Index of SPPS Budget Discussion http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/spps-posts.html _________________________________________ Tom, I chose not to respond to the issues you raised regarding the cultural differences between senator Mau's homeland and America. I chose not to respond because I would then have to raise a lot of other cultural issues most Americans find difficult to understand. Cultural differences may or may not be related to theological belief. In many cases they are not related to Judea Christian belief. The United States was founded on the principle of religious freedom. While there are obvious reasons that we need to limit what some of these beliefs allow their followers to do, that doesn't mean we should automatically follow what this or that group of religious leaders tell us. It has already been said in this discussion that we need to separate what our religions allow us to do in the context of marriage and what civil authority allow us to do in its context of marriage. this may be the same and they may be different. But both exist for distinctly different reasons. I hate to bring up the civil rights card again. But I ask you, where did discrimination of persons of different color come from? Why did it take so much pain to change the laws on discrimination. What were those Christian ministers peaching in their churches? It certainly couldn't have been Love your neighbor as yourself. Mike Fratto Payne Phalen >>> Thomas Swift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/26/2004 11:28:40 AM >>>
--- Mike Fratto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How dare you Tom, > > Senator Mua was speaking of the forefathers of > America. "Our forefathers" And you know it. Ahh yes Mike. It is indeed easier sometimes to invent issues than to honestly confront those that challenge our strongly held beliefs isn't it? Outrage duly noted. So how about taking a whack at actually addressing the issue I brought up? >Hmong marriages were (and still are in Indochina) >arranged affairs that sometimes meant very young >girls (13 and younger)found themselves wedded to >adult men much older than themselves. In addition, >polygamy was and is a well accepted practice within >Hmong society. >... by what thought process does she [or you Mike] >now accept the discrimination of one minority but not >another. TSwift Cherokee Park and all around town __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html _____________________________________________ SPPS Budget Reduction Forum - Feb. 23-27 Co-Sponsored By NEAT: http://www.stpaulneat.org/ _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
