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Originally Posted by Russ D
No, I've always had these views irregardless of my faith. If the parents are homophobic themselves then they need to be educated just as well.
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But how can you enforce teaching for the parents if you are unwilling to enforce education for the children?
This next bit isn`t directed at you specifically, but is related to a comment you made, which was that you had always held those views. Those views aren`t present at birth, so they had to be impressed upon the individual at some point. This implies that either through accident or design someone has taught the child that homosexuality is wrong (the magnitude of that opinion obviously differing for each specific case). A large part of our society is teach another large part of our society that somone is less worthy (for want of a better term) merely because of their sexual orientation. I don`t see that as a particularly progressive approach.
I expect I`ll be asked this, but I can honestly say that I have never held the view that homosexuality is in any way incorrect. I first became aware of it at around the age of 10, and at that time my mother explained to me there was nothing wrong with it and it is perfectly natural.