This is a stupid comment. No matter if marriage equality is accomplished - or not - homosexuals would still exist! Allowing them to marry wouldn't change one damn thing. And as far as I know; homosexuals have reproductive organs. Just as heterosexual couples go to fertility doctors when they're having problems conceiving, a homosexual couple can too. The men can buy eggs and then hire a surrogate to carry, and the women can buy sperm (they can even order it online, these days).

Welcome to the 21st century.

What I meant by the Bahamians - especially today's Bahamians - not experiencing being left-out, is the fact that 50 years ago we were still the majority in this country. 50 years ago, in the US, blacks were still fighting for Civil Rights!

My arguments are based on 100% facts. Yours is based on an opinion.

Don't speak to what you don't know. As I said in my post; Obama signed the first ever major federal hate crime bill, against homosexuals. It was one of his FIRST accomplishments in office.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2009/10/28/7…

That's ONE faux-issue. But since you brought it up; if there was marriage equality, the numbers of HIV infections will slow down in the gay community. It's called monogamy, commitment, and marriage (something to look forward to). Don't sit there an complain about homosexuals spreading HIV and AIDS, and then deny them the only opportunity to wed...which would bring down the numbers, significantly. That's like denying someone food, and then say, "Look! He's dying from hunger!"

I said that it was unproven because look at the examples. Massachusetts has had marriage equality for many years, now. Their marriages are up, and divorces are down. Same for Iowa.

You'd lose that bet. Then again, this Christian nation does love to gamble.

See; automatically you are assuming that I'm gay...which I'm not. "You homos?" What is that supposed to mean, anyway? Homosapiens?

There's a "focus" because homosexuals are now demanding what you and I take for granted...equal rights under the law. The law - as it stands - does not protect against such inequalities. The primary argument is that protection clauses would create separate class; but that's not the case. Look at the US. There are laws to protect against hate crimes because of one's gender, race or sexuality. The "sexuality" wasn't in there, until Obama put it there.

We're lucky here in the Bahamas. Why? Because we are from a country that is majority black, and many of us haven't had the experience of being left out.

Lastly; if the principles of those rules/laws/abominations listed in the bible is unchanged - even after Christ's life and death - then everyone is doomed to hell.

Agreed; and I apologize for straying...just hated people bringing religion up as a purpose to demonize.

To answer your question, I think persecution - like most things - is relative. Persecution comes in the form of physical abuse, verbal abuse, and mental abuse. If a homosexual isn't physically beaten into submission by someone for being who they are, that doesn't necessarily mean he/she isn't persecuted. The freedom to simply live, without any level of persecution, is what these people are seeking/have sought.

What people don't realize - or are purposely ignoring - is that the bible they read today, is not the original text or intention of the bible. But even if the bible is used in its current form, and Christ truly came to change the Old Testament laws, then even that is enough not judge homosexuals.

Christianity is a lifestyle, a state of being, not a religion (which is why the letters "ity" are at the end). It becomes a religion when dogma is added into the mix. Just live as Christ lived and taught...and then you'll be CHRISTian. Using pseudo-religious crap isn't going anywhere. Just accept, love, and move on.

Exactly!

Unproven. However; what is proven, is the exact opposite (see countries and states that have legalized marriage equality).