Backlash. The very usage of terms like "homophobe" explains exactly why your seeing some major responses from the other direction. Basically it's an issue that has the US divided roughly 50-50, for a lot of differant reasons. The pro-gay movement has been increasingly offensive, belligerant, and unwilling to even consider the anti-gay side of things. Left wing media control helped maintain that and present the illusion that the anti-gay side of things was some tiny, fringe, majority, but as that was never the case your starting to see that side rallying and becoming increasingly vocal.TheYellowCellPhone said:I could slew around a few quotes, like Napoleon's "Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich," but I don't think it would fit the given context. Plus, people get mad.
Whyyyyy the sudden influx of homophobes though? I swear it wasn't this bad a few years ago.
I feel the need to question that 'Atheism is a religion' thing. There's an old quote that's been tossed around a lot, and I'm going to toss it up again. "If Atheism is a religion then not collecting stamps is a hobby." Even if you argue that Atheists have a creed or other such common belief, then it's simply a shared belief, and Atheism is still no more a religion than conservatism or feminism or transhumanism.gigastar said:In theory if there was no religion, then people would just put one together anyway.Daystar Clarion said:If there was no religion, morons would find some other following to get behind to voice their bigoted views.
Even atheism is a religion of a sort, though one propped by a common disbelief.
...I really need to stop pulling all nighters, it makes me all philosophical.
Amen brother. There's nothing else I can add to those three lines of truth.Daystar Clarion said:Religion on its own, isn't a bad thing.
Stupid people who use religion as a shield is what sucks.
If there was no religion, morons would find some other following to get behind to voice their bigoted views.
First of all, greatest picture ever.Saulkar said:Really?! I mean... fucking really?!
People are calling this child abuse, indoctrination, vile, I call it fucking retarded. Seriously, in the age old question when did anyone ever know what God's opinion on homosexuals is? Who are they to judge?
No disrespect to peaceful people of faith but it is shit like this experienced in real life that made me reject organised religion. Especially what they are doing to this kid? I am hoping this kid does not understand what he is say because I sure as hell would have at that age. Now I kept this in the off topic section to avoid making this a (flaming argument) strictly religious debate (which it will unfortunately become without a doubt) so what do you gals and guys have to say about this?
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I always find that an interesting argument, and undermines the heavy influence religion has on these view points. Such viewpoints as certain things being good and evil, or even the nature of heaven or hell are closely tied to religious bigotry, which are always backed up from the logic "well I believe it, so it must be true".him over there said:Anyway about the christianity thing if religion didn't exist they would have just used a different shield like some biological bullshit about how homosexuality means you are inferior because you are not in a child bearing situation or some crap.
Honestly, I think it has more to do with the internet and videos going viral. This church, and that other church that recently said homosexuals should be caged in an electric fence and be left to die, have most likely been teaching this stuff for DECADES! The only reason it seems like homophobia is getting worse is because videos and such of members of these churches finally happened to go viral. They've been doing this for years, nothings changed, it's just we've finally noticed it.TheYellowCellPhone said:I could slew around a few quotes, like Napoleon's "Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich," but I don't think it would fit the given context. Plus, people get mad.
Whyyyyy the sudden influx of homophobes though? I swear it wasn't this bad a few years ago.
Resistance is futile! Wait... wrong franchise.Lagao said:Damnit! The reapers have started on our youth!Saulkar said:indoctrination
Here's the thing though; the pro-gay side isn't taking away anything from the anti-gay side. That can't be said about the reverse though.Therumancer said:Backlash. The very usage of terms like "homophobe" explains exactly why your seeing some major responses from the other direction. Basically it's an issue that has the US divided roughly 50-50, for a lot of differant reasons. The pro-gay movement has been increasingly offensive, belligerant, and unwilling to even consider the anti-gay side of things. Left wing media control helped maintain that and present the illusion that the anti-gay side of things was some tiny, fringe, majority, but as that was never the case your starting to see that side rallying and becoming increasingly vocal.TheYellowCellPhone said:I could slew around a few quotes, like Napoleon's "Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich," but I don't think it would fit the given context. Plus, people get mad.
Whyyyyy the sudden influx of homophobes though? I swear it wasn't this bad a few years ago.
I'm pretty much at the center of the issue, whether anuyone wants to accept that or not, being in the middle between anti-gay and pro-gay. Being seperated from both sides (and disliked by both sides) it gives me a pretty clear perception of how things are moving. The left wing/pro gay side has had a lot of intertia, but intertia ultimatly fades, and your seeing the other side having rallied and it's likely to start pushing back big time. It may or may not happen, but I kind of figure you'll see the pro-gay movement gradually losing steam, and then things to start swinging back in a very anti-gay direction for a while. This will continue until all of the all or nothing "we will not negotiate on this issue" guys on both sides knock it off and meet somewhere in the middle, which will leave nobody really happey, but will throw a bucket of ice on the conflict.