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Article #80Re: The Case for Gay Marriage - The Nation
From: Todd Andrews
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 1996 00:00
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David W. Fenton wrote: > > [References: trimmed to keep post from failing] > > Todd Andrews (tandrews@deltanet.com) wrote: > : David W. Fenton wrote: > : > Reliance on the reproduction argument is an admission of defeat since the > : > institution of _civil_ marriage has nothing whatsoever to do with > : > procreation. > : > : WRong, dude. The primary benefit offered to society, and the reason > : that society gives such benefits to marriage (men and women, only) is > : because it raises the next generation. > > Here's your assignment for the day, Todd: > > In one or more paragraphs, explain the difference between procreation and > parenting. Your rank arrogance notwithstanding: "raises the next generation" is reference to parenting. Got it? -- "I Love Animals. They taste great!" - Me "Society has the obligation to bring no harm to those not accepting the prevailing morality. Society doesn't have the obligation to accept contrary moral beliefs." - Me "I didn't inhale!" - Bill Clinton "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. No use being a fool about it!" - W.C. Fields "Yes, I'm a member of the 'religious right.'" - Me
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 108be9,754ce52e7af178f X-Google-Attributes: gid108be9,public X-Google-Thread: 10be61,754ce52e7af178f X-Google-Attributes: gid10be61,public X-Google-Thread: 1073ca,754ce52e7af178f X-Google-Attributes: gid1073ca,public X-Google-Thread: 1026d8,754ce52e7af178f X-Google-Attributes: gid1026d8,public X-Google-Thread: 10bb69,754ce52e7af178f X-Google-Attributes: gid10bb69,public X-Google-Thread: f49ec,754ce52e7af178f X-Google-Attributes: gidf49ec,public X-Google-Thread: 12ce57,754ce52e7af178f X-Google-Attributes: gid12ce57,public From: Todd Andrews <tandrews@deltanet.com> Subject: Re: The Case for Gay Marriage - The Nation Date: 1996/07/03 Message-ID: <31DB57F8.5A8F@deltanet.com> X-Deja-AN: 163597573 references: <4q57st$ljm@cactus.verinet.com> <31CE1E68.48DC@deltanet.com> <3bjzxAwZqIuG090yn@io.com> <glp-2406960657490001@ppp66.cinenet.net> <jwhitesi-2406962237460001@cnc098063.concentric.net> <4qpqrd$s81@sleddog.fred.net> <31D6A837.5726@ix.netcom.com> <4r78ec$b8e@news.nyu.edu> <31D8AC8C.5801@deltanet.com> <4rcb7s$qgv@news.nyu.edu> content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: Delta Internet Services, Anaheim, CA mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: cu.motss,co.politics,boulder.general,co.general,soc.motss,co.politics.amend2.discuss,alt.politics.homosexuality x-mailer: Mozilla 3.0b4 (Win95; I)