Gary: It's not easy to annoy me, but you're getting close.
I wish you'd take greater care in reading my posts, and assessing the reality of the current situation before shooting off half-baked accusations. Think what you may. Have a pleasant night. Ron >-----Original Message----- >From: Gerald Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 4:36 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: [ZION] Worth reiterating... > > >So, in effect, you are not opposing anything. You are >simply giving up >on the fight against moral crimes against society. > >On the same note then, why do we not have the state get >out of managing >crimes altogether. Let it all be resolved in the >civilian courts. >Someone murdered? Why have prisons, when we can just >have the family sue >the person! Or, perhaps the family will thank the >murderer for doing in >a crummy member of the family! > >President Hinckley wrote a book a few years ago >entitled, "Standing for >Something." If taking a stance means we raise the >white flag, then we >may as well just condemn all the world to despair and sin. > >Gary Smith > > >Ron Scott wrote: >> >> >> > >> >Tell us more about your "methods for opposing" same-sex >> >marriage. --JWR< >> >> I have done this before. I support the proposition >that the state >> should get out of sanctioning marriages altogether and should, >> therefore ( as I noted in an earlier post today) draft >> legislation that carefully and consistently defines >partnerships >> it will designate as bonafide domestic partnerships. >Churches may >> choose (or not) to bless such partnerships as "marriages." I >> also think considerable effort must be spent >determining how such >> changes affect free speech in public settings and how >they will >> be represented/taught in primary and secondary >public schools. >> >> RBS >> >> >//////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >> >////////////////////// >> >/// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// >> >/// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// >> >//////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >> >///////////////////// >> -- >> >> >> >> >> > > > >Gerald (Gary) Smith >geraldsmith@ juno.com >http://www.geocities.com/rameumptom > >//////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >////////////////////// >/// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// >/// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// >//////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >///////////////////// -- ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------
