Relationships are not about reproduction. They are about love, companionship, mutual support, sex, and so on. Those things don't require the couple to be opposite-sex.
Many religions do consider it a sin to be gay, but they usually consider belonging to other religions (or none) to be sinful too. That hasn't stopped religious diversity becoming mainstream in many many places.
For example, the gay pilot was ok. He tells you he's gay, acts interested, and you can let him down. The other guy though, I replayed ME1 to be sure, and he tells you he's straight. It was an obvious plot problem imho.
True. After all, nobody has ever said they were straight when they haven't meant it, or were confused, or thought they were straight until they found themselves in the right circumstances.
is there some sort of middle ground? I mean, if someone wants their game character to be in a same sex relationship that's fine, it's their game, but if it's part of the story line that is exposing me to things I really don't wanna see.... i don't think that is ok, and the game should make that clear before purchase.
Do you object to characters having opposite-sex relationships too? It seems to me that you should either allow both same-sex and opposite sex relationships, or ban both.
If you "don't wanna see" same-sex relationships in games because you don't want to see them anywhere, then tough. We are people too you know, and I'm not going to pretend my husband is a platonic friend just because you don't feel comfortable seeing two people who love each other.
"Seriously, if the rights owner doesn't wish to persue selling it or licensing the right to produce it, then why shouldn't businesses be able to jump right in (after a sufficient number of years has passed) and start making whatever it is? Because if it ends up abandoned, then it's of no use to anyone!"
Because there can be many reasons for not wanting something reproduced, and just because someone doesn't want to sell or license something they have created doesn't mean they have abandoned it.
I've written short stories that I wouldn't want anyone to reproduce, even if I was well paid, largely because reproduction in the wrong context (or, worse, any form of merchandising) would change the meaning of the story.
We used to have plastic £5 notes in Northern Ireland. They featured a picture of the space shuttle. Best connection any of us could come up with is that Northern Ireland is on a planet that the space shuttle has orbited.
I can almost hear the migraines lining up to assault me now.
Sumatriptan is your friend. I started having migraines badly about 15 years ago. They stopped, but then a couple of years ago. My doctor gave me sumatrpitan, to be taken when a migraine comes on. They are MAGIC. A migraine can be gone in less than 5 minutes.
Ever been poked accidentally by a barber? Now, what happens if they draw blood (even a drop is enough) and you're HIV positive? It's a reasonable question to ask.
The thing is, there are a lot of blood-borne diseases, and not everybody who has them knows they have them. If someone's blood gets drawn, you have to assume that it is carrying HIV et al.
There is no doubt that the attempted rape of the angels was pretty detestable, but why would it be typical? If Sodom was known for being full of rapists, why didn't Ezekiel say? Why did Christ talk about Sodom in the context of inhospitality, not rape?
Actually, the sin of Sodom is made very clear in the Bible, in Ezekiel 16:49-50:
Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.
Of course: denial of the reality you can see for yourself, by yourself, with your own eyes - because it conflicts with some absurd, childish dogma somewhere - is one of the hallmarks of religious people (= liars).
That is not what I do, and that is not what most religious people I know do.
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How does my marriage devalue anyone else's? Did every married couple somehow become less married when I did?
Relationships are not about reproduction. They are about love, companionship, mutual support, sex, and so on. Those things don't require the couple to be opposite-sex.
Many religions do consider it a sin to be gay, but they usually consider belonging to other religions (or none) to be sinful too. That hasn't stopped religious diversity becoming mainstream in many many places.
For example, the gay pilot was ok. He tells you he's gay, acts interested, and you can let him down. The other guy though, I replayed ME1 to be sure, and he tells you he's straight. It was an obvious plot problem imho.
True. After all, nobody has ever said they were straight when they haven't meant it, or were confused, or thought they were straight until they found themselves in the right circumstances.
I'd love for gays to come to my church. I've invited gay friends and co-workers. I rarely get taken up on it.
Which church is it? Would you welcome me and my husband, as full members? Would you expect us to dissolve our relationship?
is there some sort of middle ground? I mean, if someone wants their game character to be in a same sex relationship that's fine, it's their game, but if it's part of the story line that is exposing me to things I really don't wanna see.... i don't think that is ok, and the game should make that clear before purchase.
Do you object to characters having opposite-sex relationships too? It seems to me that you should either allow both same-sex and opposite sex relationships, or ban both.
If you "don't wanna see" same-sex relationships in games because you don't want to see them anywhere, then tough. We are people too you know, and I'm not going to pretend my husband is a platonic friend just because you don't feel comfortable seeing two people who love each other.
If it's not, I wonder if it will get modded insightful?
In the UK you can be gay and be in the Scouts. There is even an active support unit for gay and lesbian scouts - FLAGS - the National Scout Active Support Unit for LGBT members of Scouting in the UK. I walked with the FLAGS group in London Pride 2011, and my husband tells me I'll be doing it again in 2012 :)
The BBC published an article about that today: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16943314
"Seriously, if the rights owner doesn't wish to persue selling it or licensing the right to produce it, then why shouldn't businesses be able to jump right in (after a sufficient number of years has passed) and start making whatever it is? Because if it ends up abandoned, then it's of no use to anyone!"
Because there can be many reasons for not wanting something reproduced, and just because someone doesn't want to sell or license something they have created doesn't mean they have abandoned it.
I've written short stories that I wouldn't want anyone to reproduce, even if I was well paid, largely because reproduction in the wrong context (or, worse, any form of merchandising) would change the meaning of the story.
Then why is there a Bible verse banning them?
Where?
We used to have plastic £5 notes in Northern Ireland. They featured a picture of the space shuttle. Best connection any of us could come up with is that Northern Ireland is on a planet that the space shuttle has orbited.
I can almost hear the migraines lining up to assault me now.
Sumatriptan is your friend. I started having migraines badly about 15 years ago. They stopped, but then a couple of years ago. My doctor gave me sumatrpitan, to be taken when a migraine comes on. They are MAGIC. A migraine can be gone in less than 5 minutes.
Ever been poked accidentally by a barber? Now, what happens if they draw blood (even a drop is enough) and you're HIV positive? It's a reasonable question to ask.
The thing is, there are a lot of blood-borne diseases, and not everybody who has them knows they have them. If someone's blood gets drawn, you have to assume that it is carrying HIV et al.
It always used to amuse me that my homophobic brother watched WWE while disapproving of me watching Queer as Folk.
"Supernatural" means "cannot be explained by currently known laws of physics", doesn't it?
Yep, I think that's a reasonable conclusion. There was a lot of nastiness going on.
There is no doubt that the attempted rape of the angels was pretty detestable, but why would it be typical? If Sodom was known for being full of rapists, why didn't Ezekiel say? Why did Christ talk about Sodom in the context of inhospitality, not rape?
Yes, there are some very nasty parts in the Bible, particularly the crucifixion of Christ. The Bible is a book about people, and people are nasty.
Actually, the sin of Sodom is made very clear in the Bible, in Ezekiel 16:49-50:
They did not help the poor and needy. Nothing to do with sex, gay or otherwise. I wrote something about this a few years ago.
Of course: denial of the reality you can see for yourself, by yourself, with your own eyes - because it conflicts with some absurd, childish dogma somewhere - is one of the hallmarks of religious people (= liars).
That is not what I do, and that is not what most religious people I know do.
Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why: The Science of Sexual Orientation covers various physical and psychological differences between males and females. Pages 107 to 109 refer to the studies that may be of interest to you.
distasteful to all honest (=non-religious) people.
You can't equate "honest" and "non-religious". I'm religious, and I believe things that I cannot prove to be true[1]. That is honest.
[1]I suspect most people believe things that they cannot prove to be true, but that's another discussion.
That is a good plan.
It's bloody scary when everything is a 1 though.
Stranger things have happened :-D
Agreed :-)