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Posted on: The Wives of Gay Men

By the way, the Catholic Church is stern on the morality of human sexuality, not on gays. This includes divorce, the use of contraception (even in a marriage), in vitro fertilization etc. All catholics struggle with these issues in one way or another...

Posted on: The Wives of Gay Men

kdogg36 for their salvation is my priority.

Posted on: The Wives of Gay Men

Tal, I think you mean homophobia, not xenophobia. The latter is more sociological and anthropological and for the most part, marriage for many societies is still traditionally defined as between a man and a woman, a man and 2 or more women, or a woman and 2 or more men.

If you mean I fear that gay and lesbian culture will dominate the US I will tell you outright that this is not going to happen. This is a pluralistic society and there are many groups (including religious) clamoring for their rights. They form activist groups, hire lawyers, talk to the media and go to the capital of their state or Washington DC to lobby.

My prediction is Legalized Gay Marriage will become more and more common. For one thing, money talks. There was a Gay Day Parade in Disney, Orlando, Florida one or two years back and this brought in millions of dollars to the Tourist & Hospitality Industry within a week. This is huge for an economically depressed state.

I had gay friends before my religious conversion and there was a Chinese gay man who showed an interest in me (that's another story). I am really cool with them but as a Catholic, I am concerned for the spiritual lives of my nephews (yes, more than one) and I will continue to pray for them.

Posted on: The Wives of Gay Men

Tal, what is your native tongue?

Posted on: The Wives of Gay Men

kdogg36, it matters to me because as a heterosexual marriage is defined as a union between a man and a woman and all the responsibilities that go with it.

kdogg36 you could create a new legal framework and I do not really care what you do. And if I understand it correctly, the gays in the US are very influential in the movie film industry and many are very successful professionals. I have no doubt that you can achieve this easily and with fewer objections from the public. My point is, in all this flurry about equality, people forget that heterosexual has rights too and could be discriminated against, and some people do value tradition. I see this an an infringement against my belief.

Sorry kdogg36, there are things that I do not want to say to make nice to people, so I have to respectfully disagree with you. And as a catholic, I do not like to judge. Ultimately what is good or bad is not my call and we all have to make our choices in life and make peace with our maker.

By the way, my nephew and his partner are coming from the Philippines to visit us in Orlando. We will have dinner together. They are both good people and very accomplished and I am very proud of him.

Posted on: Questioning a Child

Keth, the characters look really good! The 我needs a bit of pruning maybe?

Posted on: The Wives of Gay Men

My understanding of marriage is between a man and a woman. I understand that same-sex couples are given the same benefits and rights of a marriage in domestic partnership. Why so much fuss about being called a marriage like the heterosexual? Is this about civil rights, social acceptance or moral issues?

Posted on: 扎着麻花辫的女孩

我的问题在引号里面：

@6.24我想打瞌睡的那个“意思”。

@6.48“那种感觉”。

@7.41“如果我今天看到老板不高兴，那我也不敢直接问他，我在心里揣测”。

@8.26“不是像小孩一样的性格”。

@10.28那“真是祝贺你们”。

@11.07“对的，那个我们看这个”。

@14.37 多么美好的“一故事”啊。

Posted on: 扎着麻花辫的女孩

一些词汇:

新奇    xīn qí          novel

留神    liú shén       (idiom)to be careful; to take care; to look out for; to mind

庸俗    yōng sú       filthy; vulgar

意境    yì jìng         an artistic concept; a frame of mind

寻常    xún cháng   usual; common; ordinary

PSP      PSP             Play Station Portable

举止    jǔ zhǐ          bearing; manner; conduct; behavior

推敲    tuī qiāo       to deliberate (especially about the ways of expression)

心思    xīn sī          a state of mind; inclinations;

萌芽    méng yá      (n) sprout; a bud; the initial stage of something; to germinate

组词方式  zǔ cí fāng shì      type of sentences

无所事事  wú suǒ shì shì    have nothing to do; be at loose ends

消磨岁月  xiāo mó suì yuè  to idle the time away

无边无际  wú biān wú jì      (boundless; limitless; immeasurable

Posted on: 志愿者

谢谢！