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Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Mario, > > Why do I detect an undertone of sarcasm in your > post? If not, why else would "beacon of hope" be in > inverted commas in your message. Your post and that > of Dominic Fernandes, to me reeks of homophobia. > > I don't pretend to understand homosexuality but > having known so many homosexual men, some of whom I > consider very good friends, I don't sit in judgment > of it. What goes on between two consenting adults > is their own business. > Mario responds: > Selma, I have no idea why you detect "an undertone of sarcasm" in my post. > However, your admission that you have a host of "very good" male homosexual friends "reeks" of "an undertone of" sexism and discrimination against female homosexuals:-)) [Two can play the same game of identifying absurd "reeks" and "undertones" in what others have said:-))] > I have both kinds of friends, just as I have friends of diverse colors, sizes, shapes and ethnicities. The reason we get along is because we have other things in common and do not go around trumpeting our very personal beliefs on religion and sexuality. > Your comical post "reeks" of presumptious indignation, not to mention your remarkable ability to catch the bull by the tail with amazing consistency. > First, in another recent post, you quote with absolute certainty the opinions of atheists/agnostics on the "real" reasons for the celibacy of Catholic priests. This is like quoting Karl Marx on the wisdom of free market economies. > Now you presume to interpret my use of quotes around "beacon of hope" in describing Wendell Rodricks for his "moral" support for the gay lifestyle. > In the meantime, you totally ignore the essence of everything else I have said on the subject, which you force me to repeat below: > a) As with private religious beliefs I have no problems with what consenting adults of any gender or combination of genders do in private as long as they eschew stuffing it in my face. [Note: No smiley face used, even though I was sorely tempted:-))] > and > b) I, too, am glad for all of them, as it must be difficult to be gay in straight-laced Goa. > BTW, I used quotes around "beacon of hope" because I personally doubt that the avante garde Wendell was providing much "hope" for the average homosexual Goan living under the storm-clouds of disapproval of the very straight-laced Goans in Goa, any more than say, Sir Elton John might provide. "Look at Wendell, Ma!" is hardly likely to get much sympathy there. > Finally, I used quotes around "moral" simply to pull your leg:-)). Please don't interpret it as anything to do with "real" morality:-)) > _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org