Sunday, May 23, 2004

HOMOSEXUAL TYRANNY

I reproduce below the whole of a recent post on Clayton Cramer's blog. I must say, that like Clayton, I have basically never given two hoots about what homosexuals do with their bodies, but their recent tendency to tyrannize those who disapprove of them (Heck! A lot of people disapprove of ME but I don't go running to the courts about it!) is beginning to make me think that the traditional conservative horror of them might have some wisdom to it.

"I had mentioned some months back my concern that the gay rights crowd's success would inevitably mean the end of freedom for others. Professor Volokh also pointed to an example of a man sent to prison in Britain for carrying signs that argued that homosexuality was a sin. (The signs caused homosexuals to to attack this man, so he was sent to prison for inciting a riot.)

There have been other incidents as well, such as a Canadian teacher who was suspended from teaching because of letters to the editor he wrote expressing his disapproval of homosexuality. The Supreme Court of British Columbia decided that expressing such opinions "undermine the ability of members of the targeted group, homosexuals, to attain individual self-fulfilment." (The fact that no one gives me money to write full-time inteferes with my "individual self-fulfilment" but I haven't filed suit over this--yet.)

Now Professor Volokh gives another example of the homosexual campaign to abolish freedom--except for themselves. The ACLU filed suit against a printing company because they refused to print same-sex wedding invitations:
SEATTLE -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington today announced an agreement settling a discrimination complaint filed by a gay man against a local business that refused to print invitations to his wedding with his same-sex partner. Under the agreement, the business owner has apologized for her actions and agreed to abide by Seattle's anti-discrimination law in the future.

"Our nation's commitment to ending discrimination requires businesses to serve all customers equally," said ACLU of Washington staff attorney Aaron Caplan, who represented the gay man in the case. "Business owners are entitled to their private opinions about same-sex marriage, but discriminatory business practices are not permitted."
How long before clergymen are allowed to have their "private opinions" about same-sex marriage, but can't refuse to perform such marriages? Whatever happened to the ACLU's commitment to freedom of conscience?

Why are homosexuals so terrified of someone holding a differing opinion--even to the level of forcing a business to print wedding invitations? I wouldn't force an antiwar activist to go fight in Iraq. I wouldn't force them to pay for the war out of taxes (as long as they were willing to grant me the same freedom with respect to the government programs of which I disapprove). But homosexuals seem to be terrified that someone won't smile stupidly and say, "That's nice."

I really don't see much argument in favor of sodomy laws, except for this. There seems to be a totalitarian nature to homosexuality--hence their desire to shut up anyone that disagrees with them. The more time that they have to spend trying to persuade a majority to repeal sodomy laws (as opposed to persuading a few judges instead), the less time they have to pursue their totalitarian campaign of suppressing freedom of speech".

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