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Saturday, Sep 13, 2008 - 19:23 SGT
Posted By: Gilbert

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One of the Matches of the Season is almost here, and how can I resist trying to rebuild my virtual Challenge ($230/$300) from it?

$25 on one goal in Liverpool vs. Man Utd (at 3.90) - as has happened so many times before
$75 on Chelsea to beat Man City (1.75) - Robinho won't be the difference between them yet

Meanwhile, the hamsters have also begun to show their claws on social issues. Responses to their maiden effort appreciated.

Mr Ham "Gay" Bacon	Sirs, I present an excerpt from a letter (in response to "Stop making A mockery of rule of law: Let's accept gays") posted to the Today paper on September 9, entitled "What's next? Same sex marriages?": "...is wrong to propose the acceptance of gays into Singapore society because accepting a gay lifestyle would have a tremendous impact on society as a whole in terms of religious beliefs, social well-being and families. As a Christian, I oppose legalising a gay lifestyle in Singapore because it's against my beliefs. As a father of three teenagers, I care because I don't want my children to be affected by such a lifestyle. Imagine if we allow the acceptance of such a lifestyle in Singapore. What next? Legalise same sex marriages? Legalise adoption of children for gays? Where are we as a socially-conservative society heading towards? Soon gays will claim the right for social acceptance in all areas including education, welfare et cetera. What effect will this have on the next generation of children and parents who wish that their children will grow up normally and produce children in the normal course of their being?" I rest my case.

Mr Fish "F" Chips	I submit that this is an inaccurate depiction, and that the parallel between discrimination against gays and mistreatment/discrimination against other races is inappropriately drawn. Whereas (American) history tells us that certain sections of Christianity did hold that distinctions drawn on skin colour and the institution of slavery were at least not against the moral teachings of their religion, there too existed men (and women) of great faith and courage, ahead of their time, who were for abolition. Today, I believe that no mainstream branch of any major religion would support race-based discrimination, let alone slavery, in any form or deed. For are we not all the children of God (at least if we follow His dictates)? But as for homosexuals, their current predicament is completely different from that faced by people of colour, as brought up in the original letter. Why? Well, for a start, gayness is now and forever forbidden by our inerrant holy books, just as said holy books could be interpreted in the past (see the Curse of Ham for instance) to forsake racial equality by significant percentages of adherents. Furthermore, being against or indifferent in practice to the plight of gays seems to be the de facto standard of many mainstream houses of worship and religious leaders today, exactly as it was pertaining to race a couple of centuries ago! Our beliefs, in accordance with the holy word, are right and applicable for all eternity. Could you imagine the abomination that is gay marriage? Marriage is only meant to be between one man and one woman, just as two hundred years ago it was obviously clear that it was only meant to be between one man and one woman of the same race. I rest my case.