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Comment on Anti-gay marriage talking points and the facts that debunk them by Scott Beasley

Scott Beasley — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:47:27 +0000

Lynette Cowper So wouldn't mandating the government redefine a word someone holds sacred be viewed as an imposition?

Comment on Anti-gay marriage talking points and the facts that debunk them by Lynette Cowper

Lynette Cowper — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:45:40 +0000

And, again, opinion– inevitable. Imposition of opinion– not inevitable.

Comment on Anti-gay marriage talking points and the facts that debunk them by Scott Beasley

Scott Beasley — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:42:06 +0000

Lynette Cowper That's your opinion. People use self defense as a cop out and people admit they COULD have shot an intruder in the leg to stop him rather than the chest which killed him. We all may have reasons for doing the things we do. My point is some people will judge us fairly and some will judge unfairly. That's part of life.

Comment on Anti-gay marriage talking points and the facts that debunk them by Lynette Cowper

Lynette Cowper — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:40:06 +0000

And having opinions on what others do is inevitable. Having a say in what others do should not be, other than protecting civil rights. Thou shalt not murder has a civil rights function. Thou shalt not lie with a male as with a woman does not. Thou shalt not play cards in my house– fair enough. It's my house. Thou shalt not play cards in your house– imposing your specific values on another unfairly. Surely this isn't that complicated?

Comment on Anti-gay marriage talking points and the facts that debunk them by Lynette Cowper

Lynette Cowper — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:34:42 +0000

Killing in self-defense is not murder. Murder and killing are two different things. Don't conflate them.

Comment on Anti-gay marriage talking points and the facts that debunk them by Scott Beasley

Scott Beasley — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:31:52 +0000

Lynette Cowper If I murder someone who is trying to kill me, some people may call that justified yet some may it not. People will have opinions regarding what others do, its a fact of life.

Comment on Anti-gay marriage talking points and the facts that debunk them by Lynette Cowper

Lynette Cowper — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:29:14 +0000

There's a difference between going about murdering someone– where you are violating their basic civil rights at an extreme level– and playing cards or engaging in same-sex sexual activity– where you are not violating anyone's civil rights. I never said or implied that there weren't sins that were sins, period, merely that a lot of what people eschew are not universally sins, but matters of personal weakness and specific calling.

Comment on Anti-gay marriage talking points and the facts that debunk them by Scott Beasley

Scott Beasley — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:31:31 +0000

Lynette Cowper ????? Don't confuse what I'm saying. Do you seriously think I'm "equating" anything remotely close to that nature? What I'm explaining is religious beliefs. Many people believe a sin is a sin, regardless of the nature of the act or the act itself. What I was suggesting was a comparison of YOUR examples, only shedding a different light to it. For ONE person, they may equate playing cards with EVIL because it is their belief. For another, it may be murder. For another it may be homosexuality. All three are obviously very different acts, but that does not mean people cannot have an opinion on the act itself and its degree of "evilness" in their eyes. Please stop trying to make an elementary psychoanalysis of my position. If you're gay, then be happy and live your life. If you think homosexuality is wrong, then be happy and live your life.

Comment on Anti-gay marriage talking points and the facts that debunk them by Lynette Cowper

Lynette Cowper — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:39:01 +0000

Scott Beasley Then why equate homosexual acts to murder? It seems to me you care a great deal.

Comment on Anti-gay marriage talking points and the facts that debunk them by Scott Beasley

Scott Beasley — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:14:40 +0000

Lynette, I assume nothing, that behavior is between those individuals and their God. I couldn't care less what they do.