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I am not a homosexual. I have no current friends, that I know of, that are homosexuals. I have had friends and employees who were and I assume are, and I can honestly say I have liked them. They have never tried to convince me to be a homosexual or really did anything that was what I will call really out there or stereotypically gay. You know with really wild gestures, clothing and actions that seem to fit what we see on TV these days. In my opinion these things make them clown like and are counterproductive to their causes. I know many gay people live very productive and positive lives and contribute to society in many way. Many important people in our history of the world were gay.

I can not say I understand their feelings and as hard as I try, I just can not agree on all their arguments. I know the current theory is that homosexuals and lesbian women are born gay and can not help how they developed. However, I have known people, one man in particular, who thought he was gay, and was in a gay relationship for years, but came to the conclusion that he was convinced he was gay by an older gay man when he was young. In fact the man was really heterosexual all the time. He is now happily married to a woman and has had children with her. I also can not understand how a person can be in a sexual relationships with men and women at the same time. Is this gay, or just horny? Like I say I can not understand some things about the subject.

The current theories about homosexuality, as I stated earlier, is that you are born that way. But many years ago very well respected and noted sex therapists and psychologist in academics, said it was a learned life style. These theories were debunked and debunked and many other experts in the field were consulted until ones were found that agreed on the born with theory. Now it is regarded as a true fact, not a theory anymore. If you disagree with these findings you will be shouted down very quickly. It is kind of like, if you smoke cigarettes and you like to smoke cigarettes, you ignore scientific experts that say it is bad for you until you find someone who says it is good for you, then publicize those findings and support those findings by a group of smokers until it is the general belief that smoking cigarettes is in fact good for you. Remember what we see on TV or movies and read in the mass press, is by in large, a produced that is greatly populated by folks sympathetic or part of the gay community. Just view the Academy Awards or Golden Globes if you want to see a fiesta of "Gayness".

Ok you get my point I hope. I will say it again, I am not bashing anyone who is a homosexual. It is a matter of personal choice to those who feel they are homosexual. I do not feel it is my place to judge them in any way. I do not think it is my place to deny their rights to their feelings or life style. Who they associate with or commune with is none of my business. I am willing to give them the same rights as anyone else with few exception, as I will explain.

Recently there has been a great hubbub about gay marriage. There have been groups on both sides of the issue. Marriage to me is not a human right but a religious ceremony sanctioned by organized religions to recognize the commitments of a man to a woman for the purpose of procreation. Most, but not all religious denominations look at homosexuality as a grievous sin. Some sects do not see it that way and that is fine, but many do. Ok I am for homosexual rights, but what about those same rights for religious groups who do not want what they see as sinners forced to marry homosexuals (sinners) in their facilities? Do these religious people have rights to worship as they see fit?

I hear people saying if homosexuals can’t marry and have their marriage recognized by the state, they can not will, or give property that both have acquired over the years to each other. That sounds like a reasonable desire on anyone's part. I am not a lawyer, but gee, I have heard of people leaving estates to animals like dogs and cats for heaven sakes, so why not a friend. I do not believe a will leaving an estate to a homosexual friend even if they were not married would be voided. There may be tax issues, and that may have to be fixed, but I bet it can be done fairly easily. Far easier than getting all states and the Supreme Court of the US to allow it.

If a person can not find a religion that will perform a ceremony of marriage for a homosexual couple in a particular town or city why not just take a trip to a larger city that will. Or orginize your own religion and perform marriages for anyone including gay people. Lets call it The Church of What's Happening Now. Oh that name has been taken. The state may not issue a license, but as I said before does it matter if all other rights are granted? Gays could wear a ring, have a certificate to hang on the wall and to all gays would appear as any other married folks. Very seldom has anyone asked to see my marriage license. Now a legal contract somewhat like a prenuptial agreement may have to be drawn up so that property could be divided if the marriage dissolves, but all other agreements should be covered if homosexuals are given all legal rights as I think are proper. All this crap about marriage rights would be avoided and everyone should live happily together.

Now if an arrangement is not really what is wanted and homosexuals just want to ram the issue down the mouth of those against it, based solely on principle, well then I guess the fight is really about homosexuals wanting to take away other religious persons rights. Trying to force this on religion is way way way into the 1st amendment of the US constitution and we had better stay away form that issue. That amendment thought to be so important as to be the first one adopted, is not really about separation of church and state but that NO LAWS are to be adopted that will restrict the rights of citizens to FREELY practice Religion. Most of the founding fathers were rich old men and very very religious. It is a foundation for which many people have given their lives over the years. Homosexuals have done many nasty, in my mind, things over the past few years against people who have disagreed with them. To disagree and state your opinion is an American right, but things like posting names and addresses of people who donated money to fight against gay marriage is cowardly and shameful. What would happen if every person who was on the other side was identified and spotted as well. religious people could have done so but did not to their credit. That would be very unfair, but homosexuals on the other side thought it was not only fair but their duty. Very shameful.

It seems to me that those who scream the most about being discriminated against are the most intolerant folks against those who have a different view. They never for a moment think that “ hay! maybe those folks, even if I do not agree with them, have a right to their opinion”. These folks just blindly go on bashing and never consider the golden rule. But hay that is a religious concept and they do not believe in religion, but they want a religious ceremony of marriage. Go figure, really crazy.