tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post8437086951552187817..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: RI supports gay marriageTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-46183318447715945492011-02-28T06:27:15.524-05:002011-02-28T06:27:15.524-05:00actually a voltaire youre wrong the american psych...actually a voltaire youre wrong the american psychological association says this:What causes a person to have a particular sexual orientation?<br /><br />There are numerous theories about the origins of a person's sexual orientation. Most scientists today agree that sexual orientation is most likely the result of a complex interaction of environmental, cognitive and biological factors. In most people, sexual orientation is shaped at an early age. There is also considerable recent evidence to suggest that biology, including genetic or inborn hormonal factors, play a significant role in a person's sexuality.<br /><br />It's important to recognize that there are probably many reasons for a person's sexual orientation, and the reasons may be different for different people.<br />Is sexual orientation a choice?<br /><br />No, human beings cannot choose to be either gay or straight. For most people, sexual orientation emerges in early adolescence without any prior sexual experience. Although we can choose whether to act on our feelings, psychologists do not consider sexual orientation to be a conscious choice that can be voluntarily changed.kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-55160666740879990132011-02-23T18:04:58.148-05:002011-02-23T18:04:58.148-05:00So you do think they're immoral, and you have ...So you do think they're immoral, and you have no objective argument.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-76494140238621348362011-02-23T15:58:56.020-05:002011-02-23T15:58:56.020-05:00Dustin: Like most other Americans, I think that t...Dustin: Like most other Americans, I think that the civil unions approach for gay couples makes a lot of sense - as it does in the U.K and seven U.S. states including Hawaii.<br />I have friends and colleagues who are gay. I don't say that their sexuality is immoral or should be made illegal. I just know first-hand that heterosexual love, when it is right, is profoundly fulfilling on so many levels. I cannot support public promotion of a lifestyle that centers on a rather sad sexuality.A Voltairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-91847309795984090812011-02-23T14:58:45.068-05:002011-02-23T14:58:45.068-05:00Voltaire: Does legal alcohol consumption cause kid...Voltaire: Does legal alcohol consumption cause kids to become alcoholics? Or does illegal pot smoking keep kids from using it?<br /><br />"Not one single person I know supports it."<br /><br />That's such a scientific poll that clearly trumps ours. I know no one who lives in Rhode Island. So clearly no one lives there.Dustin Ingallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00599131416393266722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-47663748969444088722011-02-23T12:13:51.795-05:002011-02-23T12:13:51.795-05:00The real problem with gay marriage is the "ju...The real problem with gay marriage is the "just as good" messaging it conveys to all young and impressionable kids. The American Psychological Association has found that no child is born with a particular sexual orientation. Do Rhode Island parents really want as many kids as possible in their extended family to grow up gay?A Voltairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-76704774695879009502011-02-23T10:10:49.277-05:002011-02-23T10:10:49.277-05:00Dale,
Ever hear of Maine. Maine is in New England...Dale,<br /><br />Ever hear of Maine. Maine is in New England.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-84060149071093306462011-02-23T10:07:36.589-05:002011-02-23T10:07:36.589-05:00The poll must have been done at Brown University. ...The poll must have been done at Brown University. Not one single person I know supports it. Some, including myself do however support civil unions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-68414208759889635802011-02-23T08:08:16.818-05:002011-02-23T08:08:16.818-05:00Multiple polls in recent years have shown Catholic...Multiple polls in recent years have shown Catholic voters more supportive of marriage equality than many other groups.<br /><br />Perhaps this is an unintended result of the increasingly absurd and desperate pronouncements of the Catholic bishops? In any case, it's probably noteworthy that Rhode Island has the largest percentage of Catholics of any state in the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-49628032758094449862011-02-22T23:12:46.147-05:002011-02-22T23:12:46.147-05:00Thanks for asking this.Thanks for asking this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-85806881659173028532011-02-22T19:09:13.734-05:002011-02-22T19:09:13.734-05:00Thanks for researching this! Much appreciated!Thanks for researching this! Much appreciated!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953567736353949948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-22137328565496090882011-02-22T15:10:09.632-05:002011-02-22T15:10:09.632-05:00Not as big of a margin as I thought.Not as big of a margin as I thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-69462639803885600072011-02-22T14:51:17.196-05:002011-02-22T14:51:17.196-05:00And it'd be about time! Come on RI, you're...And it'd be about time! Come on RI, you're the last hold-out in New England.Dale Sheldon-Hesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974707193305445403noreply@blogger.com