Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site rlgvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!genrad!wjh12!harvard!seismo!rlgvax!guy From: guy@rlgvax.UUCP (Guy Harris) Newsgroups: net.motss Subject: Re: I call you, Jym Dyer!! Message-ID: <154@rlgvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Oct-84 01:48:02 EDT Article-I.D.: rlgvax.154 Posted: Thu Oct 4 01:48:02 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Sep-84 03:19:10 EDT References: <3736@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: CCI Office Systems Group, Reston, VA Lines: 24 > Ok. You said, : As for murders, theives, and drug addicts, one could clearly > demonstrate that their behavior is wrong." > > Go ahead. Clearly demonstrate it!! > > But remember it's only fair to apply the same criteria to homosexuality, so > be careful! (It hurts someone, it's against the law, it's against accepted > values, etc.) 2) and 3) may be true, 1) isn't. YOU prove that it hurts someone. Put up or shut up. (And no, just because there may be public health problems from promiscuous gay activities does NOT mean homosexuality hurts people. Just because there are public health problems from promiscuous straight activities does not mean that heterosexuality categorically hurts people.) Sorry, you won't get the points you expected for this one. I think that for murderers and thieves, "it hurts someone through no fault of their own" is sufficient demonstration. Homosexuality, non-marital sex, atheism, and belief in the Great Pumpkin may hurt people who are bothered by the existence of such beliefs and activities, but that's not the fault of the person who engages in those activities. Guy Harris {seismo,ihnp4,allegra}!rlgvax!guy