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10char…</p>
<p>I’m not saying religion ISN’T a driving force in anti-gay sentiments, I’m saying they SHOULDN’T be. BUT, just because there are religious groups at UCLA doesn’t mean that that is the majority of the student population that won’t be friendly with gay individuals.</p>
<p>^ I don’t get why you’re arguing then. Unless you didn’t read everyone’s post and even mine when I wrote:</p>
<p>“Anyways, I just wanted to say that overall, UCLA is rather welcoming of LGBT individuals…”</p>
<p>What is this 10char you forumites speak of?</p>
<p>Religion IS and WILL be a driving force in the choices man makes.
It is just a fact. I dont want to start a whole theology session in CC.
I could if you ask me though.
Religion is mostly what will make people do the things they do.</p>
<p>daehyun–religion will only be a driving force for choices people make when those people are not confident in their own character. I cannot tell you how many “religious” people I have met who lack the ability to make good decisions without “guidance”. They join a religion to have their life regulated, their church tells them what to do, and what not to do. On top of that, they think the rest of us need that same amount of structure or we’ll never make it to heaven.</p>
<p>OP–I have a lot of gay friends at UCLA and they have never had a problem.</p>
<p>lima,
You think so? What about the great thinkers and people throughout history, if they lack so much character to make their own choices why were they Christian/Buddhist/etc.?
Religious people are the people who lack character to make their own choice?
Agnostics base their choice in character; character changes. Thus, logically, your choices are not “stable” choices. At least religious people will have a foundation on the morals and ethics that they believe even if it goes against their character.
Dont get me wrong, I am not trying to say that christianity is the best religion, but what I am saying is that making choices as an agnostic is not any more “logical” than a religious person making choices. </p>
<p>Your argument is based on the religious people you have met, not the religion itself.
I have gay friends, do I support them? No. But do I judge them? Definitely not.</p>
<p>How could you not support your friends… Even if they are gay? I support all of my friends and accept them for who they are, regardless. It seems like you might want to rethink how you define friendship…</p>
<p>This is a 3 year old thread, I am sure everyone has moved on…</p>
<p>^ And for that reason, I’m closing it.</p>