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- From: shallit@graceland.uwaterloo.ca (Jeffrey Shallit)
- Subject: using the bible to advance bigotry
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- Organization: University of Waterloo
- References: <1992Dec28.180753.664@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> <28DEC199216463769@zeus.tamu.edu> <1992Dec29.150908.2994@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 14:16:39 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.150908.2994@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> wgb3@pyuxf.uucp (25336-buoni) writes:
- >My guess is that what is being sought is acceptance, not tolerance. The
- >problem is that living a gay lifestyle is not OK (my values). That is not
- >to say that homosexuals are inherently evil, but that God did not intend us
- >to function this way. Nor did he intend for us to be sexually active
- >outside of marriage, indulge in "immoral" behavior, ....
-
- Oh, so you are the authority on what "God" [whose existence is in doubt] said?
- Pardon me if I feel reluctant to base decisions on a school curriculum
- on YOUR indefensible revelations from "God". The US is not a theocracy,
- the last time I checked, although there are many who would have it so.
-
- >My children are a precious gift that God has given my wife and I [sic].
-
- Sounds like you need a sex education class.
-
- >We have
- >been entrusted with the responsibility of raising our children in a manner
- >consistent with the teachings of our faith. Jesus Christ is as real to us
- >as the keyboard that I am using at this moment.
-
- It's not my fault if you are delusional. Why, Jesus Christ just spoke to me
- through this keyboard and told me that you need to work on your grammar!
-
- >When the school teaches that >homosexuality as a valid lifestyle, it operates
- >in direct conflict with the values I attempt to instill within my children.
- >
- >These are my beliefs. I don't expect you to adopt them, nor do I expect you to
- >accept them. All I ask in return is that you give me the same respect in
- >return. In my view, teaching my children views which are in direct conflict
- >with our (my wife and I) values is a violation of this respect.
- >
- >Bill Buoni
-
- "We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to
- the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and
- his children smart."
- H. L. Mencken
-
- It's intolerant people like Mr. Buoni that caused the death of homosexuals
- like Alan Turing. I suggest you read about how he died, Mr. Buoni--
- it might open your eyes about the kinds of the things that homosexuals
- go through.
-
-