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First - I was making anecdotal statements during my lunch hour, not really enough time to find all of the research and make a empirical argument against this statement. <br><br>Second - How about you supply us with your 10 minute search results. I would love to know what is out there. <br><br>Third - I think you missed the greater points, or maybe I didn't communicate it well enough. A. That maybe there would not be such a high rate of these issues in the GLBT population, if, groups like the AFA and others did not try to make our lives harder on a regular basis. B. That it is not ok to treat an entire group of people like they are second class dirty, awful, sinful, disgusting people. <br><br>-Mo<br><br>> Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 17:54:30 -0700<br>> From: vpschwaller@gmail.com<br>> To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] time to drink more Pepsi?<br>> <br>> Mr/Ms Hendrickson states "This quote was too much for me to let slide<br>> through, "It's a medical fact that persons trapped in homosexuality<br>> are statistically higher to experience shortened life spans, clinical<br>> depression, drug and alcohol abuse, and life-ending diseases. Why<br>> can't PepsiCo understand that is not a good cause to be supporting?"<br>> First of all, shortened life spans, clinical depression, drug and<br>> alcohol abuse, and life ending diseases, effect way more of the<br>> population than just gay people."<br>> <br>> Fallacy one - Pepsi / AFA made no such statement that only gay people<br>> suffer from these afflictions, simply that there is a statistically<br>> higher instance among gays compared to "others".<br>> <br>> Fallacy two - a short (10 minute search) of medical / psychological /<br>> epidemiological data bases shows there are studies addressing and<br>> supporting these claims. And of course there are studies addressing<br>> and debunking these claims. The point is, one should make at least<br>> some cursory attempt to see what arguments, both pro and con, are out<br>> there instead of spouting "it's pure nonsense." Maybe it is. Maybe<br>> it isn't. Did you take even a moment to look for any medical facts<br>> one way or the other?<br>> <br>> GS<br>> <br>> On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Mo Hendrickson<br>> <hend5953@vandals.uidaho.edu> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > I support the "homosexual agenda" do you think Pepsi will give me free<br>> > soda? I went to the Boycott Pepsi website, it was the best laugh I have had<br>> > in a long time. The "offensive" commercials were great, I really enjoyed<br>> > the one at the bottom. And well, Family Guy is an offensive and rude tv show<br>> > anyway, I think that part of its appeal, though I never really have watched<br>> > it.<br>> ><br>> > This quote was too much for me to let slide through, "It's a medical fact<br>> > that persons trapped in homosexuality are statistically higher to experience<br>> > shortened life spans, clinical depression, drug and alcohol abuse, and<br>> > life-ending diseases. Why can't PepsiCo understand that is not a good cause<br>> > to be supporting?" First of all, shortened life spans, clinical depression,<br>> > drug and alcohol abuse, and life ending diseases, effect way more of the<br>> > population than just gay people. Second, with people telling us that we are<br>> > sinful disgusting people who deserve to go to hell, its no wonder there are<br>> > substance abuse problems and depression. The things people say and do,<br>> > thinking it is ok, amazes me. When Christianity gets so twisted into<br>> > people's fear and ignorance, it becomes a very scary and destructive force.<br>> ><br>> > Seriously, even when I was at my most religious and conservative, I knew<br>> > that verbally abusing and threatening eternal damnation was not ok, it is<br>> > never ok. No matter what you believe or feel about something it is never ok<br>> > to hurt another person, just to make yourself feel better, or in the name of<br>> > you god. I wonder what would happen in our country and our world if we all<br>> > stopped thinking about ourselves for a day and focused on others.<br>> ><br>> > Anyway, enough rambling, time to eat lunch!<br>> ><br>> > -Mo<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > ________________________________<br>> > From: london@moscow.com<br>> > To: vision2020@secure.fsr.com<br>> > Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 11:20:23 -0700<br>> > Subject: [Vision2020] time to drink more Pepsi?<br>> ><br>> > PepsiCo boycott petition reaches 500,000 signers<br>> ><br>> > American Family Association (AFA) says it has now secured over 500,000<br>> > signatures from those pledging to boycott the PepsiCo Company over its<br>> > continued support of same-sex marriage and homosexual advocacy. AFA has<br>> > been promoting a boycott of PepsiCo since January, 2009.<br>> > AFA asked PepsiCo to be neutral in the culture war and not support the<br>> > homosexual agenda. PepsiCo refused. The company continues to give financial<br>> > support to homosexual organizations.<br>> > President Tim Wildmon says AFA is committed to the boycott as long as<br>> > PepsiCo is advancing a lifestyle that is extremely unhealthy and dangerous.<br>> > "It's a medical fact that persons trapped in homosexuality are statistically<br>> > higher to experience shortened life spans, clinical depression, drug and<br>> > alcohol abuse, and life-ending diseases. Why can't PepsiCo understand that<br>> > is not a good cause to be supporting?"<br>> > PepsiCo gave $500,000 to Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and another $500,000 to<br>> > the Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). The total of<br>> > $1,000,000 was used to help promote homosexuality in the workplace. HRC and<br>> > PFLAG were major supporters of the efforts to defeat Proposition 8 in<br>> > California, which defined marriage as being between a man and a woman. HRC<br>> > gave $2.3 million to the effort to defeat Prop 8.<br>> > For more information on PepsiCo's support for the homosexual agenda, go to<br>> > www.BoycottPepsico.com.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > =======================================================<br>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>> > http://www.fsr.net<br>> > mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> > =======================================================<br>> ><br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br> </body>
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