Yeah, I know it was tongue in cheek, but imagine if you were having to defend your love for your wife to the entire world, most of whom think it's wrong and even disgusting, and I said it was on par with fucking a donkey because I couldn't possibly fathom how you could be attracted to a woman, even though for you it's the most natural thing in the world.
And as for the "age-old" institution... here's a link you might want to read up on. State-sponsored marriage didn't exist until the 1600's. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage#History It's just something to think about. Also, we're certainly not a segregated society anymore, but we can be fired at any moment for being gay in (I believe) 35 states without legal recourse, just as one example of what the GLBT community has to deal with. So yes, I am still fighting for equality. I'm glad you don't feel I should be persecuted (except when it comes to marriage), but that doesn't change the fact that we are. David Churvis -----Original Message----- From: Michael Grant [Modus IS] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:55 PM To: cf-community Subject: RE: the list Um, as far as I know gays don't get paid less, don't have to use separate water fountains, ride the back of the bus etc. From my original post I stated I don't think gays should be persecuted. However I don't agree with rewriting the age old social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife. The end bit about donkeys and xbox's was obviously (or so I thought) tongue-in-cheek. -----Original Message----- From: David Churvis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 3:18 PM To: cf-community Subject: RE: the list G doesn't seem to be that type, but you have certainly shown yourself to be the type to compare someone's life-long struggle for equality to screwing a donkey, so... David Churvis -----Original Message----- From: Michael Grant [Modus IS] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:27 PM To: cf-community Subject: RE: the list Try to follow along G, read the whole thread between Maureen and I. I wonder if you might be the type to enter in the middle of a conversation and spout the first thing that comes to mind. :( -----Original Message----- From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 9:27 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: the list Who said anything about ironcald or unwavering? You said there is no benefit to be gained, I said there is....learning. I'm starting to think maybe you are only a troll :/ On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Michael Grant [Modus IS] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > So by having a viewpoint that is nothing more than a "placeholder" one > can't > reap the benefit of learning? I would say that if you look at the response > my post has received, as well as the spinoff thread, my "placeholder" post > has been a catalyst for learning. I submit that one does not need an > ironclad, unwavering opinion for it to have inherent value. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 8:30 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: the list > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Michael Grant [Modus IS] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > What benefit does anyone gain from posting on an opinion based forum, > other > > than a mild reprieve from the work-a-day world. > > So by posting what benefit did you gain Maureen? The former or the > latter? > > > > What benefit? Isn't it obvious? > > Learning! Not only about different viewpoints, but about how your > viewpoints > are seen and analyzed by others. If you view your opinions as nothing more > than placeholders.....you're probably on the wrong list. > > -- > Divine creation hears me > And it squashes me with fear > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:280893 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
