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		By: jag		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jag]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tim...funny...



Arthur, you clearly need to do some reading on homosexuality as well as social graces. Although I have to say, reading your words reminds me how much work there is to do in educating the public about issues around sexual orientation.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tim&#8230;funny&#8230;</p>
<p>Arthur, you clearly need to do some reading on homosexuality as well as social graces. Although I have to say, reading your words reminds me how much work there is to do in educating the public about issues around sexual orientation.</p>
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		By: Timothy Kincaid		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy Kincaid]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In general, I&#039;ve found that the presence of intellectually stimulating thought is inversely proportional to the number of exclamation points applied.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In general, I&#8217;ve found that the presence of intellectually stimulating thought is inversely proportional to the number of exclamation points applied.</p>
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		By: Arthur Glass		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Glass]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ask the people in our jails and judicial systems, why or where did they go wrong....I would believe that the majority would tell you what they didnt have as a child or a series of events that influenced them negatively! Better yet, visit our churches (i am a God loving christian) better known as a hospital for the broken hearted and spirited, full of people in bad situations, comming out of situations, who have over come bad situations; ask them where did they go wrong.....]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ask the people in our jails and judicial systems, why or where did they go wrong&#8230;.I would believe that the majority would tell you what they didnt have as a child or a series of events that influenced them negatively! Better yet, visit our churches (i am a God loving christian) better known as a hospital for the broken hearted and spirited, full of people in bad situations, comming out of situations, who have over come bad situations; ask them where did they go wrong&#8230;..</p>
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		By: Arthur Glass		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arthur Glass]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Actualy, I&#039;m very aware of the words that I chose while comparing the three.(not to be offensive)  Would there be a dispute to say that who we are is influenced at a very young age by the peolple around us and life or situations as it presents itself? My toddler son puts on his older sisters shoes, he walks on his tippy toes and even sings along with female singers on the radio.....could this become a problem ? could be....or not...

I correct him and his mom says He&#039;s just a baby....Cause thats my job; to teach him to be a man/ to correct any behavior that I feel is inoprpriate (including masterbation, talking back, tempertantrums, feminine behavior, sharing, ect) Well contray to some beliefs if you don have the balance and lifes lessons applied apprpriately, well, thats when you have room for inapropriate behaviors, attitudes, and oreintations to become a mind set, inbedded in a personality, and then becomes a life style!....

  Now don&#039;t get me wrong, We all fall short (especially me) but just based on family members, associates, and your statements, I equivalize homesualism with a theif who started at a young age, sexual preditor who started off masterbating, people who have anger management issues.....it&#039;s just a behavior that was not correct at a vital time and has spiraled into a life style!!!!!!!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Actualy, I&#8217;m very aware of the words that I chose while comparing the three.(not to be offensive)  Would there be a dispute to say that who we are is influenced at a very young age by the peolple around us and life or situations as it presents itself? My toddler son puts on his older sisters shoes, he walks on his tippy toes and even sings along with female singers on the radio&#8230;..could this become a problem ? could be&#8230;.or not&#8230;</p>
<p>I correct him and his mom says He&#8217;s just a baby&#8230;.Cause thats my job; to teach him to be a man/ to correct any behavior that I feel is inoprpriate (including masterbation, talking back, tempertantrums, feminine behavior, sharing, ect) Well contray to some beliefs if you don have the balance and lifes lessons applied apprpriately, well, thats when you have room for inapropriate behaviors, attitudes, and oreintations to become a mind set, inbedded in a personality, and then becomes a life style!&#8230;.</p>
<p>  Now don&#8217;t get me wrong, We all fall short (especially me) but just based on family members, associates, and your statements, I equivalize homesualism with a theif who started at a young age, sexual preditor who started off masterbating, people who have anger management issues&#8230;..it&#8217;s just a behavior that was not correct at a vital time and has spiraled into a life style!!!!!!!</p>
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		By: jag		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Arthur -



You stated this..

&quot;I meant the concept of homosexuality is just as crazy as marrying a family member…….&quot; and then &quot;Just like a child caught masterbating; its a emotion that should and has to be corrected , but, just like i said usually there is no one there to tell you its not appropriate…….&quot;



Arthur, this is truly insulting, not to mention ill-informed. You are comparing homosexuality to incest? To a child masturbating?



Those who in same-sex relationships or marry the same-sex are not engaging in child-like behaviors, some are adults making very adult decisions based on their understanding of God, their faith, and well-reasoned soulful and intelligent decisions they believe are blessed by God.



If you ask anyone on this forum with their various perspectives about homosexuality, they would likely agree that it is not simply an &quot;emotion&quot; that needs to be corrected. Orientation is much more complex than this...and it cannot simply be &quot;corrected,&quot; as you suggest it can be. We have debated even the definition of what &quot;change&quot; is....and the various thoughts have led to endless discussions, thinking and evaluating on my part.



So please Arthur, consider your words before you speak them. Consider that you write to a varied audience with various orientations, family structures, and perspectives. Consider that you write to a well-informed audience, and please reconsider your words before slandering what others hold very dear.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Arthur &#8211;</p>
<p>You stated this..</p>
<p>&#8220;I meant the concept of homosexuality is just as crazy as marrying a family member…….&#8221; and then &#8220;Just like a child caught masterbating; its a emotion that should and has to be corrected , but, just like i said usually there is no one there to tell you its not appropriate…….&#8221;</p>
<p>Arthur, this is truly insulting, not to mention ill-informed. You are comparing homosexuality to incest? To a child masturbating?</p>
<p>Those who in same-sex relationships or marry the same-sex are not engaging in child-like behaviors, some are adults making very adult decisions based on their understanding of God, their faith, and well-reasoned soulful and intelligent decisions they believe are blessed by God.</p>
<p>If you ask anyone on this forum with their various perspectives about homosexuality, they would likely agree that it is not simply an &#8220;emotion&#8221; that needs to be corrected. Orientation is much more complex than this&#8230;and it cannot simply be &#8220;corrected,&#8221; as you suggest it can be. We have debated even the definition of what &#8220;change&#8221; is&#8230;.and the various thoughts have led to endless discussions, thinking and evaluating on my part.</p>
<p>So please Arthur, consider your words before you speak them. Consider that you write to a varied audience with various orientations, family structures, and perspectives. Consider that you write to a well-informed audience, and please reconsider your words before slandering what others hold very dear.</p>
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