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Originally Posted by W.E.B. Du Bois
I think that the right thing to do is to make himself straight and abstain from gay sex. Those are my values. People have different values. Some people have the values that if you find a wallet in the street and it belongs to someone who lives 5 blocks away from you, you go to that person's house and give them their wallet back. Others have the values that you take the money out and throw the wallet back on the ground. People have different values.
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This is probably the most straightforward answer. You just flat out think homosexuality is wrong, and equate it with stabbing yourself in the leg or stealing money from a found wallet.
At least that's honest.
You are entitled to your beliefs. However, it becomes a problem when you force others to live by that belief. There was a time when a black man couldn't marry a white woman because there were people who felt that was an offense against God. There are still people today who feel that way.
When innocents are involved, such as pedophiles who prey on children, that is one thing. But we are talking about consenting adults.
When you take money from someone's wallet, you are taking it without their consent. So there is a difference there as well. Two men having sex with each other are not taking anything from you any more than a man and a woman having sex with each other.