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*"[[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. Similarily, informing homosexuals of the supposed 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. Freedom of speech works both ways.

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 supposed 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. Freedom of speech works both ways.

== External links ==

== External links ==

*[http://atheism.about.com/od/religiousintolerance/Religious_Intolerance_Bigotry_Violence_Discrimination_Prejudice.htm Religious Intolerance & Bigotry: Violence, Discrimination, Prejudice]

*[http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=intolerance&gwp=13 Answers.com definition]

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