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Re: Geez, its hard to stomach all of this
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Mon, 28 Dec 1998 22:05:59 GMT
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beaker@pobox.NOMORESPAMcom
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Also sprach Matt Hanson:
: That's really a pity. I think that if somebody has an affair, they
: should be punished, according to the oath they took at the altar. (or
: wherever)
Out of curiosity, what punishment do you have in mind? And on what
constitutional authority would you base it? Note also that the oath has
a 'til death' clause ... would you make divorce illegal as well?
What I think you fail to understand, Matt, is that the institution of
marriage, from a legal standpoint, is merely a change-in-status under
various tax and shared-asset laws. The oath you take at the altar has
no legal significance and the government has no business enforcing it.
It is properly between you, your spouse, and your god.
: I think it's pretty safe to assume that the majority of people would
: have to honestly admit that having an extramarital affair is wrong. I
: don't suggest regulating morality, but holding people to their
: obligations... Get the idea?
How can you 'hold someone to their obligations' without 'regulating
morality'? These are not distinct policies ... they are in fact one in
the same.
For what it is worth, I agree with you that most people would agree that
cheating on a spouse is wrong. But I think they would disagree that it
is criminal.
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| (...) Divorce, in my opinion, ought to entail some sort of punishment on both sides, to discourage the practice, or to make people think harder about marriage. (another abused institution) (...) Well, you seem to have overlooked the part I wrote (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) That's really a pity. I think that if somebody has an affair, they should be punished, according to the oath they took at the altar. (or wherever) But if you enjoy living in a country where one's word means nothing, I guess that's your (...) (26 years ago, 28-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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