Posts by joelbear

Caligirl summed it up quite nicely. I walked away with exactly the same feelings. They could have edited out 1/2 hour and made it an easier movie to watch. but that is Ang Lee's style, he uses very long scenes in all of his movies. that is his creative style.

if you are afraid of the movie, read the story by Annie Proulx first. Its in her collection of short stories about the west called Open Range, its the only gay themed story in the book.

114

Do you support gay marriage?

by chappy in

is your belief moral, social or practical?

would you feel the same way if there were absolutely no religious influence on the matter pro or con?.

regardless of your belief, does every adult have a fundimental right to marry anyone of his or her choosing, regardless of gender?.

joelbear

the creation story is a myth, so i kind of think of the idea of adam and eve as quaint, but rather foolish.

i don't think of Mitch and my relationship as a marriage. it is a loving partnership between two men, i think we need a new word

how bout menawoona and women's partnerships could be womenawoona.

the word marriage, like the word christian has been marred by all kinds of negative activity that basically make the words watered down to the point of meaninglessness. marriages don't last lifetimes anymore. christians in general practice very few of Christ's teachings.

i cringe at the pictures of homosexuals copying heterosexual traditions. i would rather have our own traditions, we are different.

114

Do you support gay marriage?

by chappy in

is your belief moral, social or practical?

would you feel the same way if there were absolutely no religious influence on the matter pro or con?.

regardless of your belief, does every adult have a fundimental right to marry anyone of his or her choosing, regardless of gender?.

joelbear

the only real number we have on how many gay people there are in america is the census of 2000. it counted 600,000 gay couples. thats 1.2 million gays that actually were counted. it amounted to about 1% of the couples in the country. so, i figure not all gay couples reported themselves, a lot of gay couples do not cohabitate so they would not count as households, plus of course it doesn't count the single gay people, also it doesn't count gay people that are married to the opposite sex and in the closet.

i just want to get cake smooshed in my face.

114

Do you support gay marriage?

by chappy in

is your belief moral, social or practical?

would you feel the same way if there were absolutely no religious influence on the matter pro or con?.

regardless of your belief, does every adult have a fundimental right to marry anyone of his or her choosing, regardless of gender?.

joelbear

i just want people to throw rice at me.

114

Do you support gay marriage?

by chappy in

is your belief moral, social or practical?

would you feel the same way if there were absolutely no religious influence on the matter pro or con?.

regardless of your belief, does every adult have a fundimental right to marry anyone of his or her choosing, regardless of gender?.

joelbear

god is a superstition

59

Christians - Do you believe the flood occurred?

by AlmostAtheist in

jw
friends

when i was a bible believer, i accepted the flood.

the frozen mammoths and seashells on mountaintops were "evidence", but the only needed proof was simply that the bible said so.

as a christian, do you believe the flood story?.

joelbear

actually the whole rainbow part of the story makes it sound very much like greek mythology.

114

Do you support gay marriage?

by chappy in

is your belief moral, social or practical?

would you feel the same way if there were absolutely no religious influence on the matter pro or con?.

regardless of your belief, does every adult have a fundimental right to marry anyone of his or her choosing, regardless of gender?.

joelbear

being black and being gay are both inborn traits, however i myself think we have more in common with the women's civil rights fight