Comments for "Mormon Church Faces Prop 8 Backlash" Video at VideoSift.com

By Ryjkyj

Ryjkyj (http://gay.videosift.com/member/Ryjkyj) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:13:03 -0800

Mormons.

By rougy

rougy (http://gay.videosift.com/member/rougy) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:59:39 -0800

Let's all feel sorry for the LDS.

After all, they didn nothing but mobilize to regulate gays into second-class citizenship.

By burdturgler

burdturgler (http://burdturgler.videosift.com) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:57:19 -0800

We've been spreading hate speech for decades and well, we're just astonished there's any backlash now.

By JiggaJonson

JiggaJonson (http://gay.videosift.com/member/JiggaJonson) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:06:48 -0800

i've been taking LSD for years with no ill effects. I dont know whert teh brig deal is

By MaxWilder

MaxWilder (http://gay.videosift.com/member/MaxWilder) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:58:47 -0800

I just hope the backlash lasts.

By quantumushroom

quantumushroom (http://gay.videosift.com/member/quantumushroom) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:20:58 -0800

TLF = Typical Liberal Fascism.

Hate speech = opinions you don't agree with.

Video = lazy drive-by media quoting some idiot who's not even in the LDS church.

Elton John--who is gay--wondered aloud at the vehemence of these militant gays. He pointed out civil unions confer the same rights as marriage and therefore couldn't understand the fuss.

TLF.

By Irishman

Irishman (http://gay.videosift.com/member/Irishman) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:00:56 -0800

>> ^quantumushroom:
Elton John--who is gay--wondered aloud at the vehemence of these militant gays. He pointed out civil unions confer the same rights as marriage and therefore couldn't understand the fuss.

No he didn't.

By dystopianfuturetoday

dystopianfuturetoday (http://gay.videosift.com/member/dystopianfuturetoday) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:58:24 -0800

>> ^quantumushroom:
TLF = Typical Liberal Fascism.

Liberal fascism makes about as much sense as fireproof matches?

By MINK

MINK (http://gay.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:46:24 -0800

where's pinky?

By Ryjkyj

Ryjkyj (http://gay.videosift.com/member/Ryjkyj) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:24:29 -0800

...

By Psychologic

Psychologic (http://gay.videosift.com/member/Psychologic) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:32:00 -0800

>> ^quantumushroom:
Hate speech = opinions you don't agree with.

So I assume you think "equal rights" is hate speech then?

By MINK

MINK (http://gay.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:02:49 -0800

do we need a new word for "speaking hatefully"???

what's with this fucking jargon all the time, america? i fucking hate it.

By Aemaeth

Aemaeth (http://gay.videosift.com/member/Aemaeth) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:13:27 -0800

I dunno, I don't think there's much of a backlash anymore. Seriously, how long have we gone on LiberalSift without a significant video about this issue?

By thinker247

thinker247 (http://gay.videosift.com/member/thinker247) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:41:25 -0800

Good. Fuck 'em. Religion is so fucking stupid, I'd be amazed that it's persisted this long, if I didn't realize that most of humanity is easily swayed by empty gestures and false promises.

Fuck religion.

By MaxWilder

MaxWilder (http://gay.videosift.com/member/MaxWilder) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:57:12 -0800

hate speech
n.
Bigoted speech attacking or disparaging a social or ethnic group or a member of such a group.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

It isn't the term "hate speech" that is used too often. It is the act of using "hate speech" that happens too often. On the internet, where there are far fewer inhibitions, people let that shit fly.

And when a church teaches that gays are an abomination, that is in fact hate speech.

By MINK

MINK (http://gay.videosift.com/member/MINK) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:11:40 -0800

so if i say politicians are greedy parasites, that's hate speech?

By jrbedford

jrbedford (http://gay.videosift.com/member/jrbedford) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:38:36 -0800

I wish gay activists and constitutionally-minded activists would focus on removing "marriage" as a state-backed institution in favor of civil unions for everyone and marriage for those who give a shit about the religious aspect of it. What's happening these days is trying to fix a broken piece of legislation by adding new clauses to it rather than just replacing it with something that isn't broken in the first place.

It'd be a hell of an uphill battle, but even if the only thing to come out of it were some intelligent discussions regarding the intent and meaning of separation of church and state, and discussions regarding the history and meaning and future of marriage... well, I think that'd be a valuable thing for society going forward.