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That's right, bullying would go away if we didn't have Christians to make moral judgements on things ßelals Girl Send a noteboard - 13/10/2010 08:11:27 PM
Because most bullies do so because the object of their harassment is violating scripture. In fact some of the people who bullied me as a child carried around bibles with them to point out the specific passages I was violating by being shy and having poor fashion sense. I'm sure their parents spent a lot of time at the dinner table every night telling them why they should hate shy people for being subhuman, and their preachers shouted it from the pulpit ever Sunday. Damn Christians and their making people like me into subjects of daily mockery and harassment.

Oh wait, I was bullied because I was different and thus seemed weird to other kids. You know, kinda like how gay kids are different, both in their nature (who they are attracted to) and in their behavior (in some cases). Thus, they have big targets hung on them for bullies. Just like kids like me did, or kids with big ears that stick out, or fat kids or any number of other kids.

Kids are a tough crowd. Even if a preacher or their parents don't tell them something is bad, heck, even if said preacher/parents tell them that such a thing is NOT bad and to be nice, most of the time they'll sniff it out anyway and mock it as they see fit. Kids can be nasty shits.

But no, being against a particular legal issue means that you see gays as subhumans, which means that you will pass those beliefs onto your kids and turn them into little klansmen, which means that your kids will become merciless bullies, which means that they will drive gay kids to kill themselves. If you are against gay marriage, you are causing the deaths of gay kids. Fact.

Sound like the kind of argument that, if used by the other side, would have people shouting "Slippery Slope Fallacy," and dismissing it immediatelly.
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Love the Sinner - 13/10/2010 04:07:28 PM 1130 Views
I have to think about that for a while. - 13/10/2010 04:30:56 PM 663 Views
Suicide is significantly higher in young gay populations - 13/10/2010 05:36:01 PM 603 Views
That is not what I think requires thought - 13/10/2010 05:56:06 PM 602 Views
Nossy I ain't a mind reader, no matter how I try or how much I would do Jean Grey - 13/10/2010 06:06:42 PM 736 Views
for ze record - 14/10/2010 02:54:07 AM 625 Views
ok now show that it caused by what Christian beliefs *NM* - 13/10/2010 06:50:32 PM 321 Views
I don't think it's the belief's themselves - 14/10/2010 12:20:01 AM 649 Views
The churches who encourage people to bully gays should be condemned - 14/10/2010 06:43:06 PM 637 Views
Re: I have to think about that for a while. - 13/10/2010 06:29:09 PM 635 Views
He was very frank but completely founded - 13/10/2010 04:34:46 PM 694 Views
Ah, that Ghandi quote sure does get around. (which is funny, since he wasn't a Christian) - 13/10/2010 05:07:42 PM 719 Views
I'm not sure that is true - 13/10/2010 05:16:30 PM 615 Views
I think you are missing his point - 13/10/2010 05:45:45 PM 684 Views
Question (and this one actually is asking for information )... - 13/10/2010 06:42:17 PM 522 Views
Yes and no - 13/10/2010 06:53:26 PM 773 Views
Okay, fair enough. *NM* - 13/10/2010 07:48:21 PM 277 Views
I would think... - 14/10/2010 04:35:31 AM 678 Views
I have seen gays be bullied before - 13/10/2010 07:02:35 PM 716 Views
You just didn't listen to a thing I said *NM* - 13/10/2010 07:09:29 PM 279 Views
I think there's truth in this as well. - 13/10/2010 07:55:00 PM 661 Views
churches tend to refelect society as much if not more then they influence it - 14/10/2010 07:15:35 PM 630 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point - 13/10/2010 08:30:42 PM 691 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point - 13/10/2010 09:55:52 PM 698 Views
Re: I think you are missing his point - 14/10/2010 03:49:14 PM 673 Views
Actually you can very much debate whether homosexuality is a sin on a textual level - 14/10/2010 05:49:22 PM 715 Views
Re: Actually you can very much debate whether homosexuality is a sin on a textual level - 14/10/2010 08:52:24 PM 730 Views
Do you know greek or hebrew? - 14/10/2010 08:57:32 PM 584 Views
I know a few words here and there, but not really. Do you? - 14/10/2010 10:46:36 PM 717 Views
I don't look to Christianity for my answers - 15/10/2010 03:02:16 PM 690 Views
Re: I don't look to Christianity for my answers - 15/10/2010 04:27:25 PM 716 Views
You're kind of sidestepping a large part of his point - 13/10/2010 05:51:53 PM 730 Views
so should Christians abandon other religious conviction to stop bullying? - 13/10/2010 07:39:54 PM 636 Views
Re: You're kind of sidestepping a large part of his point - 13/10/2010 08:23:07 PM 650 Views
That seems a little myopic to me. - 14/10/2010 09:16:27 AM 644 Views
I think he is jackass that does not believe other's can have apoint of view - 13/10/2010 06:48:12 PM 622 Views
That's right, bullying would go away if we didn't have Christians to make moral judgements on things - 13/10/2010 08:11:27 PM 713 Views
I mostly agree - 13/10/2010 08:19:00 PM 787 Views
most of the bullies I remember from school were not known for their regular church attendance - 14/10/2010 07:24:06 PM 594 Views
I thought I pretty much agreed with you on that point - 14/10/2010 07:44:07 PM 658 Views
Interesting - 13/10/2010 08:56:46 PM 945 Views
Sometime rants do work and change people's mind - 13/10/2010 09:23:39 PM 538 Views
and sometoimes they are just rants *NM* - 13/10/2010 10:01:55 PM 260 Views
Okay my response now - 14/10/2010 06:04:02 PM 675 Views
He becomes what he hates. - 14/10/2010 02:40:19 AM 805 Views
Good stuff. *NM* - 14/10/2010 02:56:44 AM 283 Views
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I think Chora has dibs on that bumper sticker. - 14/10/2010 09:35:02 AM 763 Views
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It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. - 15/10/2010 01:16:10 AM 606 Views
Re: It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. - 16/10/2010 05:20:56 AM 721 Views
Re: It's nothing at all like cultural relativism. - 16/10/2010 07:16:21 AM 627 Views
I don't think there is any question... - 14/10/2010 04:42:45 AM 666 Views
If I may quibble: - 14/10/2010 05:22:22 AM 494 Views
He's bullying Christians - 14/10/2010 04:47:13 AM 647 Views
I agree - 14/10/2010 04:09:23 PM 732 Views
Two seperate things are mingled here - 14/10/2010 09:50:42 AM 838 Views

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