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Apple Shares 'Pride' Video Featuring Preparation for San Francisco Pride Parade

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I don't care one way or the other but I still don't get why we have a "Gay Pride Parade" and are not allowed to have a "Straight Pride Parade". You should be proud whoever you are.

Take a step away from all the emotion and THINK...

I've also wondered why science has not solved this for us by now. We've got a good handle on the human genome. Surely we can analyze the DNA from gays and straights and see if there are any differences. If they are then we can say "you were born that way" or "it's my choice".

I also wonder why we rarely see homosexual behavior in the wild? Perhaps it is a defect and since procreation is the name of the game for the survival of any species those don't stick around long. So maybe it is some sort of defect that exists?

I don't know the answer but for as "hot" of a topic as it seems to be you'd think someone would research into it from he genetics angle....
 
I don't care if you believe in god or aliens or reason or a magical sky princess... everyone is entitled to respect and equality as long as they're not breaking any laws. Period. Stop with the hatred and intolerance just so you can selfishly cling to whatever self-righteous dogma you subscribe to. Show a little empathy and understanding. If everyone did we might save some lives. LGBT youth are up to 4 times more likely to attempt suicide than straight youth. Think about that.

As for the subject of the article... it's a parade. Get over it or start your own parade. And besides, pretty much every day in our culture is a virtual "straight pride" parade.
 
johnnyturbouk said:
Hypocritical :eek:
-If Tim is gay - coming out should be his decision and he should not be coerced to come out because of others' expectation.
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And if he says to heck with the PR damage and chooses to remain quiet and risk being outed for real, that was his choice. But it doesn't change that there will be a nightmare of nasty if he is 'caught'

Oh and I'm well aware of the gay uniform. They are doing yellow this year, not pink.
 
itguy06 said:
I don't care one way or the other but I still don't get why we have a "Gay Pride Parade" and are not allowed to have a "Straight Pride Parade".
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Not that we need such a thing (since there is no shame in being straight)... but who said you'd not allowed? Go for it.
 
ZombiePete said:
The "little you have"...my god, what a narrow perspective you have. Compared to 99% of the world's population you are a very rich man. Too bad God doesn't provide as well for everyone as he has you...you must be highly regarded in his eyes.

I guess when you live surrounded by wealth and opulence all your life, it's easy to spout religious platitudes and feel good about yourself without actually having to suffer at all for it.
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Well I don't have to explain my personal situation to you (or anyone). The wealth of the world is hugely uneven due to man's sinful greed and selfishness. If the wealth of the world was spread out evenly for everyone then we'd all live comfortably. Not extravagant but comfortable.
 
lannister80 said:
Or, you know, climate and weather science.
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But "god did it" is so much easier to explain to someone. None of those difficult numbers, equations, statistics or science.

Wish I could've put "god did it" an an answer on all of my science tests in high school, I might've ended up with straight As!
 
Macboy Pro said:
I tried not to jump in but this post is so absurd and it is the perfect picture of people claiming Biblical "truths" that are made up. I can't call you a liar unless you say you have read the Bible. You either have read the Bible and know these are lies you are spewing, or you have not read the Bible and are repeating someone elses falsehoods. I will assume the latter.
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Clearly you have not read the Bible, or you would know things like that if a woman trying to break up a fight between her husband and another man touches the other man's privates her hand is to be cut off and she is to be shown no mercy (Deuteronomy 25:11).
 
bigpoppamac31 said:
Yes that's exactly what the Bible says.
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bigpoppamac31 said:
Natural disasters are a result of our world climate being uneven due to the events of Noah's Flood (Genesis 6-9)
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Genuinely frightening that people like you still choose to believe these things. You are the biggest of all sinners in my mind, with your cult followers forever being there to obstruct, distort, and deny social progress, information, and equal rights, respectively.
 
Takeo said:
Not that we need such a thing (since there is no shame in being straight)... but who said you'd not allowed? Go for it.
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So then the reason for these parades is to force the views of the minority on the majority? I'm sure the permit would never be granted in any city.
 
bigpoppamac31 said:
It's cause I know that life in Heaven (apart from sin) is far better then anything here. But while I'm here and as long as God gives me breath I will proclaim the truth in love. I know many of you don't agree with the Bible and that's the way it is. But I'm just exercising my freedoms just like you so long as I may have them.
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To clarify, is there a part in the bible where God said that being homosexual is a choice (because there isn't a gene for it), or is that part of the truth in love something that you came up with on your own?

Using that logic, you have the ability to make a choice in which gender arouses your genitalia. And I think deep down inside, you know that's not true.
 
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macduke said:
Yeah, but you have to understand that what you just said is like saying "I could get fired from my workplace at an elementary school for being a pedophile." Not equating being gay with being a pedophile. If you think that you've missed the point. It's that your sexual orientation undermines the entire organization's belief, code of ethics, and their standing within their community. It goes against everything they are striving for. If you can't abide by their ethics, then you have no business working there as they are a religious organization. Why would you want to work for a group that is actively working against what you believe is right?
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Would you support a company who fired all religious people? Would you support a company who required all religious people to remove any religious items from the workspace?

I doubt it.
 
Vanilla Ice said:
Really? Is that what Jesus told you?
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No that's what 18 years of going to church as a kid/teen told me. That God designed and created all, controls all

So he made earthquakes etc. And apparently gays but no one likes to remember that. Oh wait no Satan made the gays. So no God didn't make everything, but he did.
 
bigpoppamac31 said:
Well I don't have to explain my personal situation to you (or anyone). The wealth of the world is hugely uneven due to man's sinful greed and selfishness. If the wealth of the world was spread out evenly for everyone then we'd all live comfortably. Not extravagant but comfortable.
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Well hey, if you don't want to be a living testament to the word of Christ I understand; Christians are called upon to suffer a lot for their beliefs and I can see why you would not want to do so. Then again, when you suddenly fear having your own situation called into question while you are judging other people's lifestyles, I might refer you to Matthew 7:3 and invite you to take your leave of this discussion.
 
itguy06 said:
I don't care one way or the other but I still don't get why we have a "Gay Pride Parade" and are not allowed to have a "Straight Pride Parade".
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??? You're totally "allowed" to have a Straight Pride Parade. Feel free to organize one.
itguy06 said:
I've also wondered why science has not solved this for us by now. We've got a good handle on the human genome. Surely we can analyze the DNA from gays and straights and see if there are any differences. If they are then we can say "you were born that way" or "it's my choice".
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(a) Just analyzing DNA is not the end-all-be-all of your biology (epigenetics and all that), and (b) why don't we just ASK gay people if it's a choice? We did, and they all say NO!
itguy06 said:
I also wonder why we rarely see homosexual behavior in the wild? Perhaps it is a defect and since procreation is the name of the game for the survival of any species those don't stick around long. So maybe it is some sort of defect that exists?
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Homosexual behavior is seen in nearly every mammal species:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_displaying_homosexual_behavior

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_behavior_in_animals#Mammals
itguy06 said:
I don't know the answer but for as "hot" of a topic as it seems to be you'd think someone would research into it from he genetics angle....
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It's being quite actively researched. This stuff takes time.
 
ZombiePete said:
Well hey, if you don't want to be a living testament to the word of Christ I understand; Christians are called upon to suffer a lot for their beliefs and I can see why you would not want to do so. Then again, when you suddenly fear having your own situation called into question while you are judging other people's lifestyles, I might refer you to Matthew 7:3 and invite you to take your leave of this discussion.
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Christians suffer in many different ways. Just because I'm not being persecuted and martyred like many Christians in other countries are doesn't mean I don't suffer in my own way for my faith here in North America. Christians in N.A. are persecuted also. But our persecutions come more in things like being bullied, laughed at, spit on, name called, etc. But believe me it's slowly getting worse for Christians whether you think so or not.
 
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