 | | Another interesting essay & how I found it (was: gay by birth vs. gay by choice) —Carl Watson
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| | | Here is the essay on Homosexauality: (URL) I don't agree with a lot of the conclusions drawn) & here is how I found it. A few months ago I found out about the Baha'i faith. The following principles of the Baha'i faith are why I researched it (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Another interesting essay & how I found it (was: gay by birth vs. gay by choice) —Jennifer Clark
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| | | | | (...) change (...) Thanks for that Carl, I enjoyed your post (although I've not read the follow up URLs yet) and tend to agree with your sentiment. The notion of choosing who you fancy seems absurd; I mean how many of us end up with the partners we (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Another interesting essay & how I found it (was: gay by birth vs. gay by choice) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | | (...) Not if they don't find out. The very nature of the "harm" that takes place -- that you have to know about it in order for it to hurt -- makes me question the validity of calling it harm. DaveE previously asserted that it would be bad for him (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Another interesting essay & how I found it (was: gay by birth vs. gay by choice) —Jennifer Clark
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| | | | | | | | > The very nature of the "harm" that takes place -- that you have to know about (...) his (...) it's bad (...) Infidelities to do often come out in the end, and of course there is the possibility of you infecting the partner who is unaware of your (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Another interesting essay & how I found it (was: gay by birth vs. gay by choice) —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | | | (...) I agree. Lying about such things goes against my aesthetic. Please don't miconstrue any of what I'm saying to suggest that I advocate 'cheating' on your spouse. I don't. But I'm still exploring the nature of morals (or what I and others think (...) (23 years ago, 8-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Another interesting essay & how I found it (was: gay by birth vs. gay by choice) —David Eaton
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| | | | | | (...) I would certainly personally agree with the sentiment. Point was being that both acting homosexually AND wanting to cheat on a spouse are considered to be sinful acts by some sects of Christianity, regardless of who they hurt. IE, even if it (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Another interesting essay & how I found it (was: gay by birth vs. gay by choice) —Frank Filz
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| | | | (...) For contrast, here are some principals for Unitarian Universalism set with those of the Bahai faith: Unitarian Universalists commonly hold: (...) The inherent worth and dignity of all people. (UU pricipal #1) (...) Acceptance of one another (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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