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Originally Posted by BitVyper
'kay see, if you use disrespectful terms, then this will become one of those internet religious debates.
Anyway, I'm not sure exactly how this applies to what I said. And I don't mean that in a snarky way, I'm just really not getting where your "because" is supposed to fit in, so I can't really respond to it.
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Basically
Me: I wouldn't call it stupid, necessarily, to blame religion for some of the homophobia, specifically.
You: It's stupid to say religion causes homophobia, 'cause people will be homophobic anyway, even when religions do promote it.
Me: Religion can convince people of lots of stupid things, what's stupid about thinking it might, especially in children, convince them to hate gay people?
So yeah, the disrespectful term was kinda necessary to make my point.
This is also why I'd rather not have this discussion here, because while it might be possible to make blanket statements like "Well there's gonna be homophobes anyway" it's very hard to argue back pointing out where religions do support homophobia and how such support can be absorbed into the psyches of people that go to religion for whatever reason--especially at young ages--without treading into dangerous waters.
It's not to say homophobia would vanish if we didn't have religion. THAT would be a stupid stance to take, however it isn't stupid to suggest that the teachings of some religions help to spread homophobia into future generations, and even into adults who are willing to believe anything if it gives them comfort--see cult victims.