Thread: If It's All The Same To You, Why Deny Others?

In my opinion, it is simply one person forcing their ideas upon another.

Is this wrong? Maybe. But maybe its only wrong because we have the luxury of debating about it. We can't know its wrong unless we are educated about the subject. Not so long ago, most of our morals came from the pastors at church. In fact, I would go so far to say that its not all that different today.

People are not generally leaders, people are followers. So if their church leader says "gay rights are a disaster and all gays should be crucified," then the congregation is likely to believe him. They are too lazy to actually research the subject themselves and blindly follow the authoritative figure.

Gay rights may not affect them in any financial way, but it is abhorrent to their beliefs and they probably can't even stand the sight of two men or two women holding hands in public. I would wager, that if they could have their way, it would be like Iran, where homosexuality was a prosecuted crime and the penalty was death.

Personally, I am a little turned off when I see two men publicly displaying their affection, but in the end, I know it doesn't affect me. I also know that their genes will likely die with them. Plus, its a great population control.

As an educated person, I see the big picture. I'm more concerned about global warming and whether my offspring will have a planet to live on. Or if they will have fresh water to drink and clean air to breathe. These are more pressing problems. I could care less about gay rights, honestly. But I think they should have them. Refusing gays rights is simply cruel and unfair. It is similar to punishing a minority for being of a different race. And as a minority, I empathize with that position.

I personally don't really care if they don't get "marriage" and its called a "civil union," but they deserve equal treatment. We don't live in an oppressive government. People in the US should be able to live the life they want.