Erik Reuter wrote: >Dan Minette wrote: >> Right, the problem would be that Jim would be uncomfortable. That >>is a problem, because she is his sister. >And if he has a problem with his sister, who he has just said >(or strongly implied) that he has good feelings for, one must at >least wonder, if not conclude, that it would be a bigger problem for >someone who he wasn't biased to be in favor of. Apparently, your >interpretation was it would be a problem because it was his >sister, but it wouldn't be a problem for someone he was unrelated >to. From his later clarification, this appears to be close to what >he meant.
To settle the sister issue: Of my entire family, I am probably the one who is the most comfortable with her sexuality. She and her girlfriend are both welcome in my home, and my children love them; they call her girlfriend "Aunt Diane" and my sister is my son's godmother. In truth, her relationship has little bearing on where I stand on the word marriage for gay unions, other than that I want for her what she wants for herself. I always imagined that at some point Charlene and I would face some questions from the kids about why they live together, etc., but it hasn't happened yet. Possibly because we don't treat their relationship any differently than anyone else's, or possibly because even though our oldest is pushing eight years old, it hasn't occurred to her to ask. I'll keep you posted. :) I apologize if this seems like I'm putting forth my tolerance bona fides here, but I've had a lot of accusations flung at me today that I felt were unfair, and I thought maybe a little more information might give some of you a better picture of me. I'd like to thank the folks who gave me the benefit of the doubt for their words. Those who disagreed, I just want to say that I don't have any hard feelings; this kind of discourse is what makes Brin-L great. Jim It's tough to put forth a position you know is going to be unpopular Maru _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
