http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Is the rise of acceptance surrounding homosexuality good or bad? en-us There is no God. There were just group of people wrote the bibles. And u read it and believe it. God never was.Just a prist. vehicle88 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:30:13 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Watching Judege Judie? vehicle88 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:49:44 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Poeple's value is hard working, not SEX. vehicle88 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:24:25 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life people value is not base on the BED-ACTIVITIES. but if you can think only this much...it is sad,isn't it? vadeemeena Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:35:04 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life GAY PEOPLE HAVE NEVER LOW OR LESSEN YOUR MAN AND WOMEN MARRIAGE. YOU DESTROY YOUR OWN VALUE BY CHEATING EACH OTHER DURING YOUR MARRIAGE SO DON'T BLAME GAY..THERE IS NOTHING TO DO WITH US. INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT YOUR OWN PROBLEMS WHY YOUR HUSBAND OR WIFE LEAVE YOU.WHY YOUR CHILDREN GET BAD GRADE AT SCHOOL, WHY YOU DON'T EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO FED SELF AND FAMILY, WHY SO MANY CRIMES COMMIT IN YOUR neighbor? than sit on your useless butt to blame on gay getting marry. Don't waste your times with us...life is short and one day we all die. vadeemeena Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:32:54 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Selfish people here. Just me me me and me. You just know what you used to it. There is no rule that love must be man and women only...all the rules,group of earlier people just made it and you believe it,whether it is true,bad or unreal or not. Think it and believe it from what your brain tell you,not from the books,people say,or other people believe...be yourself, not selfish... And if it is God,there should not be such a selfish thought like hate-crimes against homosexual....because God should teach how to love each one of us..not separate human;man,women,lesbian,gay or bi. God should have no condition-love..because His Mind should be pure of love...Not said what you,guys have referred all the time...Good religion people should not hate even animals. But you can hate gay...WHAT ARE YOU, GUYS REALLY???? vadeemeena Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:23:57 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life how long will you refer your God's words...? there is non vadeemeena Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:38:21 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life yeah, gay people suk danehurt Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:10:27 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life I don't think that there enough homosexuals in the world to be thinking about the human population, there are loads of straight people in the world at the moment so you shouldn't be worry about the NOW. If anything they are a help to keeping the population down(over population). My opinion. RCpowerU Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:21:01 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Just because some people have gay friends and family does not mean they should accept it. I have friends and family who commit crimes, does not mean it's ok. right? lionheart209 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:09:34 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life God owns us all, we are his children! And his word the Bible teaches that to live a gay life-style makes you bound for hell. Sure people can choose to be gay, but they will have to stand judgement for it. lionheart209 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:18:31 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life We MUST stop these gays from infiltrating our society! Do you remember what happened with the Reds? How could you have forgotten how the Western world turned Communist and everybody was unhappy? If only we had listened to Sen. McCarthy and stopped those Commies from getting into Hollywood! But now we have an even more formidable foe; Gays. They're bad because sodomy is bad because its gross and yucky. We need to the look to the Conservative crusaders to save us from these fruits; the Mark Foleys, the Ted Haggards and the Larry Craigs! Without these brave men, homosexuals would be working with Al-Queda! Marriage is defined as a union between a man and a woman. This Holy union can be expressed in many ways; held in a church where countless choir boys have been sexually exploited by their pastors, in the couple's backyard where the husband may end up beating his wife with a wine bottle or in a Vegas casino with Elvis doing the honors. What could be more beautiful in the eyes of god? Marriage, my friends, is something we should defend! This is why I encourage you all to vote John McCain in the upcoming US presidential elections, because if anybody knows about the sanctity of marriage, it's a man who cheated on his wife. Godspeed Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:19:17 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life I don't know if the acceptance of homosexuality is exactly destroying our values, but I do believe that there is a special and important place for the classic family. It is common sense that both men and women bring different and important things to the table. The ideal way to bring up a family is with both a male and female influence. By influenece I don't mean friends of the family that come over and interact with the children, but a mother and father. Saying that an ideal family takes a mother and a father takes nothing away from single mothers. Life happens and people do what they have to do. There are many moms and dads that step up and make sacrifices for thier kids and I say God bless 'em. If anything, though, that only proves that it is ideal for a family to have both a mother and a father. JohnnySocko Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:29:41 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Yes- its true. The gays are infiltrating society and soon everyone will be homosexual (that's their plan you know). If these gays are allowed to have actual rights like married couples, the sanctity of marriage will soon be destroyed (because right now the over 50% divorce rate proves that marriage is really...er...sacred). These gays choose to be gay (just ignore all that genetic testing that proves otherwise). Let me tell you how much these gays have affected my life (uh...well.. they haven't really affected my life- but my children are going to be totally messed up when I have to explain homosexuality to them- just you wait- they will have to go through therapy after that talk.. yep...). edward1975 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:25:18 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Nature seeks to perpetuate itself. Homosexuality is about as unnatural as something can get. ClamMan Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:40:52 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life The fact of think that 2 gay man raises a child, make me feel sick. When the child grow he/she will be have a Psychologyical disorder. Its against nature... elruso Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:45:26 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life You can't tell me that media, life style and exposure play a role in being or NOT being gay. Not every gay person is homosexual by genetics. Often people are influenced into being gay. . eastwind Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:07:42 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Families can't naturally grow without a man and a woman. . Children should get a healthy dose of parental guidance from both a male and female figure to be psychologically balanced. That is why we as a society do not allow single parents to raise children even if they are the biological parent. I think not..... I personally believe that marriage should be between one man and one woman. . Terminator Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:46:40 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life If your values are negated the moment you accept someone different than you, your values meant nothing to begin with. To say that accepting someone who is rationally different than you will ruin an entire nation is nothing short of hate an bigotry. It's not like we're accepting pedophilia here. It's just people who are attracted to others who just happen to be the same sex as they are. If you don't like homosexuals, then don't be homosexual. If you don't like gay porn, don't watch it. Might I add that the bible permits women to have sexual relations if their husband demands it. Brown13Whiskey Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:14:40 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life The GLBT community is just as capable if not more so than straight people to raise a family... people need to pull their heads out of there asses and realize that they are the ones fucking everything up. actorboy08 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:42:00 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life YOU COMPLAIN US BECAUSE YOUR HUSBAND IS FOOLING AROUND WITH MEN. SERVE YOU RIGHT...BT vadeemeena Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:05:12 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life I believe that everyone is different and unique in their own ways. Im not gay but still believe that everyone is intitled to their own opinion. People who are gay are not destroying our values whatso ever. They should be accepted for who they are. If they destroy your values then its quite obvious that your values were'nt strong enough in the first place... and or simply retarted. Crusita Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:13:26 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Homosexuals aren't bothering anyone. They don't pose a threat and aren't commiting a crime for wanting to be with the one they love. If you were a man who loved a woman it is no difference than a man who loved a man or a woman who loved a woman. How can you even judge them? Their people just like you and me! oogalaboogala Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:51:53 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life If God exists...do you think he/she could have created homosexuals in attempt to control over population and give unwanted children homes? Just a thought... Tylerskye83 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:39:34 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life I don't see how the way I live my life effects anyone elses life. If my values effect yours then your values weren't that strong in the first place. Open your mind and life is a lot less scary. Tylerskye83 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:37:47 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life I've heard many ignorant reason to why homosexuality is "bad". Honesatly, is it's because they can't reproduce, shouldn't old couples and infertile be forbidden to marry as well? NRG Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:32:55 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life i'm sure that some of it is the fact that i've grown up in a liberal environment, but as a young person today i don't see how people still aren't accepting homosexuality. even my own parents, who are generally very accepting, have an old-fashioned view on homosexuality, which is that it's exclusively a sexual thing, like some strange fetish. the fact is that homosexual couples love each other in the same ways that heterosexual couples do. i see this reflected when i talk to the many gay and lesbian couples i am friends with. when i see how happy they are, i wonder how a person could oppose such love. omgvanhalen Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:14:42 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal..." As I recall, this was one of the founding doctrines of the American republic and of democratic government in general. If we do not accept others, then in reality we are not treating them equally to us. Acceptance is, then, one of the core values that acceptance of homosexuality is supposed to be destroying. Our society has moved increasingly toward acceptance on any number of things. I know many won't want to hear or remember this, but not so long ago acceptance of African Americans or women was considered to be destroying the fabric of society. A terrorist organization arose with the purpose of preventing the acceptance of others as equal citizens. Today, it is time for LGBT Americans to gain acceptance and recognition of their civil rights as so many groups have done in the past. When we get through this, I don't believe for a minute that we will look back and wonder why we did this. Instead, I believe we will look back and wonder why we didn't do it sooner. At least, that is what our history teaches us. shullrd Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:00:50 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life 01) Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning. 02) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall. 03) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract. 04) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn’t changed at all like many of the principles on which this great country was founded; women are still property, blacks still can’t marry whites, and divorce is still illegal. 05) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of marriages like Britney Spears’ 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed. 06) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn’t be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren’t full yet, and the world needs more children. 07) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children. 08) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That’s why we have only one religion in America. 09) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That’s why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children. 10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven’t adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans. mel Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:39:24 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life I recently slaughtered a friend of mine on this debate. He believes that marriage should be restricted to being between a man and a woman. We boiled his reasoning down to this: "because that's the way it's always been done". Which, if you can't see why that logic isn't good enough, then the title of this comment would apply to you. tiger919 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:41:01 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life I've been married for 11 years with three sons and have yet to figure out how homosexuality will adversly effect the fabric of my family. Oh wait, God's miffed. Even with a moderate amount of religion, isn't God supposed to be the judge? It surely isn't supposed to be me. hoobajew Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:53:43 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life As long as we keep finding reasons to separate ourselves from our fellow humans, there will be strife. Religion, homosexuality, liberalism, conservativism...these are all conducive to a sort of "personal nationalism," if I may coin a phrase. Until we learn to seek what we each consider to be good first within our fellow humans, we will always default to finding what we each consider evil, which leads to endless divisiveness...if we treat each other well, we begin to perceive things that, sometimes by merely recognizing them, make us better people. Timefly Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:40:12 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life i dont even understand why you would think someone's sexual preference would affect anyone's lives but their own. would it affect your life if i chose to marry someone younger than me? NO anela808 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:08:49 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life jennaface Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:53:11 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Some say that marrige is something to only be shared between men and women. But if its something so special, then why limit it to certain people? Some say that a child needs to be raised by a man and a women. Oh please. I've been raised by my mother my whole life, and atleast I don't have a closed mind like my brother. Besides, Even if a child has to be made by a women and man, what does it matter if the kid is raised by two women or two men, atleast they have a home. I've had a couple friends who have moved from foster home to foster home because they couldn't be adoptade by gays, and no one else would adopted them. Personally I'd think it'd be better if couples stoped making kids and started taking care of the kids who don't have parents. pluto Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:49:48 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life I am married and happy. Why would it matter to my marriage what Joe & John do in their bedroom? I just don't get it. If gays marry, they are supporting marriage. If they adopt kids, they are having families! sonyacarlson Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:41:31 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life It's not a choice, it IS....Gay's are a part of EVERY person's environment, every day in every capacity... Stop fighting it and just LIVE with it....Nobody can, or should change things... LeighDear Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:10:49 -0600 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Just come out and admit that you have a shitty argument and that you are a prejudiced, homophobic fascist. Straight people and their insanely high divorce rate are fucking your family structure up. Stop trying to scapegoat the homosexuals. ramrod Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:22:50 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Homosexuality is not a choice. It is based on psychology and biology. Saying that it is bad for values is like saying that being female, or being red-headed is bad for values. (both of these things have been asserted by Christians before) Links:. American Psychologyical Association. American Medical Association. Swryght Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:31:25 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Welcoming homosexuals as part of society rather than brushing them off or hating them is not corrupting our values. Gays are more than the stereotypes and offer lots to society, if only given the chance. . Merkana Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:38:15 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Yes, children deserve a mother and a father because men and women both contribute important factors to a child's life. Also, marriage traditionally and naturally has been men and women, but in this day and age, can we honestly be so picky? Ideal is great, but ideal isn't always realistic. Homosexuality may be settling in many ways, but if we each focus on our own lives, our own values, and let realistic conditions overcome ideal, homosexuality has a place in this world. lindsayloo14 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:38:43 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life Those who say that homosexuality is eroding society should also remember that as of the 1960's, it was still illegal to marry outside of your race (Loving v Virginia). . And let's not forget that femme coveture said that women were the property of men. That is also ridiculous in this day and time. So, in fifty years, do you want to look back at this absurd idea of homosexuality and cringe? turtlegirl78 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:25:01 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life By saying that a child always needs a male and female role model, of the ever popular 'both parents,' you are effectively snubbing your nose at every single parent out there, working their butt off to create a good, loving environment to their kids!. Furthermore, by saying it isn't natural for a child to be born into this type of environment also undermines every person who has adopted or used fertility drugs to have children. Obviously, the cosmos didn't think they should have children either! When was the last time you saw a child on the news that was abused, molested or killed by one partner or a homosexual couple? . turtlegirl78 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:22:10 -0500 http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life http://www.riledup.com/debate/128/warning-gays-are-destroying-our-way-of-life