=1

Shall we agree to agree that Canada is a warning of what the Same Sex Marriage debate is really about?

I think it's wrong to force private citizens in a private enterprise to be forced to say they agree with something they don't. I would be against any legislation that forced private actors to quiet their views.

However, you have to remember that the USA enjoys free speech other countries do not. For instance, in some European nations, it is actually illegal to deny the holocaust happened or to voice racist views, an din some cases, anti homosexual views. Now, I think this is very wrong, because it amounts to the thought police. I strongly believe that people should be allowed to say whatever they want, no matter how disgusting I find their speech. Now of course, that doesn't mean that speech should not have consequences - of course what you say may result in people criticizing you back, or not doing business with you, or avoiding you. But you certainly shouldn't be jailed or forced to change your belief system no matter how repugnant it is, so long as you aren't inciting violence or panic. I think what Canada is doing is really wrong.

Really what you should be criticizing is the lack of free speech in Canada and gay rights advocates pushing for such legislation, not gay rights advocates here in America who have nothing to do with this...excpet of course for any in America who do promote this sort of thing.

After all, do you blame Eli Weisel or the Jewish anti defamation league or people involved in the civil rights movement because people aren't legally allowed to speak out against them in some places? Or do you criticize the laws in those countires that suppress free speech, while veing thankful you live in a country in the USA that does give us the freedom to think and say waht we want (for the most part), no matter how unpopular or controversial a view it may be. What's happening in Canada couldn't happen here, the same way that the civil rights movement did not result in racist speech being illegalized here even though it was in some other countries that also had civil rights movements. We have a constitution that prevents these sorts of free speech violations, for which I am grateful.

Do you think we should take back rights won by the black community because some nations now suppress racist viewpoints? If not, then you really can't justify wanting to stop the gay rights movement based on some country suppressing homophobic viewpoints.

In some countries, Christians advocate the torture and murder of homosexuals, such as certain places in the Middle East and Africa. Some Christian anti-gay-rights-groups based in the United States have worked with leaders abroad to try and rachet up violence against homosexuals and even impose the death penalty for them, and to spread propaganda encouraging violence against homosexuals.

Does that mean that your end goal, coptic christian, is the torture and murder of all homosexuals? Are you responsible for the actions of all people in every country that share some ideology with you, and should we judge you by their actions?

After all, isn't torturing and murdering people far worse than preventing their speech in schools? If we should all just agree that the gay rights movement needs to be snuffed out world wide because in some countries it has been shown to possibly lead to the suppression of free speech, than surely, by your logic, the Christian campaign against homosexual rights/marriage should also be ended because in some instances this movement has lead to torture and murder.

heck, for that matter, where I'm from, you have far more Christian Churches who are pro gay marriage, and vocally pro gay marriage, than are against it. So hey, does that mean the end goal of Christianity is the legalization of gay marriage? Or does it mean that sometimes people who have (or at least claim to have) a shared ideology with you don't actually speak for you and represent your views?

BodiBatt · #11 Jul 31, '12, 10:12 am

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Originally Posted by sllhouette

He was commenting on the worst possible scenario. Yes, it is quite possible that Catholics would be killed or that we would be forced "underground". In fact, it is happening today in places like the middle east and in china.

Now do I think this worst case scenario is going to happen tomorrow? Don't be silly. But could it happen within the century. Unfortunately yes. The fathers of our country understood that you have to fight to keep your rights.

Furthermore, the Germans give a notable example. Do you think they really thought their government was going to go so wrong? Certainly not, but once it happened, it was too late.

The Germans...you mean those people who put homosexuals in concentration camps?

Well, according to you, any action against a group of people means that group of poeple should immediately start preparing for the worst possible scenario, and martyrdom.

As Christians speak against homosexuals and wish to suppress their rights, doesn't that mean that homosexuals should assume that your ultimate end goal is to put them all in concentration camps, and that they should respond accordingly? You said that the second someone goes after your rights, you should start preparing for the worst.

is your advice to homosexuals to prepare to be sent to concentration camps? If not, why not, especially considering Christians already are killing homosexuals in some places, and have been perfectly willing to kill them throughout history? One common way for Christians to execute a person for homosexuality in the past was to stick a red hot iron up their anus until they died. Are you saying that this is what homosexuals should expect if Christians continue on their political campaign against gay rights? After all, according to you, if a group has been seriously oppressed throughout history, and then anyone seeks to restrict the rights of this group in any way, that group should then assume they are going to be killed.

Also, why do you suppose that European nations haven't started murdering racists and anti-Semites even though they have laws that restrict the rights of racists and anti Semites? Do you expect them to start murdering them in the near future?

**JharekCarnelian** · #12 Jul 31, '12, 10:21 am

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Originally Posted by BodiBatt

The Germans...you mean those people who put homosexuals in concentration camps?

Well, according to you, any action against a group of people means that group of poeple should immediately start preparing for the worst possible scenario, and martyrdom.

As Christians speak against homosexuals and wish to suppress their rights, doesn't that mean that homosexuals should assume that your ultimate end goal is to put them all in concentration camps, and that they should respond accordingly? You said that the second someone goes after your rights, you should start preparing for the worst.

is your advice to homosexuals to prepare to be sent to concentration camps? If not, why not, especially considering Christians already are killing homosexuals in some places, and have been perfectly willing to kill them throughout history? One common way for Christians to execute a person for homosexuality in the past was to stick a red hot iron up their anus until they died. Are you saying that this is what homosexuals should expect if Christians continue on their political campaign against gay rights?

Also, why do you suppose that European nations haven't started murdering racists and anti-Semites even though they have laws that restrict the rights of racists and anti Semites? Do you expect them to start murdering them in the near future?

Germany has laws concerning Holocaust denial, most other European states do not. Please do not treat Europe as a homogenous entity, laws regarding the issues you comment on vary considerably from nation to nation.

Germans were also locked up in the concentration and death camps, as were a large number of Catholics, although they were not in most cases directly targetted due to their faith.

Marc Anthony · #13 Jul 31, '12, 10:23 am

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Originally Posted by interestedman

LOL...yes, the government is going to start killing off Catholics and forcing Christianity to be an underground movement. Do you realize how stupid that sounds?

He said the MOST a government CAN do. He didn't say that OUR government WILL do it. He was only talking about the most extreme situation POSSIBLE.

**JharekCarnelian** · #14 Jul 31, '12, 10:39 am

Bodibatt said:-

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You guys certainly know how to play the game, you learned well from your Nazi forebearers. Unfortunately, more an dmore people are able to see through your little ruse these days.

That is a disgusting compaison to make and insulting to posters en masse. You are calling the posters in general here who opposse gay marriage Nazis, I for one find that personally offensive as my wife's family lost many members who were killed in the concentration and death camps.

InSearchofGrace · #15 Jul 31, '12, 10:41 am

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Originally Posted by BodiBatt

The Germans...you mean those people who put homosexuals in concentration camps?

Well, according to you, any action against a group of people means that group of poeple should immediately start preparing for the worst possible scenario, and martyrdom.

As Christians speak against homosexuals and wish to suppress their rights, doesn't that mean that homosexuals should assume that your ultimate end goal is to put them all in concentration camps, and that they should respond accordingly? You said that the second someone goes after your rights, you should start preparing for the worst.

is your advice to homosexuals to prepare to be sent to concentration camps? If not, why not, especially considering Christians already are killing homosexuals in some places, and have been perfectly willing to kill them throughout history? One common way for Christians to execute a person for homosexuality in the past was to stick a red hot iron up their anus until they died. Are you saying that this is what homosexuals should expect if Christians continue on their political campaign against gay rights? After all, according to you, if a group has been seriously oppressed throughout history, and then anyone seeks to restrict the rights of this group in any way, that group should then assume they are going to be killed.

Also, why do you suppose that European nations haven't started murdering racists and anti-Semites even though they have laws that restrict the rights of racists and anti Semites? Do you expect them to start murdering them in the near future?

Your first under a dozen posts in this forum reflect a hysterical and most inaccurate view of Christian attitude towards homosexuals and homosexuality. You have made several grossly exaggerated and generalized statements. Where do you get and on what do you base your outrageous 'historical' claims? Are you under 20 years old?
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