To: craig crawford who wrote (10975 ) 4/27/2002 3:42:18 AM From: Solon Read Replies (1) | Respond to "they want special or preferential treatment "equal treatment. Is there a new movement afoot?"the constitution doesn't guarantee homos the right to a marriage license. the constitution doesn't guarantee homos the right to serve in the armed forces. the constitution doesn't say we have to hire homosexuals or subject our children to homosexual indoctrination. ""i believe homosexuality is an immoral behaviour, therefore we should be discerning or discriminating against people who engage in the vile act of sodomy "Your "BELIEF " is not a rational argument. It is an emotional one. Besides being self serving and useless for debate..it is only a reflection of your personal defects, and is limited by your own intellect, moral character, and prejudice. Such "arguments" are stupid..."homosexuals choose to engage in immoral behaviour therefore it is not an "orientation". we discriminate against all types of immoral behaviour in our society, correct? "or self revealing? It is perfectly right to discriminate against immoral behaviour. It is not right to discriminate against Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alexander the Great, Tchaikovsky, Socrates, Cole Porter, Michelangelo, , or Eleanor Roosevelt. These were not immoral people. All of them were immensely superior to you in every department, and could kick your ass up and down both sides of any street in the world--intellectually, morally, or otherwise...while you were still trying to shove that last buttered breakfast egg down your enlarged throat! "the free exercise of religion--which allows Americans to treat homosexuality as abhorrent, blasphemous and an abomination to God. "don't consider them to be mental or moral midgets...<gggg>IS healthier than margarine. But you are sucking up a waaaaaaaayyyyy too many chicken embryos, Craig! It is not because of the cholesterol. That is actually irrelevant. But what you are doing is not healthy."tolerate" you!<ggg>But then, you probably don't BELIEVE <g> in scientific studies, do you Craig!:-)University Study of Homophobia A study that appears to reveal a major cause of homophobia was completed at the University of Georgia in 1996. (1) It involved 64 white men, none of whom had engaged in homosexual acts during their lifetime. Their sexual fantasies involved only women. 35 of them were rated homophobic; 29 non-homophobic. For the purpose of this study, "homophobia" was defined as a negative emotional reaction (e.g., fear, anxiety, anger, discomfort) to homosexuality. It was measured by a questionnaire called the Index of Homophobia. Each was shown three types of X rated videotapes: heterosexual, lesbian and gay. A plethysmograph measuring device (affectionately called a "peter meter") measured the circumference of their penis as a gauge of sexual arousal. The researchers concluded that these data are consistent with the belief that homophobic men have repressed homosexual desires..."
