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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Don't Force Gay Values On Others (Gleaner Letter)

As the homophobes continue to crawl out of the woodwork in response to recent issues chief among them the New York State in the US adoption of gay marriage rights to same gender loving couples, this writer sounds like one of those elitist expatriates who feel a little "foreign" exposure qualifies them to tell the rest of us here how to think. We do not need that and the stupid arguments presented shows a deep underlined fear of the unknown, unknown in as far as their obviously limited view on homosexuality.

Being a homosexual is not all about sex.

Here is the letter decide for yourself what this is all about.

Jamaica Gleaner Company

THE EDITOR, Sir:

I cannot help but agree with Carol Campbell that Jamaica should retain and enforce its laws against buggery rather than pander to the hedonistic, queer mentality of other nations.

There is nothing, from both a scientific and biblical view, that supports the perversion of homosexual activity. The Bible condemns it and science has affirmed that there is no gay gene.

Homosexuals want their abnormality accepted because, they claim, it harms no one. This is not true.

Same-sex marriage has a profoundly negative impact on the welfare of children. A large body of social scientific research indicates that children thrive best with a mother and father who teach them gender identity and sex role expectations. This was the conclusion of a committee of the French National Assembly, which recommended, in January 2006, that France not accept same-sex marriage because of its detrimental effect on children.

Same-sex marriages are not functionally equivalent to opposite-sex marriages, but are different in structure, values and practice.

Collision course

The legalisation of same-sex marriage in Canada has put law and religion on a collision course.

Religion-based social services, such as counselling and adoption services, are now required to conform to the same-sex marriage law. The tax-exempt status of churches has become the subject of intimidation and harassment. Those who favour same-sex marriages are free to speak their views, but those opposed to them are being harassed and coerced into refraining from doing so.

Within school boards, teachers and other individuals are being forced to deny their religious beliefs and freedom of speech by being required to promote same-sex marriage, and publicly refraining from expressing any opposition to it.

School boards in Quebec and Ontario now require homosexual 'education' in their school systems. Such programmes do not provide balanced instruction on the issue, and the medical, psychological and legal impact of homosexuality are not mentioned.

As these examples show, these are monumental consequences to same-sex marriage. Are these the kind of changes we want?

The acceptance of homosexuality is just the first step. Then comes homosexual marriage and polygamy. Eventually, marriage will be nothing more than a social contract to have sex with consenting partners of any age. Religions will then be outlawed and anarchy will rule.

JUSTIN TOBIN

justintobin22@gmail.com

Montreal, Canada
ENDS

My Two cents:

I gave a short answer in the comments section which I doubt will be published as recently my last few attempts have gone unapproved so here it is:

Where is your proof that homosexuality is abnormal when several other species in the animal kingdom also display same sex attraction such as Zebras, Lions and Giraffes?

Marriage has always been a contract you idiot, marriage has undergone many changes based on cultural practices, legal and legislative changes and practices all with some state recognition towards benefits of some sort being attributed, what is this inherent fear that somehow heterosexual rights and marriage is going to be affected or reduced somehow?

There are gay people in the world, not all of us are meant to procreate in my view if so the population of the world would have tripled or quadrupled by now ..... get over it!!!! plus you don't live here what right you have to dictate what happens here?

Peace and tolerance

H

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When Arrested and taken to a Police Station you have the right to:

a. Make a phone call: to a lawyer or relative or anyone
b. Ask to see a lawyer immediately: if you don’t have the money ask for a Duty Council
c. A Duty Council is a lawyer provided by the state
d. Talk to a lawyer before you talk to the police
e. Tell your lawyer if anyone hits you and identify who did so by name and number
f. Give no explanations excuses or stories: you can make your defense later in court based on what you and your lawyer decided
g. Ask the sub officer in charge of the station to grant bail once you are charged with an offence
h. Ask to be taken before a justice of The Peace immediately if the sub officer refuses you bail
i. Demand to be brought before a Resident Magistrate and have your lawyer ask the judge for bail
j. Ask that any property taken from you be listed and sealed in your presence
Cases of Assault:An assault is an apprehension that someone is about to hit you

The following may apply:
1) Call 119 or go to the station or the police arrives depending on the severity of the injuries

2) The report must be about the incident as it happened, once the report is admitted as evidence it becomes the basis for the trial

3) Critical evidence must be gathered as to the injuries received which may include a Doctor’s report of the injuries.

4) The description must be clearly stated; describing injuries directly and identifying them clearly, show the doctor the injuries clearly upon the visit it must be able to stand up under cross examination in court.

5) Misguided evidence threatens the credibility of the witness during a trial; avoid the questioning of the witnesses credibility, the tribunal of fact must be able to rely on the witness’s word in presenting evidence

6) The court is guided by credible evidence on which it will make it’s finding of facts

7) Bolster the credibility of a case by a report from an independent disinterested party.

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