tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post2480951334977303555..comments2023-10-10T08:33:26.926-06:00Comments on Byzigenous Buddhapalian: Special rights? - updatedPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-48282534569012648902008-12-01T19:14:00.000-07:002008-12-01T19:14:00.000-07:00Thanks for so many great comments, folks. I didn'...Thanks for so many great comments, folks. I didn't endure any nonsense in this. I just saw someone had been to my blog and clicked to see where he came from. He did not leave comments here, only stated his opinions. I thought they were questionable so I questioned them on my space without barging into his.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06090720645937634051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-72598849020887257022008-12-01T18:44:00.000-07:002008-12-01T18:44:00.000-07:00oh ---lordy. I am sorry you had to endure such non...oh ---lordy. <BR/><BR/>I am sorry you had to endure such nonsense. Shake it off.<BR/><BR/>Hah! --dang, I always get great word verifications here. Tonight, my word is "lection."<BR/><BR/>So, ummm --Blessed are you who are persecuted.....it's margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577280471100732619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-28587508864952423962008-12-01T17:27:00.000-07:002008-12-01T17:27:00.000-07:00Good answer, Paul.In solidarity (and in agreement)...Good answer, Paul.<BR/><BR/>In solidarity (and in agreement),<BR/><BR/>JaneJane Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814517077774999407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-64960578183022147592008-12-01T17:19:00.000-07:002008-12-01T17:19:00.000-07:00This person is totally without clue. Nevermind th...This person is totally without clue. Nevermind the dreadful financial impact of denying marriage to anyone (specifically with referrence to income and estate taxes). Nevermind the implicit statement that some people are "less than" other people. Nevermind the pain caused by churches refusing a dearly wished good to devout couples.<BR/><BR/>The real proof that this twit is SO wrong would only be provided by a seance with my dear departed and seriously opinionated mother. (Altho other mothers might also serve). Just TRY telling your mother that you don't think much of marriage, thank you -- that you think you'll just live with your love. (I know -- I briefly tried it on with my Mom --- whew!! I was kidding but it rapidly became VERY clear that SHE didn't consider "partnership" the same thing AT ALL)susankayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513759507628166408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-59925510409391877292008-12-01T16:25:00.000-07:002008-12-01T16:25:00.000-07:00I think the answer to his question is whether he w...I think the answer to his question is whether he wants a gay man marrying his daughter?<BR/><BR/>Indeed, nothing has to change in law to allow gay people to marry: all the laws work just fine.<BR/><BR/>No one condones violence. of course a very few events get played up by the media, but the vast majority of protests have been non-violent. It is worth noting that at the biggest protest in the country, in San Diego, 25,000 marched peacefully and the only arrest was a counter protester who tried to start a fight.<BR/><BR/>I would have hoped they also had arrested the woman who was angry that the road was blocked and tried to drive through the crowd, but apparently they didn't.<BR/><BR/>As for violence, do we really need to rattle off the names? Matthew Shepard, Lawrence King, Barry Winchell, and so many others.<BR/><BR/>Ii think it more interesting to ask why people like your correspondent are so filled with anger and hatred of gays. I don't get angry at straight people for being straight; I love them. My whole family is straight. Why does it matter?IThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605163506396013904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-66868011075248226272008-12-01T13:48:00.000-07:002008-12-01T13:48:00.000-07:00Thank you.Sometimes you have to wonder at some fol...Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes you have to wonder at some folk.Doorman-Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06407399232593479871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9222643.post-60141615711240904342008-12-01T12:34:00.000-07:002008-12-01T12:34:00.000-07:00This person obviously isn't aware that during the ...This person obviously isn't aware that during the 1960's several church services were "disrupted" in the south. How? Black people had the temerity to show up at white churches and quietly ask to be admitted to worship. They were not treated kindly, in most instances, and their actions were often reported as far more aggressive than they were. I had the privilege of meeting and speaking with a retired (white) minister who had encouraged such "pray-ins." That man still bears visible scars from his civil rights efforts. He is one of my many heroes.<BR/><BR/>Showing up where one isn't wanted is part of civil rights history. Boycotting is, too (Montgomery, busses...). Some day, we shall overcome the idea that some peoples' rights are "special." <BR/><BR/>In the struggle...Earthbound Spirithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042611502142798184noreply@blogger.com