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Re: Ya wanna talk about legislating morality?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 5 May 2005 17:51:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
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More to the point is the guys doing the legislation want to lock things down
but doin’t know where that line is--
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That’s key, IMO. If we’re all so fond of Absolute Morality, why are our Duly
Elected Representatives so reluctant to address these society-damning issues in
absolutely clear terms? Especially if, as we’re endlessly told by Dobson,
Falwell, and other radical clerics, we are One Nation Under God with indelible
Judeo-Christian roots.
Why is it okay for Oprah to joke in graphic detail about the nature of her bowel
movements, but Howard Stern is heavily fined for doing the same?
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Your idea of personal responsibility could be different than mine, so where
does that get us?
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Where it has always gotten us: might makes right. It may not be a pleasing
or popular truth, but it has always been and continues to be true. The only
difference, over the millenia, lies in what constitutes “might.”
Dave!
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| (...) Absolute Morality boils down to how we treat each other. This is directly related to issues of respect and responsibility. A breakdown on either side of the equation (you verses me) creates societal rifts. (...) Eeeeuuu. Both are equally (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) More to the point is the guys doing the legislation want to lock things down but doin't know where that line is--"banning 'some' Shakespeare"--which parts? Banning some cheerleader moves--which moves. So it's not that people aren't accepting (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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