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From: scott@bbxsda.UUCP (Scott Amspoker)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: Are Humans Naturally Monogamous?
Message-ID: <1474@bbxsda.UUCP>
Date: 9 Dec 90 00:39:36 GMT
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In article <6899@uceng.UC.EDU> dmocsny@minerva.che.uc.edu (Daniel Mocsny) writes:
>How many of us with all our wonderful respect for freedom of choice
>and expression would really care to give our lives to guaranteeing
>that Fundamentalist Christians will have the right to practice their
>faith? Many people here will say what a terrible thing it is for a
>homosexual to be insulted in the media, and stand by silently when
>a Fundamentalist Christian gets the same thing.
>
>Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of Organized Religion. But if a 
>person gets on the NET and wants to bash homosexuals, everyone will
>try to stop them. If a person wants to bash Fundamentalists, it's
>open season. Why?

I don't entirely agree with you.  I depends a lot on which newsgroups
you read.  You and I probably both read more liberal newsgroups.
As to your observation, a couple of possible theories:

    1. Homosexuals are perceived to be the underdogs.  Many people
       instinctively stand up for underdogs.  To attack the underdog
       is percieved as an act of cowardice.

    2. Heterosexual people are not threatened by homosexual people
       On the other hand, organized religion is a political machine 
       that is responsible for many of the laws of society which we 
       must obey or else be put in prison.  That is something to
       feel threatened by.

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