Why do you get to pick and choose what's in the Golden Rule? How do you know marriage as we know it isn't in there? You can use rules when they suit you and throw them away when they don't.
On 11/22/05, Gruss Gott wrote: > > This is Sam's confusion: he doesn't understand that this "moral" is > actually just the enforcement of The Golden Rule. > > That is, the perpetrator is preventing that 12 year old from pursuing > his/her freedom. We arrive at this conclusion because we've decided > by reason, rather than culture or religion, that a 12 year doesn't > have the facilities to make competent sexual decisions. > > With gay marriage, for example, both parties are willingly > participating. Banning Gay Marriage, therefore, is using the State to > prevent free will; a violation of The Golden Rule. > > Benjamin Franklin called these truths "self-evident". Apparently not for Sam. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:183864 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
