i'm sure thekid would respond with:

I'm not sure I understand. Killing people for being gay is not a fair comparison to slavery?

I thought they were both pretty heinous. I'm not clear your objection here.

At this point, the laws of Brunei are either better or on par with Israeli torah laws. There is no need to bring up words like slavery in order to create a theater that doesnt exist. Slavery was a real issue where people where enslaved for being a certain color. You cant tell if someone is gay because gays are of all colors. There are no cases of the Brunei gov going out of its way to arrest homosexuals. The issue is of public displays of affection.

So people who are superficially offended but have super deeply held beliefs have a more than superficially offensive law to protect their unquestionable delicacy?

Oh I guess it's alright then. Only stone them if they hold hands in public.

Smells like theocratic religious supremacy.

FFS of course slavery is a fair comparison. In fact I woulld say stoning someone to death for being gay is even worse than slavery.

Go **** yourself kid. I can't believe this hateful crap is allowed to continue in this forum.

Wait, Israel kills gays if they hold hands in public?

so, in other words your telling me being gay is a choice, just as being Muslim is a choice?

I pretty much got no problem saying that a culture that prohibits PDA WITH ****ING STONING is not OK and worthy of scorn.

Limiting how people can express themselves when there's no meaningful impact on people around them strikes me as an objective wrong.

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How can you even compare humans who, centuries ago, were in chains because of the color of there skin to the laws in Brunei, here in 2014?

wrt the laws in Brunei, One cant be arrested simply for committing an act of homosexuality, never mind that a single poster has yet to bring a real court case to the table. Also the whole stoning punishment, and amputation thing, as soon as this actually happens, I will be the first to condemn it.

Were talking about Brunei here, not 1990s Afghanistan, which is how some folks are viewing things itt.

So basically, laws are meaningless in Brunei?

In many Muslim countries, its normal to see men holding hands.

I dont think a homosexual couple would be seen in a ultra othrodox Israeli neighborhood, doing anything more then holding hands. In fact at one time, there was a terror attack on a gay club in Israeli(2009 Tel Aviv Gay center shooting). So for folks to slam Brunei, a nation home to very kind people, just doesnt add up.

Just as it wouldn't be correct to judge the entire Israeli society based on a few Rabbis and there followers.

We are not discussing Israel here, we are discussing Brunei. Stop trying to change the subject.

We're also discussing a law, which is something that applies to all people in a country, not the opinion of particular individuals in a country.

Not sure what the Israel/rabbi comparison has to do with anything. No one is bashing being Muslim or lumping all Muslims together. People are rightfully condemning executing gay people.

This is all performance art though, you know this.

So in one country you have some of the population and/or terrorists that don't support gay rights and in another we have laws saying they should be stoned to death and you're saying that the latter is 'better or on par' with the former?! loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

The gay center attack obv had nothing to do with the legal system of Israel, unless it was carried out by the Israeli gov.

But here, your using the term stoned to death as if Brunei is similar to late 1990s Afghanistan, its not. As I said before its normal for men to hold hands in Muslim countries, they even kiss each other in the style that Italian men do. So its going to take more then just holding hands for an arrest for homosexuality to take place in Brunei.

My problem with the protesters is that are they are putting on a theater and making Brunei appear as some sort of rogue Islamist state when it is not. Big time Hollywood names are supporting the movement such as Jay Leno and Ellen DeGeneres, its not a big deal if I disagree with them.

are Brunei's new laws wrt homosexuality something that deserves to be protested?

Who cares what exactly the requirements are for them to be arrested for homosexuality are??

The fact that they just outlawed homosexuality with a punishment of being stoned to death should outrage you. Yes, it makes them exactly like 1990s Afghanistan if that helps.

Why should we not use the term 'stoned to death' anyways? Is a stone something different in Brunei and in Afghanistan?

There is no reasoning with this level of stupidity.

Obama: "Starting next week, all Americans who post comments in online forums under a handle containing the word, `thekid` will be hanged."

DIB: "Yo thekid, this is really bad news for you. You should totally change your handle or move to Canada or something."

Thekid: "Nah Dude, it's cool. Until something actually happens I'm totally comfortable and safe."

DIB: "But...Obama just said..."

Thekid: ((drools)) "YUP TOTALLY SAFE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT."

Seriously. How gross is it being you on a daily basis?

kid on what basis are you making these predictions about the level of enforcement or overall effect? Germany went from the leading society in the world into perhaps the most dangerous machine of regression the world ever seen- all in a number of years. That laws have great force and can change societies quickly is one of the first obvious things we learn in middle school history class.

There is video evidence of the random killings/beatings committed by the Taliban, for the most minuscule of reasons. Folks have far more freedom in Brunei then those under the Taliban of the 90s. During the 90s, when The Taliban outlawed Television, Brunei was busy enjoying a Whitey Houston concert.

Having some type of Sharia law is a part of numerous countries, these laws are not carried out in the same fashion though when it comes to a specific country

Show me a single case of a stoning actually being carried out not only in Brunei, but in a Muslim majority country, any one that is. Ill go further, the criminal Justice system here in the USA, factually speaking, has caused more disparity, crime, depression, poverty then the criminal Justice system of Brunei.

US didn't pass a law advocating executing homosexuals. The protestors are protesting against a Brunei law that says homosexuals will be executed.

Why are you trying to turn this into a religious thing?

I'm not surprised but your comment is uncalled for. You got it wrong man, I haven't forgotten about your nasty, divisive viewpoint of Prophet Muhammad in the RGT threads, can you take those views back? It would mean alot to me.

How can you, go around harboring these views of religion? Your views are no different that folks who hate gays, blacks, Christians, Jews. While I have been on record agreeing with Pope Francis message of who are we to judge .