eHarmony forced to offer same-sex dating services; Update: And now, a class-action lawsuit

By Michelle Malkin  •  November 20, 2008 12:59 AM

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So, this is “progress?” eHarmony, a Christian-targeted dating website, gets sued by a gay man demanding that the business match him up with a same-sex partner. The New Jersey Attorney General intervenes on behalf of the gay plaintiff and forces eHarmony to change its entire business model. To be clear: The company never refused to do business with anyone. Their great “sin” was not providing a specialized service that litigious gay people demanded they provide. This case is akin to a meat-eater suing a vegetarian restaurant for not offering him a ribeye or a female patient suing a vasectomy doctor for not providing her hysterectomy services. Sadly, eHarmony has settled . I wish they hadn’t, but I understand the decision given the chilling antics of the anti-Prop. 8 mob. The company agreed not only to offer same-sex dating services on a new site, but also to offer six-month subscriptions for free to 10,000 gay users. Behold the submission:

Coming soon to EHarmony — Adam and Steve.

The Pasadena-based dating website, heavily promoted by Christian evangelical leaders when it was founded, has agreed in a civil rights settlement to give up its heterosexuals-only policy and offer same-sex matches.

EHarmony was started by psychologist Neil Clark Warren, who is known for his mild-mannered television and radio advertisements. It must not only implement the new policy by March 31 but also give the first 10,000 same-sex registrants a free six-month subscription.

“That was one of the things I asked for,” said Eric McKinley, 46, who complained to New Jersey’s Division on Civil Rights after being turned down for a subscription in 2005.

The company said that Warren was not giving interviews on the settlement. But attorney Theodore Olson, who issued a statement on the company’s behalf, made clear that it did not agree to offer gay matches willingly. “Even though we believed that the complaint resulted from an unfair characterization of our business,” Olson said, “we ultimately decided it was best to settle this case with the attorney general since litigation outcomes can be unpredictable.”

The settlement, which did not find that EHarmony broke any laws, calls for the company to either offer the gay matches on its current venue or create a new site for them. EHarmony has opted to create a site called Compatiblepartners.net.

Warren had said in past interviews that he didn’t want to feature same-sex services on EHarmony — which matches people based on long questionnaires concerning personality traits, relationship history and interests — because he felt he didn’t know enough about gay relationships.

eHarmony had been previously sued by a lesbian looking to force the company to match her up with another woman and by a married man who sought to force the company to hook him up in an adulterous relationship.

Perhaps heterosexual men and women should start filing lawsuits against gay dating websites and undermine their business. Coerced tolerance and diversity-by-fiat cut both ways.

***

GayPatriot West gives eHarmony’s capitulation thumbs down.

Update 4pm Eastern 11/20. Geez. Now, a California judge has approved a class-action lawsuit by gays against eHarmony. When it rains, it pours:

(onlinedatingmagazine.com – November 20, 2008) A California Superior Court judge has certified a class action lawsuit against eHarmony.com for discrimination against gays and lesbians in California. The news comes one day after eHarmony settled a case in the State of New Jersey where a gay man accused the company of discrimination. In that settlement, eHarmony agreed to open up a service that matches gays and lesbians.

That announcement had no affect in the California case, which is moving forward.

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  1. #552812
    On November 20th, 2008 at 7:52 pm, right4life said:

    Christian Nation

    not for a very long time my friend. I’m at the point where I say let the liberal chickens come home to roost!! let al-qaeda have the blue devil areas…let em live under SHARIA!! oh yeah it would be TOO SWEET :P

  2. #552813
    On November 20th, 2008 at 7:53 pm, right4life said:

    Do you think I’m an idiot?

    is the sky blue?? :P

    you’re a liberal..its part of the definition.

    intelligent liberal = oxymoron

  3. #552816
    On November 20th, 2008 at 7:58 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    In fact, most types of sexual desires are possibly immutable characteristics (for whatever reason).

    Now, where does that leave us?

    with choices…

    and yes, I believe granite is a physician…

  4. #552817
    On November 20th, 2008 at 7:58 pm, right4life said:

    alright I was comment 666 :shock: :P

    I’m designing a tattoo for everyone to share!!!

    its for your own good…trust me! :P

  5. #552818
    On November 20th, 2008 at 8:00 pm, ajmontana said:

    Tales from the Thread
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    Holy Carp :shock:

  6. #552819
    On November 20th, 2008 at 8:00 pm, FamilyMan said:

    right4life said:
    Christian Nation
    not for a very long time my friend.

    FROM MY MANY POSTS I HAVE TOLD ALL OF YOU HERE, THAT I’M NOT A RELIGIOUS PERSON. But please don’t despair. I beleive in the strength of the Christians and their faith. You will always be with us in this great country.

  7. #552820
    On November 20th, 2008 at 8:01 pm, corkie said:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 7:41 pm, Digshot said:

    I was making a point about how behaviors like homosexuality might actually better an individuals odds to reproduce, even though intuition tells you that it probably shouldn’t.

    Um, ok. Wait, human homosexuality? Nevermind. It’s meaningless anyway. (I assume that you were just answering someone’s question – not necessarily trying to make a point.)

    BTW, have you come to terms with your bigotry against polygamists?

  8. #552825
    On November 20th, 2008 at 8:13 pm, right4life said:

    But please don’t despair. I beleive in the strength of the Christians and their faith. You will always be with us in this great country.

    thank you my friend. I don’t despair…well sometimes in the short run…but in the long run I know Who wins… but I’m at the point if al-qaeda attacks a blue area, I would not feel the need to respond in any way shape or form. why defend these people? let their little blue-devil kids join the military and defend the country. let their chickens come home to roost!!!

  9. #552827
    On November 20th, 2008 at 8:14 pm, FamilyMan said:

    ajmontana said:
    Threadzilla
    Holy Carp

    I was gone four hours and it’s still running.

  10. #552832
    On November 20th, 2008 at 8:17 pm, right4life said:

    BTW, have you come to terms with your bigotry against polygamists?

    you know since we’re talking about animal behavior….it would be cool to have a situation like the male lion…let the women do all the work!!

    and just eat, sleep, and procreate…and kill a few hyenas (be those hyenas are liberal!!! :P )

    oh yeah!!

  11. #552841
    On November 20th, 2008 at 8:28 pm, FamilyMan said:

    A good friend of mine told me years ago that the liberal movements core motivation was the threat from those people with a strong value system. Mainly people of religion. He told me, which is obvious by this thread that libs want to stick it to any one, any time and anywhere they want. You may examine any cause that the left is involved in and you will find the core motivation is freedom from sexual restrictions.

  12. #552847
    On November 20th, 2008 at 8:40 pm, Trollman said:

    Digshot said:

    Do you think I’m an idiot?

    No. To say I “think” you are something implies there are some grounds for doubt.

    :wink:

  13. #552849
    On November 20th, 2008 at 8:42 pm, Khyris said:

    I’m at the point if al-qaeda attacks a blue area, I would not feel the need to respond in any way shape or form. why defend these people?

    Beyond being completely off topic, and in my own subjective opinion rather heartless… did it occur to you that blue areas are not somehow devoid of red persons (and vice versa)?

  14. #552854
    On November 20th, 2008 at 8:54 pm, alaskangrizzly said:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 8:28 pm, FamilyMan said:

    A good friend of mine told me years ago that the liberal movements core motivation was the threat from those people with a strong value system. Mainly people of religion. He told me, which is obvious by this thread that libs want to stick it to any one, any time and anywhere they want. You may examine any cause that the left is involved in and you will find the core motivation is freedom from sexual restrictions.

    As Ravi Zacharias once said (paraphrasing) in a speech once about the logical conclusion of Nietzsche’s “God is dead, and we’ve killed him” in his ‘Parable of the Madman.’ was that in the void that they have seeked to create for themselves in being free of absolute truth and morals that you end up with two likely outcomes. He quoted the words of Malcolm Muggeridge:

    “If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner.”

  15. #552855
    On November 20th, 2008 at 8:58 pm, FruNobulux said:

    The country was based on the principal of minority rights. Essentially, the majority cannot refuse the rights of the minority.

    What about my right not to pay taxes?

  16. #552857
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:08 pm, gunslingerpatriot said:

    Folks its over 600 messages to late to say this. but I will-

    DON’T FEED THE TROLLS!

    GSP
    8)

  17. #552858
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:13 pm, gunslingerpatriot said:

    For you liberals attempting to demonize eHarmony-back off and enough already.

    If you aren’t a paying member, and by the tone of voice on this board that would be about 99.9% of you liberals, leave us alone and let us shop at a business that gives us what we want.

    If I want to date a Steve, then I’ll find a gay dating site to do that since there are more of those than Christian based dating services on the net.

    GSP
    BTW-I already changed my eHarmony profile page to make it clear that no gays need to answer my profile and intiate communication.

  18. #552859
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:14 pm, FamilyMan said:

    gunslingerpatriot said:
    Folks its over 600 messages to late to say this. but I will-
    DON’T FEED THE TROLLS!

    But they were fun little critters.

  19. #552863
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:17 pm, gunslingerpatriot said:
  20. #552869
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:22 pm, Omu said:

    eHarmony is a service. Those who supply a service are not allowed to deny this service to people on the basis of certain immeutable traits they posess (gender, race, age, sexual orientation). eHarmony violated this, and they were duly punished. End of story.

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  22. #552873
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:27 pm, Cosmo said:

    As for the class-action suit, I wouldn’t worry too much about eHarmony. Word is the gay mob has contracted the law firm of James Sokolove. Apparently the mesothelioma thing didn’t work out and he decided to hitch up to this gay-vy train.

  23. #552874
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:28 pm, alaskangrizzly said:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:22 pm, Omu said:

    eHarmony is a service. Those who supply a service are not allowed to deny this service to people on the basis of certain immeutable traits they posess (gender, race, age, sexual orientation). eHarmony violated this, and they were duly punished. End of story.

    Hey look, the bigot is back! Why don’t you join in the lawsuits against gay dating services then, since they are also “a service denying” non-gays. Hypocrite.

  24. #552876
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:33 pm, Cosmo said:

    Here’s a nice link showing the tolerance, inclusion, love and kindness of the unhinged no-on-8 crowd.

    I especially liked the pic of the loving lovers lovingly loving mocking the children on their way to a meetinghouse.

  25. #552879
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:45 pm, Omu said:

    Hey look, the bigot is back! Why don’t you join in the lawsuits against gay dating services then, since they are also “a service denying” non-gays. Hypocrite

    Do you even understand that word? Generally, those who opress and smear and seek to undermine at every single oppertunity the rights of a vulnerable minority for no rational reason are considered bigots. That term describes Michelle Malkin, and most likely you, too. Not me.

    If someone takes a gay dating service to court, and if the court decides that this service broke the law, then I will of course support that decision.

  26. #552880
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:49 pm, corkie said:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:22 pm, Omu said:

    eHarmony is a service. Those who supply a service are not allowed to deny this service to people on the basis of certain immeutable traits they posess (gender, race, age, sexual orientation). eHarmony violated this, and they were duly punished. End of story.

    Yawn. Not only is that NOT the end of story – it’s the wrong story.

    They didn’t deny THEIR service to anyone based on any “immeutable[sic]” traits.

    They didn’t deny THEIR service – they refused to initiate a NEW service. Get the story right.

  27. #552881
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:50 pm, corkie said:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:45 pm, Omu said:

    Do you even understand that word?

    Please, you’ve chosen to speak out against the rights of consenting polygamists. You might be in denial, but you are most certainly a bigot.

  28. #552883
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:52 pm, ajmontana said:

    He/she/it Emu managed to contradict him/her/itself in just two posts. give him/her/it a cookie.

    Silly, Silly poor confused Emu.

  29. #552884
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:56 pm, SHoward said:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:27 pm, Cosmo said:
    As for the class-action suit, I wouldn’t worry too much about eHarmony. Word is the gay mob has contracted the law firm of James Sokolove. Apparently the mesothelioma thing didn’t work out and he decided to hitch up to this gay-vy train.

    Emu, I believe a similar comment has been made earlier, so I’ll plagiarize: If a vegetarian resaraunt exists, you can’t force it to grill a steak. If you can, it is no longer a vegetarian restaraunt.

    It’s like that here: eHarmony offers a service to heterosexuals. Their service isn’t designed for gays, who are at least different psychologically. They would likely have to create a whole new profiling system to accomodate that. They would therefore be forced by law to do something they don’t already do.

    Now, about the mental midget that called everyone on this blog “knuckle draggers.” I have actually been called that due to my appearance, but since you’ve never likely seen me I can only conclude that your true purpose is to show the world that there is one person with a single digit IQ that can use a computer. That being the case my brain-cell deficient friend, you could probably do the world a service by trying some piruettes on the 405 at 5:30 in the afternoon. (If the cars don’t get him, the bullets will.)

  30. #552885
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:56 pm, FamilyMan said:

    HEY ajmontana. I think Omu is a
    SHEHEIT

  31. #552886
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:58 pm, FamilyMan said:

    opps!
    SHEHEIT

  32. #552887
    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:59 pm, SHoward said:

    Wow, Emu, you may not be a bigot, but you sure aren’t too bright.

    You do not need to be in a position of power or authority to be a bigot. A naked man (or Emu) alone in an empty room can be a bigot. Bigotry is how you regard and treat others, not whether or not you can affect them.

  33. #552888
    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:02 pm, SHoward said:

    Wow. I’m not too bright. I just realized I quoted the wrong post.

    Apologies to Cosmo.

    But not to Emu. Go ahead and gloat.

    Here’s the one I was after:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 9:22 pm, Omu said:
    eHarmony is a service. Those who supply a service are not allowed to deny this service to people on the basis of certain immeutable traits they posess (gender, race, age, sexual orientation). eHarmony violated this, and they were duly punished. End of story.

    Now, I have been accused of being stupid. And sometimes, they’re right.

    But I’m still right about Emu.

  34. #552889
    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:04 pm, combat18 said:

    Shame on them for capitulation. Better to close down than pay the Danegeld, or Gaygeld. But just more evidence of the totalitarian nature of “civil rights”, Democrats with the power of the state behind them, and homosexuals, who are just better coifured Nazis.

  35. #552895
    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:15 pm, jangar said:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 11:35 am, jsr said:
    From that last rant of his I’d say eagle is one of those people the Obama camp tries to disassociate itself from because they are an embaressment.

    But more than willing to accept a campaign donation from.

  36. #552898
    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:19 pm, jangar said:

    Emu said: vulnerable minority

    Boo hoo…I want my baabaa

    If you were that “vulnerable”, you wouldn’t be busy pickin’ fights!

  37. #552901
    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:22 pm, Omu said:

    Oh, whatever. If you all want to hate gay people so much that you twist and distort reality to such an extent as you obviously do; then go ahead. I think I’m finished trying to argue against the grotesque illogic of it all. Just know this: your side is losing. Homophobia isn’t acceptable any more (at least, in civilised society it’s not. It’s a-ok in conservative circles, it seems). Even as the religiosity of Americans remains very high, acceptance and tolerance of gays is growing and growing and growing. I know you’d love more than anything to ensure gay teenagers grow up knowing their own country rejects them, but it won’t always be that way. Just keep that in mind the next time you decide to blow millions of dollars on lying to American citizens in order to strip gays of their rights.

  38. #552902
    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:26 pm, Omu said:

    Emu

    This childishness is to be expected from people whose intense hatred and fear of gay people essentially boils down to “Yuck!”, but I’d like to inform you just one more act of stupidity on your part in this thread. My username, “Omu” is Japanese for ‘Owl’ – which is a bird. So distorting my user name to “Emu” – another bird – and attempting to use it with contempt and as a pejorative is just plain stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid people.

    Just one last question: What did gays ever do to you? I would guess they must have done something pretty horrible to you, or your family, to warrant such massive hatred?

  39. #552905
    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:32 pm, jangar said:

    Even as the religiosity of Americans remains very high, acceptance and tolerance of gays is growing and growing and growing

    Fret not, there will come a day that the “religous” dissapear and many will wonder what happened. At that point…you should be very afraid.

  40. #552906
    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:35 pm, Omu said:

    Fret not, there will come a day that the “religous” dissapear and many will wonder what happened. At that point…you should be very afraid.

    Well, I’m glad we agree that religion will eventually die. People will realise that faith in a God is not only unreasonable and irrational, it’s ridiculous and every one will get on with their lives. I fear this will not happen for a very, very long time. In any case, gay marriage is coming; deal with it.

  41. #552907
    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:38 pm, jangar said:

    Omu…you missed the point. Never mind.

  42. #552910
    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:40 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    Omu said:
    This childishness is to be expected from people whose intense hatred and fear of gay people essentially boils down to “Yuck!”, but I’d like to inform you just one more act of stupidity on your part in this thread.

    You think there is a general hatred of gay people here? Clearly, you are ignorant.

    There is an intense hatred of being told that our religious belief are irrelevant. You really shold be capable of seeing the difference.

    I don’t hate gay people. I’ve known many gay people over the years. Friends, co-workers, acquaintances. Nearly all were nice people. There is of course jerks in every walk of life, but that’s the way it goes.

    This is about a lawsuit forcing a business to run that business in a way that it chooses not to. It’s not discrimination. Unless you’re talking about discrimination against eHarmony.

    Like cries of RAACCCIISSTT we’ve pointed out here… GAY HAAATREEEED I suppose can be added to that list.

    It seems when rationality escapes the left, they simple scream racism, hatred and so on. It’s a shame too. Because it dilutes those cases were disgusting racism and hatred are in fact at work.

    As much as gays have a right to live their life as they would, others have a right to their lives as well. It works both ways. Seems you haven’t figured that out yet. Here’s hoping you do.

  43. #552915
    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:48 pm, jangar said:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:40 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    Omu would be irritated because we reproduce, and if there were a way to sue or decapitate that, they would. Anything normal is fair game with this bunch that cannot think rationally.

  44. #552918
    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:54 pm, CantCureStupid said:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:22 pm, Omu said:
    Oh, whatever. If you all want to hate gay people so much blah blah blah horse manure blah blah blah

    I’ve had just about enough of squishy hysterical crybabies accusing people who disagree with them of hate and bigotry because those people believe that words mean things. You casually sling around words like homophobia (a word which, incidentally, is becoming as meaningless as the word ‘racist’ is) because people believe that marriage means what it has meant for millennia, and they are offended that a fringe special interest group is attempting to appropriate the term in order to force themselves into the mainstream. It is a cheap, punk-ass slur and wholly inaccurate.

    Let me be clear — I don’t care if gays enter into legal, civil domestic partnerships and are granted the same legal rights and benefits as married couples. It is none of my business. I do care, however, when they attempt to fundamentally change a culture that I revere.

    All I ever hear from you lefties is ‘diversity’ and ‘tolerance’ (between the pejoratives, at least) but those terms only matter to you if I lay down my principles and start thinking like you. You don’t have to accomodate anyone… you just mock people who believe in God and disparage people who hold a more traditional world view than you do as ‘knuckle draggers.’ You have zero tollerance for any view that doesn’t fit into your little life bubble. It’s the way that six year olds behave.

    You assume that opposing the legalization of gay marriage amounts to an unacceptance of gays generally, and that is a load of crap. I have lots of gay friends, and I wish them all happiness. They know my views about the marriage issue, though, and they aren’t ignorant enough to consider me a homophobe because of it, because they know that I neither fear nor hate them. We simply disagree.

    You are most certainly a Conservaphobe, but try to make an effort not to project your shortcomings onto everyone else. I don’t hate you just because we disagree. That you throw hate labels around as liberally as you do (pun intended) says way more about you.

  45. #552928
    On November 20th, 2008 at 11:05 pm, jangar said:

    Omu said: strip gays of their rights

    The only place they have marriage rights is where judges have granted rights by judicial fiat.

  46. #552929
    On November 20th, 2008 at 11:06 pm, alaskangrizzly said:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:32 pm, jangar said:

    Touché, went right over his head. Perhaps we should send him to Iran or Saudi Arabia, I hear they are real “tolerant” of gay people there. Maybe he can convince them to change their ways :lol:

    Don’t worry though, Europe will soon join them and the once liberal utopia will fall under Sharia Law. If he manages to live through all that, he’ll be begging for the old glory days when those Christians were around who hated the sin but loved the sinner. Do you think he’ll take his mark on his hand or head? My vote is head. :P

  47. #552932
    On November 20th, 2008 at 11:10 pm, ironman said:

    Kudos,CantCureStupid!!!It would be nice if they would shut the hell up about it….maybe even shut the closet door behind them.

  48. #552955
    On November 20th, 2008 at 11:40 pm, corkie said:

    I love it! Omu loses the argument so he declares that we are all haters.

    Omu, you’re a joke. You obviously help enforce stigmas against consenting polygamists etc, then attempt to label commenters on here as bigots. How are you not embarrassed??? Pathetic.

  49. #552960
    On November 20th, 2008 at 11:50 pm, erikwhittington said:

    Christians need to grow a pair…

  50. #552969
    On November 21st, 2008 at 12:02 am, corkie said:

    By the way, Omu. Don’t try claiming again that the sophisticated argument on here boils down to “Yuck.”

    We all know that it really means that you simply don’t have a logical reply.

    Here’s another reason why you do it. You WISH that everyone on here had no better argument than “Yuck.” Sorry to disappoint you. Get a grip. Some gay commenters on here have debated you on this. They obviously don’t think “Yuck.” Many of us don’t think “Yuck.”

    In fact, I actually don’t really even have a problem with gay marriage. However, you’re disgusting hypocrisy really pisses me off.

    So let me ask you this. Does the polygamist lifestyle really bother you so much that you can’t bring yourself to support it?

  51. #553003
    On November 21st, 2008 at 1:06 am, Cosmo said:

    People will realise that faith in a God is not only unreasonable and irrational, it’s ridiculous and every one will get on with their lives.

    If by people, you mean “me and others” you’ll have to wait at least until I’m dead. I’m not losing my religion–my faith–anytime in this lifetime. Too sure of it.

    Oddly enough, I’m considered a fool by many for believing in God. Truth is, I’d be a fool not to…

  52. #553013
    On November 21st, 2008 at 1:57 am, mike.musculus said:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:26 pm, Omu said:
    Emu
    This childishness is to be expected from people whose intense hatred and fear of gay people essentially boils down to “Yuck!”, but I’d like to inform you just one more act of stupidity on your part in this thread. My username, “Omu” is Japanese for ‘Owl’ – which is a bird. So distorting my user name to “Emu” – another bird – and attempting to use it with contempt and as a pejorative is just plain stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid people.

    Ni Hao, Omu. Yes, I know that is in Putonghua… what you might call “Mandarin” chinese, but I prefer the Mandarin dialect Zhongyuan, even though it is easier to get novels and scientific papers in both pinyin and Jianhuàzì in Guoyu.

    You see, some of us, (such as myself, since philology is a an avocation and a guilty pleasure,) specialize in Altaic, Sinitic language families… and yes, even Japanese (which doesn’t seem related to anything, excepting Korean — and that relationship is so distant that it is the most feeble sort of a relative imaginable… [grin]).

    So, you might want to be careful with your indictments of people’s intellect. Some of us might call you an “Emu”, (Emu: relative of an ostrich, but twice as ugly, 3 times as vain and 4 times as dumb), and mean just that. I am just such a person. Too bad you aren’t bright enough to make the connection.

    BTW, I will point out that Omu might just as easily reference:
    Omu, Hokkaido, Japan
    Omu, South Korea
    Ode Omu, Nigeria
    OMU: “the man” in Romanian
    Omu: generic Bird in Hawaiian
    Omu rice, a popular bento-box dish
    Mt. Omu in south central Romania, rising to 8225 ft (2507 m)

    So, unless you’ve put up a sign, which should we choose? See, you’ve managed to be witty, by half, if you see the point.

    But, you say it is an “owl”, alrighty then. Could you be more specific?
    “fukurō” refers to owls without ‘ears’,
    “zuku” and “mimizuku” are somewhat less common terms for owls with ‘ears’, such as various types of Scops owl and the Eagle Owl.

    A proper name, perhaps? We can’t be expected to know the name of your pets, silly goose. (That’s English for “goose”, you know…).

    While we’re on the subject, how many languages do you speak? I doubt more than 1, you probably looked at the panels in some translated Manga and thought: “hey, Omu=Owl! how neat, people’ll think I’m Japanese…! I can show how smart I am and how dumb those Conservative trogs are! Yay for me!”

    But chum,(in both senses)in no dialect of Japanese, Korean, Tai, or any of 7 dialects of Chinese I speak is *Omu* an *owl*

    Of course, you could be referencing a slang usage, since “Omu” in Japanes does loosely translate as “parrot”…

    All your thinking has the same “public high school” quality to it.

    Good night.

  53. #553020
    On November 21st, 2008 at 2:28 am, RetFireman said:

    That makes it sound like the government should test the fertility of the couple before granting them a marriage license.

    Did you not know that in the not too distant past, the Government DID make couples go and get bloodtests and could refuse them marriage licenses based on what was discovered from said tests?

  54. #553021
    On November 21st, 2008 at 2:51 am, RetFireman said:

    On November 20th, 2008 at 10:45 am, eaglehaslanded said: #164

    Did they give you a free brown uniform, jackboots and armband when you picked up those talking points? I would think so, because making you pay for it would be hypocritical…not that tat would stop tugs like you.

  55. #553022
    On November 21st, 2008 at 2:54 am, RetFireman said:

    2. The radio and tv industries should be required to set up completely seperate broadcast facilities and programs for the gay community.

    You must not get “Logo” where you are.

  56. #553024
    On November 21st, 2008 at 3:03 am, RetFireman said:

    Results 1 – 10 of about 980,000 for gay dating service. (0.19 seconds)

    Results 1 – 10 of about 764,000 for heterosexual dating service. (0.20 seconds)

    Numbers DON’T LIE.

    So, tell me again just exactly why this chode felt the need for eHarmony to cave to his demands? I guess he couldn’t find any other site that he could get a date from, hey?

    Must be a shortage of Gay Nightclubs maybe?

    Results 1 – 10 of about 378,000 for gay nightclub. (0.25 seconds)

    Results 1 – 10 of about 207,000 for heterosexual nightclub

    My, my, my…all that discrimination towards gays. What a pity.

    Disingenuous pukes.

  57. #553028
    On November 21st, 2008 at 3:08 am, RetFireman said:

    Well…maybe he was being inundated with all the straight porn and just could not find any gay porn…?

    Results 1 – 10 of about 18,500,000 for gay porn. (0.07 seconds)

    Results 1 – 10 of about 784,000 for straight porn. (0.14 seconds)

    Oh the HUMANITY!!!!

  58. #553030
    On November 21st, 2008 at 3:14 am, RetFireman said:

    Of course, you could be referencing a slang usage, since “Omu” in Japanes does loosely translate as “parrot”…

    Considering the rate and amount that it spits out the DU’s and Kos’ “talking Points” and failure to come up with any original topics or responses on it’s own, I would say the translation into “parrot” suits it perfectly

  59. #553040
    On November 21st, 2008 at 4:24 am, love2rumba said:

    , gay marriage is coming; deal with it.

    “Homosexual” and “Marriage” don’t belong in the same sentence.
    I don’t deal with Oxymorons, EMU, I tear them up.

  60. #553042
    On November 21st, 2008 at 4:34 am, love2rumba said:

    eHarmony is a service. Those who supply a service are not allowed to deny this service to people on the basis of certain immeutable traits they posess (gender, race, age, sexual orientation). eHarmony violated this, and they were duly punished. End of story.

    EMU A business proprietor has the right to refuse service to anyone, just as I have the right to refuse your opinion.

  61. #553092
    On November 21st, 2008 at 8:47 am, jsr said:

    On November 21st, 2008 at 1:57 am, mike.musculus said:

    That is one of the best put downs of childish liberal pretensions I have seen. I love the smell of burnt liberals in the morning!

  62. #553096
    On November 21st, 2008 at 8:50 am, gunslingerpatriot said:

    Thanks Retfireman for the stats-I was afraid if I googled the same thing I would hit with lots of spam.

    GSP
    “This is a Sparta!”

  63. #553097
    On November 21st, 2008 at 8:52 am, chapoutier said:

    EMU A business proprietor has the right to refuse service to anyone…

    Wow. I hope you are not a business proprietor because this is about as untrue as it gets.

  64. #553100
    On November 21st, 2008 at 8:59 am, gunslingerpatriot said:

    Granite in an earlier post mentioned about the APA-he’s correct; in 1972 at the APA Convention in Chicago gay protestors caused a riot and threatened to attack APA members at their homes and the like.

    So the APA being good little kafirs, gave in and removed homosexuality as a deviant disorder for DSM-III.

    For more information check out the book “Gay Rights or Wrongs” by Mike Mazzalongo

    The one issue that I have with gays attempting to force society to cave into thier mindset is something called “Freedom of Association” in the US Constitution.

    If what eHarmony is going through, its going to force me to establish policies for my future counseling practice and that my practice will be focused strictly on Christians heterosexual couples.

    GSP
    “This is Sparta!”

  65. #553104
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:04 am, right4life said:

    Well, I’m glad we agree that religion will eventually die. People will realise that faith in a God is not only unreasonable and irrational, it’s ridiculous

    in your dreams sonny :roll: the most powerful empire in the history of the world tried to crush christianity, all to no avail…and you think a few pink nazis will??

  66. #553105
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:06 am, right4life said:

    On November 21st, 2008 at 1:57 am, mike.musculus said:

    ouch!!! :-)

  67. #553114
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:25 am, chapoutier said:

    If what eHarmony is going through, its going to force me to establish policies for my future counseling practice and that my practice will be focused strictly on Christians heterosexual couples.

    Because this has been such a winning strategy for them?

  68. #553117
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:27 am, jangar said:

    in your dreams sonny the most powerful empire in the history of the world tried to crush christianity, all to no avail…and you think a few pink nazis will??

    Yup, knock one down and 10 pop up. It is the power of the Gospel, and not by man.

  69. #553119
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:29 am, FamilyMan said:

    WOW! This thread is still moving.
    This will be the core social issue, along with abortion, that conservatives MUST WIN.

  70. #553120
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:30 am, jangar said:

    Well, I’m glad we agree that religion will eventually die. People will realise that faith in a God is not only unreasonable and irrational, it’s ridiculous

    Religion (specifically Christian) will not die, just go on a haitus for 7 years.

  71. #553124
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:35 am, jangar said:

    Fam – meanwhile Gov. Terminator is running around telling the RNC that the social conservative issues and supporters need to be off-loaded and the party move more to the center in order to win elections. Didn’t they just run that play a couple of weeks ago? And see the outcome? Wow…it really works!/sarc off

  72. #553125
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:37 am, jbirish said:

    mike.musculus
    Touche! hee hee You rock! Thank you

  73. #553126
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:38 am, FamilyMan said:

    Let me get this strait. The deviates want to play with people with similar plumbing, so they need to break the water main that gives them life.
    HMMMMMM!! strange thought. It is early in the morning.

  74. #553129
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:39 am, jsr said:

    WOW! This thread is still moving.

    I’ve also noticed that any thread on gay marriage attract far more comments than others and do seem to be the issues that motivate both consevatives and the liberal trolls. This is where we have to draw the line on liberal social engineering.

    The problem is these threads are a drag on office/personal productivity. I’m pretty sure they are causing a large part of the current economic downturn. If MM keeps this up we may facing a full-fledged depression.

  75. #553137
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:46 am, Misscheryl said:

    Soooo aahhhh…anbody seen Omu?

  76. #553138
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:46 am, jangar said:

    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:39 am, jsr said:

    Marriage and family is the basic structure of humanity. Everything else flows from it, and that’s a fight worth fighting for. Without the institution of the family, we wouldn’t even be here to argue politics and bailouts :)

  77. #553139
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am, jangar said:

    Soooo aahhhh…anbody seen Omu?

    The endangered species?

  78. #553140
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am, FamilyMan said:

    gunslingerpatriot
    For more information check out the book “Gay Rights or Wrongs” by Mike Mazzalongo
    This link doesn’t work.

  79. #553141
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am, jangar said:

    The Omu is a night bird…it’s still too early to see if it will come to hoot.

  80. #553144
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:49 am, right4life said:

    Religion (specifically Christian) will not die, just go on a haitus for 7 years

    very true my friend!! and all these little pink nazis will be able to get their mark of obedience…

    and hell follows…

  81. #553151
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:52 am, FamilyMan said:

    Misscheryl said:
    Soooo aahhhh…anbody seen Omu?

    Gee Cheryl, are you itching for a fight this early?

  82. #553152
    On November 21st, 2008 at 9:52 am, jangar said:

    all these little pink nazis will be able to get their mark of obedience…

    You mean the Obama stamp of approval?
    (I know what you mean though…a sad thought for those who refuse the free gift of eternal life…what a waste).

  83. #553171
    On November 21st, 2008 at 10:02 am, jsr said:

    Misscheryl said:
    Soooo aahhhh…anbody seen Omu?

    Probably out getting that tattoo removed that he thought said “Peoples Warrior” in Chinese calligraphy. Turns out the translation is actually a embarassing reference to bodily functions.

  84. #553174
    On November 21st, 2008 at 10:03 am, Misscheryl said:

    Well, after that royal spanking, I’m sure she has her head completely buried in sand but she’ll be back, these trolls have an itch they try to get scratched when they come here. By the way, has any of them been banned besides watershed?

    P.S. Chrisitianity will not die, nor will it go on a hiatus. It has survived much more than what modern American liberals can throw at it. If anyone doubts, read it’s history, specifically those of it’s martyrs. They endured and are an example for all Christians today.

  85. #553175
    On November 21st, 2008 at 10:04 am, Misscheryl said:

    Familyman

    no….just wonderin’

  86. #553180
    On November 21st, 2008 at 10:07 am, ajmontana said:

    EMU Spewed,
    People will realise that faith in a God is not only unreasonable and irrational, it’s ridiculous and every one will get on with their lives. I fear this will not happen for a very, very long time. In any case, gay marriage is coming; deal with it.

    I realize your brains are mush. Deal with that. You’re the real hater EMU, and very misguided.

  87. #553186
    On November 21st, 2008 at 10:11 am, right4life said:

    P.S. Chrisitianity will not die, nor will it go on a hiatus.

    the 7 years of tribulation when the beast will raise his wounded head…and the church is raptured out of hear (I sure hope)

  88. #553187
    On November 21st, 2008 at 10:11 am, right4life said:

    hear= here getting old…

  89. #553191
    On November 21st, 2008 at 10:12 am, garydt said:

    OMU,, you will never drive out Christians,, now matter how much persecution you apply. You are merely supporting what goes on that the bible says will happen in the last days before Christ comes. It has been proven that the more persecution that comes, Christianity grows, just check out S. Korea China, and parts of Africa. You are right in one sense is that Jesus Himself said narrow is the gap to heaven and few will find it.

  90. #553213
    On November 21st, 2008 at 10:23 am, Misscheryl said:

    right4life said:
    P.S. Chrisitianity will not die, nor will it go on a hiatus.
    the 7 years of tribulation when the beast will raise his wounded head…and the church is raptured out of hear (I sure hope)

    I do not discuss these things. They really don’t matter much. What matters happens in the present. Not what happened yesterday or what will happen tomorrow. Simply put, God is in His heavens and he knows. I don’t have to. I have to be obedient today and trust me, that is a hard enough task for me without all the other distractions.

  91. #553222
    On November 21st, 2008 at 10:30 am, gippergirl said:

    Eharmony should have fought that suit tooth and nail.

    Who is standing up for the right of a businesses to be what it wants to be?

  92. #553227
    On November 21st, 2008 at 10:32 am, CJ said:

    Wow. So this thread is still going on? Okay, to add a little fuel to the fire, check out the Guardian article about the British lawyer using gay marriage to justify the legal recognition of polygamy in Britain.

    But don’t worry, folks. Can’t happen here, right?

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