--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > <shempmcgurk@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > > > <shempmcgurk@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > > I would assume that he wasn't opposed to equal > rights > > > for > > > > > gays > > > > > > > > > (Maybe he's along the lines of the Christian > > > > > > > > > fundamentalist "love the sinner but hate the sin", I > > > don't > > > > > > > > > know). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But they're opposed to equal rights for gays. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If by "equal rights for gays" you mean marriage for > gays, > > > etc. > > > > > > > then, yes, they are opposed to equal rights for gays. > > > > > > > > > > > > They're opposed to a lot more rights for gays than just > > > > > > marriage, actually. > > > > > > > > > > And what about the Dalia Lama? > > > > > > > > > > Would you suppose he is opposed to MORE or LESS rights for > gays > > > > > than the Christian Fundies? > > > > > > > > My guess is he's for equal rights for gays, unlike > > > > the fundies. > > > > > > > > > > So, you guess that he's for gay marriage? > > > > Hmm, I think I said he was for equal rights for gays. > > > > Well, actually, you said that you "guess" he's for it. > > Okay, well I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that he is NOT > for it. > > Who do you think is right, me or you?
"The religious leader said at the press conference that he had previously been asked his views on gay marriage, and said that such social sanction of gay relationships "has to be judged in the context of the society itself and the laws and social norms." During the 45-minute meeting, the Nobel peace laureate and Buddhist religious leader voiced his support for the full recognition of human rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation. Buddhist sexual proscriptions ban homosexual sexual activity and heterosexual sex through orifices other than the vagina, including masturbation or other sexual activity with the hand. Buddhist proscriptions also forbid sex at certain times - such as during full and half moon days, the daytime, and during a wife's menstrual period or pregnancy - or near shrines or temples. Adultery is considered sexual misconduct, but the hiring of a female prostitute for penile-vaginal sex is not, unless one pays a third party to procure the person. >From a "Buddhist point of view," lesbian and gay sex "is generally considered sexual misconduct," the Dalai Lama told reporters at a press conference a day earlier. However, such proscriptions are for members of the Buddhist faith - and from "society's viewpoint," homosexual sexual relations can be "of mutual benefit, enjoyable, and harmless," according to the Dalai Lama." http://quietmountain.org/links/teachings/gayrites.htm To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
