[Mr 5 0]

Originally posted by srv1 :

You know I thought it was just me. Guess not.

Consider my messages to you as a learning experience that will help you be better informed on current issues.

You know Jim in real life I bet your one of the nicest guys to meet who is open minded, right? Hmmm...

Yes, James, I am. I have some liberal friends who know I'm conservative in my politics (and a Christian) but they don't discuss these issues with me. We usually talk about cars, instead. I don't go around broadcasting my opinions on same-sex marriage or telling people about my spiritual beliefs unless I'm asked or I'm already part of a conversation where the subject comes up. I'm sure that when people talk about their religion and how glad they are to be a Christian or say they'll vote for Bush in November you, the open-minded guy that we all know you are (because you tell us so) just smile and remain 'open minded' about it. Yes, I'm sure you do.

Another question I wanted to ask you. If gay marriage was legal today, how would it affect you?

It would dilute the meaning of the term and thus weaken the importance of being married in the legal sense. When any two adults, no matter what their sex or relationship to each other can be called 'married' then in effect, the term is rendered near-meaningless. Of course my personal life would not be harmed by a change in the legal definition of marriage but then, thoughtful adults don't support or oppose important issues simply on the basis of what may or may not affect us, personally. Allowing adults to legally have sex with 10 year olds wouldn't affect me, either, but I would still oppose it. What you obviously fail to understand (in your self-centered world) James, is that some things are too important to ignore simply on the basis of how it personally affects me. Some day, you'll understand that. Well, one hopes.


bigred90gt:

Contrary to your uninformed blustering, CDC statistics show that homosexuals represent the majority of AIDS patients (50% - out of less than 3% of the total population) so of course health insurance rates will most certainly go up as same-sex couples are given health coverage by law. Although the death rate for AIDS has dropped considerably, the drugs needed to sustain good health for a person with AIDS cost big bucks and the treatments literally never end. Homosexuals also are the biggest carriers (and spreaders) of STD's with around 75% of homosexuals having some form of STD, primarily syphilis (60%). Homosexuals are also one of largest groups of Hepatitis 'B' ('gay bowel syndrome') carriers and have other intestinal diseases not normal to most hetrosexuals. On the other hand, the average age at death for homosexual men is 42 while an average hetrosexual married man in America lives to be 75. Homosexuals can propagandize all they want but the cold, hard statistics don't lie and prove that actions still have consequences.

Before you start calling people 'stupid', you might want to stop believing gay propaganda that tells you AIDS is not a predominantly 'gay' disease and check out a few documented facts, first. Your absurd contention that AIDS is not a 'gay disease' is dead wrong and makes you look 'stupid' for trying to sell that fallacy here. Wise up.