The acceptance of homosexuals has been a very controversial topic for years.
People tend to be afraid of things that they do not know or understand, so our natural reaction is to "punish" it. An example would be the laws restricting homosexuals from doing certain things. In the United States we have laws preventing them from getting married, working in the military, and some jobs won't even hire them. President Clinton signed the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" bill into law in 1993; giving homosexual's permission to participate in the military as long as no one knows what you sexual preference is. We treat homosexuals like they are of a completely different race, just because they are not of the "Status Quo" does not mean that they are not normal human begins just like everyone else. Just because their sexual preference sets them apart, does not make them any different then a guy who prefers different types of women and vice versa. People argue that inequality is wrong and everyone should be treated equal; yet we still cannot accept people who prefer the same sex. A big argument is that the "bible" justifies why they feel so strongly for why slavery is wrong, but then again during slavery the slave masters used it to justify their actions as well. Telling the slaves that if they did exactly what was asked of them then they would be saved. So i think using religion to justify your basis is irrelevant. Everyone has the right to have their own opinion about something. We just need to learn that just because we do not agree with it does not necessarily mean its WRONG.
People tend to be afraid of things that they do not know or understand, so our natural reaction is to "punish" it. An example would be the laws restricting homosexuals from doing certain things. In the United States we have laws preventing them from getting married, working in the military, and some jobs won't even hire them. President Clinton signed the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" bill into law in 1993; giving homosexual's permission to participate in the military as long as no one knows what you sexual preference is. We treat homosexuals like they are of a completely different race, just because they are not of the "Status Quo" does not mean that they are not normal human begins just like everyone else. Just because their sexual preference sets them apart, does not make them any different then a guy who prefers different types of women and vice versa. People argue that inequality is wrong and everyone should be treated equal; yet we still cannot accept people who prefer the same sex. A big argument is that the "bible" justifies why they feel so strongly for why slavery is wrong, but then again during slavery the slave masters used it to justify their actions as well. Telling the slaves that if they did exactly what was asked of them then they would be saved. So i think using religion to justify your basis is irrelevant. Everyone has the right to have their own opinion about something. We just need to learn that just because we do not agree with it does not necessarily mean its WRONG.
