And if you have read any of my posts on Affirmative Action, you must know that I am also an opponent of Affirmative Action.

Probably not. I mean, generally when people say, "you're gay," they're not even making a joke. And if that was the punchline, I can't imagine the joke was that funny.

Generally a person who says that is using the word "gay" as an insult. And as I said, I don't like it when people use the word "gay" as an insult. But that doesn't mean I think they hate gay people or something. In fact, about half of my friends use the word "gay" as an insult, even though I don't like it. But oh well, I'm still their friends.

As for my work, I have overheard people using the word "gay" as an insult. I just overlook it. It really isn't a huge deal.

And what does putting the ten commandments up in a courthouse have to do with free speech? No one is saying that an individual shouldn't be completely able to speak his mind and do what he wants with his own property as he sees fit. We're talking about the government here, not someone's freedom of speech.

A government endorsement of something is completely different than freedom of speech. While I don't mind an individual using "gay" as an insult, I'd be pretty darn unhappy if the government hung up a sign that used gay as an insult.

In the same fashion, while I have no problem with individuals professing the glory of Christianity, that is completely different from the government putting up a dedication to the glory of Christianity in our courthouses. Such a dedication sends a clear signal to people of other religions that our law is designed for Christians. Let our laws be designed for everyone, and let that be the message our government puts up in the courthouses.