Irvine511
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Abomb-baby said:
Excuse me, but I have said nothing here to try and insult anyone. I'm sorry I thought this was the DEBATE area of the forum. Or am I not allowed to have a difference of opinion? Not much here to debate if we all agree on everything all the time. I would t least expect all the "free thinkers" who think I'm so wrong to at least defend my right to disagree.
of course you have the right to disagree, and please continue to do so. but if you pose an argument, people who disagree with you are going to challenge that argument, and then it is your job to defend your argument (if you wish). i don't think it would be an interesting forum if everyone simply stated their opinion, and then went unchallenged. i've seen some amazingly productive threads that come from being challenged -- on a personal note, i've come to appreciate that "Christians" are as varied and diverse as any other group in the US, where previously i had tended to view "Christians" -- at least those who professed as such and claimed it as a huge portion of their identity -- as something rather monolithic, and rather oppressive.
but that insight didn't come from strumming a guitar and singing kumbya. it came from friction.
however, i do think that when you make the assumption that a gay man is going to be attracted to you simply because you're a man, that assumption is rooted in what i would view as ignorance. not hate, not bigotry, but assumptions that you've probably internalized. it's my job, then, to point this out. it's your job, then, to disagree (if you do) and tell me i'm full of crap and point out exactly where and why.