raindog: are you fucking kidding me?

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Just to really drive the point home how obnoxious this behavior is - I hate excessive quoting, but it’s necessary here - the assertion is made over and over, but never backed up:

@raindog

While some objections to homosexuals may be a product of “homophobia”, this is far from universally true

@raindog

There are well-reasoned arguments on both sides of this issue. For those who are against SSM there are reasons----for many to be sure----that aren’t borne of an “unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality.”

@raindog

But that doesn’t reduce those who feel otherwise as “homophobes”. (although clearly some are)

@raindog

There is reasoned, rational arguments on both sides of this.

The fact that you can’t see them (which does not mean you have to agree with them) ------and need to demonize your opponents with labels like “homophobe”-----says more about your blindness than the quality of their argument.

@raindog

Assuming you’re an adult I have to wonder where you have been. In any event, I have no intention of being drawn into the anti-SSM debate.

I do know, however, that there are reasonable, thoughtful, intelligent people on both sides of this—and both have reasonable arguments.

@raindog

Of course, it would be equally easy to point to an opponent of SSM who demonstrated none of the stereotypes associated with homophobes.

And the zealots in both camps ignore the evidence and insist that the stereotype is the standard.

@raindog

In his view, the case against SSM is much less compelling than the case for it. I’ll let Bricker speak for himself, but I would assume that his prior opposition to SSM wasn’t due to fear and hatred of homosexuals.

“Reasoned, rational” arguments, not borne of homophobia, against SSM - where are they? Not a single one is linked by raindog in the thread.

@raindog

If you’re looking for thoughtful, reasoned arguments in opposition to SSM you won’t find them here.

Ah. Thanks for clearing that up, raindog. You are useless.