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Subject:	Re: Santorum Fails In His Effort To Pervert The Constitution
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Thu, 22 Jul 2004 02:25:21 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Allister McLaren wrote:

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Allister McLaren wrote:

Shameless diversion aside, I agree. Let’s get back to biblical principles. How many wives and concubines did Soloman have again?

Relevance? (as if polygamy was a “biblical principle”).

JOHN

Well, you seem to have a problem with the term ‘marraige’ being redefined.

EUREKA! Really, is it that obscure what I’m arguing?

The point is that marraige has been redefined many times in the past

I don’t know what you mean. Provide examples, if you please.

and has many different definitions today. The point is that marraige is defined by whatever the conventions and traditions of the day require, and just as conventions and traditions change over time, so does marraige. I’m kind of baffled why you think this is such a problem.

I don’t think marriage, until rather recently, has ever been defined as anything other than the union of 1 man and 1 woman. But again, I am open to cites that prove to the contrary.

I happen to like the way marriage has been defined for the past millenia or two, and I don’t appreciate activist groups attempting to change that definition via judicial fiat for their own personal agenda.

JOHN

Message has 2 Replies:

		Re: Santorum Fails In His Effort To Pervert The Constitution
(...) No. The obscurity is why you are so fixated on wishing for the permanence of that definition. (...) I understand they use a slightly different definition in Utah. (...) Whether or not you or I like the definition is irrelevant. Things change, (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

		Re: Santorum Fails In His Effort To Pervert The Constitution
(...) John, we all understand what you're arguing. We just disagree with you. Chris (21 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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		Re: Santorum Fails In His Effort To Pervert The Constitution
(...) Well, you seem to have a problem with the term 'marraige' being redefined. The point is that marraige has been redefined many times in the past and has many different definitions today. The point is that marraige is defined by whatever the (...) (21 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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