JohnLocke1

I believe the answer lies in education, my friends. No person is born hating anything; they must be taught to fear and loathe.

Perhaps what may be more important (because this really is a matter of life and death here, especially for the MSM population) is to eliminate the stigma that surrounds being ...

@Crysi, that has not been changed.

I'm always disheartened with stories such as this, my friend. When those of us who attempt to be true to ourselves are vilified for it, it is a pain unlike ...

@TheRobster1991, you are correct. I apologize if I made it seem that I was implying such. It is a ban against "men who have sex with men," which includes gay, ...

Up until December 24, 2014, the FDA banned all men who have had sex with another man (MSM) at any point since 1977 from donating blood. This has now been ...

From what I see of the world it tends to be a battle of who thinks their right in the end, its just a battle to see who is the ...

It is easy to say "Killing is always wrong" but I personally think it's a pretty limiting viewpoint. @StellaThomas, I see your point. But, is there anything wrong with simply ...

Which is, indeed, an absolutist point of view.

Right and wrong do by no means necessarily equate to what is 'good' and what is 'evil'. One person could be performing an atrocity in which they themselves deem 'bad' ...

Isn't murder murder?

I think we put far too much value on generalized labels. A friend of mine once wrote a detailed, eye-opening paper on why humans have such a need to place ...

I understand your point, but try to look at it from an ethical standpoint. You mentioned conclusions, which are certainly subjective. However, look at specific actions. Take murder: is one ...

For those who know me well, I am somewhat of a moral absolutist. I believe that there is a strict right and wrong. I do not believe in ambiguity and ...

This is exactly what I was referring to. That unconscious curse that we all have to think of some as "not people." Thank you for sharing that.