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I accept that there are other interpretations of Paul's message, and believe that the application of it as anti-gay is incorrect.  I know that answer isn't sufficient for most Baptists/Christians, but is it any different than coming to the conclusion that Deut. 22:5 doesn't mean women wearing...

It is heartbreaking in many ways.  But I appreciate the honesty & compassion shown in your admission that you don't know what you would do. 

As I said earlier, I did NOT change my point of view because of my daughter.  I don't expect anyone else to, and I have no desire to challenge your assurance that your Biblical knowledge is superior to those who are more accepting & understanding.  And yes, my daughter chose to marry the...

No different that any other "conviction", in my opinion, except that most people never have to face this one and really examine it for themselves.  We all enter the adult world having to make our own decisions about things we were always taught were unquestionably right or wrong:  women wearing...

Yes.  My beliefs on homosexuality changed decades ago,  as did my beliefs on a lot of things I was taught were "sin" growing up at FBC.  When my daughter told me she was gay, the whole issue just became a lot more important and personal to me, and I've become more outspoken about what I already...

My reaction is... if it had happened a month earlier, my daughter would not have had to move to another state to get married.  I'm glad parents will no longer see their children treated as second class citizens by the state (sadly, they will still be treated as such by family, friends and...

The court shouldn't.  But part of what I took from this thread is that making a legal argument for a reduced sentence (in this case, claiming "it is legal in 38 states") is making light of the sin committed.  Doesn't seem too far of a jump, then, to think that the more seriously you take the...

Is acceptance of the maximum prison sentence necessary if the convict is a Christian?  If it was you, would you never fight for a lighter sentence for yourself or your loved one because that would be making light of the sin committed?  Would you encourage a family member to demand the maximum...

I miss the teenage (at the time) singing groups - The Debonaires, Strength & Beauty, The Lewis Sisters, even the choir that used to sit on the platform on Wednesday nights.  I always liked hearing them sing in church or at high school chapel.

Ha ha!  Even when you're making a "fair and balanced" statement, you can't resist a few extra digs at the conservatives!  Well played.

I'd like to find Gilbert, too, for our HB class reunion.

LOL - I was expecting another thread about gays!  :o

Well, yes, I agree, but I thought that was the whole point of the article: the thought/tendency is a disorder that should be treated in order to (hopefully) prevent him from committing the crime of child abuse.  Maybe I misunderstood.

Does threatening incarcerating for anyone who admits to having the tendencies work in practice?  From what I've read, I believe you're correct that therapy isn't a "cure" but it can be a preventative - and possibly a more effective one than the promise of being locked up for thought crimes. ...

Of course the abuse of a child is and will remain a crime.  But seems to me that if the attraction was treated as a mental disorder BEFORE the pedophile acted on his impulses, it'd be a good thing.  Declaring the thought/desire itself to be a crime doesn't make it go away, it just guarantees...

I think this is closer to how most politically-interested people are, even though they are assumed to be blind followers who never question anything. Isn't the Drudge Report simply a collection of links? It was always too cluttered and busy for me but I don't remember it having any commentary...

Forgive me if I remain skeptical.  ;D

Do you really know people for whom this is true?  I hear the accusation thrown around a lot but have never known or met anyone with that kind of loyalty to Fox News. 

One year I was part of a group of HB kids sent to sell candy (Reese's, of course) to the people standing in line outside the auditorium. 

Wait - there used to be a POOL in the Miller building?! That would explain the aqua-colored tiles in the (creepy, old) ladies room. As the daughter of one of the PA room men, I have to wonder who was doing all this clandestine recording, listening and transcribing what had to have been a...