Monday, September 8, 2008

On the argument against gay rights

Jason wanted me to post these videos per his comment:



Both very good videos!



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4 comments:

Garret Conour said...

It's reasons like these that make me wonder why there is still need for a "debate on homosexuality." Just about every argument I've ever heard against homosexuality can be easily refuted by a simple, logical argument. The only problem is that, for lack of a better word, homophobes don't base their position on logical grounds, but on emotional grounds.
Being an atheistic liberal with a very close family member who is gay obviously makes me more receptive to these arguments, so I guess I'd like to hear what other people think about the logic presented in the videos.

September 9, 2008 at 6:29 PM
JBass said...

I think the homosexual debate will be one of those things in history that future generations will look back at us and be disgusted. The fact that this is such a huge deal for some people disgusts me already. As a side note I'd like to think what other people think about Sarah Palin's church's effort to "pray away the gay" http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1150170,gay090708.article

September 9, 2008 at 7:53 PM
Anonymous said...

Well, these videos basically show the arguments that I agree with. I'm not really religious and I guess I can't really understand how people can strongly believe in certain morals and such based on religion. Yet, just like garret and jbass, I just feel that this argument on homosexuality is very unnecessary. I mean, if most people are quick to agree that racism is wrong, then why is homosexuality any different?

@ jbass: The article seriously makes me agree with you that the homosexuality debate "will be one of those things in history that future generations will look back at us and be disgusted." I mean, yikes, there's even a clever name for it..I want to know if the advocates of the program truly believe that their method is going to work. I know that there is always going to be people on both sides (pluralistic society!!), but hopefully, we will be able grow out of this homosexuality argument and accept people for who they are.

September 9, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Anonymous said...

I also believe that the problems with homosexuality that remain in this country are completely absurd and inappropriate for the times. I find it very hard to believe that anyone could think that differences in sexuality warrant less rights or more discrimination. If the whole idea of homosexuality and gay marriage is immoral, then can�t it also be argued that discrimination itself is immoral? I�d say yes. I also agree with the video�s connection to Biblical approval of slavery. Most people could defend this by saying that the �slavery� suggested in the Bible wasn�t necessarily a race issue, but more of a class structure and labor issue. But why are open interpretations of the Bible skewed only for certain issues? In terms of gay marriage, I think that the common �slippery slope� argument is incredibly outdated. The interracial marriage debate was pretty controversial and frowned upon a couple decades ago, but it has slowly become a lot more acceptable in society. It�s only logical for this same progression to occur for homosexuality and gay marriage. This whole debate is crazy to me, and like Jeff, I think that future generations will be looking back at this issue in complete confusion.

September 9, 2008 at 10:33 PM

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