sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer) (09/24/84)
But an appeal to religious rights (and other "chosen" behavior) will
make no impression on Brunson. Doubtless, he would as quickly fire
an unrepentent atheist as he would a gay person. What IS the story
with federal and state laws against discrimination based on religion?
I must confess ignorance here. I must say that it would do my heart
good to know that such bigots would burn in our "secular hell" (jail
or fines) as well as in the hereafter.
An interesting issue arises from the fundamentalists' concentration
upon "homosexual behavior". If a gay person doesn't have sex with
other gay people, can that person be "gay"? I would argue most
strongly "Yes." When you get right down to it, "homosexual behavior"
in the Kinsey/M&J sense is really a small part of life (for most of
us! :-)) I was "gay" for twelve years before I ever had sex with
another man. Rather, a large component of gay life revolves around
life with one's SO and the friendships and acquaintanceships one forms
day-to-day. (Just like everyone else; the fate of net.motss is to
constantly rehash the obvious.) Indeed, though I would not prefer it
for myself, it is entirely possible to be celibate and gay. Where do
these people stand before the fundamentalist judge (hmmn, do I mean
God or Brunson? Brunson, of course, since it's well known that God
isn't a fundamentalist!)
Finally, how would Brunson know if he were selling his house to
"homosexuals" unless they told him so?
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/Steve Dyer
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