Does being anti-gay make someone a bad person?

Yes, it does.

You are 100% wrong.

tol·er·ateˈtäləˌrāt/verb

1. 1.allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with) without interference.

Wrong.

Not tolerant, especially: a. Unwilling to tolerate differences in opinions, practices, or beliefs,

But Satan is pro-gay.

MW says

1

: unable or unwilling to endure

2

a : unwilling to grant equal freedom of expression especially in religious matters

b : unwilling to grant or share social, political, or professional rights : bigoted

Let's play an inference game here.....

1. Read your definition of intolerant.

2. See the word tolerate in your definition.

3. Look at the definition of tolerate.

4. Slap yourself for proving me right.

I love dictionary-slinging arguments. They accomplish so much.

Language is everything dude. If you want to call someone intolerant for their beliefs know what it fucking means first.

Yeah words have meanings for a reason foxy

LOL the irony.....considering your response here. Anyway....your usage is wrong above.

No. It does not make someone a bad person.

Wrong usage but not actually redefining, would you agree lj?

The definition of intolerant: Not tolerant, especially: a. Unwilling to tolerate differences in opinions, practices, or beliefs

The definition of tolerant: showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with.

The definition of tolerate: allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with) without interference.

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Now how on Earth can you take the three definitions above and call someone who does not agree with homosexuality but allows it to exist unabated intolerant? I am done with this stupid ass argument, critical thinking dude....get some.

Sorry dude. Pointing out that someone is not defining something correctly is not intolerance. Likewise if I said 2 and 2 is five and you said it's four....that would not be intolerance. For someone that just told Fox words are important....you play fast and loose with them.

Really, it does not.

So do we agree that the part or one definition of intolerance can involve an active blockade.

i can't tell if vfibsux is actually retarded or if it's an act

Unless they go out of their way to attack gays, I don't think it's something bad.

No. It does not. However, I'm speaking of conservative Christians who hold the traditional view of marriage and simply don't believe God blesses a marriage between the same sex. That view does not make you a bad person unless you want to call all orthodox Christians bad people.... However there are bad people who go out of their way to spout bigotry and hate towards people because they are gay, but I don't make the mistake of lumping them all together as bigots.

No. Actions make you a bad person, not beliefs. If they treat others poorly because of their lifestyle then they would be a bad person.

Are you implying a black person would automatically react violently? Because if so that's racist.

Disagreeing with someones lifestyle doesn't make you a bad person. Acting hatefully towards someone does.

I didn't say anything remotely close to that.

What does Anti-gay mean?

Do I care what others do? No.

Do I want my son to be gay? Of course not.

Yup. It's not treating someone as their own kingdom of ends, it's not virtuous to try to impose your own values on someone else, it makes homosexuals feel bad about themselves unnecessarily and sometimes attempt suicide, it doesn't respect individuals' right to make their own decisions about their own lives, it doesn't respect their ability to have their own personal relationship with god(s). Pretty much every ethical system that doesn't rely on an explicit dogma against homosexuality will say being homophobic makes you a bad person when critically applied to the issue.

Obviously no.

Somebody can definitely be bad person because of their beliefs (depending on what those beliefs are).

For instance, somebody who believes that [insert group] deserves to be tortured and killed would qualify as a bad person in my book. Or to use a less extreme example: someone that thinks that hurting people's feelings is enjoyable would also be a pretty bad person.

Namely if they disagree with yours amirite?

That's some stellar reading comprehension you have.

I do think being anti-gay is definitely "bad" but it doesn't necessarily make one a bad person.

Its not a positive character trait that's for sure. I'll go out on a limb and say that anyone who votes to suppress marriage equality or supports an employer's ability to fire someone simply for their orientation is an asshole.

Saying someone is ignorant for their religious beliefs is pretty ignorant, brah.

One extremely bad quality does not make you a bad person.

Not necessarily, unless they act on those feelings and try to bully or otherwise negatively affect gay people. That includes being homophobic on a website such as this. Best to keep your negative, ignorant comments to yourself.

Naturally people who are bigoted or prejudiced won't think they are bad for having such feelings, but they've probably bee brought up that way.

Their religious beliefs are pretty damn ignorant, brah. Take young earth creationism, for example.

Homosexuality is as much a disease as social conservatism is a disease.

But couldn't God be gay?

So no religious belief can be ignorant? Brilliant logic there "brah."

And as for people saying one harmful belief does not make you a bad person, I disagree. Doing bad things perpetually makes you a bad person, at least in that regard. Not saying you can't be a good person in other respects, but at least in one certain respect it does make you a bad person. I would also say that holding prejudicial beliefs gives you an overall bad character. Again, not that someone who has a bad character can't do good things, but if you cultivate hate in yourself, even if just in relation to a single issue, it will color your character accordingly.

@theone86: Thanks brah, I already knew I was brilliant though.

It's good to see common sense win out on the poll so far.

ignorance, stupidity, or malevolence

choose one

I don't think it necessarily makes you a bad person, but I wouldn't consider it a great trait to have. I don't hate gays in the least, but when I think about what they do I kinda want to puke. I say live and let live. Now if you go up to a gay guy, and talk a lot of crap, and/or physically hurt them in anyway that makes you a bad person, but if you believe that being gay is terrible, but you don't act out to try to hurt them I don't consider you a bad person.

As long as nobody is hurting someone, I really don't give a crap what someone thinks.

@foxhound_fox said:

To anyone who holds such a position:

Agreed. If you know you have a certain number of rights (let's call that X), actually wanting another person to have X - Y rights just because of their race, religion, or sexual orientation makes you a jerk.

No, I'm anti-pro-gay. Not anti-gay. I think the pro-gay side should shut up. Homophobia is no more serious than the other myriad of issues that plague society.