Comments on: Why is it so hard to coexist? http://stevenhaddox.com/2008/10/04/why-is-it-so-hard-to-coexist/ Hacking Life One Day at a Time Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:43:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: katie http://stevenhaddox.com/2008/10/04/why-is-it-so-hard-to-coexist/#comment-154 katie Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:53:44 +0000 http://www.stevenhaddox.com/?p=148#comment-154 1. you never blog... so that's why i'm choosing this one over your code monkey one... 2. your blog is still pink... it's november now. 3. i also tagged you on my blog... the deal is: you have to go to your pictures file and post the 4th picture in the 4th file and describe it a little and tag 4 other people. 4. do it! do it now! 5. i love you! 6. one month till our 2 year anniversary! 7. well.... that's it. 8. really! why can't i stop?! <3<3katie 1. you never blog… so that’s why i’m choosing this one over your code monkey one…

2. your blog is still pink… it’s november now.

3. i also tagged you on my blog…

the deal is:
you have to go to your pictures file and post the 4th picture in the 4th file and describe it a little and tag 4 other people.

4. do it! do it now!

5. i love you!

6. one month till our 2 year anniversary!

7. well…. that’s it.

8. really! why can’t i stop?!

<3<3katie

]]> By: Bob Duker http://stevenhaddox.com/2008/10/04/why-is-it-so-hard-to-coexist/#comment-145 Bob Duker Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:51:33 +0000 http://www.stevenhaddox.com/?p=148#comment-145 There may be some that are against same sex marriage because of a dislike of homosexuals, but for me as a father it's a little different. I have worked with many homosexuals over the years and have had no problems. They have always been like every other co-workers. My problem with the jump from tolerance to acceptance is that it then puts marriage in a different place. Marriage is a religious institution. By forcing others to expand their views of marriage from between a man and a woman to any to individuals it becomes at odds with the very basis of religion. We came to America to escape religious persecution, but with this freedom we have a responsibility. I believe it takes just as much faith for someone to believe in God as it does for some one not to. I believe that gay marriage makes a mockery of the very institution of marriage. I believe that aside from the partnership advantages of marriage, marriage is for the baring of children. I believe that it takes a mother & a father to raise a child. This of course is not always possible, but is most desirable. I neither hate homosexuals or condemn them for their acts. My place is not to judge others. I only wish to keep the sanctity of marriage in place. So tolerate and coexist, but please tolerate my beliefs as well. It's easy to say coexist and we need tolerance when you give nothing in return. It's not about picking on a small minority within the population, it's about a small minority within the population dictating what we can and cannot do, what we have to tolerate, what our children must be taught, and what our tax dollars must pay for. There may be some that are against same sex marriage because of a dislike of homosexuals, but for me as a father it’s a little different. I have worked with many homosexuals over the years and have had no problems. They have always been like every other co-workers. My problem with the jump from tolerance to acceptance is that it then puts marriage in a different place. Marriage is a religious institution. By forcing others to expand their views of marriage from between a man and a woman to any to individuals it becomes at odds with the very basis of religion. We came to America to escape religious persecution, but with this freedom we have a responsibility. I believe it takes just as much faith for someone to believe in God as it does for some one not to. I believe that gay marriage makes a mockery of the very institution of marriage. I believe that aside from the partnership advantages of marriage, marriage is for the baring of children. I believe that it takes a mother & a father to raise a child. This of course is not always possible, but is most desirable. I neither hate homosexuals or condemn them for their acts. My place is not to judge others. I only wish to keep the sanctity of marriage in place. So tolerate and coexist, but please tolerate my beliefs as well. It’s easy to say coexist and we need tolerance when you give nothing in return. It’s not about picking on a small minority within the population, it’s about a small minority within the population dictating what we can and cannot do, what we have to tolerate, what our children must be taught, and what our tax dollars must pay for.

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