"In Afghanistan under the Taliban, the official punishment for homosexuality
was execution, by the tasteful method of burial alive under a wall pushed
over on the victim. The 'crime' itself being a private act, performed by
consenting adults who were doing nobody else any harm, we again have here
the classic hallmark of religious absolutism."

Quoted from Richard Dawkins "The God Delusion". Pg 289

You're not far ahead of them. Some here are much closer.

mike



"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
Why, then, has this become such a problem for homosexuals?

For one thing, gay partners are not allowed certain visitation rights in
hospitals, as they are not family. This kind of irks them.

Then that's a problem that needs to be addressed. Come up with a new
family term to describe their relationship (I kinda like "shariage"),
give them the rights of family members, and move on.

But labels confer rights, or remove them. Thus, labels are important.

Unfortunately, the label they're trying to usurp has already been
taken. Come up with a new one, and move on.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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www.AlexisParkInn.com
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