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i wonder if homosexuals who are being persecuted in foreign contries are allowed to seek portection inthe US.
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Why should deviants have any special protection? Homosexuals already have more rights in American than Christians. And, you too want Christians to go to jail for not honoring homosexual conduct.aspen2 said:i wonder if homosexuals who are being persecuted in foreign contries are allowed to seek portection inthe US.
This is a sad statement to me. We, in the US, are shielded from the atrocities happening throughout the rest of the world. Right now, Syrian teen-age boys are fleeing the country because they are being raped, killed and/or sold into the sex slaves. Sex trade is at an all time high - even here in the US. In some African countries, rich people purchase children and have them sacrificed because it is their belief that when they sacrifice these children, their wealth will grow.aspen2 said:i wonder if homosexuals who are being persecuted in foreign contries are allowed to seek portection inthe US.
People in Muslim countries can avoid risk of execution by not engaging in homosexualtiy. I value the exercise of Christianity more than I value the exercise of sodomy (which is not at all). And, Christians are more concerned with the faith than with their lives, so I'd prefer to die than let the government raise my children to be Atheists.aspen2 said:hmmm. So persecuted home schoolers are welcome even though their lives are not threatened, but the very mention of homosexuals being allowed to seek protection from being murdered in muslim countries raises alarms? Sounds like political partisanship rather than Christian charity.
You desire for it to be a crime not to honor homosexual activity. Jail is implied.aspen2 said:sorry my post was repeated. i never mention jail or prison. i am looking at the value of the person seeking protection, not their behavior. i think it is the christian approach.
You don't want me arrested for my beliefs. You want me arrested for not honoring homosexual conduct. If I'm a painter and a homosexexual couple wants me to paint them kissing each other, you want me to go to jail if I refuse. What's the word you used? "Discrimination."aspen2 said:wrong. i believe homosexuality is sinful. Why would i want to be arrested for my beliefs?
How sick and ungodly of you to call a painter self-righteous if he doesn't want to paint homosexuals kissing. And, how intolerant are you that you want that painter thrown into prison... oh, "fined" to the point of surrendering his freedoms and consciousness or losing his livelihood.aspen2 said:It is legal to refuse service to a potential customer for any reason. Businesses are not required to share their reasoning. if the business is self righteous enough to refuse service based on discrimination against race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation and it can be proven in court - they can be fined not jailed. The only way it can be proven in court is if the business is stupid enough to inform the customer about why they refusee to provide services or they have a public track record of discrimination.
-- And this is where one is left to wonder whether you are dishonest or just clueless.aspen2 said:However IMO teaching people a lesson or witholding goods and products from people for the purpose of trying change their behavior shouldn't have a place in America.
-- If the service you perform is tied in specifically to celebrating or supporting of a sin that God calls 'an abomination,' yes it does. Direct support.aspen2 said:Providing services for people who have a different moral standard than you do does not support the sin in their lives.
-- Yes, everyone has sin in their lives. Christians are only forced to directly deal with the sin if the aiding of the support or celebration of that sin is requested of them.aspen2 said:Everyone has sin in their lives regardless of your opinion or efforts to deny them services. if you were consistent you would discriminate against all sinners equally. You are not called to judge nonbelievers.