Gay Exorcism!?!?!

[Daneel]

Right now, all i want is to get married. Given enough time, it will become socially accepted.

You should come up here, Shameless! Same-sex marriage has been legal in Canada for years! And --shockingly -- our society hasn't crumbled! Imagine that!

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

I don't like the cold or snow.

 

[Michael Chris]

Well, like I said, it's purely hypothetical. Just throwing out some ideas.

No hypothetical here.

 

[Daneel]

I don't like the cold or snow.

To tell you the truth, neither do I.

It's warm right now, though!

 

[Amaris]

Well, like I said, it's purely hypothetical. Just throwing out some ideas.

No hypothetical here.

No, I was being hypothetical.

J.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Thanks for the offer, but i'll keep fighting here in CA.

 

[Daneel]

As well you should -- thankfully, the battle is won here.

Good luck!

 

[miraclefan]

Here is an update, this time it's the youtube video! http://www.fox61.com/news/wtic-gay-exorcism-0619,0,4811543.story Just to let you know I have not watched it, just read the article, but be forewarned the vid looks brutal.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

As well you should -- thankfully, the battle is won here.

Good luck!

Thanks. Never give up and all that jazz.

 

[TheLonelySquire]

Right now, all i want is to get married. Given enough time, it will become socially accepted.

I beg to differ with the latter part of your statement. I don't think it ever will.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Yeah, it will. Just give it time.

 

[TheLonelySquire]

Yeah, it will. Just give it time.

Maybe you're right. All sorts of things are acceptable nowadays that never were before. We shall see.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Indeed we will. It's all about equality.

 

[Brent]

things like this are why i hate Christians. what happened to Universal Love, Brotherhood and Tolerance you homophobic, intolerant jerks?!

The Bible is very clear on what we should not tolerate. I think people assume the Bible teaches tolerance, while in fact tolerance is a man made idea. Tolerance is a very dangerous road, it leads to acceptance of sin. Feel free to do whatever you want though, I am not telling you what to do or how to behave, just stating what I believe.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

This just reminds me of the end of Bill Maher's Religulous.

The irony of religion is that because of its power to divert man to destructive courses, the world could actually come to an end. The plain fact is, religion must die for mankind to live. The hour is getting very late to be able to indulge in having key decisions made by religious people. By irrationalists, by those who would steer the ship of state not by a compass, but by the equivalent of reading the entrails of a chicken. George Bush prayed a lot about Iraq, but he didn't learn a lot about it. Faith means making a virtue out of not thinking. It's nothing to brag about. And those who preach faith, and enable and elevate it are intellectual slaveholders, keeping mankind in a bondage to fantasy and nonsense that has spawned and justified so much lunacy and destruction. Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings who don't have all the answers to think that they do. Most people would think it's wonderful when someone says, "I'm willing, Lord! I'll do whatever you want me to do!" Except that since there are no gods actually talking to us, that void is filled in by people with their own corruptions and limitations and agendas. And anyone who tells you they know, they just know what happens when you die, I promise you, you don't. How can I be so sure? Because I don't know, and you do not possess mental powers that I do not. The only appropriate attitude for man to have about the big questions is not the arrogant certitude that is the hallmark of religion, but doubt. Doubt is humble, and that's what man needs to be, considering that human history is just a litany of getting shit dead wrong. This is why rational people, anti-religionists, must end their timidity and come out of the closet and assert themselves. And those who consider themselves only moderately religious really need to look in the mirror and realize that the solace and comfort that religion brings you comes at a horrible price. If you belonged to a political party or a social club that was tied to as much bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, violence, and sheer ignorance as religion is, you'd resign in protest. To do otherwise is to be an enabler, a mafia wife, for the true devils of extremism that draw their legitimacy from the billions of their fellow travelers. If the world does come to an end here, or wherever, or if it limps into the future, decimated by the effects of religion-inspired nuclear terrorism, let's remember what the real problem was. We learned how to precipitate mass death before we got past the neurological disorder of wishing for it. That's it. Grow up or die.

 

[AdAstra]

Right now, all i want is to get married. Given enough time, it will become socially accepted.

I beg to differ with the latter part of your statement. I don't think it ever will.

Gay marriage has been legal here in Belgium for 6 years or so (or rather, definition of marriage was changed, there is no separate legal statute, just one type of marriage) and there was some frowning at first, by now it's quite accepted.

And we're still going strong! Our society may be crumbling, but that's our politicians' fault.

 

[Brent]

I usually don't discuss religion on forums, I know it is a heated topic to debate. For some reason I got into it here in this thread, the first time really I've done so in this forum, so I apologize if I've offended anyone, it wasn't my intention. Some things are better discussed in person than on a message board, it is hard to convey meaning through text alone. I, like everyone else, have very strong opinions on the subject. I am not here to make anyone believe my way, I just like to chat and talk about various things. If I've insulted anyone, I apologize. If anyone needs or wants to ask me a question about my views on anything, I'm always here via PM to discuss things.

 

[Michael Chris]

Right now, all i want is to get married. Given enough time, it will become socially accepted.

I beg to differ with the latter part of your statement. I don't think it ever will.

I hope not!

 

[Amaris]

I usually don't discuss religion on forums, I know it is a heated topic to debate. For some reason I got into it here in this thread, the first time really I've done so in this forum, so I apologize if I've offended anyone, it wasn't my intention. Some things are better discussed in person than on a message board, it is hard to convey meaning through text alone. I, like everyone else, have very strong opinions on the subject. I am not here to make anyone believe my way, I just like to chat and talk about various things. If I've insulted anyone, I apologize. If anyone needs or wants to ask me a question about my views on anything, I'm always here via PM to discuss things.

We do not agree on many things in regards to faith, but I respect your right to believe as you see fit, and also respect you as a person.

J.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Right now, all i want is to get married. Given enough time, it will become socially accepted.

I beg to differ with the latter part of your statement. I don't think it ever will.

I hope not!

So you would prefer that my lifestyle, the person that i am, never be accepted? I feel sorry for you.