[Peace-discuss] Obama gets another one right

[E. Wayne Johnson]

As I recall, we got into this via a celebration of Obama "Getting it Right".

'Twas not I who brought up the issue of Homosexuality but I did offer my 
opinion
once it was broached.  I think it was the rearing of children by 
homosexuals which I
responded to, as that is definitely a case of the effect of adult 
behaviour negatively impacting children.
Since the state is involved in legal adoptions, I would not favour the 
placement of adopted children
or foster children into homosexual environments, nor into single parent 
homes, recognizing that
some people I consider to be friends will disagree on this point. 

There are others, potentially enemies of the US, who view this society 
as decadent and they
do seek to condemn and threaten this society and thus provide stimulus 
to our warmongers.  I did not suggest
any particular action against homosexuals.  Finding the cause and 
treating the problem at its
roots seems desirable as an option.  Some people in our society have 
even suggested capital punishment. 
I did not.  I do want to see a halt to the recruitment and promotion of 
homosexuality.
While I think that law is rather incapable of inducing morality, I don't 
think immorality should be celebrated.

We don't celebrate political corruption or theft or warmongering as 
acceptable behaviours.
Homosexuality is likewise immoral and it is in the same class of 
pathologic sexual behaviour as
adultery,  rape, and child molestation.  Some aberrent sexual behaviours 
include a component of
violence and some do not.  It does contribute to the destructuring of 
the society.

Dr. King whom we celebrated last week, also taught that Reality hinges 
on Moral Foundations.
I don't think that we can achieve full potential as a society if we 
embrace and promote immoral
behaviours.  There is a general negative effect on the non-participants.

I would not agree that the practice of a homosexual lifestyle is a 
private matter because
it is becoming pervasive and widely advertised as a reasonable 
alternative option to a heterosexual
lifestyle.

Bob Illyes wrote:
> Mort wrote "Indeed, I wish and recommend that discussions of God's 
> immanence, how "we" are a Christian country, and why women's ability 
> to decide their own lives should be forbidden are inappropriate for a 
> peace-discuss list. (I wouldn't recommend Nazi propaganda on the list 
> either, but I suppose to some that would be bigoted.)"
>
> Indeed. Why strive for peace when we can have wars over sexuality and 
> religion, eh? This sort of thinking gave us the Spanish Inquisition, 
> witch burning, and the Holocaust. Why stop now?
>
> Wayne commented regarding same-sex couples with children that he is 
> "amazed that this sort of sick stuff is going on so close by." WHAT???
>
> Want to take this back, Wayne? Calling people you don't agree with 
> "sick" is really out of line.
>
> I agree with Lori's "Amen, Mort".
>
> Bob
>
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