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		<title>By: kabud</title>
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		<dc:creator>kabud</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>this is what my friend wrote to me in response to my question on how AIDS/homo situation was developing in the 80s in Cali, you might be interested.

But let it settle in your mind, don&#039;t jump to conclusions, i am not that sure myself, may be because of &quot;consensus pressure&quot; still felt an obligation to share with you:

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There is no doubt, despite propaganda to the contrary, that in the USA AIDS is mainly a homosexual problem. There was a legal controversy many years ago involving a friend of mine, named Bryan Ellison. 

He co-authored a book on AIDS by one of the discoverers of retro-viruses. The book alleged that the connection between AIDS and HIV was correlative rather than causal. 

That is to say, HIV is a marker for the risk behaviors that causes AIDS; so that AIDS is caused by behaviors that wreck the body&#039;s immune system. Strong aphrodisiacs used by gays, repeated anti-biotic use, repeated infection by Hepatitus and venereal diseases, all break down the immune system over time. 

This argument was met with a massive legal offensive in which Ellison was forced to leave the country and the book was confiscated during its first printing. I have two copies of the book with me. This is an unusual example of a book successfully suppressed in the United States.

    Bryan was crushed by the Lavender Mafia, which is surprisingly powerful in the U.S. One ought to note that Hitler was a homosexual and put into power by a homosexual network that advanced him. This is not fully understood and has been documented by at least one historian. A very brave historian, by the way.
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    and this was my answer then:


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    Very interesting and disturbing it is. But so true.
    I was reading about some deceases recently and not so recently and noticed that there are SO MANY diseases that gays have on a much wider scale then normal people. Including complications from papiloma virus, herpes, etc, etc, etc.

    For instance human papiloma virus causes no problem in normal men but homos are known to have anal or penile cancer from it. And so on..

    Also mainstream view is that homosexuality can not be cured. But the opposite happens - in a lots of cases people become homos later in life. I know some stories and they are also reported frequently.

    SO this propaganda of homosexuality is totally a lie and dangerous manipulation and must be stopped at any price.

    I will look up the book online. Almost everything can be found online))
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    The book is listed on Amazon. But can not be ordered.

    That book was probably a unique occasion in US when court in NY baned its publication and ordered destruction of the printed copies. I think official reason was some publishing technicality or copyrights, - u can find out.

    Also it is interesting to read wiki entry on this.

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another friend said:

    Another good read to is Liberal Fascism by Jonan Goldberg. You well be suprised how much liberalism and nazism have in common including the homosexual agenda.

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    it is interesting how meaning of words change and it looks like someone is working on it like it is described by Orwell

    Liberalism used to mean something very good: free markets, liberties, peoples rights

    same way word GAY used to mean happiness and delight</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this is what my friend wrote to me in response to my question on how AIDS/homo situation was developing in the 80s in Cali, you might be interested.</p>
<p>But let it settle in your mind, don&#8217;t jump to conclusions, i am not that sure myself, may be because of &#8220;consensus pressure&#8221; still felt an obligation to share with you:</p>
<p>    &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>There is no doubt, despite propaganda to the contrary, that in the USA AIDS is mainly a homosexual problem. There was a legal controversy many years ago involving a friend of mine, named Bryan Ellison. </p>
<p>He co-authored a book on AIDS by one of the discoverers of retro-viruses. The book alleged that the connection between AIDS and HIV was correlative rather than causal. </p>
<p>That is to say, HIV is a marker for the risk behaviors that causes AIDS; so that AIDS is caused by behaviors that wreck the body&#8217;s immune system. Strong aphrodisiacs used by gays, repeated anti-biotic use, repeated infection by Hepatitus and venereal diseases, all break down the immune system over time. </p>
<p>This argument was met with a massive legal offensive in which Ellison was forced to leave the country and the book was confiscated during its first printing. I have two copies of the book with me. This is an unusual example of a book successfully suppressed in the United States.</p>
<p>    Bryan was crushed by the Lavender Mafia, which is surprisingly powerful in the U.S. One ought to note that Hitler was a homosexual and put into power by a homosexual network that advanced him. This is not fully understood and has been documented by at least one historian. A very brave historian, by the way.<br />
    &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>    and this was my answer then:</p>
<p>    &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br />
    Very interesting and disturbing it is. But so true.<br />
    I was reading about some deceases recently and not so recently and noticed that there are SO MANY diseases that gays have on a much wider scale then normal people. Including complications from papiloma virus, herpes, etc, etc, etc.</p>
<p>    For instance human papiloma virus causes no problem in normal men but homos are known to have anal or penile cancer from it. And so on..</p>
<p>    Also mainstream view is that homosexuality can not be cured. But the opposite happens &#8211; in a lots of cases people become homos later in life. I know some stories and they are also reported frequently.</p>
<p>    SO this propaganda of homosexuality is totally a lie and dangerous manipulation and must be stopped at any price.</p>
<p>    I will look up the book online. Almost everything can be found online))<br />
    &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p>    The book is listed on Amazon. But can not be ordered.</p>
<p>    That book was probably a unique occasion in US when court in NY baned its publication and ordered destruction of the printed copies. I think official reason was some publishing technicality or copyrights, &#8211; u can find out.</p>
<p>    Also it is interesting to read wiki entry on this.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br />
another friend said:</p>
<p>    Another good read to is Liberal Fascism by Jonan Goldberg. You well be suprised how much liberalism and nazism have in common including the homosexual agenda.</p>
<p> &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>    it is interesting how meaning of words change and it looks like someone is working on it like it is described by Orwell</p>
<p>    Liberalism used to mean something very good: free markets, liberties, peoples rights</p>
<p>    same way word GAY used to mean happiness and delight</p>
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		<title>By: Ted S.</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ted S.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The real problem with this article is that it assumes that everything it discusses would be covered in the case of a heterosexual couple for 20 bucks.  As anyone who has actually been through a pre-nup, marriage, divorce or property litigation can tell you, it doesn&#039;t cost $20.

The author&#039;s mistaken assumption is that $20 buys you &quot;binding&quot; terms that can&#039;t &quot;be challenged&quot;.  Marriage buys you no such thing.  

Indeed, the fundamental assumption of the gay marriage crowd is that marriage is some kind of right or benefit.  But it is not at all clear that it is.   Marriage is actually obligations and responsibilities.  Once you marry, you are responsible for your spouse&#039;s debts, for instance.  Depending on the state, you are responsible for your spouse&#039;s children, even if they are not biologically yours.  Even if you are no longer married, you can still be responsible for your ex-spouse (&quot;alimony&quot;).  

Marriage is not legal protection.  It is the opposite: legal complication and legal vulnerability.  In a sense, you are actually renouncing certain rights when you get married, not gaining them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The real problem with this article is that it assumes that everything it discusses would be covered in the case of a heterosexual couple for 20 bucks.  As anyone who has actually been through a pre-nup, marriage, divorce or property litigation can tell you, it doesn&#8217;t cost $20.</p>
<p>The author&#8217;s mistaken assumption is that $20 buys you &#8220;binding&#8221; terms that can&#8217;t &#8220;be challenged&#8221;.  Marriage buys you no such thing.  </p>
<p>Indeed, the fundamental assumption of the gay marriage crowd is that marriage is some kind of right or benefit.  But it is not at all clear that it is.   Marriage is actually obligations and responsibilities.  Once you marry, you are responsible for your spouse&#8217;s debts, for instance.  Depending on the state, you are responsible for your spouse&#8217;s children, even if they are not biologically yours.  Even if you are no longer married, you can still be responsible for your ex-spouse (&#8221;alimony&#8221;).  </p>
<p>Marriage is not legal protection.  It is the opposite: legal complication and legal vulnerability.  In a sense, you are actually renouncing certain rights when you get married, not gaining them.</p>
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		<title>By: Bullfrog</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bullfrog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Baron: It is not merely an argument, it is a fact.  Psychologically and emotionally children are more balanced when they are raised by their biological parents.  Naturally, this would include one man and one woman and exclude any same-sex couples, since same-sex couples cannot produce children.  

I&#039;m not surprised that you know kids raised by non-traditional parents who you feel turned out &quot;superbly;  but define &quot;superbly&quot; for me.  Are the children missing important developmental &quot;building blocks&quot; because of their environment?  Science says yes.

I have intentionally focused my argument on psychology and sociology and left my personal feelings out of it.  I believe you can make an air tight case against re-defining marriage based purely on psychology and sociology. I have tried to do that here.

Your statement about &quot;perpetuating inequality&quot; assumes gay parents are entitled to raise children, and you haven&#039;t proven that point.

My assertion is simple:

2 non-biological (including same-sex) parents is not equal to 2 biological (by default includes 1 man and 1 woman) in terms of raising a healthy, well-balanced child.

I also assume said parents are functioning contributors to society in that they have jobs, aren&#039;t physically abusive, are not addicted to drugs, etc.  I specify this because I want to avoid the, &quot;What about really dysfunctional biological parents vs. a gay couple?&quot; argument, which I believe is weak.  If any child is orphaned because their parents are deceased or choosing not to be in the picture,  that child starts out with a major disadvantage, so it seems logical to me to do our best to give them the closest thing possible to their natural parents.  Again, that implies 1 man and 1 woman.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Baron: It is not merely an argument, it is a fact.  Psychologically and emotionally children are more balanced when they are raised by their biological parents.  Naturally, this would include one man and one woman and exclude any same-sex couples, since same-sex couples cannot produce children.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;m not surprised that you know kids raised by non-traditional parents who you feel turned out &#8220;superbly;  but define &#8220;superbly&#8221; for me.  Are the children missing important developmental &#8220;building blocks&#8221; because of their environment?  Science says yes.</p>
<p>I have intentionally focused my argument on psychology and sociology and left my personal feelings out of it.  I believe you can make an air tight case against re-defining marriage based purely on psychology and sociology. I have tried to do that here.</p>
<p>Your statement about &#8220;perpetuating inequality&#8221; assumes gay parents are entitled to raise children, and you haven&#8217;t proven that point.</p>
<p>My assertion is simple:</p>
<p>2 non-biological (including same-sex) parents is not equal to 2 biological (by default includes 1 man and 1 woman) in terms of raising a healthy, well-balanced child.</p>
<p>I also assume said parents are functioning contributors to society in that they have jobs, aren&#8217;t physically abusive, are not addicted to drugs, etc.  I specify this because I want to avoid the, &#8220;What about really dysfunctional biological parents vs. a gay couple?&#8221; argument, which I believe is weak.  If any child is orphaned because their parents are deceased or choosing not to be in the picture,  that child starts out with a major disadvantage, so it seems logical to me to do our best to give them the closest thing possible to their natural parents.  Again, that implies 1 man and 1 woman.</p>
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		<title>By: Baron Elmo</title>
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		<dc:creator>Baron Elmo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bullfrog:
For the record, I know several gay couples - two male, one female, all of whom have children... and without exception, every one of these kids turned out superbly; the kind of offspring any parent would be proud to call their own. Sorry, but I don&#039;t buy the argument that the children of gay couples are disadvantaged right at the starting gate for a second. Are you really so certain that your own antipathy toward gay marriage and gay parents don&#039;t spring from personal distaste? Because that&#039;s how it reads from where I&#039;m sitting. You are, of course, entitled to said distaste... but let&#039;s not pretend that it&#039;s a legal justification for perpetuating inequality.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bullfrog:<br />
For the record, I know several gay couples &#8211; two male, one female, all of whom have children&#8230; and without exception, every one of these kids turned out superbly; the kind of offspring any parent would be proud to call their own. Sorry, but I don&#8217;t buy the argument that the children of gay couples are disadvantaged right at the starting gate for a second. Are you really so certain that your own antipathy toward gay marriage and gay parents don&#8217;t spring from personal distaste? Because that&#8217;s how it reads from where I&#8217;m sitting. You are, of course, entitled to said distaste&#8230; but let&#8217;s not pretend that it&#8217;s a legal justification for perpetuating inequality.</p>
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		<title>By: Matt in Chicago</title>
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		<dc:creator>Matt in Chicago</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There is a baseline assumption to all of the same-sex marriage argument that I am not sure I agree with.  In particular, everyone talks of the &quot;Right&quot; to marry, when in fact people are asking for the &quot;Benefits&quot; of marriage.  These benefits, as Chris and RAH, point out tend to focus on property and the use of such to provide for the children of the resulting marriage.

To play Devil&#039;s Advocate, I am not positive that it is not within society&#039;s power to deny the property benefits given that no children can possibly be conceived.  As a general principle I do not believe that people have a general right to marry... in fact, we are rife with laws that prevent marriage based on age, mental state (the ability to consent), relationship of the two people (marriage between cousins and even siblings is allowed, albeit frowned upon, in many European countries).  So clearly marriage is not an absolute Right.  And given that it is not an absolute Right, why wouldn&#039;t a society convey a benefit when it cannot possibly receive a benefit in return... in this case, new citizens to continue the society?

I know this is a hot political topic, so while people might find the idea unpalatable... is the logic incorrect?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is a baseline assumption to all of the same-sex marriage argument that I am not sure I agree with.  In particular, everyone talks of the &#8220;Right&#8221; to marry, when in fact people are asking for the &#8220;Benefits&#8221; of marriage.  These benefits, as Chris and RAH, point out tend to focus on property and the use of such to provide for the children of the resulting marriage.</p>
<p>To play Devil&#8217;s Advocate, I am not positive that it is not within society&#8217;s power to deny the property benefits given that no children can possibly be conceived.  As a general principle I do not believe that people have a general right to marry&#8230; in fact, we are rife with laws that prevent marriage based on age, mental state (the ability to consent), relationship of the two people (marriage between cousins and even siblings is allowed, albeit frowned upon, in many European countries).  So clearly marriage is not an absolute Right.  And given that it is not an absolute Right, why wouldn&#8217;t a society convey a benefit when it cannot possibly receive a benefit in return&#8230; in this case, new citizens to continue the society?</p>
<p>I know this is a hot political topic, so while people might find the idea unpalatable&#8230; is the logic incorrect?</p>
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		<title>By: RAH</title>
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		<dc:creator>RAH</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Chris in Toronoto is right. The reason the state is involved in marriage is property rights.After all entire countries went to legal children of a marriage.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chris in Toronoto is right. The reason the state is involved in marriage is property rights.After all entire countries went to legal children of a marriage.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris in Toronto</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris in Toronto</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Personally, I think the point of the article was about property rights. That affects the kids by ensuring that they&#039;re taken care of should anything happen between mom and dad, and is, therefore, corollary. [I&#039;m 20 years past my &quot;Critical Thinking&quot; course in university, but isn&#039;t this a case of the logical fallacy of &quot;post hoc ergo propter hoc&quot; (after this therefore because of this) or something like that? ie: the kids benefit from the resolution of the property rights issues therefore it is all about the kids? whereas, in reality, the whole issue is property rights in the first place.]

And marriage has always been about property: the nobility has always married their sons and daughters, often lovelessly, to enhance their estates. And that is to say nothing compared to what Royalty has done, marrying to ensure political alliances. No, marriage has always been about property; children have been a corollary.

Don&#039;t kill me, folks, that&#039;s just mho.

Chris in Toronto.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Personally, I think the point of the article was about property rights. That affects the kids by ensuring that they&#8217;re taken care of should anything happen between mom and dad, and is, therefore, corollary. [I'm 20 years past my "Critical Thinking" course in university, but isn't this a case of the logical fallacy of "post hoc ergo propter hoc" (after this therefore because of this) or something like that? ie: the kids benefit from the resolution of the property rights issues therefore it is all about the kids? whereas, in reality, the whole issue is property rights in the first place.]</p>
<p>And marriage has always been about property: the nobility has always married their sons and daughters, often lovelessly, to enhance their estates. And that is to say nothing compared to what Royalty has done, marrying to ensure political alliances. No, marriage has always been about property; children have been a corollary.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t kill me, folks, that&#8217;s just mho.</p>
<p>Chris in Toronto.</p>
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		<title>By: Bridget</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bridget</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think that one point, perhaps not discussed much in comments, is that every state is different.  In Texas, the right of survivorship is not granted to legal marriage, so it can be easier to sort out.  Cost me $100 to get a contract written by a lawyer to sort out right of refusal and right of survivorship on a house.  I think that many of the fees are perhaps high, but they all point out vast hassles.  I think that the biggest issue that seems unfair to me is that every state is different.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think that one point, perhaps not discussed much in comments, is that every state is different.  In Texas, the right of survivorship is not granted to legal marriage, so it can be easier to sort out.  Cost me $100 to get a contract written by a lawyer to sort out right of refusal and right of survivorship on a house.  I think that many of the fees are perhaps high, but they all point out vast hassles.  I think that the biggest issue that seems unfair to me is that every state is different.</p>
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		<title>By: Bullfrog</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bullfrog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;First, the chief motivation behind marriage is to procreate,&quot;

Technically, this has been the case for centuries, I didn&#039;t invent it.  It does make logical sense too though, doesn&#039;t it?

As for your aunt and uncle, God bless them for rescuing 2 children from an orphanage and saving them from a fate much worse and enduring what must have been painful, as I understand not being able to bear children is hard.

You married your wife without children in mind so I can only assume you did it to express love, a commitment, tax breaks, or all of the above? I am not condemning you for not desiring to have children, I am just saying it is not the norm. If it were, there is a good chance some of us wouldn&#039;t be here.

&quot;Another thing we found out is that gay couples are selfish, and dysfunctional.&quot;

Definitely didn&#039;t say that, and in fact, I went out of my way to include anyone, gay or straight, single or otherwise, that bring children into a situation that they know is less than ideal for that child&#039;s personal development. Gay couples haven&#039;t cornered the market on dysfunction, theirs is just alot more public.

That fact that you point to cases where heterosexuals who don&#039;t parent well only reinforces my overall point that people should consider carefully, while putting the best interests of children first, the environment they will subject their children to and if that will result in healthy balanced people.

Your Nanny State argument is groundless.  I am advocating personal responsibility of each individual in their affairs, which includes how you parent, while extreme liberals believe the state is better equipped to raise children than 2 biological heterosexual parents.  Horrible thought.

I am glad that you have deduced 2 things about me without me spelling it out:

1. I am a Conservative.
2. I am a Christian.

That means I am doing my job.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;First, the chief motivation behind marriage is to procreate,&#8221;</p>
<p>Technically, this has been the case for centuries, I didn&#8217;t invent it.  It does make logical sense too though, doesn&#8217;t it?</p>
<p>As for your aunt and uncle, God bless them for rescuing 2 children from an orphanage and saving them from a fate much worse and enduring what must have been painful, as I understand not being able to bear children is hard.</p>
<p>You married your wife without children in mind so I can only assume you did it to express love, a commitment, tax breaks, or all of the above? I am not condemning you for not desiring to have children, I am just saying it is not the norm. If it were, there is a good chance some of us wouldn&#8217;t be here.</p>
<p>&#8220;Another thing we found out is that gay couples are selfish, and dysfunctional.&#8221;</p>
<p>Definitely didn&#8217;t say that, and in fact, I went out of my way to include anyone, gay or straight, single or otherwise, that bring children into a situation that they know is less than ideal for that child&#8217;s personal development. Gay couples haven&#8217;t cornered the market on dysfunction, theirs is just alot more public.</p>
<p>That fact that you point to cases where heterosexuals who don&#8217;t parent well only reinforces my overall point that people should consider carefully, while putting the best interests of children first, the environment they will subject their children to and if that will result in healthy balanced people.</p>
<p>Your Nanny State argument is groundless.  I am advocating personal responsibility of each individual in their affairs, which includes how you parent, while extreme liberals believe the state is better equipped to raise children than 2 biological heterosexual parents.  Horrible thought.</p>
<p>I am glad that you have deduced 2 things about me without me spelling it out:</p>
<p>1. I am a Conservative.<br />
2. I am a Christian.</p>
<p>That means I am doing my job.</p>
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		<title>By: David</title>
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		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
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		<description>OK, so what have we learned from our friend Bullfrog? First, the chief motivation behind marriage is to procreate, and you can&#039;t (obviously) do that if you&#039;re gay. I never knew why, but my Aunt Faye and Uncle Glenn were unable to have children (she was very frail, had MS and a host of physical problems from a car accident). They adopted two children, and I&#039;m sure Bullfrog would argue that they shouldn&#039;t be included in his definition of a couple who married for love alone, but that&#039;s essentially what they were. Even worse, I married when I was 39; my wife was at the time 47. We got married not planning to have children, and haven&#039;t. Should we have not gotten married? Sometimes you have to wonder about people.

Another thing we found out is that gay couples are selfish, and dysfunctional. It turns out that by contrast hetero couples are only there for the child. The problem with this thesis is that you only have to turn on the TV to listen to case after case of dysfunctional straight couples, married, etc., who do the most horrible things to each other and their children, or the children to their parents. I&#039;m sure that if Bullfrog chooses to illuminate us further with his opinions, he&#039;ll have more prescriptions for solving these problems too; however, it&#039;s hard for me to sort those arguments out from those of the left, who try to turn us into a nanny state constantly. What should we call it when a conservative does it? Perhaps the Sunday-School-all-week-long State?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, so what have we learned from our friend Bullfrog? First, the chief motivation behind marriage is to procreate, and you can&#8217;t (obviously) do that if you&#8217;re gay. I never knew why, but my Aunt Faye and Uncle Glenn were unable to have children (she was very frail, had MS and a host of physical problems from a car accident). They adopted two children, and I&#8217;m sure Bullfrog would argue that they shouldn&#8217;t be included in his definition of a couple who married for love alone, but that&#8217;s essentially what they were. Even worse, I married when I was 39; my wife was at the time 47. We got married not planning to have children, and haven&#8217;t. Should we have not gotten married? Sometimes you have to wonder about people.</p>
<p>Another thing we found out is that gay couples are selfish, and dysfunctional. It turns out that by contrast hetero couples are only there for the child. The problem with this thesis is that you only have to turn on the TV to listen to case after case of dysfunctional straight couples, married, etc., who do the most horrible things to each other and their children, or the children to their parents. I&#8217;m sure that if Bullfrog chooses to illuminate us further with his opinions, he&#8217;ll have more prescriptions for solving these problems too; however, it&#8217;s hard for me to sort those arguments out from those of the left, who try to turn us into a nanny state constantly. What should we call it when a conservative does it? Perhaps the Sunday-School-all-week-long State?</p>
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