Never discriminate against say a child molester teaching children? NAMBLA is the association for the North American of Man/Boy Love Association that wants to remove the age limitation for sexual relations of minors and adults therefore removing the laws restricting a "loving" sexual relationship between a 12 year old boy and a 50 year old man. Is it ok to discriminate against those men who want to "love" ,via sexual acts, boys?

Desirae,
I disagree with you totally, I as my parents taught me with their morals which my parents were born in the 1920's to stay away and never condone or have them in any relations, business, etc, I am not concerned how much the US government says I must accept them I won't! They are disgusting and repulsive!

...but she's a God-fearing Christian, doncha know? She loves jeezus. Her heart belongs to jeezus. jeezus is her guide. So she must be doing what's right. jeezus would want to ban the gays... those sodomites, those abominations, those homos with pervert ways and sadam and gomorrow designs. She loves the gays... jeezus would want her to... but he sure as heck doesn't want'em flashing their sickness in public where all the pretty pretty girls and boys are dancing and laughing and having such a grand time at the church pickanick... ooops... prom. I mean, enough is enough... she has nothing against the gays. She loves them. Heck even jeezus loves them. But they gotta know their place... and their place is in the closet, or in the 9th circle of hell with the fire and the pokers and the devil horns and all that.

Praise jeezus!
Hallelujah!
et cetera, et cetera, et cetera

Shouldn't everyone's "purpose in life" be to be the best person, the most loving and kind person, the most caring, helpful and understanding person they CAN be?

Some people like Ms Medley will just never realize that purpose themselves.

Chuck, I disagree with all you have stated so I will never accept those type of students or their young age being same sex attracted disturbs me greatly, As a special ED teacher she is doing what is right in God's eyes.

Fair enough, Steph.

Well Steph as a older person I would not want to be around them either!!! I am also a military service member from the post Vietnam era in my youth my parents instructed me not to have anything to do with homo's or lesbians so that is my foundation whether I lean on my Christian faith or not! I will not work with one, go to school with one, or be neighbors with one!

JamesMichael, as your other posts show, you lack dignity.

I simply pointed out the absurdity of her statement. There are homosexual groups out there who would like to eliminate all barriers to for sexual exploitation. We can't just check our brains at the door because of political correctness.

Today, the homosexual community is very well endorsed and employed. They aren't some fringe group on the outside of our political or social powerhouses. Homosexuals openly serve as our Senators and Representatives, while being endorsed by our President . Homosexuals run media outlets, Hollywood and all forms of communications throughout the country. Homosexuals are far from an outcast group. I don't here those homosexuals in positions of power denouncing NAMBLA or other homosexual groups like them. Homosexuals are not afraid, they are on the attack and have an agenda. It is not enough to leave them alone, they demand prominence. They demand that all people accept and endorse their lifestyle. They tolerate no other position.

Where is the line Pete?

Who's moral compass? What is the end game? Homosexuality has accepted dark sides. The Boy Scouts and Catholic Church denounced those abuses which NAMBLA wants to legitimize. What is your point but to take my point out of context and defame those organizations? Both of those organizations maintain beliefs that pedophilia is morally wrong regardless if some within their organizations fail to follow those tenants.

I'm trying to show that we've gotten to a place where we no longer think about what else is going to get acceptance. Will our society embrace polygamy now? Will cougars become normal? There are TV shows about these lifestyles. How far do we go as a society? Why are we simply accepting these lifestyles as normal without debating their merits? If it is just about feelings, then there are many things to get legitimized regardless of the consequences.

The statements made here show that heterosexuals don't have a right to associate only with heterosexuals, therefore it is not possible for me to ignore the situation. I cannot simply go out without homosexuals if I so choose. I've read the comments. I must accept homosexuals and homosexuality or be labeled as if I were a racist.
I must therefore question what is next and ask that others stop and think.

Greg, my point is, even if GLAAD or NGLTF or any other same sex based group came out against NAMBLA, in your mind it would hold no weight because to you Homosexuality = Pedophilia..
My point is the denouncement by the other groups holds as much meaning if you are going to focus on only the part of the group that fits your agenda - it's absolutely context - for you to concentrate on the 1-2% of all homosexuals that may be predators is equal to my focusing on the 1-2% of RCC or Boy Scouts that are are also predators.. I hope you understand my intent..

If you want to debate the merits, I am all for it - Within homosexuality, there is as much monogamy as there is fringe - no different than heterosexuality. This is the double standard that sickens me.. Go back into the Bible, and you'll see cougars and bobcats have been part of history for 1000's of years. A older man/younger woman is morally acceptable, but an older woman/younger man isn't?
Old Testament Bible shows people with many wives. If I was to take everything I've read in the bible literally and verbatim, wouldn't this make polygamy ok?

A stagnant society dies.. At some point, we need to evolve..

Pete,
You know me already. How wonderful. What's for breakfast?

I haven't only focused on NAMBLA; you have. I've mentioned polygamy and older men marrying 12 year old girls as accepted norms in other societies. The only reason you're pigeonholing me to my NAMBLA comment is to build a straw man argument to demonize me and therefore my argument. You don't mind attacking the Boy Scouts and the Catholic Church through a minority of their members.

Merits haven't been discussed much. The Bible shows the folly of leaders without endorsing their lifestyle choices. I've not read to many religious or political documents that deal honestly with the sins of their own like the Bible does, but you've turned that around to mean that the Bible endorses polygamy and marriage with teenage girls. You're doing what you decry me for doing.

So where does our society need to evolve? What does it look like, this utopia? It sounds like even utopia for you would be bad if it didn't "evolve" to something else. I'm the only one to ask the question of where is this all leading. I'll ask again, what is the end-game? Who gets to decide. Whose moral compass do we use? And why?

We don't demand your acceptance or endorsement, but you must accept us like the civil rights movement. No demands here. Do you see how illogical your statements are?

Civil Rights were because some people were treated as sub human based on the color of their skin, not the content of the character. Homosexuality is a behavior, not a being. There is no homosexual gene. There is a black gene. We know who will be black, white, brown etc before birth. We don't know who will become gay. That is a scientific fact. There is another scientific fact. It takes a male gene and a female gene to reproduce life. Exclusive homosexual relationships produce no offspring. A black male and black female create a black child. A white male and a black female produce a child. Blacks and whites belong to the same race, the human race. Homosexuality is a behavior not a state of being. I'm sorry but your statement about equating the civil rights movement with accepting homosexuality isn't the same scientifically or morally speaking.

James,

I've already mentioned one group that would like to eliminate a barrier, NAMBLA. What say you? Are they right or wrong?

By what moral authority do you make that statement?

Why is pedophilia bad? There are cultures out there today that don't find anything wrong with a 12 year old getting married to a 50 year old.

There are cultures that believe polygamy is a good thing. Is polygamy good or bad?

If it is about love and feelings, then can't a 50 year old and a 12 year old "love" each other?

Of course there is a difference between being a pedophile and gay. The question remains, who gets to legitimize one and demonize the other? By what authority or set of beliefs?

They both lead down the same road: perversion

It sounds like you're describing yourself, most religious types applying their compass of Bible. You've even taught your kids how to interpret the text differently than a bunch of hypocrites, like those found in a majority of churches.

Gay is not a gateway.

How tolerant are the people here denying others their right to freedom of assembly? If it is just about intolerance to minorities, then why not allow a minority of people to assemble without others displaying their sexual preferences. People who believe homosexuality is as sin don't want to see homosexuals kissing each other on the dance floor. Don't we have JET, BET and the Black Entertainment Awards? If you're wanting to equate homosexuality with the civil rights movement, then allow heterosexuals the right to assemble like blacks can.

How can one ban music and dancing while having a prom? Sounds like an ad-hominem argument to ridicule instead of debate.

I disagree Linda, society will never accept Gays being old school like myself, my parents brought me up differently.

Bad news, Charles...society is becoming more accepting of gay folks every day.

What you call "old school" is actually bigotry. I'm sure your parents brought you up better than that.

Ethel,
Just because society is accepting them doesn't mean I am! No you take the whole old school term out of context! I am over 50 years old and my parents were born in the 1920's if they told me to do something it was for my own good! If God command us not to do something why are we testing his anger, for the ultimate punishment? The second death of your soul?

I'm sorry to hear this, Charles.

As George Bernard Shaw said, "Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything."

I'm sorry that you see yourself as being incapable of change.

Ethel,
You seem to forget George Bernard Shaw is human, who created humans in his image? Which man is prone to failure and mistake due to" free will", God has commanded man not to lay with men and women not to lay with women as with a man or face eternal punishment, that is the whole reason Jesus came to die for your sins and the sins of the world, It doesn't matter what the Constitution views as your rights? Peter in the book of Acts said it is better to obey God than Man, Why risk eternal punishment as the rich man in the book of Luke got as punishment?

Linda,
I am afraid not to ever open that door. That's why I live by myself with my 3 dogs and shun society, I have no positive thoughts for Gays and I have been down this road in college studying constitutional law, their rights is man made and not God's.

Karen,
I cannot do something morally wrong as before our US Government twisted the words around the 14th amendment with due process of the law was written during the 1860's for post civil war slaves who became free people, not for every person wanting to change society, I believe as it states in the bible, do not do these things or face decent to judgment for the second death, what will you do condoning Gay people and face God on judgment day and be delivered the ultimate punishment? the secon death of your eternal soul!