Anyone else looking forward to the unrelated posts coming up over the next few days as someone comes up with ways to avoid resolving this subject ever?
A broken bone may repair itself, a cut may also repair itself, even a heart issue can often be remedied,........but a disfigured reputation may never be fully restored.
Florida schools are not allowed to teach about slavery, racism, civil rights movement, Nazi Holocaust. But a teacher made a pro confederate propaganda video that was shown to the entire school. It's OK to make those people uncomfortable.
Chris, I appreciate you taking the time and effort to lay out some of these aspects concerning Lanny. I did feel bad about not being able to have that steak dinner with him while out there last Summer. It was a family wedding, and I was getting pulled in so many directions, I just couldn't make it happen. I sent him that engineer t-shirt as kind of a down payment on that wager, and was happy that he proudly wore it on many occasions. That said, I had no idea Lanny was so upset. I never read any of his remarks. Not certain which thread they were in. I never emailed him, but I saw that I had a few posts to him prior to his death and my heart attack. I also made many posts to him during his illness. Not certain how far back those go, but I remember relating that I cared. My hiatus may have been spotty, but it was there. When getting on S2, it would take forever to pull up this site, read posts, make posts, and the like. I became very frustrated with the whole technical thing and actually reached out to @PtldPlatypus complaining about such. I think he told me he wasn't aware of that particular issue and to tell sly about it. Not sure if I did. Anyway, all that, then my heart attack. I do know how many feel about me in here, and that's OK. If I get defensive, it's simply because of how I'm being addressed. It doesn't take rocket science to realize that. I see you as being much more objective and reasonable, and I appreciate that. Again, thank you for your efforts. I have my views on certain matters, and those won't change. BTW, I never, ever said I'm against gays as a whole. Just gay marriage. I really wish I could've had the chance to talk to Lanny had I known his feelings about being hurt, etc. That saddens me. It really does.
Marriage is a contract between two people. States have a boilerplate contract to help those without legal representation. Why does anyone feel it's appropriate to share an opinion regarding someone else's personal business?
Incest is completely different. And irrelevant to a contract, quite frankly. There is no risk of bringing deformed babies into the world in a gay marriage. If there is no risk of harming society, who they sign contracts with is nobody else's business.
Lawmakers have said so. Gay marriage is legal. Incest is illegal. Not sure why you are randomly bringing this up. Oh wait...
See, not so hard to be attritional. Probably would have saved you some grief to have done that from the beginning. Lanny didn't write about it here, he only shared those sentiments with those close to him. He did the wear the shirt hoping you'd see it and reach out. Lanny I guess saw something in you others here don't. He liked you, and I do remember him asking everyone to take that into account. So, you didn't email him then. Yeah, you came to Sly and me about the slow loading stuff. Couldn't figure that out. Not sure why that's happening. You related that you cared earlier in the year before he died. But, months went by before he died where you didn't check in, knowing his end was near. Again, glad you survived your heart attack. Scary shit. Being against "gay marriage" is being against gay people as a whole, because that is taking away their rights and it's being used to further create laws to try and stop them from existing, which is hateful and stupid, because it won't work. We will keep fighting against the attempts to set things backwards and win. Progress can't be stopped, only impeded. I get your views won't change. That's the issue many have with you here. You don't see how your views are affecting good people. You don't see how dangerous they are to people's lives. As we have seen it's not just marriage, it's removing them from books, from public discourse. That's not ok. It never will be. If you understand that, you'll understand why you are being addressed the way you are.
Cousins anyway...in Arkansas and a few other states...even Tennessee. So, Gay people can't marry in Tennessee, but cousins can.
There is no such thing as "gay marriage". As Ellen DeGeneris said, she is not "gay married", she is married. A federal judge in Florida denied a 17 year old's request for abortion because her grades weren't good. Caring for a child would no doubt improve her schoolwork. He was voted out of office. A three judge panel later overturned the decision on a 2-1 vote. That judge and the one dissenter are now on DeSantis' list for state Supreme Court. Having proven their devotion to making women live in Gilead. Excuse me. Incubators.
I saw the name Rhonda Santis on a comment thread from somewhere (I think an article), and I thought that would be the perfect nickname for Trump to use against Ron, as it implies he's one of them evil doer drag queens.
Yeah but if gays can marry, who’s to say people won’t be marrying goats I can’t believe we are back in 2004 with this shit
