Its not possible to stand up for all peoples rights. I will not stand up for religious bigots to have the right to crush minorities with whom they are uncomfortable. I will not defend the rights of Westboro Baptist Church, as well as Louis Farrakahn, to have the right to advocate the execution of gay people.The Supreme Court in numerous rulings has made it clear that the majority is NOT entitled to eclipse the rights of a minority, just because they are uncomfortable with them. If you and your kinsmen want to live by the laws of leviticus that is your business. If you want to impose those laws on others. That is something else. I vociferously defend my right to enjoy shrimp and crab when I am out dining, as well as drive a car on Shabbat (Hebrew for Sabbath). Civil rights are protected by the constitution under the 14th amendment. That is why the court threw out anti-miscegenation laws and sodomy laws, as well as throwing out "separate but equal" racial segregation.

18 states and D.C. have now legalized gay marriage. The "dominos" fall monthly. You need not feel so threatened (which brings up a whole other can of worms). If you don't like the idea of gay marriage, don't have one. No one is making you engage in gay behavior. Grow up! If you really are determined to live by the laws of Leviticus, I suggest you become an orthodox Jew, move to Israel, and live among the Mea Shearim in Jerusalem. Then you can spout off all you like about those that engage in behaviors not sanctioned by the holy books.

Its not possible to stand up for all peoples rights. I will not stand up for religious bigots to have the right to crush minorities with whom they are uncomfortable. I will not defend the rights of Westboro Baptist Church, as well as Louis Farrakahn, to have the right to advocate the execution of gay people.The Supreme Court in numerous rulings has made it clear that the majority is NOT entitled to eclipse the rights of a minority, just because they are uncomfortable with them. If you and your kinsmen want to live by the laws of leviticus that is your business. If you want to impose those laws on others. That is something else. I vociferously defend my right to enjoy shrimp and crab when I am out dining, as well as drive a car on Shabbat (Hebrew for Sabbath). Civil rights are protected by the constitution under the 14th amendment. That is why the court threw out anti-miscegenation laws and sodomy laws, as well as throwing out "separate but equal" racial segregation.

18 states and D.C. have now legalized gay marriage. The "dominos" fall monthly. You need not feel so threatened (which brings up a whole other can of worms). If you don't like the idea of gay marriage, don't have one. No one is making you engage in gay behavior. Grow up! If you really are determined to live by the laws of Leviticus, I suggest you become an orthodox Jew, move to Israel, and live among the Mea Shearim in Jerusalem. Then you can spout off all you like about those that engage in behaviors not sanctioned by the holy books.

BS,,, that is attributed to falwell, but not what he said, or meant. AIDS is not the only affliction,,,

"An extensive study in the Netherlands undermines the assumption that homophobia is the cause of increased psychiatric illness among gays and lesbians. The Dutch have been considerably more accepting of same-sex relationships than other Western countries -- in fact, same-sex couples now have the legal right to marry in the Netherlands.

So a high rate of psychiatric disorders associated with homosexual behavior in the Netherlands means that psychiatric disease cannot be attributed to social rejection and homophobia. The Dutch study, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, did indeed find a high rate of psychiatric disease associated with same-sex sex behaviors.

Compared to controls who had no homosexual experience in the 12 months prior to the interview, males who had any homosexual contact within that time period were much more likely to experience major depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, agoraphobia and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Females with any homosexual contact within the previous 12 months were more often diagnosed with major depression, social phobia or alcohol dependence. "

BS,,,, either everyone is free or no one is,,, you cannot stand for the 14th amendment "vociferously" and then stomp on the rights of churches and religious organizations in direct violation of separation of church and state, to conduct their religious beliefs in their churches without govt influence. YOu don't stand up for anyones rights when you plot and plan to take them from others, you are not an honest person Brian,, and I am losing what little respect I had for you. The mental gymnastics and contorsions you have to go through to support your ideologies suggests a fanaticism and desire to enforce your will over others, all the while patting yourself on the back and preening about what swell little guy you are, because you are an enlightened liberal progressive. Yet you support people with lifestyles that are damaging and attacking others freedoms now. The gays are setting themselves up for failure. When the current govt healthcare juggernaut gets in place, just like in Nazi Germany, (as with all fascists) they will turn on the biggest offenders. The pendulum will swing, and once again, you geniuses will raise a collective whine that someone has to come and fight to defend "YOUR" freedoms,, when all along, you fought to deprive others.