Michelle Bachmann's husband tries to straighten out gays

• FairwoodKing

  coyotes22;839156 wrote:Yes, being a f ag is a fact. And I guess you will see how real Jesus is, when he throws your ass in the lake of fire.

  
  I'm not worried. Your non-existent Jesus isn't going to throw me anywhere.
• FairwoodKing

  What my penis does in the presence of hot men is something I can't control. When I was young I tried to control it but it didn't work.
  
  As far as my negative feelings about Christianity, I used to be a devout Christian. Looking back on it, I realize how much it hurt me. I no longer care if Christians regard gays as sinners. Sin is a man-made concept. Because of my involvement in the gay community in Seattle, I am around many gay and lesbian young people. I encourage them to be themselves.
• Writerbuckeye

  

  I'd seek professional help for that chip you're carrying.
  
  As noted, you're accusing others as you would not have them accuse you -- and it's hypocritical and doesn't do you or your cause any good. It only alienates people from you.
  
  Time to grow up and stop acting like a petulant child by calling other people names...just because you were hurt when you were young.
• FairwoodKing

  jmog;839133 wrote:With respect to the topic at hand. They are a Christian based therapy organisation and they dont hide that. People come there on their own accord and somehow this is a bad thing?

  
  But people don't necessarily go to these places on their own accord. Young people are usually pushed there by their parents. When the treatment doesn't work (which it never does), this creates new conflict between the young gay or lesbian and the parents. Failure can also cause people to go into depression and even suicide.
  
  The whole industry is a fraud and should be shut down.
• FairwoodKing

  Writerbuckeye;839166 wrote:I'd seek professional help for that chip you're carrying.
  
  As noted, you're accusing others as you would not have them accuse you -- and it's hypocritical and doesn't do you or your cause any good. It only alienates people from you.
  
  Time to grow up and stop acting like a petulant child by calling other people names...just because you were hurt when you were young.

  
  I am grown up and I don't need criticism from a fool like you. My life would have been a lot nicer if I hadn't encountered people like you when I was young.
• believer

  

  FairwoodKing;839161 wrote:As far as my negative feelings about Christianity, I used to be a devout Christian. Looking back on it, I realize how much it hurt me.

  Personal choice; not necessarily the fault of Christianity.
  

  FairwoodKing;839161 wrote:I no longer care if Christians regard gays as sinners. Sin is a man-made concept.

  That's your opinion and you have that right. Christians prefer to see sin as a Biblical concept. We also have that right.
  

  FairwoodKing;839161 wrote:Because of my involvement in the gay community in Seattle, I am around many gay and lesbian young people. I encourage them to be themselves.

  Because of my involvement in my church, I am around many young people. I encourage them to be Christian.
  
  Hence, there is no difference between your choice to practice homosexuality and mine to practice Christianity.
• I Wear Pants

  I have two opinions on this.
  
  The industry/this place/what these types of organizations and such try to do is incredibly stupid and probably does more harm then help.
  
  However, I don't think there's anything wrong legally with most of them.
• FairwoodKing

  There is one difference. There are all kinds of scientific studies that show that homosexuality is a normal thing for those it encompasses. There is no scientific basis whatsoever for Christianity. I am gay because I have to be. You are a Christian because you want to be.
• Writerbuckeye

  

  FairwoodKing;839169 wrote:I am grown up and I don't need criticism from a fool like you. My life would have been a lot nicer if I hadn't encountered people like you when I was young.

  
  Thanks for proving my point.
• FairwoodKing

  I take the attitude I take because I am past the point of being hurt. I am no longer sexually active and am gay in name only. But I do care about young people who are still being tormented. There is a lot of suicide among young gays and lesbians. My only goal now is to help them.
• FairwoodKing

  Writerbuckeye;839179 wrote:Thanks for proving my point.

  
  I didn't prove your point so knock it off.
• FairwoodKing

  Getting back to the point of this thread, if Michelle Bachmann actually believes homosexuality is a sickness that can be treated, I shudder to think of what she would do as president. Among other things, she would probably roll back Don't Ask Don't Tell.
• Al Bundy

  FairwoodKing;839197 wrote:Getting back to the point of this thread, if Michelle Bachmann actually believes homosexuality is a sickness that can be treated, I shudder to think of what she would do as president. Among other things, she would probably roll back Don't Ask Don't Tell.

  
  I don't really care one way or another what they do with that, but why do we even need to know someone's sexual preference in a workplace?
• Writerbuckeye

  

  FairwoodKing;839184 wrote:I didn't prove your point so knock it off.

  
  Yes, you did.
  
  I'm someone who supports a few of the same things you do -- yet you call me a fool and ASSume I was someone who hurt gay people in some way when I was younger.
  
  How does that NOT prove what I wrote about being a hypocrite and driving people away, let alone the damage it has to be doing (have done) to you with all that hatred eating you up from the inside?
  
  You're far quicker to judge people on here than some of the religious people you're railing against.
• FairwoodKing

  Al Bundy;839203 wrote:I don't really care one way or another what they do with that, but why do we even need to know someone's sexual preference in a workplace?

  
  Well, for example, spousal benefits. If you claim your gay partner for health insurance, then the company will know.
  
  In my case, it was a little different. I outed myself to the company when I told them I joined Seattle Men's Chorus. Many of the straight employees of that company attended chorus performances and they knew the singers were gay. But this is Seattle, not Dallas, and the response was very positive. But even in gay-friendly Seattle, some of our members keep their membership secret for fear of being fired.
• Al Bundy

  FairwoodKing;839279 wrote: Many of the straight employees of that company attended chorus performances

  
  Now we know you are just making things up.
• FairwoodKing

  Al Bundy;839283 wrote:Now we know you are just making things up.

  
  Wrong. The majority of people who attend our concerts are straight. We are not only gay but we are the best male chorus in the world. Our holiday concerts are seen by more than 20,000 people. People attend our concerts because we're good, not because we're gay.
• Y-Town Steelhound

  

  FairwoodKing;839175 wrote:There is one difference. There are all kinds of scientific studies that show that homosexuality is a normal thing for those it encompasses. There is no scientific basis whatsoever for Christianity. I am gay because I have to be. You are a Christian because you want to be.

  
  This is a good point. I grew up Catholic and attended Catholic school for 12 years. Currently I'm no longer I'd say a catholic but I'm not an atheist/agnostic either...I'm more of the "I don't know, I will never know, so I don't worry about it" variety. With that said I'm on Fairwood's side on this one. While it's true that not every christian is intolerant, the Bible itself preaches that homosexuality is an aberration. If you're a christian and think that it's perfectly ok to be gay, you're a hypocrite in some regard. As someone who was persecuted by the church to the point where it had an emotional effect on a good portion of his life, I'd say he's perfectly in line to criticize religion.
• coyotes22

  

  God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.
• Al Bundy

  FairwoodKing;839287 wrote:Wrong. The majority of people who attend our concerts are straight. We are not only gay but we are the best male chorus in the world. Our holiday concerts are seen by more than 20,000 people. People attend our concerts because we're good, not because we're gay.

  
  Relax, it was just a joke.
• FairwoodKing

  coyotes22;839307 wrote:God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.

  
  "God" didn't create anything. We got here through evolution. Gays and lesbians have been found in every culture and in every period of history. We are as natural in the great scheme of things as your Adam and Eve.
• FairwoodKing

  Al Bundy;839312 wrote:Relax, it was just a joke.

  
  If you're ever in Seattle in December, give me a call. You can attend one of our concerts as my guest. Then you will see why so many straight people attend.
• believer

  

  Y-Town Steelhound;839303 wrote: If you're a christian and think that it's perfectly ok to be gay, you're a hypocrite in some regard.

  Most Christians I know do not believe "it's OK to be gay" but most also do not condemn the sinner, just the sin.
• coyotes22

  

  FairwoodKing;839314 wrote:"God" didn't create anything. We got here through evolution. Gays and lesbians have been found in every culture and in every period of history. We are as natural in the great scheme of things as your Adam and Eve.

  
  so what happened to evolution? did it just stop?
• bases_loaded

  

  Who created the first part of the evolution cycle? And being homo is as anti evolutionary as you can get. Thanks for fucking up our evolution