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Added in a sentence about how informing people of homosexaulities' problems is actually trying to help them
*"[[Homophobia]] is like [[racism]] and [[anti-Semitism]] and other forms of [[bigotry]] in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood." <ref> [http://www.equal-marriage.ca/resource.php?id=317 Coretta Scott King, 1998] </ref>
*"[[Homophobia]] is like [[racism]] and [[anti-Semitism]] and other forms of [[bigotry]] in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood." <ref> [http://www.equal-marriage.ca/resource.php?id=317 Coretta Scott King, 1998] </ref>
The error in this argument is obvious. ''Telling someone about a warning in the Bible is doing them a favor, not expressing hatred toward them.'' When a teacher instructs a pupil not to steal from others, not to assault them or tease them, these instructions are for the child's benefit. Similarly, informing homosexuals of the sin they are committing is one sides freedom of speech - a homosexual reacting by insulting ones religious beliefs is his/her side's freedom of speech, but is also telling of their intolerance by resorting to insults.
The error in this argument is obvious. ''Telling someone about a warning in the Bible is doing them a favor, not expressing hatred toward them. In fact, it may, be a small step on the road to their salvation.'' When a teacher instructs a pupil not to steal from others, not to assault them or tease them, these instructions are for the child's benefit. Similarly, informing homosexuals of the sin they are committing is one sides freedom of speech - a homosexual reacting by insulting ones religious beliefs is his/her side's freedom of speech, but is also telling of their intolerance by resorting to insults.
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