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- Suzanne
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Native Mainer now living "away."
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- Posted on Let their voices be heard on Saturday, Feb 20, 2010 at 11:28 am
Funny - you never hear the outrage over separation between church and state when the churches are supporting liberal causes like gay marriage. And, you always hear it from people who can't tell the difference between clamoring for the imposition of sectarian doctrine and standing up for common issues of morality. Jews, Christians, Muslims, even atheists, are represented by groups opposing abortion. In essence, you all are saying that if a person ascribes to certain religious beliefs, he is not allowed to have and express political opinions. Well, geez, that eliminates more than 85% of the US population. Could you be any more ridiculous or ignorant of American history or politics? I think not.
Read in context - Posted on Experts: Fear in 'Yes on 1' ads changed the outcome
on Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 at 11:59 am
If you continue to call the majority of voters ugly names and hurl your vitriolic speech up on comment boxes and blogs because of your anger and disappointment, you're not going to get very far in changing hearts and minds. Passion for a cause is one thing; I certainly can appreciate passion. You don't even have to respect my opinions - just my person and my right to have an opinion. But when you insist that your cause is to overcome hatred and then you use words of hatred against those who dared disagree with you, you don't make a very good case for your motives. Read in context
- Posted on Whole country watching Maine's vote on gay marriage issue on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 at 10:36 am
Abandon it when it's convenient. How nice. You're not only a judgemental fellow - you're a liar bent on smearing those who disagree with you. You asked me in a previous thread why I left the state and I told you my husband's job required the move. There's a major difference between convenience and livelihood. And since this vote affects the lives of my immediate family, it sure as heck affects me. And, as you the saying goes, "As Maine goes, so goes the nation." Are you really so insecure about the strength or rigteousness of your side of the issue that you have to decry someone's right to speak about it in comment boxes? Read in context
- Posted on Whole country watching Maine's vote on gay marriage issue on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 at 9:16 am
Thank you! I'm glad someone gets it! Because I don't believe the purpose of marriage is to give societal advantages to two people *solely* because they are "in love" and want to make a public relationship commitment to one another - not even for heterosexual couples. Marriage exists for the purpose of giving stability to families and society. Our rights as individuals within society are related to our duties. Heterosexuals have a duty to procreate for the sake of the propagation of humanity. They have a right to marriage (which is intended to be until death do part) to see to give stability to the family unit and by extension, society. But homosexuals may adopt, and these children by adoption need a stable family unit. I agree they do need a stable family unit. But I do not agree with placing children with homosexual couples. I grew up in a family with one parent because one of my parents died when I was still young. The effects of growing up without a father in the house or even a father figure was pretty seriously detrimental. It was unfortunate that my father should have died. But to choose not to give children parents of both sexes purposely is wrong. Human beings need the influence of complementary sexes to grow up pyschologically and emotionally. There are heterosexual couples I wouldn't let adopt a dog, and persons with same sex attraction I would wholeheartedly trust to babysit my child. But fundamentally, I believe the duty of raising children requires mothers and fathers. Read in context
- Posted on Whole country watching Maine's vote on gay marriage issue on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 at 8:59 am
My apologies. I sincerely thought it less depersonalizing to use a name. And, since internet conversations can get out of hand when we fail to realize the person on the other end of the screen reading is indeed a person, I prefer to personalize as much as possible. No disrespect meant. I find your repeated assurance that I am indeed, without doubt, "homophobic" as mean and judgemental as it is irrational. People who disagree with you are not necessarily at heart hateful people. I'm sorry for you that you see me and others in the world so inflexibly. Read in context