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Quote by: The Bacon Guy  Actually, the two are pretty much analogous. Being attracted to the same sex is indeed not a lifestyle choice, but then neither is being attracted to cigarettes. Acting on either of these desires is a choice, it’s a choice which affects no one else, and it’s a choice which you have no grounds to judge people for.
From your point of view perhaps. If, however, the smoker is question considers the enjoyment of smoking to be more important than a few extra years of life, it’s a perfectly valid choice. You shouldn’t be so judgemental of other lifestyles. |
A lot of people change to being gay for reasons that are not caused by some gay gene. A lot of people also change and take up smoking instead of being non-smokers. Whatever. the point still stands that gay bashing and smoker bashing is the same thing. Hmm, and those folks might have a "bashing gene" for all I know.
I might have a shaman gene, as far back as I remember I was drawn to nature and even as a child I rooted for the Indians during those old cowboy and indian movies. It was more then a choice, it was how I evolved as an individual.
All my life I was attracted to the Native American religion and life style, in spite of the fact I am a white guy. We hold tobacco smoke as being sacred. And use it in our religions, as medicene, and for cultural purposes. From where I stand your attacks on tobacco is like an attack on God to a Christian person.
This is our belief
Native American Peace Pipe
You totally ignore our so-called Consitutional right to do our religious thing. Smoker bashing is unconsitutional, and so are your laws to ban smoking.
Am I telling Christians they cannot use wine when they worship, even when your studies say that wine can distroy the liver and cause death?