Ake, it looks like your statistics came from font color=blue>freerepublic.com, and arch-conservative web site. The Baptist Press publishes the same statistics.

As Mark Twain said, "There are lies, damned lies, and statistics!"

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Globally, around 11% of HIV infections are among babies who acquire the virus from their mothers; 10% result from injecting drug use; 5-10% are due to sex between men; and 5-10% occur in healthcare settings. Sex between men and women accounts for the remaining proportion – around two thirds of new infections.

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How can you avoid infection?

1)   Abstinence: Do not have sex (anal, vaginal or oral). This is the only sure way to avoid contracting the virus by this means.
2) Mutual Fidelity: Stay with one partner who has sex only with you.
3) Correct and Consistent Condom Use: Use a new latex condom every time you have sex. When used correctly and consistently, condoms can help prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
4) Do not share needles and syringes.

So, Ake, what is your objection to same-sex marriage if it encourages stable, single partner relationships? Since neither you, nor all the king's horses and all the king's men can put a stop to homosexuality, one would think that attempting to minimize the spread of AIDS by advocating same-sex marriage would be something that any intelligent person should favor. N'est-ce pas?

Don Firth