[Vision2020] Same Sex Marriage Debate pointless.

[Bill London]

Same Sex Marriage Debate ReleaseT-
First, I am glad that you agree that homosexuality is "natural" in the sense of God-given or innate (not learned or taught).
However, your comparison of homosexuality and pedophilia is a comparison of apples and oranges.  Pedophilia is a learned perverse behavior, accepted as a mental disease--not an innate sexuality.
Since homosexuality is an innate God-given attribute, why punish homosexuals by refusing them the legal right to marry?
BL
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Tony 
  To: Bill London 
  Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com 
  Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 5:55 PM
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Same Sex Marriage Debate pointless.


  Bill, you make the very discerning observation that homosexuality is natural in that these folks were born that way.  Quite true, that is why I prefer the term inappropriate to best describe them.  Pedophilia is also natural by your definition - as is bestiality.  But surely you are not advocating the public sanction of these activities as well?  Our respective genetalia, male and female, were obviously designed to interact for the purposes of procreation.  That there are occasional mix ups in our development in the womb, does not mean that we should nurture and cater to these misdevelopements.  Some characteristic can be quite "natural" yet entirely to be opposed and possibly remedied.  If I were born with a faulty heart valve, would you argue that I should embrace my present condition or seek to address it so that my body might function as it was intended?

  Have a good Sunday,  -T
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Bill London 
    To: Tony 
    Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com 
    Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 1:05 PM
    Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Same Sex Marriage Debate pointless.


    T-
    take off your blinders and you will note that homosexuality is quite natural.  Homosexuals are inherently, at the core of their being, homosexual.  They were wired that way, just as others were wired as heterosexual.

    I just think, given the obvious complex nature of brains and bodies and identities, that human sexuality is a continuum from absolutely hetero to absolutely homosexual.  It's all natural.  And it's only fair that we allow the law to recognize marriage between loving couples.
    BL
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Tony 
      To: Bill London 
      Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com 
      Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 5:01 PM
      Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Same Sex Marriage Debate pointless.


      Bill, why would anyone bother attending a debate on such a completely unnatural and patently inappropriate concept as "gay marriage"?  There is, and never will be, any such thing.  Marriage was and always will be between a male and female for the purposes of providing a stable environment for the raising of offspring.  Must we continue to patronize these maladjusted freaks who would pervert society to reflect their own warped perspectives?

      -Tony
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Bill London 
        To: vision2020 at moscow.com 
        Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 2:55 PM
        Subject: [Vision2020] Same Sex Marriage DebateTONIGHT!


        ASUI to host Same Sex Marriage Debate on Oct. 20th
          Moscow, ID - ASUI Vandal Entertainment will be hosting "Same Sex Marriage: A Civil Debate" on October 20th, 2006 at 8pm in the SUB Ballroom.  This event will feature two speakers: Glenn Stanton and John Corvino who are two opposing voices on this issue.  They plan on bring clarity and civility to this otherwise divisive topic.

           For more information about these speakers visit their website: http://www.kirklandproductions.com/ARTISTS/Same_Sex_Marriage_Debate-bio.html

          ASUI Vandal Entertainment has chosen to host this event in order to increase awareness about this sometimes-controversial subject.  We do not take a position, but instead encourage students to learn and enrich their experience at the University of Idaho by taking advantage of attending such events.  There will be 800 tickets available to the public.  Ticket prices will be $1 for UI Undergraduate Students and $2 for all others.  They are available for purchase at the UI SUB Info desk and there is a limit of four tickets per person.

          Based on available space, we will be providing the opportunity for student organizations to host an informational table outside of the SUB on the evening of the event.  If there are more than ten groups interested in hosting a table, we will choose ten groups randomly from a lottery.  If you are interested in having an informational table at this event, please email me at katien at sub.uidaho.edu with (1) name, (2) title of organization, and (3) contact information if chosen to host a table.  There will be no costs associated with hosting a table at this event.

          ASUI Vandal Entertainment is part of the Associated Students of the University of Idaho. They have sponsored recent lecture/performing arts events such as Mythbusters, Jon Reep, Rob Corddry and NBC's Last Comic Standing Josh Blue.  ASUI Vandal Entertainment also sponsors large concerts, films, small concerts and more. For more information about upcoming ASUI Vandal Entertainment events, visit www.asui.uidaho.edu/vandalentertainment. 

           

           

           



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