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Originally Posted by Zerbie
I would address the assumptions implicit in this statement.
Assumption #1: all gay males have anal sex
Assumption #2: no straight couples engage in anal sex activities
There are several flaws with those assumptions. You could get into a discussion about the differences between anal tissue and vaginal tissue, which is meeting her where she is, and from there, take it into a discussion of the proclivities of straight males who enjoy anal penetration, and females who do.
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That would probably be a good way to discuss it. It would be from a medical standpoint, which is something she understands... obviously. I also somewhat understand, since I'm a nursing major as well (albeit less experienced)... Sounds like a decent plan!
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Is heterosexuality not God's plan for his children because some straight women and straight men enjoy anal penetration?
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For this reason, some Christians would likely (including my friend?) state that anal sex among heterosexuals is sinful behavior, even though many Christian heterosexuals do it. In other words, in
all cases anal sex is not God's plan.
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Because that is precisely the logic base behind her assertion that homosexuality is 'not God's plan.' The logic simply does not hold.
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I think that's not her full logic; Part of it, certainly. I think that some of the rest of it also comes from the notion of "The Bible said it, therefore it's true", which involves no logic and probably cannot be argued against with logic. Bah.
Thanks for the feedback. You've given me some great ideas of where to start if the topic should come up again... I'm not going to start a discussion about it, though. If it comes up, I'll talk.
