We need to be more tolerant of the people who say that HETEROsexual marriage should be outlawed.It's ironic that heterosexuals want their marriages to be tolerated, but sometimes react intolerantly toward those who say that heterosexuality is immoral.

"Tolerance = approval"No, it doesn't.

Tolerance = Approval and consequent suppression of what I believe to be right. Tolerance thus leads to aggressive encroachment on the structure of my self & my belief system, redefining me in the process of apathy or as you call it tolerance

I should learn to be less of a "doubting thomas" I know these videos that you make are not JUST for the non-believer community, but the faithful who have never really sat and questioned their belief as well. I shall try to be less pessimistic in the future. You have proven to me that even a non believer needs to have hope and patience.thanks again for the videos!!!

Thanks. Not all ears are deaf, though, Shade. I'm confident of that. :-)

prof, yet another brilliant video, but I am afraid it will fall on deaf ears.

i agree with you on the tax exemption. but at the same time, liberals want things like abortions socially funded..so how do you feel about that? do you support taxpayer-funding for that? because that would make you a hypocrite..or a liberal (the terms are synonymous)

I am hetero and I am damned if I allow any Christian organization dictate how I am going to live. The same goes for any other organization. I believe that "Religious Organizations" should pay taxes just like everyone else does. I also believe that all individuals have the right to form committed, loving relationships.

You're welcome. Glad you liked it.

Awesome video, thanks for clearing that up!

"...laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, do in fact take away the freedom of religious institutions to decide what constitutes a legitimate marriage. Right?"Wrong.

"They are free to refuse weddings to whoever they want" - That may have been true at one time Darkbison, but laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, do in fact take away the freedom of religious institutions to decide what constitutes a legitimate marriage. Right?The bulk of this controversy is over the definition of the word "marriage" as opposed to "civil union". As a word that carries heavy associations, official recognition is what it boils down to.

Exactly right, Darkbison.

Legal marriage is not the property of any religion. If it was, then 'which' religion gets to call the shots? A lot of churches don't want people to marry non members of their church. Atheists can get legal marriage 'without' any religious 'Seal of Approval'. Churches have nothing to do with Legal marriage. The are free to refuse weddings to whoever they want, no matter who is allowed to 'legally' marry.

This is a great video and I agree 100%:]Now, if only everyone was like this.. our country would be a better place.

The old "separate but equal" argument does not allow both sides equal say in what "equal" means.

Thanks, Dun. The one night I miss "The Daily Show" and there's a discussion that pertains to me. ;-) I'll look for it online.

ProfIn case you missed it, Jon Stewart had Mike Huckabee on his show last night, 12/9/08. Huckabee was there to promote his book but Stewart used the majority of the interview defending gay marriage. If you havent seen it already I thought you might be interested in taking a look.

"Tolerance is not a license to control or oppress."True. And it follows that all laws are an imposition of one group's commonly held belief on another. That's the nature of laws.

I think also the point should be made that not all Christians agree in their perspective on homosexuality. This varies according to the degree to which the person believes the Bible is literal or figurative, along with consideration of the cultural context in which the Bible was written and the implications that would have on what was written down, along with the consideration that no matter the belief that God inspired it, humans physically did the writing- the start of potential for abuse.