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Old 07-22-2009, 10:20 AM
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Re: is there anyone else who is pro-life AND pro-gay rights, or is it just me?
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Originally Posted by Deckard View Post
Sure, but you were the one arguing that you don't think 'society' bases their opinions on fear and bigotry. I already accept that it works both ways - all ways. Your remark seemed to play that down if not outright reject it.
I'm not downplaying it. I'm just saying it swings both ways. Maybe I'm just too much of an optimist but I think that fear and bigotry aren't the reasons for half the things they're claimed to be.

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But then I've yet to see a single convincing argument against gay marriage that wasn't rooted in religion (or similarly woolly notions of a natural order or cosmic intention or whatever).
That it's a slippery slope?