Comments on: A quote worth memorizing http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/05/05/32360 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Thu, 20 Jun 2013 10:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: esurience http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/05/05/32360/comment-page-1#comment-93860 esurience Fri, 06 May 2011 02:55:56 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=32360#comment-93860 Michael, Sure, but then the question becomes whether or not the substation of 'gay' for something else is really a valid substitution. Other things you might try and substitute it for actually cause demonstrable harm, whereas being gay doesn't... You can't understand the completeness of the argument unless you truly understand what being gay means... and that understanding has to include that being gay isn't harmful in any way. Michael,

Sure, but then the question becomes whether or not the substation of ‘gay’ for something else is really a valid substitution.

Other things you might try and substitute it for actually cause demonstrable harm, whereas being gay doesn’t…

You can’t understand the completeness of the argument unless you truly understand what being gay means… and that understanding has to include that being gay isn’t harmful in any way.

]]> By: Michael http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/05/05/32360/comment-page-1#comment-93856 Michael Fri, 06 May 2011 01:51:49 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=32360#comment-93856 I know this is an emotional appeal and not a logical one, but it bothers me just how easily it can be turned on its head - simply substitute "gay" for any number of naturally occurring things that we would rather not believe have God's approval. I know this is an emotional appeal and not a logical one, but it bothers me just how easily it can be turned on its head – simply substitute “gay” for any number of naturally occurring things that we would rather not believe have God’s approval.

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