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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 25 2011, 05:32 PM (3,708 Views) | |
| Jolly | Oct 25 2011, 05:32 PM Post #1 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Interesting... http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=36412 |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Kincaid | Oct 25 2011, 08:16 PM Post #2 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Seems to rely too heavily on claims that can't be tested. Now, Eric Holder says that being gay is "immutable", but aren't there some claims that sexual orientation is something that can change over time? I'd be curious to know if anyone has checked to see if there are people that grew up feeling heterosexual and then later had homosexual attraction. |
| Kincaid - disgusted Republican Partisan since 2006. | |
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| Jolly | Oct 26 2011, 04:34 AM Post #3 |
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I'd have to see the original study. Yet, I find interesting the stone cold fact that sexual orientation is not biological destiny. |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 26 2011, 04:38 AM Post #4 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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The majority of sexual activity takes place between the ears, so I have to believe much is learned as opposed to determined. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| John D'Oh | Oct 26 2011, 04:49 AM Post #5 |
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MAMIL
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There's not much in life that is biologically destined, in my opinion, however I find the thinking and mind-set behind this article very sad. It's not hard to imagine the pain and damage caused in families where well-meaning parents try to 'fix' their gay children. |
| What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket? | |
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| Jolly | Oct 26 2011, 06:33 AM Post #6 |
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If they are truly gay, can they be fixed? And if they are not gay, is it not better that they be heterosexual? Lastly, I'll trot out an old saw of mine - If we cannot identify an aggrieved class with any level of certainty, should we enact laws to give relief to a class of people we cannot identify? |
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| John D'Oh | Oct 26 2011, 06:37 AM Post #7 |
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I'd rather my children were happy with themselves, and not loaded down with massive amounts of guilt about their sexuality, be it straight or gay. |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 26 2011, 06:38 AM Post #8 |
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OK, but what if they really go off the reservation - you know, like their Da-a-a-a-d? |
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| apple | Oct 26 2011, 06:41 AM Post #9 |
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one of the angels
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and it's interesting when bigoted parents are fixed by their own children turning out to be gay. Bless all their hearts. |
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| Jolly | Oct 26 2011, 07:21 AM Post #10 |
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I'm glad you think parents should not help their children. |
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| jon-nyc | Oct 26 2011, 07:25 AM Post #11 |
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Cheers
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It seems odd to me that Baptist Press is touting this as a big victory. The sample set consists exclusively of people who felt guilty about or uncomfortable with their homosexuality and actively wanted to rid themselves of it, and still less than 1/4 were straight (or in straight relationships at any rate) when it was through. |
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| Jolly | Oct 26 2011, 07:30 AM Post #12 |
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You're kinda missing the point...for some time, we have been told that being gay is not a choice. You're born that way, get used to it. If the study is correct, it shows that being gay is not biological destiny. Not for all. If that be the case, then this does become a big deal. Do you change laws and societal norms based on an ephemeral condition? |
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| jon-nyc | Oct 26 2011, 07:33 AM Post #13 |
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Cheers
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I don't think it sheds any light on the subject - there have been gay people who have lived outwardly straight lives for ages. |
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| jon-nyc | Oct 26 2011, 07:49 AM Post #14 |
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By your logic the mere existence of gay people would prove that heterosexuality is not congenital. |
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| apple | Oct 26 2011, 07:52 AM Post #15 |
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one of the angels
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and ....why may i ask, should kids not help their parents..? who will probably end up in diapers anyway if they are so blessed. Seriously I would have much more anguish having a child that turned out to be a smug bigot about homosexuality. Go gays! |
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 26 2011, 07:54 AM Post #16 |
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You can be bigoted for something too, apple. Certainly by the standard you set. |
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| apple | Oct 26 2011, 08:02 AM Post #17 |
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one of the angels
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like what? i am pretty standardized i guess.. opinionated and such but i do try to empathize with all types of people. |
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| jon-nyc | Oct 26 2011, 08:06 AM Post #18 |
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Cheers
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Translation: shove it up yer ass, Mik.
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| Mikhailoh | Oct 26 2011, 08:07 AM Post #19 |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Jolly | Oct 26 2011, 08:09 AM Post #20 |
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If so, would not the reverse be true? |
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| jon-nyc | Oct 26 2011, 08:17 AM Post #21 |
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Cheers
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Well by the logic you outlined, yes. But it seems faulty to me. There's no reason why a handful of guilt-ridden religious homosexuals changing their behavior is inconsistent with congenital or even genetic origins of homosexuality. Just like there's no reason why a handful of heterosexuals changing their behavior (say in prison, on a ship, after a bad marriage, etc) is inconsistent with genetic origins of heterosexuality. |
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| Renauda | Oct 26 2011, 08:31 AM Post #22 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Actually it is boring and trite.
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| jon-nyc | Oct 26 2011, 08:35 AM Post #23 |
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Cheers
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| John D'Oh | Oct 26 2011, 08:39 AM Post #24 |
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MAMIL
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They should run a survey to determine whether religious belief is curable, or whether it's genetic. After all, a large number of people appear to have similar religous beliefs to their parents. |
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| ivorythumper | Oct 26 2011, 08:56 AM Post #25 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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How does that eliminate the possibility that homosexuality is not a matter of formation/nurture/developmental patterning? |
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