RE: Christian couple told they can't adopt due to their views on homosexuality.
March 3, 2011 at 6:35 am
(March 3, 2011 at 6:28 am)theVOID Wrote:(March 3, 2011 at 6:15 am)Skipper Wrote:(March 3, 2011 at 6:07 am)theVOID Wrote: What if it was an Atheist couple teaching their adopted children than religious people are deluded idiots?
Being a religious idiot is a choice. Being gay isn't so it's not exactly the best comparison.
Being religious isn't a choice, it's a compulsion, if you believe religious claims are true you compel yourself to be religious, but I get your point.
Are you saying that because homosexuality is something that is not a choice it is something that should be protected, or is it a mix of that and other factors. Something being not a choice alone would allow for many absurd protections.
I guess I hold the view that something that isn't a choice that also has historically been abused in a society, such as homosexuality should be protected more so by a society and government. I'm not saying we should be bubble-wrapping gay people from abuse but if we get the opportunity to stop someone's bullshit, and bigoted views being spread to a new generation then we should. That way we may actually be able to wipe out homophobia (and any other form of intolerance), instead of pandering to ideals of protecting everyone's opinions, despite them opinions being a complete negative to the wider population.