Quote from fhl:
Does anyone know what the 'anti gay' legislation is that has caused such world wide denunciation?
The huffingtonpost article referenced doesn't actually say and that should be a clue.
According to an article i read yesterday, the law prevents homosexual materials from being given out to children under the age of 16. That's what has brought on worldwide condemnation from the world's perverts. They want all countries to boycott russian olympics and vodka and who knows what else all so they can give out homo propaganda to kids.
Un freaking real.
Try to see it from a concerned parent's point of view.
Of course you don't want your child to go out on the street where someone is able to peddle him a gay nude magazine full of articles sensationalizing the sexual life of powerful gays.
But on the other hand, Would you want to be thrown in prison simply because you wanted your son to have some literature that responsibly discusses the issues of homosexuality?
Children should be taught what is appropriate sexuality, but also to have compassion for others who may be struggling with their own sexuality.
What if you had a difficult time communicating with your child about such a subject, as many parents do with theirs?
Wouldn't you want the freedom to be able to hand your son a pamphlet or book, that was responsibly written, explaining some of the reasons in which people may be gay?
Can you imagine being gay, and no matter how much you tried to repent; no matter how much therapy you were under going; you still couldn't help but have sexual feelings for others of your sex?
Would you not want others to hear and have a chance to understand your side of the story?
Let's imagine what happens if children are only taught what you teach; which is that homosexuality is just wrong - end of subject.
You show them the page in the bible which says it's wrong, and then you close the book as well as their minds to the matter.
It's conceivable that these kids, most of them, will probably grow up quite normally in your eyes, with boys and girls dating one another.
But, What happens if a few of those kids just couldn't understand your rules, and decided to follow their homosexual tendencies?
What will all of the "normal" kids think of these freaks? How will they deal with them?
From Who will they they learn to have any compassion for their gay peers, when all they have learned from you is that being gay is wrong- end of story?
Is it inconceivable that some of these "normal" kids may decide to enforce the rules that you have set forth, by punishing these freaks who like to wear lipstick and kiss other boys?
If enough violence were to occur to these gay kids, Would this eventually solve your problem of having gays in our society?
You've shared your views that you see it as only immoral, and have quoted from your bible as an example of why same sex is wrong.
Consider it from the standpoint of an atheist-
Imagine Piehole reading passages from the book of Romans which say, "men were having sex with other men".
Now imagine that Piehole puts down the bible, and picks up a dime store novel. On one of the pages he reads "Jason and Steven were in the bathroom having sex".
From his non-religious point of view, How is one book any different the other, in regards to homosexual content?
There are other books which talk about the issues of homosexuality in more depth than the bible.
Will these books be considered homosexual materials(gay propaganda)?
Where is the line drawn which distinguishes educational guidance from manipulative propaganda and pornography?
You have disclosed that you do not know exactly what materials have been banned, or even What the "anti-gay" legislation is.
So how is it you can say the Russians are right, and others are wrong?
You are forming your views based on nothing other than ignorance, headlines and prejudice.
Would it not be prudent to acquire more pertinent information before patting those commies on the back, and frowning upon others for disagreeing with them?
Since your bible discusses homosexuality, Do you think the Russians might consider this to be homosexual materials?
What if their laws banned sales of the bible to kids under 16 due to the homosexual content within?
Would they still your moral champions?
The Russians have had a long history of oppression by imposing laws which only serve to keep its people ignorant.
But then again, so has America, which is probably why we're having this discussion...
