Tony,<br> <br> I wish to challenge some of your (mis)conceptions of homosexuals here;<br> <br> <font face="Arial" size="2">You state, <span style="color: rgb(191, 0, 95);">"Have you not heard of the AIDS epidemic?" </span></font><br style="color: rgb(191, 0, 95);"> <br> 1) How are two HIV- monogamously coupled homosexuals more at risk to contract AIDS than a heterosexually married couple?<br> <br> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="color: rgb(191, 0, 95);">"Surely you are aware of the inherent risks of anal "sex"?"</span><br style="color: rgb(191, 0, 95);"> <br> </font>2) Heterosexual couples also practice anal intercourse; while not all homosexuals couples do. Shouldn't your complaint be about the practice of anal intercourse, not the gender or sexual orientation of the individuals practicing it?<br> <br> 3) If unmarried gay men are the principle cause of the spread of AIDS and HIV in our country, should we not encourage gays to be monogamously
coupled, shouldn't you be for gay marriage, not against it?<br> <br> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="color: rgb(191, 0, 95);">"Choosing not to enable the self destructive"</span><br> <br>4) So you are against the legalization of all things that could be destructive or dangerous including, fast food, non-helmet use, abolishing alcohol, gambling, tobacco, pornography, and physical contact sports?<br> </font><br> Best,<br> <br> _DJA<br><br><b><i>Tony Simpson <tonytime@clearwire.net></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <style type="text/css">DIV { MARGIN: 0px } </style> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2912" name="GENERATOR"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Scott,</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Were you
serious when you said that the practice of homosexuality does not result in anyone being victimized? Have you not heard of the AIDS epidemic? Surely you are aware of the inherent risks of anal "sex"?</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">The human body was obviously NOT DESIGNED to be employed in this manner. Therefore, when one engages in such activities, one deliberately risks his life and the life of his "partner". If our society genuinely cared for the welfare of homosexuals, it would strongly advise them to discontinue such unnatural and unhealthy behaviors, just as it advises against the sharing of needles.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Choosing not to enable the self destructive, --Tony</font></div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px;
padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>From:</b> <a title="sdredge@yahoo.com" href="mailto:sdredge@yahoo.com">Scott Dredge</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a title="vision2020@moscow.com"
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 13, 2006 11:30 AM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] The Great Debate</div> <div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">rvcowboy,<br><br>There are clearly victims involved in situations of adultery, rape, cheating, and stealing. Not so with homosexuality. Are you really unable to see the difference between consenual adult activity and scenarios of
someone viciously hurting someone else?<br><br>-Scott<br> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"> <div><br><br>"rvrcowboy" <<a href="mailto:rvrcowboy@clearwire.net">rvrcowboy@clearwire.net</a>> wrote:<br>-----------------------------------------------<br>-- SNIP --<br>I agree with you that Jesus' overwhelming <br>message is that we love one another. I just don't believe that loving one another justifies our <br>sins. Please understand, I don't rate the sin of homosexuality any differently than adultrey, <br>rape, cheating, stealing, or any other sin.<br><br></div></div><br></div></div> <div> </div><hr> <div></div>=====================================================<br> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
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