Michael Sam is a Missouri University football player who anticipates being drafted by a National Football League team this May. He is likely a middle-round draft pick but he is receiving first-round media attention due to his recent announcement that he is a homosexual...'gay.' A few days ago, I watched a press conference conducted by the rather affable athlete. He answered one question after another about his personal life, which was totally unrelated to that which he apparently does well>>>play freaking football.
Several days later another professional athlete, Jason Collins stood before a similar group of scribes to answer questions about his sexual orientation. Collins plays NBA basketball for the Brooklyn 'Nets.'
While watching these pencil-scribbling media-reporting-homophobic nut-bags, I had another thought; suppose Michael Sam or Jason Collins were proven successful brain surgeons who were going to do delicate and complicated surgery on your child; they have done this procedure successfully hundreds of time. Would you give a rat's ass about their sexual preference? Would you give a crap that they were Catholic, Methodist or atheist? Before opening your child's skull, would you ask the doctors if they were 'banging' any nurses? The answer to all these questions and others not posed is absolutely...NO ! Therefore, why are we Americans such Puritanical hypocritical prudes?
Just weeks ago, Arizona lawmakers passed legislation that will permit businesses to 'deny' service to anyone if the person (s) seeking service has different beliefs than the business owner. I recall a few years ago when a physician refused treatment on an injured person because that person had tattoos and piercings. The ultra-conservative Christian physician said, 'scripture' instructs us not to pierce or mark on our bodies. To paraphrase our Lord...'He who is without sin cast the first stone'...'Physician heal thyself.'
Meanwhile, a question for Arizonians ...if a North Carolina tobacco farmer opens a restaurant in your State why can't he allow HIS patrons to smoke inside HIS building where HE is paying the mortgage? Is that issue not centered around personal belief and choices??
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