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- From: jeq@i88.isc.com (Jonathan E. Quist)
- Newsgroups: rec.scouting,alt.discrimination,chi.general,alt.atheism,alt.politics.homosexuality
- Subject: Re: BofA and UW can now support discrimination against blacks and Jews
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.160037.23475@i88.isc.com>
- Date: 31 Aug 92 16:00:37 GMT
- References: <1992Aug26.165434.177349@zeus.calpoly.edu> <1992Aug28.030524.11674@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> <1992Aug28.233638.13617@blaze.cs.jhu.edu>
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- In article <1992Aug28.233638.13617@blaze.cs.jhu.edu> arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee) writes:
- >In article <1992Aug28.030524.11674@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> stank@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (Stan Krieger) writes:
- >>Unlike legitimate minorities, a person's sexual
- >>behavior, as well as such other anti-societal behavior such as
- >>commune living, drug usage, or religious cult membership, is a
- >>person's choice. A person whose ancestors are from Japan or
- >>Africa didn't have a choice.
- >
- >It's true that homosexual behavior is a choice. To practice Judaism is also a
- >choice. Is it therefore OK to exclude people who practice Judaism?
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- It is no longer clear that sexual preference is purely choice. Research,
- including studies of twins seperated at an early age, is now indicating
- that sexual preference may be at least partially genetic.
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