> David Hobby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > The issue I'm mulling over is, how should the larger > society > deal with these small self-isolating groups? I'd > argue that > there is a moral duty to make sure that individuals > would > have a path to leave them, but that otherwise they > should > be left pretty much alone to go their own way.
That's how Mercedes Lackey winds up handling Holderkin (patriarchal arch-conservatives) of Valdemar; much misery occurs for non-comforming youth of that sect prior to enforced knowledge of ways to opt out. [_Arrows of the Queen_] The Amish are not nearly as benign as once thought, BTW; quite a bit of child abuse occurs. One particularly nasty case involved a teenage girl having all her teeth extracted without any anesthesia, for the "crime" of telling about her sexual abuse. Debbi Heretic Lutheran Gaian Deist Maru __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
