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		<description><![CDATA[thank you@saxman16

i&#039;m growing less concerned about the issues and more concerned about how many people today are ridiculously stupid. not just ignorant, but seemingly fighting to fit into society by remaining dumb. many of you are coming up with all these biblical/law of nature arguments to justify the plain and simple fact that YOU JUST DON&#039;T LIKE HOMOSEXUALITY. because naturally...there are asexual (Cnemidophorus neomexicanus) and homosexual (from primates to dragonflies) species of animals. homosexuality has been around since sexuality began...so stop being so damn stupid. if homosexuality is such a major sin and all you biblical scholars are obviously all about obeying god, how many laws are there against lying? how about we organize some hate groups for liars? how about some laws against committing adultery? where are the laws against letting liars get married? let&#039;s condemn all those that aren&#039;t honoring their parents...where are the laws against that? biblically you idiots can&#039;t even keep it consistent across the board. now let&#039;s say no homosexuals are allowed to ever marry...will the divorce rate go down? are heteros keeping the sanctity of marriage holy? is it safe now? are all the str8s being faithful to all of their hubbys and wifeys? get real. the bible was packaged together by the same people that brought you slavery you...how bright is it to adopt the same god and belief system of the people that were beating and depriving you?! so...like i said...the fact of the matter is gay rights is a civil rights matter and it can be compared to the black civil rights struggle because of the injustice. black people got hanged, dragged, burned; gays have been getting slaughtered for over 1000yrs - burned at the stake, shot, etc. stop thinking that somebody&#039;s trying to diminish the horrific acts committed to blacks...rather look at the horrific acts being committed also to homosexuals. but still...the fact that many of you can&#039;t understand something THAT simple is what worries me more than gay rights and the black civil rights movement combined.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>thank you@saxman16</p>
<p>i&#8217;m growing less concerned about the issues and more concerned about how many people today are ridiculously stupid. not just ignorant, but seemingly fighting to fit into society by remaining dumb. many of you are coming up with all these biblical/law of nature arguments to justify the plain and simple fact that YOU JUST DON&#8217;T LIKE HOMOSEXUALITY. because naturally&#8230;there are asexual (Cnemidophorus neomexicanus) and homosexual (from primates to dragonflies) species of animals. homosexuality has been around since sexuality began&#8230;so stop being so damn stupid. if homosexuality is such a major sin and all you biblical scholars are obviously all about obeying god, how many laws are there against lying? how about we organize some hate groups for liars? how about some laws against committing adultery? where are the laws against letting liars get married? let&#8217;s condemn all those that aren&#8217;t honoring their parents&#8230;where are the laws against that? biblically you idiots can&#8217;t even keep it consistent across the board. now let&#8217;s say no homosexuals are allowed to ever marry&#8230;will the divorce rate go down? are heteros keeping the sanctity of marriage holy? is it safe now? are all the str8s being faithful to all of their hubbys and wifeys? get real. the bible was packaged together by the same people that brought you slavery you&#8230;how bright is it to adopt the same god and belief system of the people that were beating and depriving you?! so&#8230;like i said&#8230;the fact of the matter is gay rights is a civil rights matter and it can be compared to the black civil rights struggle because of the injustice. black people got hanged, dragged, burned; gays have been getting slaughtered for over 1000yrs &#8211; burned at the stake, shot, etc. stop thinking that somebody&#8217;s trying to diminish the horrific acts committed to blacks&#8230;rather look at the horrific acts being committed also to homosexuals. but still&#8230;the fact that many of you can&#8217;t understand something THAT simple is what worries me more than gay rights and the black civil rights movement combined.</p>
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		<title>By: Das_Blaq</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#039;t recall the current homosexuals being specifically descended from slaves.  I rest my case.  Is it a Civil Rights movement?  Perhaps.  Is it something Blacks should jump on because &#039;Civil Rights&#039; is in it?  No.  If you want to offend Gay marriages then that is your choice.  I do not support homosexual marriages though I support homosexual joining.  The term &#039;marriage&#039; is pulled straight out of the Bible in regards to a man and a woman.  So if you&#039;re homosexual then f a marriage.  I believe a &#039;Joining&#039; of homosexuals should have the same rights as a marriage between heterosexuals.

All I have to say is colored water fountains, hoses, dogs, little girls being burnt alive in church buildings, Jim Crow, and Black Codes.  The persecution of current homosexuals doesn&#039;t even come close.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t recall the current homosexuals being specifically descended from slaves.  I rest my case.  Is it a Civil Rights movement?  Perhaps.  Is it something Blacks should jump on because &#8216;Civil Rights&#8217; is in it?  No.  If you want to offend Gay marriages then that is your choice.  I do not support homosexual marriages though I support homosexual joining.  The term &#8216;marriage&#8217; is pulled straight out of the Bible in regards to a man and a woman.  So if you&#8217;re homosexual then f a marriage.  I believe a &#8216;Joining&#8217; of homosexuals should have the same rights as a marriage between heterosexuals.</p>
<p>All I have to say is colored water fountains, hoses, dogs, little girls being burnt alive in church buildings, Jim Crow, and Black Codes.  The persecution of current homosexuals doesn&#8217;t even come close.</p>
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		<title>By: Black Info.Net - African American News Hub &#124; Black Info.Net</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: saxman16</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m tired of you idiots spouting your homophobic bullshit. You want comparisons? Here&#039;s one for you.

It used to be illegal for interracial couples to marry. The same people using the Bible to support their claims now, did it then. Even high-profile celebrities were kept from even dating outside their race. It wasn&#039;t until the aptly named, &quot;Loving vs. Virginia&quot; trial, that THIS quote was made.

&quot;Marriage is one of the &quot;basic civil rights of man,&quot; fundamental to our very existence and survival.... To deny this fundamental freedom on so unsupportable a basis as the racial classifications embodied in these statutes, classifications so directly subversive of the principle of equality at the heart of the Fourteenth Amendment, is surely to deprive all the State&#039;s citizens of liberty without due process of law. The Fourteenth Amendment requires that the freedom of choice to marry not be restricted by invidious racial discrimination. Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual and cannot be infringed by the State.&quot;

You know what the argument AGAINST this case was? You don&#039;t get to choose who you marry.

&quot;Plaintiffs&#039; reliance on Loving v. Virginia (388 US 1 [1967]) for the proposition that the US Supreme Court has established a fundamental &#039;right to marry the spouse of one&#039;s choice&#039; outside the male/female construct is misplaced... In its brief due process analysis, the Supreme Court reiterated that marriage is a right &quot;fundamental to our very existence and survival&quot;...  Although the Court characterized the right to marry as a &quot;choice,&quot; it did not articulate the broad &quot;right to marry the spouse of one&#039;s choice&quot; suggested by plaintiffs here.&quot;

Both sourced from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia

To CaliFemme23, let me remind you that gays have been beaten and killed for being gay, too. It&#039;s also been going on for longer. In 1482, Knight von Hohenberg, Swiss knight, burned at the stake together with his lover, his young squire.

Homosexuality is STILL punishable by death in seven countries: Iran, Mauritania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

In the U.S. and Europe, &quot;Violent hate crimes against LGBT people are notable because they tend to be especially brutal, &quot;an intense rage is present in nearly all homicide cases involving gay male victims&quot;. It is rare for a victim to just be shot, he is more likelely to be stabbed multiple times, mutilated, and strangled. &quot;They frequently involved torture, cutting, mutilation... showing the absolute intent to rub out the human being because of his (sexual) preference&quot;.&quot;

In 1999, in Cape Town, South Africa, a gay bar was bombed.

Only an ignorant person would assume that gays haven&#039;t had the types of treatment blacks have had, simply because not all of it took place in the U.S.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m tired of you idiots spouting your homophobic bullshit. You want comparisons? Here&#8217;s one for you.</p>
<p>It used to be illegal for interracial couples to marry. The same people using the Bible to support their claims now, did it then. Even high-profile celebrities were kept from even dating outside their race. It wasn&#8217;t until the aptly named, &#8220;Loving vs. Virginia&#8221; trial, that THIS quote was made.</p>
<p>&#8220;Marriage is one of the &#8220;basic civil rights of man,&#8221; fundamental to our very existence and survival&#8230;. To deny this fundamental freedom on so unsupportable a basis as the racial classifications embodied in these statutes, classifications so directly subversive of the principle of equality at the heart of the Fourteenth Amendment, is surely to deprive all the State&#8217;s citizens of liberty without due process of law. The Fourteenth Amendment requires that the freedom of choice to marry not be restricted by invidious racial discrimination. Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual and cannot be infringed by the State.&#8221;</p>
<p>You know what the argument AGAINST this case was? You don&#8217;t get to choose who you marry.</p>
<p>&#8220;Plaintiffs&#8217; reliance on Loving v. Virginia (388 US 1 [1967]) for the proposition that the US Supreme Court has established a fundamental &#8216;right to marry the spouse of one&#8217;s choice&#8217; outside the male/female construct is misplaced&#8230; In its brief due process analysis, the Supreme Court reiterated that marriage is a right &#8220;fundamental to our very existence and survival&#8221;&#8230;  Although the Court characterized the right to marry as a &#8220;choice,&#8221; it did not articulate the broad &#8220;right to marry the spouse of one&#8217;s choice&#8221; suggested by plaintiffs here.&#8221;</p>
<p>Both sourced from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loving_v._Virginia</a></p>
<p>To CaliFemme23, let me remind you that gays have been beaten and killed for being gay, too. It&#8217;s also been going on for longer. In 1482, Knight von Hohenberg, Swiss knight, burned at the stake together with his lover, his young squire.</p>
<p>Homosexuality is STILL punishable by death in seven countries: Iran, Mauritania, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.</p>
<p>In the U.S. and Europe, &#8220;Violent hate crimes against LGBT people are notable because they tend to be especially brutal, &#8220;an intense rage is present in nearly all homicide cases involving gay male victims&#8221;. It is rare for a victim to just be shot, he is more likelely to be stabbed multiple times, mutilated, and strangled. &#8220;They frequently involved torture, cutting, mutilation&#8230; showing the absolute intent to rub out the human being because of his (sexual) preference&#8221;.&#8221;</p>
<p>In 1999, in Cape Town, South Africa, a gay bar was bombed.</p>
<p>Only an ignorant person would assume that gays haven&#8217;t had the types of treatment blacks have had, simply because not all of it took place in the U.S.</p>
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		<title>By: young477</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do believe that when the comparison is made, it is not to the civil rights struggle we and our ancestors endured, it is made to a violation of rights as a human being.  (not gay, btw) The idea is the civil rights of a person, not the civil rights of a people.

The point is that ANY time one person&#039;s personal opinion prohibits another from doing something that is neither harmful to himself or others, it is a violation of their individual civil rights. The fact that your views are one way or the other on gay lifestyles, and gay marriages should not impact on whether two people can share the same pros and cons of a legal marriage.  People are people period.  And none of you, when it all boils down, has anything to say about the immortal soul of anyone but yourself.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I do believe that when the comparison is made, it is not to the civil rights struggle we and our ancestors endured, it is made to a violation of rights as a human being.  (not gay, btw) The idea is the civil rights of a person, not the civil rights of a people.</p>
<p>The point is that ANY time one person&#8217;s personal opinion prohibits another from doing something that is neither harmful to himself or others, it is a violation of their individual civil rights. The fact that your views are one way or the other on gay lifestyles, and gay marriages should not impact on whether two people can share the same pros and cons of a legal marriage.  People are people period.  And none of you, when it all boils down, has anything to say about the immortal soul of anyone but yourself.</p>
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		<title>By: CaliFemme23</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I would really like to meet the person who set this entire gay rights equal to civil rights struggle. Only an ignorant person would agree to that perception. There is no way in he*ll that the right to marry in the SAME SEX is equal to a man being lynched JUST because of his skin color...There is no way that two people of the same sex being together is equal to little black children being bombed in a CHURCH, or not being allowed to attend school JUST because of skin color. The LGBT community needs to back off of refering to the two &#039;struggles&#039; as the same..its very offensive to those of us who have felt the heat of racism, OR like myself just old enough to remember growing up in ALABAMA and listening to as well as watching certain things happen to my grandparents/family members period, just because of our skin tones...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would really like to meet the person who set this entire gay rights equal to civil rights struggle. Only an ignorant person would agree to that perception. There is no way in he*ll that the right to marry in the SAME SEX is equal to a man being lynched JUST because of his skin color&#8230;There is no way that two people of the same sex being together is equal to little black children being bombed in a CHURCH, or not being allowed to attend school JUST because of skin color. The LGBT community needs to back off of refering to the two &#8216;struggles&#8217; as the same..its very offensive to those of us who have felt the heat of racism, OR like myself just old enough to remember growing up in ALABAMA and listening to as well as watching certain things happen to my grandparents/family members period, just because of our skin tones&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Jeffrey1975</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I agree with everyone.  It goes against the natural law of the land.  But what messed up and scary.  At the rate of medical technology, such as cloning and so forth, it might only be a matter of time before people can procreate either asexual or through homosexuality.  The last time I checked, I can tell a black, asian, white or whatever person they are just by looking at them.  Alot of gays, I can assume they are by looks, but it is not 100%.  Besides it is a slap in the face comparing this to civil rights.  And it is just down right nasty.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with everyone.  It goes against the natural law of the land.  But what messed up and scary.  At the rate of medical technology, such as cloning and so forth, it might only be a matter of time before people can procreate either asexual or through homosexuality.  The last time I checked, I can tell a black, asian, white or whatever person they are just by looking at them.  Alot of gays, I can assume they are by looks, but it is not 100%.  Besides it is a slap in the face comparing this to civil rights.  And it is just down right nasty.</p>
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		<title>By: DACHOSENONE4LIFE</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[YOU CANNOT COMPARE THE TWO.
LIKE THE BROTHER NAHLII SAID, IT GOES AGAINST THE LAWS OF NATURE.
WE CONSIDER OURSELVES TO BE THE SMARTEST MAMMALS ON THE PLANET BUT WE DO WHAT MOST ANIMALS WON`T AND THAT`S MATE WITH THE SAME SEX.
IF GAY PEOPLE THINK THAT WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS RIGHT THEN TRY PUTTIN 200 ON A ISLAND FOR 100 YEARS.AFTER THE 90TH YEAR RETURN TO THAT SAME ISLAND AND SEE HOW MUCH THE POPULATION HAS GROWN.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>YOU CANNOT COMPARE THE TWO.<br />
LIKE THE BROTHER NAHLII SAID, IT GOES AGAINST THE LAWS OF NATURE.<br />
WE CONSIDER OURSELVES TO BE THE SMARTEST MAMMALS ON THE PLANET BUT WE DO WHAT MOST ANIMALS WON`T AND THAT`S MATE WITH THE SAME SEX.<br />
IF GAY PEOPLE THINK THAT WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS RIGHT THEN TRY PUTTIN 200 ON A ISLAND FOR 100 YEARS.AFTER THE 90TH YEAR RETURN TO THAT SAME ISLAND AND SEE HOW MUCH THE POPULATION HAS GROWN.</p>
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		<title>By: Nahjii</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nahjii]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In all honesty, one must look to the LAWS of nature (i.e. the universal laws of the ONE Whom create the LAWS as He Wills and enforce them throughout the universe) for the Absolute Truth and God never changes His Laws. I sware to you, until the heavens and the earth passes not one jot in the Law shall change until everything is complete. Now, if everyone was to accept homosexuality is normal human behavior and this behaviour became the law of the land what would become of our species? The pen has stopped writing and the ink has dried in regard to the cosmic Laws of nature so no I would not support gay marriage, however, I could care less what people choose to do behind closed doors. Never the less, it would be unconstitutional to not allow gay people to enter into a binding agreement, just do not strive to equate same sex marriage as equal to that of a man and a woman. This is my opinion based on the Absolute Truth.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In all honesty, one must look to the LAWS of nature (i.e. the universal laws of the ONE Whom create the LAWS as He Wills and enforce them throughout the universe) for the Absolute Truth and God never changes His Laws. I sware to you, until the heavens and the earth passes not one jot in the Law shall change until everything is complete. Now, if everyone was to accept homosexuality is normal human behavior and this behaviour became the law of the land what would become of our species? The pen has stopped writing and the ink has dried in regard to the cosmic Laws of nature so no I would not support gay marriage, however, I could care less what people choose to do behind closed doors. Never the less, it would be unconstitutional to not allow gay people to enter into a binding agreement, just do not strive to equate same sex marriage as equal to that of a man and a woman. This is my opinion based on the Absolute Truth.</p>
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		<title>By: soveu34</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[soveu34]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Naw I dont view this as a civil rights issue not in my opinion and it will never be compared to it as well just my pov]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Naw I dont view this as a civil rights issue not in my opinion and it will never be compared to it as well just my pov</p>
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		<title>By: runtellit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[runtellit]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What civil right are they missing?  Gay people can can get married just like anyone else.  No one has the right to marry same sex.  Sounds like equality to me.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What civil right are they missing?  Gay people can can get married just like anyone else.  No one has the right to marry same sex.  Sounds like equality to me.</p>
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		<title>By: TMAC_35000</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even the most liberal state of all, CA shot this shyt down.]]></description>
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		<title>By: slit_lcka005</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m offrnded that because I&#039;m black I should support gay marriage. Are you fucking kidding me!? I choose not to support it because 1) It&#039;s a disgusting and dangerous lifestyle, and 2) God tells us it&#039;s an abomination! As if there weren&#039;t enough good blackmen, and good blackwomen for eachother now you have to worry about the last good examples from each being snatched up by fags, and dykes sheesh! I don&#039;t give a shit what these degenerates do in their own homes, but I&#039;ll never support or vote for the creeps to get married, now you weirdos enjoy that lake of fire!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m offrnded that because I&#8217;m black I should support gay marriage. Are you fucking kidding me!? I choose not to support it because 1) It&#8217;s a disgusting and dangerous lifestyle, and 2) God tells us it&#8217;s an abomination! As if there weren&#8217;t enough good blackmen, and good blackwomen for eachother now you have to worry about the last good examples from each being snatched up by fags, and dykes sheesh! I don&#8217;t give a shit what these degenerates do in their own homes, but I&#8217;ll never support or vote for the creeps to get married, now you weirdos enjoy that lake of fire!</p>
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		<title>By: show2night</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/343937/opinion-black-voters-must-recognize-gay-marriage-as-a-civil-rights-issue/#comment-94799</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the records atheist and other non-worshipers of Christ, the Bible is not the only book that oppose such immoral act neither is Christianity the only religion that denounce such foul act. The Koran, Torah and societal views OUTSIDE OF THE US ALSO OPPOSE SAME SEX MARRIAGE. HERE IS A FACT NO other religions SUPPORT SAME SEX MARRIAGE, IT IS DENOUNCE. FOR THE RECORD I DON’T OPPOSE SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS BUT THE SANCTITY AND SACREDNESS OF MARRIAGE SHOULD BE BETWEEN A MAN AND WOMAN (23 CHROMOSOMES + 23 CHROMOSOMES = MALE + FEMALE = 46). MARRIAGE IS CREATED FOR PRO-CREATION WHY WOULD GOD ALLOW FOR TWO PEOPLE OF THE SAME SEX TO GET MARRIED IF THE CAN’T PRO-CREATE NATURALLY.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the records atheist and other non-worshipers of Christ, the Bible is not the only book that oppose such immoral act neither is Christianity the only religion that denounce such foul act. The Koran, Torah and societal views OUTSIDE OF THE US ALSO OPPOSE SAME SEX MARRIAGE. HERE IS A FACT NO other religions SUPPORT SAME SEX MARRIAGE, IT IS DENOUNCE. FOR THE RECORD I DON’T OPPOSE SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS BUT THE SANCTITY AND SACREDNESS OF MARRIAGE SHOULD BE BETWEEN A MAN AND WOMAN (23 CHROMOSOMES + 23 CHROMOSOMES = MALE + FEMALE = 46). MARRIAGE IS CREATED FOR PRO-CREATION WHY WOULD GOD ALLOW FOR TWO PEOPLE OF THE SAME SEX TO GET MARRIED IF THE CAN’T PRO-CREATE NATURALLY.</p>
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		<title>By: HUGHSMOOV</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[God reveals things in his own time. The recent discovery by Hebrew scholars and scientists of patterns of historical events embedded in the text of the ORIGINAL HEBREW BIBLE. God is PROVING TO MANKIND AND THE NAY-SAYERS in these last days that no, a man DID NOT create this book that we are discussing. He is proclaiming to mankind that the Bible is his UNDISPUTED WORD and all those who now still deny it are absolutely wrong. No man, no computer or any known device could have strategically hidden these things in His Word! This surpasses what we call “genius”! Only a higher being could have done this! To those who still want to blow off the Bible as mankinds vivid imagination, consider this: Where did you come from, and where are you heading? If we truly have faith in God we all must accept even the scriptures that make us uncomfortable. Understand this; we will all be judged independently so bringing up others faults will not excuse you or me. I’ll have to answer just like you will.
Some people will never accept any argument you bring forth if they have their minds set on doing what they desire.  Some have to learn the hard way. There will come a season where man will FINALLY search for him and he won&#039;t answer. They will pray to die and they won&#039;t even find death according to The Book of Revelations.  That is true horror. We must seek him now because it&#039;s almost midnight......]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>God reveals things in his own time. The recent discovery by Hebrew scholars and scientists of patterns of historical events embedded in the text of the ORIGINAL HEBREW BIBLE. God is PROVING TO MANKIND AND THE NAY-SAYERS in these last days that no, a man DID NOT create this book that we are discussing. He is proclaiming to mankind that the Bible is his UNDISPUTED WORD and all those who now still deny it are absolutely wrong. No man, no computer or any known device could have strategically hidden these things in His Word! This surpasses what we call “genius”! Only a higher being could have done this! To those who still want to blow off the Bible as mankinds vivid imagination, consider this: Where did you come from, and where are you heading? If we truly have faith in God we all must accept even the scriptures that make us uncomfortable. Understand this; we will all be judged independently so bringing up others faults will not excuse you or me. I’ll have to answer just like you will.<br />
Some people will never accept any argument you bring forth if they have their minds set on doing what they desire.  Some have to learn the hard way. There will come a season where man will FINALLY search for him and he won&#8217;t answer. They will pray to die and they won&#8217;t even find death according to The Book of Revelations.  That is true horror. We must seek him now because it&#8217;s almost midnight&#8230;&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: alex_65_98</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get Real Folks!! This is not and will never be a Civil Rights Issue in my opinion.It&#039;s like saying blacks fought for civil rights because they chose to be black. Gays are all colors and come from all economic backgrounds.
I&#039;m having problems now with 2 female gay couples who were straight only a few years ago(One of them are still in a heterosexual marriage) and have already broken up and involved in a serious domestic dispute of stalking and violence. Gays are just as promiscuous as heterosexuals and oftentimes can be even more violent..more so with females. The Black community need to step away from this and try to solve the many problems with the &quot;Black Family&quot; first before we let the white thrill seekers influence our thoughts and behavior. No need to add more dysfunctionality to what we already have. Through my experience, many sista&#039;s only turn to being lesbians because they feel that there are no more good black men,&quot;get turned out&quot;, or abused by a male. They are not &quot;True&quot; lesbians and will often go bisexual which only adds to the AIDS population and gay infidelity.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Get Real Folks!! This is not and will never be a Civil Rights Issue in my opinion.It&#8217;s like saying blacks fought for civil rights because they chose to be black. Gays are all colors and come from all economic backgrounds.<br />
I&#8217;m having problems now with 2 female gay couples who were straight only a few years ago(One of them are still in a heterosexual marriage) and have already broken up and involved in a serious domestic dispute of stalking and violence. Gays are just as promiscuous as heterosexuals and oftentimes can be even more violent..more so with females. The Black community need to step away from this and try to solve the many problems with the &#8220;Black Family&#8221; first before we let the white thrill seekers influence our thoughts and behavior. No need to add more dysfunctionality to what we already have. Through my experience, many sista&#8217;s only turn to being lesbians because they feel that there are no more good black men,&#8221;get turned out&#8221;, or abused by a male. They are not &#8220;True&#8221; lesbians and will often go bisexual which only adds to the AIDS population and gay infidelity.</p>
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		<title>By: show2night</title>
		<link>http://newsone.com/343937/opinion-black-voters-must-recognize-gay-marriage-as-a-civil-rights-issue/#comment-94796</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[show2night]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the records atheist and other non-worshipers of Christ, the Bible is not the only book that oppose such immoral act neither is Christianity the only religion that denounce such foul act. The Koran, Torah and societal views OUTSIDE OF THE US ALSO OPPOSE SAME SEX MARRIAGE. HERE IS A FACT NO other religions SUPPORT SAME SEX MARRIAGE, IT IS DENOUNCE. FOR THE RECORD I DON&#039;T OPPOSE SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS BUT THE SANCTITY AND SACREDNESS OF MARRIAGE SHOULD BE BETWEEN A MAN AND WOMAN (23 CHROMOSOMES + 23 CHROMOSOMES = MALE + FEMALE = 46). MARRIAGE IS CREATED FOR PRO-CREATION WHY WOULD GOD ALLOW FOR TWO PEOPLE OF THE SAME SEX TO GET MARRIED IF THE CAN&#039;T PRO-CREATE NATURALLY.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the records atheist and other non-worshipers of Christ, the Bible is not the only book that oppose such immoral act neither is Christianity the only religion that denounce such foul act. The Koran, Torah and societal views OUTSIDE OF THE US ALSO OPPOSE SAME SEX MARRIAGE. HERE IS A FACT NO other religions SUPPORT SAME SEX MARRIAGE, IT IS DENOUNCE. FOR THE RECORD I DON&#8217;T OPPOSE SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS BUT THE SANCTITY AND SACREDNESS OF MARRIAGE SHOULD BE BETWEEN A MAN AND WOMAN (23 CHROMOSOMES + 23 CHROMOSOMES = MALE + FEMALE = 46). MARRIAGE IS CREATED FOR PRO-CREATION WHY WOULD GOD ALLOW FOR TWO PEOPLE OF THE SAME SEX TO GET MARRIED IF THE CAN&#8217;T PRO-CREATE NATURALLY.</p>
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		<title>By: Yasmine086</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasmine086]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh yeah ... you&#039;re an idiot if you think people CHOOSE to be gay.]]></description>
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		<title>By: Yasmine086</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yasmine086]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bible continues to be used as a reason not support gay rights. . . It&#039;s funny because the bible was written by MEN. None of you can prove that it was devinely inspired, so GET BETTER ARGUMENTS PLEASE!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The bible continues to be used as a reason not support gay rights. . . It&#8217;s funny because the bible was written by MEN. None of you can prove that it was devinely inspired, so GET BETTER ARGUMENTS PLEASE!</p>
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		<title>By: lakerdude19</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Where tha hood at&quot; by DMX.]]></description>
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