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Pluvious

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16. One perspective I've often pointed out...

Sun Apr 21, 2024, 02:45 PM

Apr 21

Is how accepting everyone is to the notion that autism is a deviation from the norm, and furthermore,
it's understood the differences are exhibited on a spectrum

It's also a condition of the brain

If one's sexual orientation might also be a deviation from the norm, could that too also be on a spectrum ?

Originating from differences in the brain ?

For myself, it's inconceivable to choose to be sexually intimate with another man. I have always been attracted to the opposite gender (even in first grade!)

But, if my orientation was more on the spectrum - more near the center, I might believe that being attracted to the same gender is indeed more of a "lifestyle choice," and in my ignorance, I might assume that everyone was the same as me

(I decided to make this a post, as I've been meaning to for some time now)

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So I pointed out to several evangelicals that their thought processes is wrong when it comes to the LGBTQ community. [View all] Duncanpup Apr 21 OP

I love the way you keep poking your neighbors Marthe48 Apr 21 #1

I don't know you... TrueBlueNV Apr 21 #2

You are one smart man, I love how you tie their pea brains into knots. MLAA Apr 21 #3

Good one. I hope you have a wonderful day. onecaliberal Apr 21 #4

Bless your righteous soul! Easterncedar Apr 21 #5

i belive christ is real, but i love your methodolgy of blowing the wind out of these jerks sail. AllaN01Bear Apr 21 #6

I hope they didn't fire the barber catrose Apr 21 #7

Evangelicals were pro-choice up until 1980 when Jerry Falwell, et al. needed a campaign issue to run on and oust Carter dlk Apr 21 #8

As Lee Atwater said, "We started out yelling Nword, Nword, Nword. After 1970 that starts to hurt. We had to be more Marcuse Apr 21 #14

Misogyny is universal dlk Apr 21 #19

Yes.The evangelical meme that abortion is murder is a pretext They think forced births will increase their birth rate. Marcuse Apr 21 #21

Yet intentionally causing the deaths of mothers doesn't even register on their radar dlk Apr 22 #22

Acceptable collateral damage. Marcuse Apr 22 #23

In service to their misogyny dlk Apr 22 #24

In service to their misogy dlk Apr 22 #25

I recently moved my 92 y/o mom to an independent residence full of evangelicals & Salvation Army members. They were RamblingRose Apr 21 #9

Sorry about your Mom in this place, but some of them are pretty decent, I suspect from the sound of it, it is. And SWBTATTReg Apr 21 #11

Way to slay LuvLoogie Apr 21 #10

Jesus was certanly "woke" IbogaProject Apr 21 #12

The religious leaders of the day criticized him. ChazInAz Apr 21 #13

The cruelty of the God of the Bible always astounded me Farmer-Rick Apr 21 #15

One perspective I've often pointed out... Pluvious Apr 21 #16

As soon as I read this part, i knew this was going to be great story! ShazzieB Apr 21 #17

It's OBVIOUS! They are afraid that when the gay barber touches their hair, DemocraticPatriot Apr 22 #26

But of course! ShazzieB Apr 22 #29

Well done, sir! Aristus Apr 21 #18

Scaring the unwashed with a vengeful god MOMFUDSKI Apr 21 #20

Keep up the good poking, Duncanpup! Diamond_Dog Apr 22 #27

I always wonder, too, about "Judge not." snot Apr 22 #28

"I'm left handed. I get seven times the ink and seven times the sin in the Bible that being gay does." Torchlight Apr 22 #30

Waste of time to even entertain the possibility they think or attempt integrity. lindysalsagal Apr 22 #31