Comments on: Maggie Gallagher on California Gay “Marriage”

By: Darius

Darius — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:21:17 +0000

I’m guessing your first name is Don and you live in Spain. Am I right?

By: quixote

quixote — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:01:26 +0000

Do you guys have nothing better to do than to google a gay pride parade? You’re wrong about the town. You’re wrong about the state. But you have proven my point about not wanting to share my information. Even when I DON’T share it, you still google to try figure it out. No thanks.

By: Darius

Darius — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:04:17 +0000

Now, to figure out which one of those 450 thousand he is, and his anonymity is gone!

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:26:46 +0000

Where’s the rolling eyes smiley when you need it? Someone using a pseudonymn with no link to a website or blog is uncomfortable mentioning what town they live in?

That said, a quick google search would say that you’re probably in Long Beach, CA, and no one can accuse a town of 450K of being small.

By: quixote

quixote — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:16:57 +0000

Paul,

You asked where I live and I don’t feel comfortable telling you, but I’m not making my “parade” stories up. Kudos to you for Chicago having the most gays in the nation. Just to answer your question to me, according to recent statistical reports, the festival I’m referring to draws more than 75,000. To me, that’s a lot. And in one small town, quite enough to be “in your face.”

By: Brent

Brent — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:14:28 +0000

Paul, I believe it was Dr. Piper who spoke about the possibility (due to a fallen creation) of homosexuality being a genetic trait. It's "The Other Dark Exchange: Homosexuality, Part 2," and you can read it here. Dr. Piper and I do not always agree, but I have always thought his words in this sermon series were wise.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:42:11 +0000

Darius,

again, it’s apples and oranges.

theft is a crime with a definitive target.

homosexuality is not a crime in any of the 50 states or U.S. territories.

By: Darius

Darius — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:50:15 +0000

Paul, according to quite a few scientists, some people are genetically predisposed to stealing stuff (it’s called kleptomania). But do you think the government should give them a pass every time they shoplift? Your logic is faulty unless you apply it consistently, which I am sure you don’t.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:13:34 +0000

Darius,

you’re weighing apples and oranges here.

the nature of sin is not a biological trait, it’s a philosophical argument. Granted, it’s an argument that we know the answer to, but it’s a PHILOSOPHICAL argument.

On the other hand, if it is a BIOLOGICAL trait that leaves one prone to sin, then on what possible grounds ever could any secular state say with a straight face that it shouldn’t grant the ability to enter into contracts for people that are biologically predisposed to seek each other out?

That’s right Darius, in a secular framework, you would then have ABSOLUTELY no argument.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:10:11 +0000

Mark,

the key word that you leave out is yet.

I was just listening to a story on NPR this week that was reporting a story on a study that noticed a correlation in brain size between females and gay men. They said that they couldn’t pinpoint causation yet (as in, did small brain size cause gayness, or did gayness cause small brain size), but I can’t assume that being gay causes a brain to shrink.

And the loaded question about men and boys comes back to the issue of consent once again.

Not to mention, Mark, I’ll throw this one right back at you: is it ok for us heterosexual guys to be attracted to young girls?

Of course it’s not. So, quit being coy.