RE: Gay couples in a Texas restaurant
February 25, 2013 at 10:32 pm
(This post was last modified: February 25, 2013 at 10:37 pm by Question Mark.)
(February 25, 2013 at 7:38 pm)Nobody Wrote: Over 30 States can refuse service to homosexuals? And there are a huge number of States where homosexual marriage and/or civil unions are illegal.
Things aren't changing as much as people think.
Perhaps not int he law books, but the opinions of the people are indeed changing, and as soon as someone actually moderate gets into a position of power in places where those laws exist, they'll most likely either fade or be removed.
(February 25, 2013 at 7:38 pm)Nobody Wrote: Espousing tolerance for homosexuals, while condemning intolerance for differing opinion, isn't a consistent example of tolerance!
So if someone were being racist in a bar, and refusing a black guy drinks, it'd be intolerant of another bar patron to tell the bartender that they were being a racist? It's either speak up against it, or be quiet, and since the one side is refusing to be quiet, I think that makes the situation no holds barred in terms of verbally speaking against bigotry.
(February 25, 2013 at 9:02 pm)Nobody Wrote: Morals isn't bigotry.
The sad fact of the matter is that that same thing has been said of numerous rights movements. Women's right, black rights, Jewish rights, Catholic rights, interracial marriage, all of them were persecuted on grounds of "morality".
Morality is supposed to protect the well being of everyone, not ban people from doing things just because other people wouldn't want to do it themselves.
I don't like people chewing gum. I think it's a disgusting habit and it makes me cringe at the sight of it, but I'm not going to tell people to stop chewing gum just because I don't like it, and because it gets on my shoes, or because it ends up as litter, or stuck to the bottoms of tables, or because children sometimes choke on it.
Shall we open up the moral implications of gum chewing?
If you believe it, question it. If you question it, get an answer. If you have an answer, does that answer satisfy reality? Does it satisfy you? Probably not. For no one else will agree with you, not really.
