Manny Pacquiao: 'To the gay community, I apologize'

the buttom lines is this if your are a so called christian like Pac is, then you are aginst the gay lifestyle and you condem it many here forget the bible has its own teaching about laws and moral values and some morons here are now useing bad examples it seems they are placeing a atheist point of view on it lol

I swear Dunn I see you sometimes a schizophrenic. At times ur reasonable, then at a snap you simply don't make sense. so your saying that if pac kept up his anti gay rhetoric that there would be no consequences to his american sponsors? jeez, no wonder your country is in such a horrible state.

His apology was to keep his white rabbit commercial in rotation and the Nike shoes on his feet. exactly. & I dont even buy the whole manny never said it take. The writer was pinoy and was forced to fall on his shield and save manny from his incompetence. Manny has been so successful and so well liked here in the states that he totally forgot that he was in a different country with different set of fans. The lines got blurred for him & he thought he would be treated & protected just like he is in the philippines.

His apology was to keep his white rabbit commercial in rotation and the Nike shoes on his feet. How can I argue with that. I can't knock what you think or how you think. From you it is expected. /argument, a hater will always hate.

You can be against immigration, but not the immigrants. You can be against drugs, but not the drug users. etc etc. But again, I'm with you. I think Pacquiao is wrong, but that's not what this thread is about. You're the one who's all wind up on the issue everyone else apart from the TS is cool. Manny's just apologizing for the hurt he caused to anyone and you fernwaxes cry contradiction like it'll affect you in some way. LOL at the irony of your own post. :lol1: I work with a couple of gay people, If you ask a gay person (and ive asked them both) what they think when they hear a person say "Im not against gays but i am against gay marriage" they will tell you that person is full of bs and is really against homosexuality. Using the sanctity/institution of marriage is seen as an excuse by the LGBT community. They see no difference. Look man I'll break it down for all the people out here saying just because someone is against gay marriage they are against gays. Marriage has and always has been a union that was constructed with the blessing of God and through the church ( holy matrimony) ..Therefore since most religions have and still do see being gay as a sin how could gay people ask them to sanction gay marriage when it goes against the very foundation of what marriage is in their eyes? Gays arent asking religious groups to sanction marriage, they are asking the government to give them the same 1,000 plus legal benefits that are afforded to married couple but not to unmarried people. Governments shouldnt even be giving benefits to married people or to religous groups in the first place anyway.

Ok. It just seemed stupid to equate criminality and homosexuality. But now I see what context the comparison is in. are you really that dense? i was not equating or comparing anything. i merely mentioned it. read my post again you smartass.

Pac never backed down.. He reiterated that he never quoted Leviticus and still believes that gay marriage is wrong. I reckon his apology was for anybody that was offended or hurt, by it directly or indirectly. "I am sorry if I offended anybody but this is what I believe" is pretty much what I got out of what he meant by an apology.. His apology was to keep his white rabbit commercial in rotation and the Nike shoes on his feet.

Personally I don't think someone should have to back down from something they believe in just because it hurts feelings, it's not like he said something bashing them he simply said he don't agree with them marrying if people get hurt by that that's there problem. That doesn't make someone unintelligent or uncivilized. When did we become a society of followers who back down when opposed. You don't see gay people backing down on there beliefs. Not saying I agree one way or another but it is what it is Pac never backed down.. He reiterated that he never quoted Leviticus and still believes that gay marriage is wrong. I reckon his apology was for anybody that was offended or hurt by it directly or indirectly. "I am sorry if I offended anybody's feelings but this is what I believe" is pretty much what I got out of him apologizing..

what kind of question is that? for believers, anybody who doesn't follow the commandments of god needs help. Ok. It just seemed stupid to equate criminality and homosexuality. But now I see what context the comparison is in.

I've never understood why people consider being against gay marriage to be the same as condeming gays in general. That's as stupid as saying that being against women dying the color of their hair is the same as hating women. Very big overgeneralization of a part of a larger picture. That said, Manny should not have backed off of his comments, and the fact that he can't simply speak his mind, not making any direct hurtful comments to anybody, is a shame. Had he spoken against the legalization of marijuana, gun laws, or almost any other political "hot topic", this would be a non-issue. But since he ruffled the feathers of the gay community, this is being blown out of proportion. Truly ridiculous. he didn't...he just apologized for the confusion because he was misquoted.

I've never understood why people consider being against gay marriage to be the same as condeming gays in general. That's as stupid as saying that being against women dying the color of their hair is the same as hating women. Very big overgeneralization of a part of a larger picture. That said, Manny should not have backed off of his comments, and the fact that he can't simply speak his mind, not making any direct hurtful comments to anybody, is a shame. Had he spoken against the legalization of marijuana, gun laws, or almost any other political "hot topic", this would be a non-issue. But since he ruffled the feathers of the gay community, this is being blown out of proportion. Truly ridiculous.

Gay people and criminals? I can see why criminals need help. But why would gays? what kind of question is that? for believers, anybody who doesn't follow the commandments of god needs help.

Lord Pacquiao has shown you the light my son. school will show you the way to common sense.

Congrats Emz

exactly. IF YOU ARE NOT AGAINST GAYS, THEN YOU SHOULD NOT BE AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE. Saying otherwise is a insult to ALL LGBT. Saying "Im against gay marriage BUT NOT AGAINST GAYS" = politically correct sugar coated way of saying I AM AGAINST GAYS. Look man I'll break it down for all the people out here saying just because someone is against gay marriage they are against gays. Marriage has and always has been a union that was constructed with the blessing of God and through the church ( holy matrimony) ..Therefore since most religions have and still do see being gay as a sin how could gay people ask them to sanction gay marriage when it goes against the very foundation of what marriage is in their eyes?

naahhh...that's a stupid analogy. anybody can express disagreement with same sex marraige and if your intention is to enlighten gay people to help them realize that what they're doing is wrong then there's absolutely nothing hateful with that. i've seen a lot of bible believers who have reached out to gay people and criminals, not to condemn them but to give them enlightenment. they're trying to help not hate. Gay people and criminals? I can see why criminals need help. But why would gays?

naahhh...that's a stupid analogy. anybody can express disagreement with same sex marraige and if your intention is to enlighten gay people to help them realize that what they're doing is wrong then there's absolutely nothing hateful with that. i've seen a lot of bible believers who have reached out to gay people and criminals, not to condemn them but to give them enlightenment. they're trying to help not hate. Lord Pacquiao has shown you the light my son.

exactly. IF YOU ARE NOT AGAINST GAYS, THEN YOU SHOULD NOT BE AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE. Saying otherwise is a insult to ALL LGBT. Saying "Im against gay marriage BUT NOT AGAINST GAYS" = politically correct sugar coated way of saying I AM AGAINST GAYS. naahhh...that's a stupid analogy. anybody can express disagreement with same sex marraige and if your intention is to enlighten gay people to help them realize that what they're doing is wrong then there's absolutely nothing hateful with that. i've seen a lot of bible believers who have reached out to gay people and criminals, not to condemn them but to give them enlightenment. they're trying to help not hate.

If you are not against gays then why the f u kkk would you be against gay marriage? It doesnt make sense. Its a glaring and dishonest contradiction. It doesnt make you look any less intolerant or bigoted. Religion is not BOSS of Marriage. YOu dont even need a church to get married. Why would heterosexuals care whether gays got married or not? How does it affect your marriage? How does it affect your life? & no, im not gay. You can be against immigration, but not the immigrants. You can be against drugs, but not the drug users. etc etc. But again, I'm with you. I think Pacquiao is wrong, but that's not what this thread is about.