1. ... and, therefore, making a law based on the precepts of a religion -- in this case, gay marriage is against the will of God -- is wrong. A number of other religions, granted not as big as the major ones in America (and here we are back at the whole "protection from the tyranny of the majority" thing), have no problem whatever with gay marriage. Who is to say their faith is wrong?
3. ... and, therefore, they must force them to obey the word of their God? Do I have to make that any clearer? And, there were several different periods of Inquisition; the Spanish and Portuguese were more secular, started by the royalty, but the Medieval and Roman Inquisitions were very much based in the church.
4. ... and, yet, none of those other things are being argued in court. No one is trying to take away rights in any of those other matters. No one is saying "separate but equal", or worse, in those other matters. Does THAT make it any clearer?
5. I hope Obama can do it. I have my doubts. And let's define "attack" here. I, and others on this side, attack verbally. Their side has a tendency to attack with weapons. Shall I link to Matthew Shepard and a bunch of others? You know I'm not violent. But this isn't attacking -- it's self-defense, and defense of my friends, who have laws against their private behavior and public partner choices because of the type of person to whom they're physically attracted.
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Date: 2008-12-22 05:20 pm (UTC)3. ... and, therefore, they must force them to obey the word of their God? Do I have to make that any clearer? And, there were several different periods of Inquisition; the Spanish and Portuguese were more secular, started by the royalty, but the Medieval and Roman Inquisitions were very much based in the church.
4. ... and, yet, none of those other things are being argued in court. No one is trying to take away rights in any of those other matters. No one is saying "separate but equal", or worse, in those other matters. Does THAT make it any clearer?
5. I hope Obama can do it. I have my doubts. And let's define "attack" here. I, and others on this side, attack verbally. Their side has a tendency to attack with weapons. Shall I link to Matthew Shepard and a bunch of others? You know I'm not violent. But this isn't attacking -- it's self-defense, and defense of my friends, who have laws against their private behavior and public partner choices because of the type of person to whom they're physically attracted.