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[[deleted user]]

Wat?

[[deleted user]]

Chicken butt

[Sammy]

I like "gosh diddly darn it"

[[deleted user]]

I prefer Bob Saget Mel Gibson but I use both of them

[Sammy]

That's a pretty precise time

[Sammy]

What is "Bob Saget Mel Gibson"? I feel like that's an inside joke.

[Matthew]

Kevin wrote: "Matthew wrote: "5000! On another note, the thread seems to have calmed down."

If by "calmed down", you mean people don't as much to respond anymore/left since page 50 then yes, it has calmed down."

I did mean that; and then afterwards it explodes again 0_0

[Alyssa]

Brooke wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "Bianca (aka Leah) wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "it isn't self confidence issues, being gay has nothing to do with confidence, you are living proof that being gay is bad(even if you aren't g..."

i don't blame the people that are gay for being gay, i blame the people who are ok with it and encourage it.

[Kevin]

Bianca (aka Leah) wrote: "FIRST OFF I HATE OBOMA. SECOND I'M A CHRISTIAN!...."

Hate and Christian should not be in the same sentence.

[Nat]

Alyssa wrote: "Brooke wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "Bianca (aka Leah) wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "it isn't self confidence issues, being gay has nothing to do with confidence, you are living proof that being gay is bad(even ..."

Being gay isn't a choice so I don't really understand how someone could encourage someone to be gay if that's not who they are in the first place...

[Sammy]

Kevin wrote: "Bianca (aka Leah) wrote: "FIRST OFF I HATE OBOMA. SECOND I'M A CHRISTIAN!...."

Hate and Christian should not be in the same sentence."

Hey, I like that. You're cool.

[Sammy]

Why do people keep spelling Obama with an "o" instead of an "a"? Is that some sort of insult or can you guys just not spell?

[Sammy]

@Bianca (aka Leah)- Like what and who's cool???

Kevin said that "hate" and "Christian" should not be in the same sentence. I agreed with him and said that he was cool. Sometimes it's good just to be straight forward and tell someone whether you think they're cool or not.

[Natalie]

Kevin wrote: "Bianca (aka Leah) wrote: "FIRST OFF I HATE OBOMA. SECOND I'M A CHRISTIAN!...."

Hate and Christian should not be in the same sentence."

Definitely not my purpose to bash on any religions, but just a quick note- most major acts of persecution and hate have committed by Christians. Just a thought.

[Sammy]

*Big gasp* What? You mean they've have been committed AGAINST Christians. What persecution and hate by Christians are you talking about?

You can talk about whether you like gays or not, but do NOT bash Christians. We have been persecuted throughout history and still we worship and serve God. So, please, PLEASE, think before you bash the people who get hung just for being passionate about what they believe in.

[Theseusjones]

I'm Behind In The Rick Riordan Series So Can Someone Tell Me How Percy Reacted When He Found Out Nico Had A Crush On Him, Or Did He Find Out? I Didnt Read The Book Yet So Can Someone Tell Me?

[Nat]

Theseusjones wrote: "I'm Behind In The Rick Riordan Series So Can Someone Tell Me How Percy Reacted When He Found Out Nico Had A Crush On Him, Or Did He Find Out? I Didnt Read The Book Yet So Can Someone Tell Me?"

We only got that he was just surprised and a bit puzzled because his reaction was like two sentences. The book doesn't really go any deeper than that. I would still recommend reading Blood of Olympus though.

[Nat]

Can we not go into individual religions here because all religions have been treated badly in the past and I find it hard to believe that there is a single 'innocent' religion. This is a discussion about Nico, right?

[Mari]

Nico was my favorite character, and when I found out that he had a crush on Percy? I literally love him with all my heart.
I like that Rick mention LGBTA in his books, but still really stupid. If he is going to write in Nico as gay please give him a better life than the one he's living in alone. He has a crush on a straight guy that'll never love him back, and he's been through so much.
He sort of got a happy ending in Blood of Olympus, but that doesn't change that he's alone. I mean, everyone ended up with someone in the end except Nico. I'm disappointed at Rick for ending it like that!

[Sammy]

Bianca (aka Leah) wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Why do people keep spelling Obama with an "o" instead of an "a"? Is that some sort of insult or can you guys just not spell?"

I'm dyslexic so I can't spell"

Oh...I'm sorry.

[Sammy]

Nattie wrote: "Can we not go into individual religions here because all religions have been treated badly in the past and I find it hard to believe that there is a single 'innocent' religion. This is a discussion..."

Okay. As long as people stop bashing Christians.

[Alyssa]

Kevin wrote: "Bianca (aka Leah) wrote: "FIRST OFF I HATE OBOMA. SECOND I'M A CHRISTIAN!...."

Hate and Christian should not be in the same sentence."
why? just because i am a christian does not meen i am not human

[Kendra G. ツ ~There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for~]

Bianca (aka Leah) wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Bianca (aka Leah) wrote: "FIRST OFF I HATE OBOMA. SECOND I'M A CHRISTIAN!...."

Hate and Christian should not be in the same sentence."

Definitely not my purpose to..."

Other way around pal.

[Kendra G. ツ ~There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for~]

Theseusjones wrote: "I'm Behind In The Rick Riordan Series So Can Someone Tell Me How Percy Reacted When He Found Out Nico Had A Crush On Him, Or Did He Find Out? I Didnt Read The Book Yet So Can Someone Tell Me?"

he didn't find out.

[Nat]

Kendra...also known as Chiron wrote: "Theseusjones wrote: "I'm Behind In The Rick Riordan Series So Can Someone Tell Me How Percy Reacted When He Found Out Nico Had A Crush On Him, Or Did He Find Out? I Didnt Read The Book Yet So Can S..."

Erm, he did though?

[Amanda]

Mari wrote: "Nico was my favorite character, and when I found out that he had a crush on Percy? I literally love him with all my heart.
I like that Rick mention LGBTA in his books, but still really stupid. If ..."

Well there's implied willXnico

[Alyssa]

Bianca (aka Leah) wrote: "Brooke wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "Bianca (aka Leah) wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "it isn't self confidence issues, being gay has nothing to do with confidence, you are living proof that being gay is bad(even ..."

Sammy wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "most people believe Columbus was a murderer, ..."
if gay people are left alone then more people will become gay
... So are you saying that he didn't enslave and murder tens of thousands of natives? Are you saying that he didn't "..."

[Theseusjones]

Mari wrote: "Nico was my favorite character, and when I found out that he had a crush on Percy? I literally love him with all my heart.
I like that Rick mention LGBTA in his books, but still really stupid. If ..."

Well not everyone has good endings, if you know any greek myths then you would know most of the heroes had bad endings.

[Theseusjones]

I Also Really Hate The Fact That Rick Riordan Made Nico A Gay Character, He Was One Of My Favorite Characters Until Rick Made Him That Way. He Should Leave All Of The Bi-sexual And Gay Subjects In His Adult Books. If He Wanted Let His Teenage Readers Learn That Being Different Or See That Others Are Different Is OK, He Should Have Made Nico Or One Of The Other Characters Believe In Another Religion Or Have Them To Be Another Race ( as in African-American-Chinese-Or Asian ) . And He Obviously Should Have Made One Of The Characters Believe In Another Religion Because Some Of You Are Being Anti-Religious, If You Don't Believe In Or Hate A Certain Religion At Least Have Respect For Others Who May Believe In It.

[Sammy]

You do know @Theseusjones that not ever word is capitalized, right?

[Theseusjones]

Yeah, I Like Typing That Way

[Theseusjones]

And duh, I do go to school

[Nat]

Theseusjones wrote: "I Also Really Hate The Fact That Rick Riordan Made Nico A Gay Character, He Was One Of My Favorite Characters Until Rick Made Him That Way. He Should Leave All Of The Bi-sexual And Gay Subjects In ..."

But why would it make a difference if Nico believes in a different religion or he's of a different ethnicity or if he's gay? They would all add diversity to the books which is what we need in both children's and YA literature. What you're suggesting here is that gay people or people with other sexual orientations should not be part of those two genres but surely that's contradicting what you're saying about diversity in books?

[Sammy]

Theseusjones wrote: "And duh, I do go to school"

Oh whoa. I'm sorry if I offended you. I was only making a joke.

[Alyssa]

Sammy wrote: "Theseusjones wrote: "And duh, I do go to school"

Oh whoa. I'm sorry if I offended you. I was only making a joke."

i think he was joking back at you

[[deleted user]]

The beauty of hypocrisy is that it only makes PEOPLE less credible, not what they supposedly stand for.

So-called "Christians" who persecuted people were not following their own religion. Just a thought :P

[[deleted user]]

And I invite you to take me up on anything you took out of context in the Bible that supposedly supports persecution, if you want to go there.

[[deleted user]]

(I haven't even been in this conversation for like a month, but watch somebody suddenly say "why are we talking about religion???" just because I'm defending it now xP)

[Eric]

Being 12 years old when I first read this it took me by surprise. But as Nico started slowly putting away these feelings towards Percy I started liking him more and more.

[Kendra G. ツ ~There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for~]

Nattie wrote: "Kendra...also known as Chiron wrote: "Theseusjones wrote: "I'm Behind In The Rick Riordan Series So Can Someone Tell Me How Percy Reacted When He Found Out Nico Had A Crush On Him, Or Did He Find ..."

He did?!!?!?!? O.o

[Nat]

Kendra...also known as Chiron wrote: "Nattie wrote: "Kendra...also known as Chiron wrote: "Theseusjones wrote: "I'm Behind In The Rick Riordan Series So Can Someone Tell Me How Percy Reacted When He Found Out Nico Had A Crush On Him, ..."

Erm, yeah in the last book.

[Natalie]

Brown wrote: "The beauty of hypocrisy is that it only makes PEOPLE less credible, not what they supposedly stand for.

So-called "Christians" who persecuted people were not following their own religion. Just a t..."

I agree with you. It is unacceptable for someone to twist their religion into an excuse to be hateful or persecute people.

[Sammy]

Brown wrote: "And I invite you to take me up on anything you took out of context in the Bible that supposedly supports persecution, if you want to go there."

Go, Brown, go!

[Alyssa]

Brown wrote: "The beauty of hypocrisy is that it only makes PEOPLE less credible, not what they supposedly stand for.

So-called "Christians" who persecuted people were not following their own religion. Just a t..."
if they persicuted people then they weren't really christians, or if they did believe but still persicuted then it brings me back to the point of saying"christians are still human" and"no one is perfect" and my pastor even says that some times christians are hypocrits, but it doesn't change the fact that we believe in god and have excepted him and we try are best to do what we are suppossed to

[[deleted user]]

Natalie wrote: "Brown wrote: "The beauty of hypocrisy is that it only makes PEOPLE less credible, not what they supposedly stand for.

So-called "Christians" who persecuted people were not following their own reli..."


Natalie, believe me. I think everyone here agrees with that.
I don't know if you're just trying to imply that believing gay marriage is wrong equates to persecuting people, but trust me. When it comes to persecution, we agree. There are no excuses.
Please don't ever try to say that having different beliefs equates to persecution or hatred. That is the most dishonest thing you can do.
I know some very good people who get portrayed as complete demons for being Catholic. This is the real kind of thing that is intolerant and not right.

[[deleted user]]

Alyssa wrote: "Brown wrote: "The beauty of hypocrisy is that it only makes PEOPLE less credible, not what they supposedly stand for.

So-called "Christians" who persecuted people were not following their own reli..."

Alyssa, that's true, I wasn't implying you can't be Christian and still make mistakes. I'm just saying they weren't following their beliefs when/if they persecuted people.

[Alyssa]

Natalie wrote: "Brown wrote: "The beauty of hypocrisy is that it only makes PEOPLE less credible, not what they supposedly stand for.

So-called "Christians" who persecuted people were not following their own reli..."

and it is wrong for gay people to twist there choice into something that it is not, every one that is gay that i have ever heard there excuse for being gay says this,"being gay is confidence and it gives me more confidence and it is how i identify my self".this is a lie, even if being gay could be an identity then not being gay would be more defining because every one says there gay now.

[Alyssa]

Brown wrote: "Alyssa wrote: "Brown wrote: "The beauty of hypocrisy is that it only makes PEOPLE less credible, not what they supposedly stand for.

So-called "Christians" who persecuted people were not following..."

and i agree with that, but if they were persecuting then they were really Christians. as for me supposedly "persecuting" people on here(not in reply to you brown some one else said this about me), i am standing up for my religion.and if you think gay people are being persecuted think again, it is the Jews, the Christians anda9not as much but still a lot) the Catholics that are persecuted a lot.

[Nat]

Alyssa wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Brown wrote: "The beauty of hypocrisy is that it only makes PEOPLE less credible, not what they supposedly stand for.

So-called "Christians" who persecuted people were not followin..."

I'm sorry but a lot of what you're saying is just disrespectful and just downright wrong.

I have not heard one person who is gay or lesbian or bi-sexual or any other sexuality say that they are gay because they are confident. Not one.

Secondly, may I just point out your use of the word 'excuse'. It's implying that there is something wrong for being gay and that there should be a reason for being gay. For your information: there's no reason. And the way you used 'excuse' disgusts me.

Being gay is an identity. The same way some may say: 'I am Christian' or 'I am American'. It is part of who you are and therefore is considered an identity.

"not being gay would be more defining because every one says there gay now"
Just to let you know, life is not a competition to see who is the most defined. Who cares if you're more 'defined' than the next person? We're all different and there is not a measure for how unique and a person is. Yes, everyone is coming out now because homosexuality and other sexualities are finally being accepted and there are more people out there that can encourage people to not be afraid to be themselves.

Being gay is not a trend so stop treating it like that.

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Personally I believe in free will, not "orientations," but that's just me.
I'm not sure what other "identities" are based on our preferences.
Beliefs, ideals, etc. But preferences? Why do we idolize these now? It's because we think we have to, because the word "love" has been stolen and twisted. I'll be the first to admit that I DON'T sympathize with that.
You are not ruled or identified by what you "prefer." We are identified by our choices. If you put too much importance on what you "like" you are putting your own self in a box.