List of FAILURES's Journal: Conservative Challenge: What's Wrong With Homoseuxals?

In 100 words or less, give me GOOD reasons why homosexuality is bad. I will not accept religious excuses like, "they are an abomination" or simple excuses like "it ain't natural". Do you think you are up to the challenge? I don't think you are.

speaking of religious folk

[Servo]

I was talking to an old friend of mine, and he starting spouting off "cultlike relgious speak" at me on why he couldn't take a low end job so he could afford to pay for his wife and daughter.

This guy has been my friend for a long time, and I just don't get him. His daughter has medical issues that have to be kept insured otherwise she'll end up excluded from future benefits. He's been unemployed for over 2 years in the last 3, and is almost out of savings from the last contract job he had. His excuse?

Re:speaking of religious folk

[List of FAILURES]

People who cling to religion do so out of fear. I recall going out to lunch after church circa 1976 with my grandparents. They were protestant fundamentalists who belonged to the First Assemblies of God. I would go with my grandparents and their friends to this local buffet. I was about nine years old at the time. This group was a very odd bunch, but very indidcative of most fundies. They would sit there talking about various things. But whenever some younger folks came into the buffet who didn't loo

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[the_mad_poster]

You can't exclude the religious angle or the dumb hick angle. They're perfectly valid "reasons" from that person's perspective regarding the "problem" with homosexuals.

The issue is that these "reasons" are not valid proofs for external individuals, yet they continue to browbeat everyone within earshot as if they were. They attempt to influence policy that affects external individuals as if they were.

If you want to believe that homosexuals are wrong for being who they are, fine. But, if you come up to me a

Re:Why is it bad?

[List of FAILURES]

OK. That's moronic. You are basically saying:

It's bad because they are drafting people for their team. If they didn't draft those people for their team, then those people would probably join our team.

Considering that homosexuals are born, this is just not possible.

Evangelism

[freejung]

They try to convert people of undecided sexuality to become homosexual

Well, I can see your point. I don't like most forms of evangelism either. Trying to force other people to be like you is obnoxious.

On the other hand, trying to force people to accept the view that homosexuallity is wrong is also obnoxious. If you want to believe that, that's OK, but forcing that belief on other people is kind of like trying to convert people to homosexuality, don't you think?

How about this for a solution. People who