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This is taken from a French Open recap article, but it resonated with me.

Posted by David (aka David) Jun 11 '17, 17:00

"Debating bible verses is a conversational cul-de-sac but what always gets me about this issue is the asymmetry of pain. As anyone with gay friends, family, neighbors (or simply a baseline level of empathy) knows: you are dispensing tremendous pain when you deprive people of rights that others are given. And, yet, you harmed by their activity…how exactly? The level of righteousness is really staggering. You don't like gay marriage? Fine. Don’t get gay married. But actively seeking to deprive other people of something when you are not impacted at all by the conduct? It’s not just wrong. It is cruel."

Exactly.

From John Wertheim (www.si.com)

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Wertheim is my favorite sports writer. Read his column every week and his book on the Federer/Nadal Wimbledon final is a great read too. -- nm - Dano Jun 11, 17:18 1
- I got Kim that book for Christmas a couple of years ago. -- nm - David Jun 11, 17:21
"Why should I care," he said, "Is it going to cost me money, no." -- nm - Don Cherry on gay marriage Jun 11, 17:06

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This is taken from a French Open recap article, but it resonated with me.

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