What is even the point of religion now? They profess to be a moral compass, but when they catch-up with the times, half of their followers cry "traitor!".
My first thought was to reply with something along these lines. They're guilty of so much shit, if you look up "Telstra controversy" and you'll find an endless list of shameful business practice.
I'm using Internode Mobile, it's cheap, the plans are great, but it uses the Vodafone network. Internode has been a good company for me, they've consistently done right by me over my last 15 years as an ISP.
It's not that I owe them any loyalty, but I'm convinced if I ever have any issues then they'll take a loss, over an upset customer.
I don't like how their monopoly suppresses the functionality of competitor services.
Also, they fucked me around a few years back. I got indebted thousands of dollars for something I didn't agree to, and threatened to get the ombudsman involved. The issue was resolved that same day.
Kudos for being able to say what you did, while using gay as a "derogatory" word, and not fucking it up in a way that would lead an uncharitable interpretation of what you said.
That being said, I absolutely agree with you, and the most homophobic shit I've ever heard came from guys who were so insecure about their sexuality, in a way that signalled to virtually everyone who was secure, that there was something about themselves they didn't want to accept.
[Vegans diets require supplements to achieve the same results as omnivore diets]
This is really a non issue, it's not hard, it's just a minor change. I've been vegan for about 3 years now. Every morning I have a vitamin B12, and in the evening I have an Omega 3, Vitamin C, Magnesium and Calcium.
Every six months I get my blood tested. My GP is always surprised that I'm consistently landing in the centre of the recommended range on all metrics, including iron.
There's something special about every animal, dogs are no exception. If you spend time with cows and pigs, you'll know they're capable of being gentle, loving creatures. Pigs are arguably smarter than dogs in some ways.
Many people will argue that it is morally permissible to eat non-human animals because of the difference in intelligence. This isn't a very good argument though. Suppose an alien species with an IQ of 300 visited Earth. Using the logic above, you would have to concede to their request to eat you.
At a bare minimum, the benchmark should be based on suffering. But even this has flaws. If I was to raise my human child until they were 10, then kill them painlessly in their sleep so I could eat them, people would be mortified.
I personally don't think there is an ethical basis for eating meat of any kind, provided you don't live in a food desert.
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Nothing beats a jelly filled donut!