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** Islamophobia - ** //Our reluctance to view people of different faiths as equal// [|Citation] "Muslims in America — numbering between 4 million and 7 million — have been chastised for not being sufficiently sorry for the acts of 19 hijackers on that terrible day in September 2001, or sensitive enough to the victims' families." (//The reality of Islamophobia in America// The Los Angeles Times John L. Esposito and Sheila B. Lalwani) [|Citation] " Islam is a religion of hate, they say. Muslims are out to wipe out Christianity. There are 20 jihadi training camps hidden across rural America, busy even now producing the next wave of terrorists. Muslims murder their children . Christian kids have enough problems with drugs, alcohol and pornography and should not have to worry about Islam too. 'I don't want it in my backyard,' says one. Another says, ' I just think it's not America .'" (//Islamophobia: Does America Have a Muslim Problem// Bobby Ghosh) [|Read More] [|19 people changed the game?] **Homophobia** **-** //Our reluctance to accept people who are LBGTQ//
 * The Other in America** // "'Mother... the sunshine does not love you. It runs away and hides itself, because it is afraid of something on your bosom." // (Hawthorne 160)



[|10 Arguments Against Same Sex Marriage] 1. Children hunger for their biological parents. 2. Children need fathers. 3. Children need mothers. 4. Evidence on parenting by same-sex couples is inadequate. 5. Evidence suggests children raised by homosexuals are more likely to experience gender and sexual disorders. 6. Same-sex "marriage" would undercut the norm of sexual fidelity within marriage. 7. Same-sex "marriage" would further isolate marriage from its procreative purpose. 8. Same-sex "marriage" would further diminish the expectation of paternal commitment. 9. Marriages thrive when spouses specialize in gender-typical roles. 10. Women and marriage domesticate men.

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[|10 Arguments Against Same Sex Marriage] Argument #1. Same Sex Marriage Decays Families Argument #2. Gay Marriage Will Lead to Polygamy Argument #3. States Will No Longer Protect Marriage Argument #4. Children Will Be Taught Perversion Argument #5. Children Will Be Placed in Gay Households Argument #6. Parents Will Be Reuiqred to Accept Homosexuality in Their Children Argument #7. Gay Partners Will Burden the Government Entitlement System Argument #8. Gay Marriage Will Spread Quickly to Other Countries Argument #9. Evangelism Will Be Hindered Argument #10. The Culture Will Be Anti-Christian

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