[John Robertson]

"claining that a pervert is "a trusted friend confidente to me and my family." bothers me."

Claiming that you live in the real world--where everyone knows and/or is related to someone who's gay--and spitting out the word "pervert" like it's a racial epithet, bothers me.

We conservatives can well disapprove of this so-called lifestyle; we can condemn its sexual practices (count me in on both of those). But to attempt to diminish and dehumanize people with your ignorance only dehumanizes you. Further than is already the case, I mean.

[Delphinium]

Claiming that you live in the real world--where everyone knows and/or is related to someone who's gay--and spitting out the word "pervert" like it's a racial epithet, bothers me.

sexually deviating from what is natural has nothing to do with race. Using the word pervert to describe perversion might offend you, but would you except any word that describes the unnaturalness of the lifestyle?

I come from a huge family, and only 2 of us are professing Christians, but none are homosexuals. Wouldn't make it right, if there was one.

But to attempt to diminish and dehumanize people with your ignorance only dehumanizes you.

To say that their agenda and lifestyle are wrong does not dehumanize them anymore than calling a drug addict, a drug addict dehumanizes them. I am not at all ignorant about this subject, just because I have not been brainwashed into political correctness that trys to silence the truth.

We conservatives can well disapprove of this so-called lifestyle; we can condemn its sexual practices (count me in on both of those)

So you agree with me.

I just don't like the idea of them pushing their agenda in schools, and government and I still have a right to say so.