Homophobic - an irrational fear, hatred, or distrust of things that are identical. Don't believe me? Go look it up. The correct term is Paraphobic - an irrational fear, hatred, or distrust of sexual perversion, which precisely describes homosexuality. I don't care what words the Gay lobby uses; I'll stick with orthodox English.

Y'know, there's a way to make statements about yourself in artistic fashion that costs a lot less than a tattoo, doesn't involve needles, and hurts not al all. It's called an AIRBRUSHED T-SHIRT. When I was in high school, I told my Dad (now a retired USAF Major General) once that I wanted a rose tattoo on my right shoulder, just like Paul Stanley of KISS. He said if I got that one, he'd give me a second, but it would on my butt and would be his bootprint. I'm now a retired USAF Master Sergeant and still have no tattoos... ;-) Sierra Hotel!

"It is better to stand mute and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." - Samuel (Mark Twain) Clemens

Actually, it was written in the 700s (8th Century).

Tekov: "unprecedented" refers to something that has never happened before. The word literally means "without precedent". I suggest the services of a good dictionary.

Can we call in a DDoS on this cockamamie website? Just kidding... maybe.

Repeating yourself doesn't make you right...

> No professional is allowed to keep from learning or maintaining their skills > and competence to the standards set by legitimate medical and psychiatric > peer bodies. Maintenance of a skill is not the same thing as PRACTICE of a skill. Gynecologists all learn how to perform D&C (dilation and curettage) procedures to remove endometrial tissues from the womb. It's often done after childbirth to remove pieces of placenta that don't separate. It's also done during an abortion in the early stages of pregnancy. Do you advocate forcing a gynecologist to perform an abortion for convenience, even if it violates the physician's religious principles? > If you CHOOSE to have a religion that keeps you from being COMPETENT, > then either...

Actually, "homophobia" is an irrational fear of things that are identical. The technical term for an irrational fear of homosexuality is "paraphobia", and translates more precisely as "fear of perversion". Until the gay-rights lobby brought extreme political pressure to bear on the American Psychiatric Association, homosexuality was grouped with zoophilia (sex with animals) and pedophilia as "paraphilias" - perverted sexual love. No matter how devoutly the Left may wish it, the prefix "homo-" does not automatically denote gayness.

Is that what bothers you about this issue? The counselor made a judgement about her ability to provide effective counseling and referred the case to another counselor; why should this cause you problems? John, you seem to be straining at gnats here; let me try to clear things up *just* a hair. Jesus warned us against judging others unless we ourselves were prepared to be judged. I, as a former Baptist and present Eastern-Rite Catholic, understand His words to mean that we are to refrain from saying, "You are good" or "You are evil", because in setting ourselves up as judges, we assign ourselves a duty that belongs to God alone. Besides, we make ourselves targets for the judgement of others, so Jesus' words are good advice to...