No offense, but you really come across like someone who tries to convince himself more then others.

Besides, Human sacrifice was RIGHT at some point in time, so was selling family members into slavery, and in our time in places it is RIGHT to marry a girl to the man who raped her.

 "you WILL NOT find peace within yourself until you fully embrace, to yourself, what YOU know to be RIGHT"

 That actually is what gay people want to do, embracing what they know is right for them.

Well I dont think race and sexual preference and the same (as much as LGBT zealots like to compare themselves to black struggle in America) but without going much into detail or arguing about it, I'd say yes, I would be ok with that completely. I would also be ok with someone refusing to serve white people.  Im not saying I'd support their decision in any way, but I would supprt their right to make that decision.  Its their private business, they shouldn't be forced to serve anyone. 

quite the opposite in america.  when a business opens their door it is too the public the business cannot discrimnate against race, religion, or sex.  the only way to get around that is the "club" clause and a membership fee is required.  this allows a very small subset of businesses to operate as things like "women's only gym".   but any business that opens their door without a membership fee and club designation is required to operate without discrimination.

If passed it wont take long for it be taken away becuse im sure any business that turns away someone for being gay will be avoided and lose money

Russia has stolen most of the thunder for bad press surrounding the treatment of gay people and attempting to pass inhumane laws in the country, which is a shame since there should be a lot more focus on certain parts of the US, which considers itself the "land of the free" and a multicultural splendor, and they treat these people like animals.
Hatred towards gay people and atheists has taken over for some racial harassment, it seems, this is downright shameful and revolting.
I don't understand how the home of the brave can house so many people who are afraid of gay folks.
Religious freedom is fine; restrictions on basic societal services and rights based on religious attitude and hate is not.

A pastor wouldn't marry a same sex couple, we've had this issue in the UK before and Vicors have said no to it and people accept it, forcing them to do it is wrong. Maybe the LBGT Video game conference isn't nessecary but it is in their right to have it. If I recall there is a TV channel called BET in the US is there not? If people feel discriminated in those organisations they do go somewhere they can feel comfortable and that's in their own community but it is this lack of trying to change people that is the problem.

I believe people can be changed, well a person can. The human mind is opening to reason, if we can't be changed we'd still believe the earth is flat. I'd like to understand why people in certain parts hate others just because they are differ in an obvious way but also to try and show them such hate is anti-progressive. If they stay the way they are, things will never improve ot change for the better includes their relationships with other communities or the world.

The law is a boondoggle, a waste of taxpayers time and money to distract from the real issues.

American politics in a nutshell, unfortunately. Both parties love to fight over crap like this instead of addressing substantive things like employment, immigration, or inequality.

I'd suggest you crack open a few philosophy books if you think this is some kind of logical hurdle.

So,... Everybody who doesn't believe in God is a sociopath?

I have a degree in philosophy. And I specialised in moral and political philosophy.

The comment I was referring to spoke of an objective, external morality that existed prior to human society. Show me a non-theistic philosopher who argued seriously for such a thing...

@Baron

I don't believe in gods, but I'm not a sociopath (someone who is incapable of empathy) and I don't believe that their is such a thing as an objective morality. In fact, the belief in god AS an arbiter of an objective morality is quite possibly the biggest flaw in religious belief.

Aside from, y'know, the whole 'magic man in the sky who hates the same people I do' thing...

That said, I do find it hilarious how unlike Christ the people who claim to worship him are, and I'll leave you all with a quote from Jesus about the evils of homosexuality: "..."