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...for we musn't let others read 'gay' books and become 'abnormal'

Ugh... that is... SICKENING and STUPID. that state representative is OUT OF HIS MIND!

That's gay. You should be able to read whatever you want to read. What next, burning books?

What....this is odd.

ahh yes. sweet home alabama.

-where a kid dressed up in a kkk hat for school
-where our biology textbooks have a sticker that says evolution is complete crap
-where our cheif justice is a jesus freak that thinks we should admit that we're trying to spread christianity in iraq and afganistan and the muslims will stop blowing us up (i couldn't figure it out either)
-where they have to say that both overall straps must be on both sholders in the dress code

ahh yes. sweet, sweet home alabama.

omg thats horrible...

The Bible has gay characters in it...

I don't think any book should be banned. That's like how people wanted to ban "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn". People have the right to read what they want.

It does?



Haha, I was going to say that.

Homophobes. So close-minded.. their opinion won't sway easily.

I find that really ironic wording, don't you?

Anyways, I find this really stupid. It's a total waste of time. You can't do anything to stop homosexuality; you're born with it. It's nature, not nurture, so people should just stop trying to ban all this nonsense.

they already made those stickers to say DARWIN's idea of evolution can be a possiblity. thats crazy. jeze these crazy peoples.

if they dont get what they want they will start hate crimes against homosexuals.

what if people said that confederacy shouldnt be in books in the west coast and east coast states..... i bet they would be pissed. wait was alabama a confederate state... lol?

That's dumb

yes, alamaba was in the confederacy.

and do you know more people here wear confederate flag shirts than american flag shirts?

Homosexuality isn't with you at birth. It's a decision.



What's to say Darwin isn't possible?

i'm sure stupidity isn't with you at birth, it's a decision.
so, did the you meant the wizard of oz yet scarecrow?

How come you guys can be so adament that homosexuality is nature not nurture and vice versa? It has been proven on both sides and it just depends on which side you choose to believe in. Maybe it's nature to some but nurture to others?



... so what are you trying to say about Darwin?

i believe that u should be able to read whatever u choose, but that doesnt mean that i support homosexuality (sp?)

That's true in Pennsylvania too. Mostly because almost no one wears American flag shirts. Occasionally, someone might wear a confedereate flag shirt.

ahh... well. i think half the people here have a confederat flag shirt...

i agree. i don't think gay people in books should be banned. there is nothing bad about it.

What the hell does that mean..? o.O


And Nick. People don't decide to be homosexuals. When people "come out", they usually say something to the effect of discovering they're gay. They don't say "Well, one day I just decided to be gay." Sure, there are some gay people who are only gay because it's like.. a fad these days.. But no one just decides to be gay.

hahahhahhaha wtf?

I haven't been to a good book burning in a while.

bahhh. after so much yapping in the other thread regarding homosexuals, some still talk about being homo a decision.

GEEZUS! google this thingy! there's something know as a hormonal imbalance! my lord i shant elaborate.

and yea, its totally stupid to ban such books. homophobic. totally stupid.

It doesn't matter of its a lifestyle choice or not.

The simple fact is that it isn't our business what other people's lifestyles are.

wow just shoot me in the face .. yea ok so homosexuality ... you mean to say when you were little you decided to be straight rather than homosexual. you are born with it.....




what i mean about my statement about darwin is that alabama... no wait georga they put stickers on their text books that said DARWINS iDEAS ARE A POSSIBILITY. you should look up that article on google waccoon.... but darwins ideas are very very possible but i do have my questions about it.

we have the sticker too.

in fact, to clear things up i think i should post what the sticker says:

"this textbook covers the theory of evolution. students should approach this topic with an open view, and remember that it is only a theory. (yada yada crap about other possibilitys "

or something like that... i can't giver you all the text in exact because i don't have the book anymore... and chemistry doesn't cover evolution...

oh yea.. and for my scarecrow comment... i suck at typing...

so it's

have you met the wizard of oz yet scarecrow?

heheh

the guy who wants to ban gay people in books is psycho. nobodys gonna die if theres a gay person in a book.

pfft. the people that determine whether or not books are banned or challenged are limiting a young reader's limits even more.

teachers teach that "the sky is our limit"
Yet school can't teach you everything.

On your own, you`ll read books.

& yet books about drugs, sex, sexuality. are being banned and challenged. plus, books that were never written, aren't going to be written because of that specific reason.

Possible?

I guess gravity is only a possibility too then, after all, they're both just theories.


Back on topic, I think it's kind of silly to ban gay characters in books. Homosexuality is a part of our world culture, a part of history, and banning such would erase an important part of our history.

Well, Darwin messed up a lot of specifics, but he got the general idea...

LOL! you serious? lol... cause he hates gay marriage doesnt mean he has to ban the gay characters from a book!!!! LOL!! HAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAA he must be way too religious. he reminds me of the pastor from the movie "Saved" lOL!!

Darwin's theories, gay people, book bannings.

I swear this country gets better every second.

wtf?!?!?! that's stupid! we should be entitled to read whatever we want. not whatever the government tells us to. i say they are starting to get to much control over us. i mean just because our president doesn't like homosexual people doesn't mean the rest of the country should have a problem with it.

lOL!!!

Are you implying that gay people make the country worse?

Anyway, I think it's stupid for him to ban books with gay characters just because he's against gay marriage. It's obviously because of his bias against gay people, which isn't right in the first place.

how dumb. if it's banned, people will want to show it even more.

someone said that homosexuality is a decison. its not really. either you're born with it or not, because most people figure out or get signs that theyre gay when they are toddlers or a little older. i'm pretty sure they don't know the meaning of gay and homosexuality at that age; they just start realizing it or acting like one when they're older.

Violation of freedom of press.(or was that newspapers? w/e o_O)

Just because he doesnt like gay characters.
Think about all the people who do like gay characters in books/are gay

1) banning gay characters from books is ridiculous, period. people before me have provided sufficient reasoning in me saying that.

2) if you don't want to see books with gay people in them, don't read them. if you don't want to see gay people making out, don't watch. if you don't want gay marraiges to commence near you, don't attend them.

3) WHY WOULD ANYONE CHOOSE TO BE GAY? sure, if someone preferred the same sex more but didn't do anything about it, that's a deicision. it's a decision to come out and admit to yourself that you're just downright gay. but BEING gay..is not a decision. kids in college experiment, but they turn out the way they're supposed to go. hormones develop in teenagers through puberty, which is why most kids realize their sexuality when they're in middle/high school. with the persecution people get for being gay..i would be very surprised if anyone wanted to be gay.

'nuff said.

What a dumbass! You can't ban that cos it's freedom of speech.

But you can ban it from public SCHOOLS, which are government property.

A violation of freedom speech would be something like not letting you write it in the first place.

LOTR is banned by a chuch because it promotes satan.

you know... not all banning is logical.

yea and i just heard like from my aunt that some religious people banned harry potter.. cause its satanic...

my neighbors, who are extremely religious, are not allowed to watch harry potter, but are allowed to watch lord of the rings......weird.

haha...

i compete in academic competitions, with teams...

once we were up against a catholic school.
and they weren't allowed to read harry potter

and guess what the question set was on?

harry potter!

its stupid, its all becuase of gay sex marriage.. it affected everyone else and it make people think differently now ..

On my way home from doing some shopping Tuesday I pulled up behind a truck at a red light. On the truck there was a sticker thing that had one of those fish shaped Jesus promoting symbols (i forgot what they're called). It had TRUTH written on it. and it was eating another one of those symbols with feet that said DARWIN.... And I thought to myslef... I wonder if they have that in the oposite because I'd put that on my car...

lemme guess... you live in the south.

i see spread truth stickers and stuff...
and a bunch of stuff that says only jesus is the true god and all.

i mean, if i were to put an anti-christ sticker on my car it'd be blown up.

That is pathetic! I think gay books are the most interesting ones. Why would you banned them, it's not going to stop you from being gay, or reading gay books.