> -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:25 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Being Gay: Nature or Nurture? > > The Blue laws in some Kentucky counties aren't very old, around here it > isn't tradition, many people still think alcohol is bad for a community.
Well... my argument (pedantic as it admittedly is) is that those laws should not then be called Blue Laws. ;^) Blue Laws are pretty specifically those laws enacted from a religious bias long ago (the term "blue" was common slang in the 18th century for those adhering to a rigid, frozen moral code - "bluenoses" for example - and these were the laws they enacted). Any new laws following the same tradition are NOT, at least to my mind, blue laws and should be considered from our current perspective - not the religious perspective of the 16th century. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199743 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
