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Since the Bible was written by human beings, the content was subject to their partisan beliefs and prejudices. It is not at all inconcievable that the authours inserted bits and pieces of their own dogma in the belief that they were carrying out the wishes of God, when in fact all they were doing was creating a hostile atmosphere for those who they did not understand. After all, in various parts of the Bible, women are vilified in much the same manner as homosexuals and how many of us today would condone this idea? The passage that Mr. Hagey mentions comes from the Book of Leviticus, which is located near the beginning of the Old Testament. These earlier passages tend to be less coherent and more self-contradictory than later sections of the Bible and therefore, writings as controversial as those in Leviticus should be examined with greater scrutiny.
Later on, Mr. Hagey notes the dire consequences that can result if people are given too much freedom (even in the confines of their own homes). He says that if a man asks a friend to kill him then such a situation could be avoided if we prevented people from doing what they wanted in their homes. So in other words Mr. Hagey, because a man might ask a friend to kill him,society has the moral responsibility to willingly surrender its rights to the state? YOU MUST BE JOKING. Essentially what you're saying is that people don't know what's good for them, especially gays and lesbians, and therefore other more "enlightened" people should make their decisions for them, by force if need be. This is the kind of patronizing statism that our society doesn't need and although your intentions are well-meaning, the potential abuses of power by those in control of such a system are too great. As the old saying goes, absolute power corrupts absolutely.
And then you go on to say that "...I have nothing against homosexuals. Similarly, I do not hate murderers, although I am against murder. It is important to separate the person from the action." The implication couldn't be more clear: homosexuals and murderers are virtually one and the same, societal scourges whose immoral propensities contradict the teachings of God. The connection between homosexuality and criminal behaviour is made time and time again with no proof to back it up. (What a surprise!) It's always easy to find sympathy for a cause by playing on the paranoia of others but such a tactic is ultimately destined for failure.
My suggestion is that you re-examine your position on the subject of gays and lesbians because as things now stand, you are doing yourself a disservice.
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