phyllo wrote: ↑Wed May 31, 2023 8:35 pm
Please do not alter what I wrote.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Okay...
phyllo wrote: ↑Wed May 31, 2023 7:37 pm
As you might imagine I am opposed to excessive public displays such as Pride marches.
Has it ever occurred to you not to watch?
Then he will be labelled as homophobic.
I remember when 'homophobic' just meant harassing and beating up gays. Now it's applied when you're not actively celebrating homosexuality.
We live at a time of enforced enthusiasm.
Just out of curiosity, this being the Christianity thread, are your own views on homosexually more or less embedded in the Christian faith?
Or not embedded in it [or in religion itself] at all?
Or is that still a taboo subject? Since I've never really been able to pin you down regarding the source of your own rendition of objective morality.
I agree that arguments can be made from both ends of the political spectrum regarding where to draw the line sexually. But once religion is brought into it that changes everything. With God, you are
Judged...Judged such that your behaviors on this side of the grave can have dire consequences for you on the other side of it.
For example, you can burn in Hell for all of eternity some Christians insist.
Google "christianity, homosexual and hell", however, and, as with so many other conflicting goods -- sins -- there are conflicting assessments regarding what is really true:
https://www.google.com/search?q=christi ... s-wiz-serp
And while some might insist on calling another homophobic for not actively supporting gay rights or gay marriage, or transgenders, it really comes down to how they actually act out their convictions. What will they tolerate or not tolerate among those around them? How will they react to their children coming out as gay? Will they stop drinking Budweiser or stop shopping at Target? Will we criticize friends and family members that do? Will they punish them?
Will they even consider that my own assessment here -- value judgments being rooted existentially in dasein -- might actually be applicable to them too?