Are you kidding, Johnathan K?

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<p>You can get sadder than that - he wants a third. Hopefully that doesn't become legal - but I guess under the Patriot Act anything is. That's my current paper - very interesting to research.</p>

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<p>Whats even sadder is that his even more conservative brother will probably win another in the not-too-distant future.</p>

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<p>If Jonathan's a troll, he's doing splendidly! People are getting riled up.</p>

<p>Incidentally, this thread should have been dead on the first page by Godwin's Law: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_Law%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_Law&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Oh, by the way... </p>

<p>I believe that legislating one religion's idea of morality is close to the greatest threat a government can pose to religious liberty. Religious morality is all well and good, but not when it comes to lawmaking. I'd rather legislate philosophy-based morality (Kant, Mill). Making gay people into second-class citizens is only defensible if you believe that they (like murderers) act immorally. Prohibiting gay sex is or marriage is only defensible if you believe that they (like drug users)harm themselves through their actions. But there is no FACTUAL or philosophical basis for either of these beliefs. They can only stem from religious faith. As such, they should not be legislated. Gay people deserve equal rights.</p>

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<p>I want to read that, too.</p>

<p>JK is the type of guy who reads Ann Coulter and believes her.</p>

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<p>Ann Coulter - don't even get me started.</p>

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<p>heh. I read her books when I'm in a bad mood. Or her columns when I'm just a little miffed.</p>

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<p>'Religious morality'</p>

<p>How sad has the world become when I consider this phrase to be an oxymoron?</p>

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<p>I recently reread that year-old Time article on her - got mad again, too. Talk about a caustic personality.</p>

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<p>I lost some respect for the cover of Time.</p>

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<p>I don't even bother with Time anymore (Its just People magazine except the celebrities are politicians) - go with the Economist, Martha.</p>

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<p>I switched to Newsweek. Anna Quindlen rocks. I've actually never even seen a copy of the economist.</p>

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<p>They might not have it where you live, its an English magazine (although it is very international, I'm somewhat suprised by that). Yeah, Newsweek is better than Time but I think that even it has a slight sensationalist leaning.</p>

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<p>Newsweek has definitely won my respect over Time.</p>

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<p>Oh well - looks like the debate is over for now - I've gotta go. Its 12:20 my time and I have to write about 20 pages of my design coursework due tommorow!</p>

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<p>well, have fun. 12:20?</p>

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Every American citizen has the right to have his/her own opinion on controversial issues and you ahve no right to dictate who an "average" American citizen is.</p>

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Umm, they already do have equal rights buddy except for marriage which should not be legalized.</p>

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<p>You're contradicting yourself, evil asian - if they have equal rights, that includes marriage.
Here's a challenge - come up with one positive thing W has done for our country, and don't say fighting for prolife.</p>

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<p>One last note before I go - I wouldn't respond to this most malicious of flamers ;) He's evil. He wants to rule the world and make LABlondie his queen. He's insane!!!!!!!</p>

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Dude, notice how I said that gay people do have equal rights "except for marriage". I strongly oppose gay marriage for a number of reasons including preserving the morals of the country and stopping people who have hormonal imbalances from assuming they are homosexual and acting upon that notion.</p>

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Are you a 7th grader too???</p>

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so, are you saying that they aren't homosexual, that they just assume and act like they are because of a hormonal imbalance...</p>