The dating site eHarmony has faced several lawsuits for refusing to match same-sex couples. In 2008, eHarmony reached a settlement with New Jersey’s Civil Rights Division in a discrimination case and agreed to launch a new site for same-sex couples.
I don’t agree with the lawsuits because it’s a private company and they can serve whomever they want.
On the topic of homosexuality, in a recent article, Neal Clark Warren, a Christian theologian and co-founder of eHarmony dating website, said, “I have said that eHarmony really ought to put up $10 million and ask other companies to put up money and do a really first class job of figuring out homosexuality. At the very best, it’s been a painful way for a lot of people to have to live. But at this point, at this age, I want America to start drawing together. I want it to be more harmonious.”
That’s nice of Mr. Warren to want to help, but it seems he thinks homosexuality is something that needs to be figured out, fixed, and prevented.
There’s no need for this, just as there is no need to figure out and fix heterosexuality or different nationalities or skin colors.
The solution to this perceived problem is simple: acceptance and tolerance. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) people have always existed, they will always exist, and the best way to deal with them is let them be and allow them to have the same civil rights as others.
For those who continue to judge and, or intentionally make life more difficult for GLBT people, guess what type of problems these bigots will have in future lives? 🙂
Note: Based on my experience with past life regression and as a gay male who has a straight, identical twin brother, it’s my belief that sexual orientation, gender identity, and other traits begin with the soul before birth, then genetics and environment contribute to the equation. Otherwise, all identical twins who grow up together would be exactly the same, and they’re not. We are all far more than hunks of meat with brains.
Copyright © 2013 Stephen Petullo
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