golden rule: do unto others and ylu wuold have them do unto you. You don't want people telling you you can't marry your sweetheart do ya?
On 11/22/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Flash for programmers - Flash MX Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=56 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:183865 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
