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This Isn't Tolerance: Same-sex marriage in Washington, D.C. will trample on religious liberty
The Weekly Standard ^ | 11/30/2009 | Alan F.H. Wisdom

Posted on 12/01/2009 11:42:08 AM PST by BuckeyeTexan

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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Great idea! The government could then proceed to do the same for the rest of the country.

How about this:

Since residents of the District have no Senator or Representative, they should pay no federal income tax.

And anyone who wishes can buy one square inch of land or an apartment in the District and become a resident.


21 posted on 12/01/2009 1:17:47 PM PST by Arthur McGowan (In Edward Kennedy's America, federal funding of brothels is a right, not a privilege.)
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To: Mr. Silverback

Not at all, but I guess those that are for same-sex marriage probably think it’s un-American to not let them get married too.

Certainly makes one thankful to be straight...lot less stress for one thing.


22 posted on 12/01/2009 1:20:32 PM PST by stuartcr (If we are truly made in the image of God, why do we have faults?)
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To: BuckeyeTexan

Another reason never to move to D.C.


23 posted on 12/01/2009 1:21:27 PM PST by WashingtonSource
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To: BuckeyeTexan
"...this would be only a minor adjustment, expanding the institution slightly to accommodate the two to three percent of the population that self-identifies as lesbian or gay."

Only 2-3% now? What happened? I thought the number of gays/lesbians was around 10%.....well that's what they told us before....Guess turns out, there were alot of confused "Anne Heche" types out there...

24 posted on 12/01/2009 1:22:08 PM PST by uncitizen (I'm mad as hell and i'm not gonna take it anymore!!)
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To: stuartcr
Not at all, but I guess those that are for same-sex marriage probably think it’s un-American to not let them get married too.

They have no grounds to believe that.

Every time the gay crowd gets what they want, someone else's enumerated rights get thrown in the garbage.

25 posted on 12/01/2009 1:22:16 PM PST by Mr. Silverback (We're right! We're free! And we'll fight! And you'll seeeeeeee!)
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To: uncitizen

That’s been the latest push,

to “up” their numbers to 10%.

It must have been a huge talking point this year,
because a lib-in-law tried to inject it into conversation
wherever she could.


26 posted on 12/01/2009 1:23:21 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: stuartcr

You seriously need to get into a bible study.
Your understanding is about a millimeter deep.


27 posted on 12/01/2009 1:23:58 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: a fool in paradise

I stand corrected, I was thinking about religious beliefs being trampled, not liberties. Personally, I don’t think much about religious liberties, as I just believe in God. I guess I would if someone forced me to join a specific religion.


28 posted on 12/01/2009 1:25:56 PM PST by stuartcr (If we are truly made in the image of God, why do we have faults?)
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To: MrB

Well it seems to me that they change the percentage of gays to fit whatever their current purpose is. When they wanted us to accept them, they said they comprised 10% of the population. Now that they have to fight to get same sex marriage pushed thru, suddenly the number has dropped to ~2.5%. So, see, not that much of an impact really....


29 posted on 12/01/2009 1:27:26 PM PST by uncitizen (I'm mad as hell and i'm not gonna take it anymore!!)
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To: stuartcr

Taxpayers are also being told that we must have socialized medicine in America because “it’s the Christian thing to do” even though there is no charity in forced taxation.

Again, the entire nation is being made to hold to the moral teachings of the Religious Left.


30 posted on 12/01/2009 1:28:00 PM PST by a fool in paradise (The myth of man made global warming is science fiction.)
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To: uncitizen

And within that alternative lifestyle, the number who want to settle for monogamy are but an even smaller subset.


31 posted on 12/01/2009 1:29:15 PM PST by a fool in paradise (The myth of man made global warming is science fiction.)
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To: Mr. Silverback

I never looked at it that way, I was pretty much doing what I was supposed to.


32 posted on 12/01/2009 1:32:21 PM PST by stuartcr (If we are truly made in the image of God, why do we have faults?)
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To: MrB; stuartcr

If you’ll take a gander at his home page, you’ll find he’s hostile toward you and I even participating in public life.


33 posted on 12/01/2009 1:32:31 PM PST by Mr. Silverback (We're right! We're free! And we'll fight! And you'll seeeeeeee!)
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To: MrB

I agree with the understanding. I’m sure that if I get the desire to study the bible, I will.


34 posted on 12/01/2009 1:33:56 PM PST by stuartcr (If we are truly made in the image of God, why do we have faults?)
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To: a fool in paradise

I imagine that will change, when/if the other side gets in power.


35 posted on 12/01/2009 1:36:20 PM PST by stuartcr (If we are truly made in the image of God, why do we have faults?)
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To: Mr. Silverback

?? Which paragraph is that?


36 posted on 12/01/2009 1:37:41 PM PST by stuartcr (If we are truly made in the image of God, why do we have faults?)
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To: Mr. Silverback

I see.

The ol’ “America wasn’t founded as a Christian nation” and “Christians are fascists”, etc.

Incredible.


37 posted on 12/01/2009 1:48:39 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: uncitizen

I’ve come to the realization that divorce is as destructive to society as gay “marriage” and general promiscuity.

Whenever the human male has the opportunity to get it elsewhere, the human female is degraded, as is society in general.

Of course, I should have not resisted this understanding, ever, as the Source of Truth said so Himself.


38 posted on 12/01/2009 1:51:32 PM PST by MrB (The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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To: stuartcr

Everything between “Douglas” and “Some taglines.”

I’ve been a conservative long enough to know that “religious people imposing their religion on others” is code for “people of faith daring to express an opinion.” For example, even when one takes the position (based on scientific fact) that a fetus is a human and chopping them up asnd throwing them in the trash is a bad thing, it’s called “imposing religion on others.”


39 posted on 12/01/2009 1:53:38 PM PST by Mr. Silverback (We're right! We're free! And we'll fight! And you'll seeeeeeee!)
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To: MrB

Yep.

And not to take cheap shots at a tragic death, but...it’s always interesting to see a conservative quoting a blithering drunk anti-capitalist. And then quoting a hardcore pro-abort spouse of a Planned Parenthood board member to boot!


40 posted on 12/01/2009 1:59:53 PM PST by Mr. Silverback (We're right! We're free! And we'll fight! And you'll seeeeeeee!)
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