> -----Original Message----- > From: Cameron Childress [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 12:43 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Being Gay: Nature or Nurture? > > On 3/12/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Of course they are. More than that they're religiously based. But of > > course they date to times when our governmental and religious leaders > were > > the same people. > > > > They persist today through nothing more than tradition. > > They exist because alot of the leaders and alot of society still think > the government should be allowed to control what people do based on > their own personal morals and religious viewpoints. It's all about > social norms and it doesn't really matter what shapes those norms, > whether it be religion or other forces.
I was only responding to comment on Blue Laws - they persist today through nothing more than tradition. Indeed even Massachusetts is repealing most of them, albeit slowly. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199705 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
