tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668712602334003954.post783644082191197746..comments2024-01-12T15:32:22.236-08:00Comments on The Episconixonian: Church And State, Together ForeverFr. Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09974142521713230215noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5668712602334003954.post-32145430671739521632009-02-07T19:55:00.000-08:002009-02-07T19:55:00.000-08:00A friend wrote as follows:"You say: << ...A friend wrote as follows:<BR/><BR/>"You say:<BR/> << By their lights, efforts to decriminalize homosexuality >><BR/> <BR/>"I know of no one advocating that homosexuality be criminalized. And indeed, even the Georgia anti-sodomy law at issue in Bowers v. Hardwick was democratically removed from the books by the Georgia legislature.<BR/><BR/>"As to the broader issue, it is very important to note a point that is too often lost, perhaps even in your piece. That is the distinction between discriminating on the basis of action versus discriminating on the basis of condition. The gay agenda for the first time has equated the two in a unfair and perhaps dishonest sleight of hand without analysis. My God cares about my actions, not my skin color and not my proclivities, which my God knows are often not Holy. This blurring could hurt our ability in the future to make proper ethical decisions.<BR/> <BR/>"Suggesting that the human rights implications of "being black" are the same as 'committing sodomy' might be insulting to those who have suffered due to their skin color. Perhaps we sophisticated white folks should ask black folks their views on the difference between discrimination based on skin color versus discrimination based on sexual activity that is outside the natural evolutionary imperative of humans (and clear moral standard of virtual all religions). Oh wait, Prop 8 did just that, and our black friends let us know their answer to that question. Is it right for white folks to now reconstruct the meaning of Loving v. Virginia (the miscegenation case) to suit our ever-so-enlightened views?"Fr. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974142521713230215noreply@blogger.com