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LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 30-DEC-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

Article Excerpt
Byline: The Register-Guard

Why do we restrict gay rights?

I'm a student at Churchill High School, and I believe this is a free country and people should be allowed to be who they are.

The passage of Measure 36 banning gay marriage doesn't mean that you won't see gays showing affection for each other in public. If we banned that right, what is our country coming to?

Most people who think homosexuality is wrong think so because the Bible says it is wrong. I do believe in the Bible, but I still believe that people should have rights. It doesn't matter what your sexual orientation is, you still have rights.

There is a book called "Conversations with God for Teens," and in it a girl asked God why she is a lesbian. His response was that she was born that way. Even though that book really isn't God answering the questions, the author had a good point. You are born gay and no matter how you try to change it, you can't. You can try to deny it but sooner or later you will realize who you are.

Why does the rest of society care, anyway? Gays have been around since the beginning of time. Why is it such an issue to people now?

We live in America, land of the free. If that is true, why can't gays...

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