Is gay marriage legal in other places?

Still doesn't mean that it is right. Kinda like the argument that all the other kids are doing it.

Just my opinion, nothing more.

I appreciate your blog.

I love when religion is debated by its own words.

I will say this again, its nice to be Athist I don't have to judge people by what some old bronze age book that was written by dehydrated uneducated goat hearders. I can be kind to people because I am human and I know that its just the right thing to do, I don't need the fear of burning in hell to be a good humanbeing.

If gays want to be miserable err, I mean married like the rest of us, and go threw the pain and suffering of divorce than why not let them. The government needs to keep there hands off my firearms, and focus on the real problems of our great but quickly falling country, like oh I don't know maybe the economy. You know just my thoughts.

yes, the government needs to stay out of the moral issues. Our country, whether you like it or not, was organized under Christian principles.

Jesus was not a social outcast, He came with a completely different purpose than these petty contentions. But like any parent, even though we love our children, that does not mean that we let them get away with everything, for their own good and safety.

If you look back at the true breakdowns of each society in history, it involves permissiveness and reckless behavior from both sexes.

Again, this is just my own opinion and everyone else is entitled to theirs without censure. I politely disagree wtih the comments but respect your right to have your own opinions. By the same token, please extend the same respect to me for having my opinion.

I totally understand why some people need a religion, it gives them comfort, as humanbeings we are scared of the unknown, take death for example, nobody can trully claim what happens after death, there are no hard facts on what goes on after dieing. Religion claims to know what happens and I simply don't except that. Scientist know that they can't provide answers to what happens after death, they too can only speculate. Thats why death is known to be the greatest journy of all. Same goes with creation, scientist I believe are on the verge of explaining how we are here, but none of them will ever know why we are here. For me I will continue through my life always wondering why, and until "God" physically comes down here in some sort of great event for ALL mankind to see (that means not one man going to the top of a mountain by himself and talking to a burning bush)Until that event occurse I will continue to be good person, continue to help others, treat people the way they wish to be treated. I will continue to hunt and fish and live life to the fullest.

A wall of between church and state had everything to do with the European countries forcing one religion on an entire country. Instead, the United States was formed to let everyone freely choose how to worship. This also precluded The Church of England and the Catholic Church from dictating to Government leadership.

Patrick A. try not to be so cranky. Give your opinion and let it go. I got A's in History and Government. What kind of grades did you get?

Have a nice weekend everyone. I am off to travel.

Yes because it is crazy to up hold the constitution. The same piece of paper that gives you the right to call the republicans the "nut job party." Trust me there are crazies on both sides of the fence. If the republicans ever want to see one of there people as a president again they will have too learn to except people for who they are, because the rest of the world is evolving. In the mean time I will continue to unload large magazines of .223 into papered zombie targets.

@TreverKnows thank you I appreciate that

@KH Gal have a good weekend

We're getting the strange impression some people in MT Home think bazookaman and MHresident are republicans. Our thoughts are republicans are reasonable, sane and are capable of critical thinking.

God gives unconditional love!

After a long discussion in this apartment we have come to the conclusion some ideas coming out of the Nut Job Party are logical and true. For example a certain person in Mt Home believes college educated people tend to become democrats. We couldn't agree any stronger in the position educated and intelligent people are drawn to the liberal side of the house. We also believe lack of education and lower intelligence type people are drawn to the Nut Job Party.

This is the first time we've seen a Nut Job try so hard to argue education is undesirable in his family and quite possibly in all citizens of the USA. Shouldn't be long before we see this plot play out as I hear there is a war just around the bend. College educated against high school drop-outs? See ya on the battlefield boys.

Zook can you explain to me the "Theory" ? As my sister is a professor at the University of Oregon and I would like to pass that info on to her.

We have discovered some people in Mt Home think homosexuality should be declared illegal in the USA just like in Iran and Saudi Arabia.

We now understand the thought of education is so repulsive to some local people they don't want their families to get an education. We all saw the news stories of the kid shot and almost killed in Pakistan for her support of education.

Like the Imam's in Yemen some local people throw their religion in our face in hopes of inciting or annoying non-believers.

It now appears the Nut Job Party has become just as radical as the Muslim fundamentalists and Taliban.

Doesn't anybody in this town see the likes of MHresident and bazookaman's type of ultra-conservative political fervor disturbing? Considering those two Nut Jobs are talking about starting a war against our neighbors, friends and families we feel they are a danger to society.

Papers say: "Congress is deadlocked and can't act." I think that is the greatest blessing that could befall this country.

Will Rogers

There are 14 words in the Bible that are connected with homosexuality. There are 180,000+ words in the Bible. That comes out to about .000007% of the total. That tells me that they really did not care all that much about homosexuality. I wonder why we care so much today.

The reason that we care so much is that gay marriage and abortion represent the last remnants of organized religion's control over society. These are the last two topics where subjective religion still plays a huge part in a larger social issue.

When the Bible was written, few really cared about these topics. The bigger topics were survival and figuring out the world. Homosexuality was rare and so of no consequence to most. Homosexuality, as you all know, does not produce offspring. In the uncertain battle for survival faced by those in Rome/Turkey, the need to produce offspring was greater than it is today. The point is that you can't blame for only inserting 14 words about it into the Bible. Life is easier now and so it is no wonder that some things come to light that would not have then.

LOUD NOISES!

Personal opinions are just that. Anyone who offers theirs is not disrepecting those who might disagree or placing judgement on those who opinions are different.

I see that the real "hate" words are coming from those who mock my own personal beliefs and historical facts from one of the oldest written books of history.

Cause and Effect are just like gravity. You must always expect it to happen. If your personal choices of lifestyle are making you happy in this lifetime, far be it from me to judge you.

Instead, I would suggest that a choice always has to be made in this lifetime or the next as to where your heart belongs.

Those are the facts of life no matter what you believe. So if you think that legalizing a lifestyle choice is okay, that is your perogitive. And I respect that decision. I don't agree with it, but I respect your right to do so.

However, do not mock those of us who think or feel differently or suggest that we are uneducated idiots. Nor call a particular political party, the Nut Job Party. those are judgements and hate words on your part.

Life can take funny twists and turns. Even if we happen to believe one way doesn't guarantee that our children or grandchildren will do the same. We shouldn't be judged for their behavior. Instead, we as parents and grandparents love them for who to they are and agree to disagree with some of their choices.

For my part, I apologize to anyone who I insinuated that they may have failed a history class or government class. Historical Facts don't always factor in the Nature of Man and their decisions. But a failure in civilization by choosing to have your cake and eat it too has always happened in the past regardless of "modern thinking."

Again, two choices are before you. Choosing your happiness in this lifetime or the next. Whichever choice you make is your own and I cannot choose for you.

I don't advocate name calling and if you might notice, I try not to make anything personal. Again, we have a difference of opinion. Lets leave it at that.

Expressing your opinion and debating an issue are two different things. I said from the get-go, that the comments I expressed were simply my opinion, nothing else. I didn't ask anyone to disprove my comments nor did I say that my viewpoint was the only one to have.

So I respectfully withdraw from this particular subject.