as promised...
well im obviously pro gay rights, if u have me as a friend or are looking at this, u should already have known that.
anywho, i wont go into detail about our first meeting, anyone who reads this was there anyways, but one thing i do have to ask is, whatd u think of my speech? i dunno, i dont like using other peoples words, but when i was decidin what i wanted to say the night before, they stuck out like a needle in a haystack. In fact, here is the actual quote, from the pastor, yes a pastor.
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
Pastor Martin Niemöller
That's still pretty powerful for me. Anyways, to get back to the topic, i am involved in a computer gaming clan. I used to be really involved w/ em, but now i am involved in the clan to mainly discuss and debate with people, as well as just give my expertise/help on different game issues (been in clan since Jan 2003) Anywho, based on the gay marriage issues which had sprung up, a couple of people posted their thoughts on the matter, which almost immediatly got deleted for disrespect or flaming. I decided, based on my knowledge (lookin into this issue all last summer) as well as tryin to be as respectful and unbias as possible, that i would post my thoughts on the matter, and open it up to an intelligent conversation.
My clan name on this site is WNxFanatic. I am the topic starter and i have the rainbow backround cross next to my name.
Here is the thread: http://www.warriornation.net/Forum/showthread.php?t=58937
This topic recieved 14 pages of replies (15 posts per page, u do the math) as well as over 1400 different people viewed this topic at one time or another. Huge controversy sprang up, but all in all, its a decent discussion, minus the random remarks. Hope u read it all, and if ya do, tell me what ya think :)
anywho, i wont go into detail about our first meeting, anyone who reads this was there anyways, but one thing i do have to ask is, whatd u think of my speech? i dunno, i dont like using other peoples words, but when i was decidin what i wanted to say the night before, they stuck out like a needle in a haystack. In fact, here is the actual quote, from the pastor, yes a pastor.
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
Pastor Martin Niemöller
That's still pretty powerful for me. Anyways, to get back to the topic, i am involved in a computer gaming clan. I used to be really involved w/ em, but now i am involved in the clan to mainly discuss and debate with people, as well as just give my expertise/help on different game issues (been in clan since Jan 2003) Anywho, based on the gay marriage issues which had sprung up, a couple of people posted their thoughts on the matter, which almost immediatly got deleted for disrespect or flaming. I decided, based on my knowledge (lookin into this issue all last summer) as well as tryin to be as respectful and unbias as possible, that i would post my thoughts on the matter, and open it up to an intelligent conversation.
My clan name on this site is WNxFanatic. I am the topic starter and i have the rainbow backround cross next to my name.
Here is the thread: http://www.warriornation.net/Forum/showthread.php?t=58937
This topic recieved 14 pages of replies (15 posts per page, u do the math) as well as over 1400 different people viewed this topic at one time or another. Huge controversy sprang up, but all in all, its a decent discussion, minus the random remarks. Hope u read it all, and if ya do, tell me what ya think :)