whatshisname: seventypercent: This is true. An army of gay men jumped Romulus Augustus from the bushes and beat him to death with plastic yellow Hello Kitty tote bags.

Didn't Caligula set a few records?

The kid does have a point, at least in some cases...

redbaron303: Coolboy55: ferrocene: "The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God."" (Psalm 53:1).

If we're just going to start quoting religious texts to bash people, I will pull out my copy of the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

I'll grab The Guide™ and let's compare.

seventypercent: whatshisname: Did you know that Emperor Fabulous Maximus was the start of the downfall of Rome?

He ruled beside, er... in front of, Biggus Dickus.

I have no idea wass goin' on...


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redbaron303: whatshisname: seventypercent: This is true. An army of gay men jumped Romulus Augustus from the bushes and beat him to death with plastic yellow Hello Kitty tote bags.

Didn't Caligula set a few records?

Caligula had a Badtz Maru tote bag.

/dumbfark, everyone knows that

kc987654: I thought Mendelian was something that had one gene--like blue eyes vs. brown eyes.

You are correct - Mendelian inheritance is controlled at a single locus.

My bad. Skin color is more complicated and presents over several places and over multiple chromosomes. I shouldn't have disgraced his name.

whatshisname: seventypercent: This is true. An army of gay men jumped Romulus Augustus from the bushes and beat him to death with plastic yellow Hello Kitty tote bags.

Now that's hilarious.

Did you know that Emperor Fabulous Maximus was the start of the downfall of Rome?

Not Orange Julius Caesar Salad?

There, figured it out, sorry ya'll...

fanbladesaresharp: redbaron303: Coolboy55: ferrocene: "The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God."" (Psalm 53:1).

If we're just going to start quoting religious texts to bash people, I will pull out my copy of the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

I'll grab The Guide™ and let's compare.

Don't you see what the problem with our culture is? It's those pervasive invitations to homosexuality that invade every part of our lives. "and let's compare"? What I read is "I'm going to hell!".
(I feel the need to tag this one.)
[/sarcasm]

Those who suggest that free speech doesn't apply to "tax-payer funded" publications need to be very, very careful. The way things are going all publications will be "tax-payer funded" to some degree and, according to your argument, divested from the First Amendment.

The entire point of the First Amendment ia to limit THE GOVERNMENT'S restrictions on speech. To make the argument that since some publication is "tax-payer funded" means it is not covered plays right into the fascists' hands.

/The More You Know.

Noam Chimpsky: LouDobbsAwaaaay: Noam Chimpsky: Well, isn't it the current "correct thinking" that homosexuality is genetic? If it doesn't come about like Down Syndrome comes about, how does it happen?

Do you know what causes Down Syndrome? Because if ghey 'came about like Down Syndrome', it would be so friggin easy to check for it that there wouldn't be a debate.

I'll buy that. But if homos are "born that way", how does the occurrence manifest itself? I actually tend to agree that at least some of them were born that way. I mean, you just gotta look at some of them and you know they had no choice in the matter, but how does it happen?



Disagrees?

Noam Chimpsky: LouDobbsAwaaaay: Noam Chimpsky: Well, isn't it the current "correct thinking" that homosexuality is genetic? If it doesn't come about like Down Syndrome comes about, how does it happen?

Do you know what causes Down Syndrome? Because if ghey 'came about like Down Syndrome', it would be so friggin easy to check for it that there wouldn't be a debate.

I'll buy that. But if homos are "born that way", how does the occurrence manifest itself? I actually tend to agree that at least some of them were born that way. I mean, you just gotta look at some of them and you know they had no choice in the matter, but how does it happen?

Hormones are one of the hypotheses I know of. Also, some kind of antibody that reacts with male tissue in the mother.

Okay, I'm out, talk to ya'll later...

Noam Chimpsky: I mean, you just gotta look at some of them and you know they had no choice in the matter, but how does it happen?

I believe the thinking is that it some combination of genetics and conditions in the womb, combined with an overexposure to Cliff Richards music before birth.

That's not what that high school student said with his d... oh, wait, that's not gonna work. Damn!

What a double standard here in the wonderful land of fark.

School publishes paper bashing Christians
- Christians get upset
- - Farkers exclaim "Hey - shut up. It's freedom of speech."

School publishes paper talking about medical facts regarding homosexuality
- Farkers exlaim "Censor the bastard! Freedom of speech is no more"

Priceless

NateInYourFace: What a double standard here in the wonderful land of fark.

School publishes paper bashing Christians
- Christians get upset
- - Farkers exclaim "Hey - shut up. It's freedom of speech."

School publishes paper talking about medical facts regarding homosexuality
- Farkers exlaim "Censor the bastard! Freedom of speech is no more"

Priceless

Are you and I reading the same thread? I've seen more praise for the principal for letting it go through than anything else (other than god vs butt sex debates.)

NateInYourFace: What a double standard here in the wonderful land of fark.

School publishes paper bashing Christians
- Christians get upset
- - Farkers exclaim "Hey - shut up. It's freedom of speech."

School publishes paper talking about medical facts regarding homosexuality
- Farkers exlaim "Censor the bastard! Freedom of speech is no more"

Priceless

I think the prevalent opinion has been "God speed to him, however much of a stupid, bigoted bastard he may be.", not "Censor the bastard!"

ferrocene: Religion and belief and faith are all man-made. That is a fact. Man cannot escape death. Another fact. There is no Hell. Can't prove a negative. There is no such thing as an afterlife. There is no such thing as eternity.

The only good thing religion has done for humanity is give them hope, so I can't knock it too much. But it is what it is. Sorry, man.

So to you the universe is a dead place ... silent, dark and empty? Is your spiritual journey then complete?

You have it all figured out do you? You sound so certain. You have decided that "religion" has no basis. Now this observation has an incredibly broad scope. Religion covers much more than the simple theism of most of the folks here. Even within the scope of the Christian experience you will find that many have seen beyond this and you will find that Western and Eastern views of God merge.

The universe itself is God and you are a part of it.

You say that "man cannot escape death"? Have you ever pondered just what this means? Every atom in your body has existed in one form or another since the Big Bang, the creation of the universe, 12 Billion years ago. Nothing is ever created or destroyed it merely changes form. You, as a "self" are only a construct, and evolutionary development which allows you manipulate the world around you in a way that no other animal can. However, this is a two edged sword because you are also aware of death. Do not fear the death of this self. It is of little consequence. When the raindrop falls into the sea it is not destroyed it, no longer defined by its limits, becomes infinitively greater ... it becomes the sea.

Take comfort in this. Peace.

Torc: If homosexuality is an abomination, why did god make the rectum dick-sized?


For the same reason that electrical outlets are fork prong size.


Just because it fits doesn't mean you should shove it in.


Go Darwin

pivazena: However, since we as individuals and as society tend to be more binary in our choices/ approved mating systems, regardless of where you are on the continuum, you pick one side or the other.

The grass is always greener?

Well, we do sort of change form...matter will all eventually be transformed into it's small component forms or just pure energy and the universe will become a cold, dead place.

Torc: If homosexuality is an abomination, why did god make the rectum dick-sized?

This argument alone is why I think the whole "ghey iz teh evils" argument is bullshiat. If God really had a problem with it, our assholes would have the diameter of a Play-Doh Fun Factory. You would think that an omnipotent being would be capable of thinking their cunning plans all the way through.........

oroku_saki: Torc: If homosexuality is an abomination, why did god make the rectum dick-sized?

This argument alone is why I think the whole "ghey iz teh evils" argument is bullshiat. If God really had a problem with it, our assholes would have the diameter of a Play-Doh Fun Factory. You would think that an omnipotent being would be capable of thinking their cunning plans all the way through.........

It's the same reason he gave us the dinosaur bones. To test us.

It obviously has some benefit to a species, because it persists.

So do many ailments and disease


**ducking**

LouDobbsAwaaaay: Eville: I've seen more praise for the principal for letting it go through than anything else (other than god vs butt sex debates.)

God beats Butt Sex 388,000,000 to 12,600,000 on Google Fight.

Absolute classic. Now I must pit Gays against Rotties.
muahahah

Seriously though, I'm less concerned about the "why" of gays and more comforted by the fact that I have no bad feelings towards them.


Besides, without them what would major fashion designers do for inspiration?

Coolboy55: We know a few things from the Bible about homosexuality:

No, you don't.
What you really mean to say is, "I have opinions about homosexuality based on the things I read in the Bible".

Nothing can be called "knowledge" unless it can be verified as truth.
Thus, the Bible contains no knowledge, it only contains ideas.
Either you subscribe to those ideas, or you do not.
But don't pretend for a second that any of its contents are objectively true.

This argument alone is why I think the whole "ghey iz teh evils" argument is bullshiat. If God really had a problem with it, our assholes would have the diameter of a Play-Doh Fun Factory. You would think that an omnipotent being would be capable of thinking their cunning plans all the way through.........

I disagree.

When sin comes into the picture anything that is good can be used for evil, plain and simple. The same hands that hold and protect a baby can kill another human. The same feet that run to the scene of an accident to help can kick in someone's teeth. The same tongue that can praise and build others up can tear someone down.

The fact than humankind has found an alternate way to use the anus doesn't make God obsolete - instead it once again underscores what is at the core of the Bible - that man is fallen, will find every way possible to misuse what God intended for good (who doesn't enjoy a good poop) and we need a saviour, namely, Jesus.

NateInYourFace: The fact than humankind has found an alternate way to use the anus doesn't make God obsolete - instead it once again underscores what is at the core of the Bible - that man is fallen, will find every way possible to misuse what God intended for good (who doesn't enjoy a good poop) and we need a saviour, namely, Jesus.

Shut up.

Somacandra: AlaskaFringeDweller: Being gay IS a choice.

If you believe being gay is a "choice," then you yourself must be bisexual.

Think about it.

/Not that there's anything wrong with that...

It gets lonely in Fairbanks. The women:men ratio is not favorable depending on your angle.

WhatshisnameShut up.


Don't you mean, "Shut up, eh?"

The comparison is funny because its true. And, the fact that it is really needn't be offensive.

Samsaran: ferrocene: Religion and belief and faith are all man-made. That is a fact. Man cannot escape death. Another fact. There is no Hell. Can't prove a negative. There is no such thing as an afterlife. There is no such thing as eternity.

The only good thing religion has done for humanity is give them hope, so I can't knock it too much. But it is what it is. Sorry, man.

So to you the universe is a dead place ... silent, dark and empty? Is your spiritual journey then complete?

The whole concept of a "Spiritual Journey" is man-made. We have a recursive loop problem here. And yes, space is 99% empty (except for that missing dark matter...). By definition, there is no sound, so it is silent. The occasional star gives light, so I can't say it's too dark. I'm not an astronomer, though.

You have it all figured out do you? You sound so certain. You have decided that "religion" has no basis. Now this observation has an incredibly broad scope. Religion covers much more than the simple theism of most of the folks here. Even within the scope of the Christian experience you will find that many have seen beyond this and you will find that Western and Eastern views of God merge.

I sound certain, because I understand and agree with the most probable, most up-to-date information that all of humanity has gathered. Old information is old information and if it doesn't fit in the most up-to-date model of the Universe, then it gets tossed out. Current models of the Universe, if found to be invalid, will be tossed out. Education is evolutionary, and that makes it very powerful. East vs West theology, it's all created by man. Man cannot mentally invent a system and then have that system become true. You're putting the egg before the chicken.

The universe itself is God and you are a part of it.

Speculation made by an emotional human.

You say that "man cannot escape death"? Have you ever pondered just what this means? Every atom in your body has existed in one form or another since the Big Bang, the creation of the universe, 12 Billion years ago. Nothing is ever created or destroyed it merely changes form. You, as a "self" are only a construct, and evolutionary development which allows you manipulate the world around you in a way that no other animal can. However, this is a two edged sword because you are also aware of death. Do not fear the death of this self. It is of little consequence. When the raindrop falls into the sea it is not destroyed it, no longer defined by its limits, becomes infinitively greater ... it becomes the sea.

I understand that atoms, unless split or decayed by radiation, are forever. I am saying that your consciousness, memory, soft tissue, and eventually bones will cease to be what they are now.

Take comfort in this. Peace.

I like your calm and even tone. Peace.

As much as I hate to say it, the principal's actually right. Freedom of press means freedom of press, and this article wasn't presented as fact: it's an op ed piece. The writer is dead wrong (on many levels, including the fact that ignoring anything else, homosexuality in a population can be functional to the group in a number of ways), and an asshole, but he still has a right to be printed.