bobbutts
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Thankfully America disagrees with you. Now I see why it's better to keep politics out of AZ. You are now forever homophobe steamboat1 to me now.
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Sochi Olympics
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Riverskier
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Hey, to each their own. Political discussions are only problematic when people are incapable of repecting the opinion of others.
spring_mountain_high
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agreed...please be respectful of steamboat1's opinion that it's ok to persecute people based on their sexual orientation
Riverskier
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First off, I personally think the law is stupid and wouldn't support that in the US. However, having just read the article linked to this thread and not having studied the law itself, it appears the law bans gay pride rallies and prohibits the distribution of gay paraphenalia to children. That is a far cry from what I would call persecuting someone based on their sexual orientation.
There's a hell of a lot more to it than that.
Riverskier
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There may well be. Like I said, I only read the article you posted, and even the first line described the law as a "new law cracking down on gay rights activism". That is a far cry from what I consider the persecution of a group of people. I mean, even in the US, whether or not schools should teach kids about homosexuality has been a recent topic of discussion, and more than just a small minority don't believe it should be.
bousquet19
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cyd-z...from-their-own-winter-olympics_b_3720026.html
How about this author's suggestion? Ban Russia from their own Olympics. It's an action the IOC, which chose Sochi in the first place, can take.
Woody
How about this author's suggestion? Ban Russia from their own Olympics. It's an action the IOC, which chose Sochi in the first place, can take.
Woody
MadMadWorld
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No stranger should walk up to a child and promote any sexual orientation: hetero or homosexual. If that was their intention then the law would have encompassed everyone.
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Riverskier
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I have no idea what their intention was, but even if that was their intention, there is probably no reason to encompass everyone even if it would be more politicially correct to do so. There is no symbol of heterosexuality, no heterosexual parades, no heterosexual pride rallies, etc. However, there is an albeit small portion of the homosexual population that feels a need to celebrate their sexual orientation and shout it from roof tops.
I think a strong argument could be made that the activities of many churches are a continuous rally promoting heterosexuality and demonizing homosexuality
Yeah just send em to gay camp and straighten em out. God loves all his children right.....The church can fix them....
bigbog
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Odd how the US media won't even talk about internal politics within any other country but the US.
Virtually every other sentence on CNN and Fox deals with the "What Ifs" and the "political ramifications"(or is that implications..??), yet when it comes to Russia...every bonehead "Analyst" is screaming...All Politics is Global...The End is Near. The DOD sure has this so-called fact-finding media in its pocket. A bunch of whores...that's all they are..
American television would make Pravda proud......
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bigbog
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At the beginning of this thing that's just was I was going to mention SIKSKIER....good one.
ScottySkis
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PBS is good news cast from 7 pm to 750 pm I like them a lot.
the law is offensive but in and of itself, only somewhat troubling. But what is also happening is that gays are being beaten and killed with what appears to be the encouragement if not the active participation of the authorities. And the law gives these very same authorities an explicit mandate to detain anyone who appears to be gay. (Better watch what you wear on your Olympic vacation)
There are many countries that have laws that discriminate against one group or another, Muslim countries in particular with woman, but for the most part, they aren't physically attacking them.
I should refrain, but i must ask, you wouldn't have a problem if the nypd started to roundup gay people in Brooklyn? Really?
steamboat1
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Are you f'ing kidding me. Everyone thinks the church is gay.
It's part of the current administrations demonizing of the church
Marriage is between a man & a women.
Always has been, always should be.
Couldn't give a crap what you say.
When I see a guys making baby's with guys or girls making baby's with girls maybe I'll change.
Otherwise not.
Can't see me changing unless there is biological breakthrough
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steamboat1
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If they become annoying why not.
If they want to f'uk eachother up the arze that's there problem.
Society shouldn't approve those behaviors.
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