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- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 18:00:22 EST
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- From: K=A*T <MEC038@UKCC.UKY.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Uncl: re: Colorado boycott
- In-Reply-To: Message of Sat, 2 Jan 1993 19:16:26 CDT from <SPRG0002@TULSAJC>
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- From: Robert Moss <SPRG0002@TULSAJC.BITNET>
-
- > From ???? ( sorry, I deleted the file ) ...
- > And the same old cliche again, "if homosexuals, why not murderers,
- > adulterers, etc." It is amazing (also comforting) that anti-homosexual
- > people can never come up with better analogies. They always have to
- > put homosexuality (which is an act between CONSENTING adults and has no
- > tangible victims) with other acts which are known to hurt third parties
- > and often lack consent.
-
- > From Me...
- > The cliche happens to fit. The activities you cite have a common thread,
- > immorality. Maybe you'll be more comfortable with a comparison to
- > consenting adults making a crack cocaine transaction. There have been
- > numerous discussions on this list proclaiming laws against drugs as
- > misguided. Some have even claimed drugs to be victimless. I do not agree
- > with either of those conclusions. From your position on homosexuality, I
- > take it that you agree with both.
-
- The point is that Christianity to some is as "immoral" as
- homosexuality to you. However, it is against the law to
- discriminate against people just because they are christians.
-
- My point is that homosexuality is more like Christianity
- than being a murderer. Murder hurts other innocent third
- parties, homosexuality does not. Granted that to you murder
- and homosexuality are both immoral, so given that are you
- saying that homosexuality should become illegal just as
- murder is? And if not, then why not? Is it because morality
- alkone should not be basis for our laws?
-
- I think you cheapen the religion, any religion, when you try
- to impose it by the force of law. You already believe that
- the only way to HIM is through his son, etc. Isn't that enough
- incentive for people to join? Must you also make it against the law
- not to be Christian so people would be forced to be (Christian)
- moral.
-
- > BTW, Who cares what Aspen decided? The vote was a *state* decision.
- > Are you opposed to democracy all the time, or just when the results
- > are not to your liking?
-
- Don't squeeze in that "BTW" in there. You deleted my quote. The
- POINT was that you said the only "POSSIBLE" was reached by the
- state of Colorado. What I wanted to know is whether the decisions
- reached by the people of Aspen, Boulder, and Denver were IMPOSSIBLE
- decisions?
-
- > ---Robert
-
- --KAT
-
- BTW: the only "character" missing from your posts is....
-