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Article #84Re: The Case for Gay Marriage - The Nation
From: David W. Fenton
Date: Thu, 04 Jul 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 04 Jul 1996 00:00
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Todd Andrews (tandrews@deltanet.com) wrote: : 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? And, to repeat the question using different words: Is there a difference between procreation and "raising the next generation?" David W. Fenton | New York University | The way of stylistic tolerance dfenton@bway.net | dwf4930@is2.nyu.edu | may lead to the final horror of http://www.bway.net/~dfenton | John Tesh. --Alex Ross, NYTimes
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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: 10bb69,754ce52e7af178f X-Google-Attributes: gid10bb69,public X-Google-Thread: f49ec,754ce52e7af178f X-Google-Attributes: gidf49ec,public X-Google-Thread: 1026d8,754ce52e7af178f X-Google-Attributes: gid1026d8,public X-Google-Thread: 1073ca,754ce52e7af178f X-Google-Attributes: gid1073ca,public X-Google-Thread: 12ce57,754ce52e7af178f X-Google-Attributes: gid12ce57,public From: dwf4930@is2.nyu.edu (David W. Fenton) Subject: Re: The Case for Gay Marriage - The Nation Date: 1996/07/04 Message-ID: <4rhg1k$bi1@news.nyu.edu> X-Deja-AN: 163770332 references: <4q57st$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> <31DB57F8.5A8F@deltanet.com> followup-to: cu.motss,co.politics,boulder.general,co.general,soc.motss,co.politics.amend2.discuss,alt.politics.homosexuality organization: Bimbo Cabal newsgroups: cu.motss,co.politics,boulder.general,co.general,soc.motss,co.politics.amend2.discuss,alt.politics.homosexuality nntp-posting-user: root